by FLEK Admin | Mar 28, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Tomorrow, the Moon partially eclipses the sun, starting here in New England as the Sun is rising, wrapping northeast through Greenland, and continuing across western and northern Europe. Here, the sun rises already eclipsed, the Moon covering a bit more than 50...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 27, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As the star Arcturus climbs to one third of the way above the eastern horizon at 10:30 PM this evening, look for another brilliant star to return to the skies, the bluish-white Vega, just rising in the north-northeast. Vega appears on any clear night of the...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 26, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Tomorrow’s morning twilight hosts this month’s second conjunction between the Moon and Venus. Along an unobstructed eastern horizon, Venus will shine almost due east from 6:05 to 6:10, while the the slim crescent moon appears well to its right in the...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Orion is now slipping slowly into the southwest, found about one third of the way up from the horizon around 8:30 PM EST this evening. The bright star below his three belt stars, Rigel, remains distinct. A stellar powerhouse, Rigel generates 120,000 times more...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Following the line of Orion’s Belt stars to the right, the red star Aldebaran should easily catch your attention. Look more carefully at this region, and you will see a “V” shaped pattern of stars making the Bull’s face. This faint group is called the Hyades,...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: You find two familiar constellation rising in tandem this evening. Due east prowls the Lion, Leo, coming into his own as he returns to the skies each spring, his head and front shoulders in the form of a backwards question mark. Mirroring this pattern, as well...
