by FLEK Admin | Dec 25, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Christmas’s connection to astronomy dates back to our earliest European ancestors, knowing that the longest nights of the year would slowly give way to increasing amounts of light and warmth from the Sun. Numerous stone structures, including Stonehenge,...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 24, 2023 | NightSky
Today: A nearly Full Moon bathes the Christmas Eve landscape in silvery light, but you might think Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has found the Moon curious. Actually, the red object to the Moon’s lower right is the red star Aldebaran, the brightest star in...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 23, 2023 | NightSky
Today: A waxing Gibbous Moon nearly obscures its celestial company with its glow. Barely visible, to the Moon’s left, lie the cluster of stars known as the Seven Sisters, or the Pleiades. Naturally, tonight would not be the ideal night for viewing, but later...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 22, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Jupiter and the waxing Gibbous Moon again enjoy the spotlight this evening, though you’ll note the Moon has slid to the left of Jupiter, due to its orbit around the Earth. Even so, they are conspicuous in the southeast by 4:30 PM, and find their way to...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 21, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Winter Solstice occurs late this evening at 10:27 PM EST, with our shortest day and longest night of the year. The longest night starts with an excellent arrangement of the waxing Gibbous Moon emerging from the twilight with Jupiter to its right near 4:30 PM in...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 20, 2023 | NightSky
Today: On this “solstice eve”, the Moon rides high in the south, to the right of Jupiter. Looking to the northeast, a pair of stars is rising, the Twins of Gemini, with Castor, the higher of the two, almost one third of the way up in the east-northeast by...
