by FLEK Admin | Dec 11, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Venus has progressed nicely in the southwest, edging higher and therefore visible in the darker part of the evening skies. Accompanying Venus, well to its left sparkles the less-well known star Fomalhaut, and directly above it shines Saturn. As Venus edges...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 10, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Due east at 7:45 PM EST, two thirds up in the sky is the star Algol, which is Arabic for the “evil one”. Ancient people considered the star evil because it was not always the same brightness. Since stars were part of heaven and therefore perfect,...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 9, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Mars continues to arrive a little ealier in our evening skies, rising by 7:30, but easier to view in the east-northeast by 9 o’clock. A curious patch of stars is hidden by Mars’ brightening salmon-pink color, a very faint star cluster called the...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 8, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Look for the First Quarter Moon more than one third of the way above the horizon, due south at 6 o’clock this evening, which is the direction in which the First Quarter Moon always appears. Because the Moon is one “quarter” of the way through...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 7, 2024 | NightSky
Today: First becoming visible in the east-southeast at sunset, the planet Jupiter will rise nearly overhead by midnight. Tonight Jupiter will reach opposition, directly opposite the Sun as the Earth’s faster orbit takes us between them. By midnight, Jupiter will...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 6, 2024 | NightSky
Today: At around 6:30 PM, a view to the south-southwest shows the Waxing Crescent Moon on the left-hand corner of the constellation Capricorn. Outside of Capricorn, and farther the southwest, shines the brilliant planet Venus, which sets at 7:20 PM. Capricorn follows...
