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...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 1, 2025 | NightSky
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by FLEK Admin | Feb 1, 2025 | NightSky
Today: February opens with this month’s meeting of our two brightest nighttime objects, Venus and the Moon. The Moon is always a Crescent when it encounters Venus, because Venus’s orbit keeps it close to the Sun. They appear one third of the way up at 5:45...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 1, 2024 | NightSky
Today: March kicks off with good views of the planet Jupiter, and yet you can see a pronounced change. Jupiter starts the evening halfway up in the west-southwest near 6:30 PM, but it won’t make it until midnight, setting by 10:30 PM. It loses height each...
