by FLEK Admin | Mar 9, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Daylight Saving Time begins today, as we move the clocks ahead one hour, making the sunrise and sunset an hour later. There is actually a connection to astronomy, as time used to be “local”, based on the Sun at noon. That changed in the 1800s, when...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 8, 2025 | NightSky
Today: This evening Venus again emerges near the western horizon, but unlike last week’s conjunction with the Moon, this evening Venus joins Mercury, reaching its greatest separation from the Sun, placing it at its best for viewing. Mercury’s bright spark...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 7, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Twins of Gemini remain the hosts of the red planet Mars this month, though you can watch Mars drift to the left or east during the last two weeks of the month. Meanwhile, the waxing Gibbous Moon, well to the right of Mars and Gemini tonight, progresses east...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 6, 2025 | NightSky
Today: High in the south this evening are two “twin” stars, the Twins of Gemini. The stars of Gemini are the location where the planet Uranus was discovered in March of 1781 by Sir William Herschel. Uranus was last in Gemini between 1950 and 1956. Its 84 year...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 5, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Looking west early this evening, the Moon appears almost half-full, just one day shy of its First Quarter. This larger, brighter view of our silvery neighbor makes it challenging to see the faint cluster of stars just below it. Patience, and perhaps a spotting...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 4, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Early March offers good views of the planet Jupiter, and yet you can see a pronounced change. Jupiter starts the evening high in the south-southwest near 6:30 PM, and will set after midnight, at around 1:30 AM. It loses height each evening through the next two...
