by FLEK Admin | Feb 7, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Orion boasts a fine collection of bright stars, including the bluish-white beacon to the lower right of his three belt stars. Rigel, meaning “left foot”, is classified as a blue supergiant, estimated to be 860 light years, and emitting approximately 200...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 6, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Jupiter’s pairing with the waxing Gibbous Moon this evening, cresting high in the south near 7:10 PM, brings up some interesting details about Jupiter and its own moon. Jupiter hosts an astounding 95 moons by last count, most of which were named for...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 5, 2025 | NightSky
Today: High in the southern sky by 6:30 PM, you can view the First Quarter Moon, well to the right of the brilliant Jupiter, somewhat subdued by our orbiting companion. Higher, but toward the east, one of the brightest stars in the heavens, Capella, heads to the very...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 4, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Orion is in the south this evening, his left foot (on the right as we face him) denoted by the star Rigel, which is Arabic for “left foot”. The bright star that marks his right shoulder (on our left) is called Betelgeuse, also Arabic, though its...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | NightSky
Today: While the Moon is still thin, notice that the Milky Way arches from southeast, between the stars of Orion on the right, and the celestial dogs on the left, then overhead, dropping back down into the northwest. The Milky Way is much fainter, more sublte this...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 2, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Yes, it’s Ground Hog Day, and people might be watching for his shadow. The traditions, however, extend back before any weather prognostications by some furry rodent. Ancient observers noted this date as the halfway point from the Winter Solstice to the...
