by FLEK Admin | Nov 1, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Today marks the latest sunrise of the year. But wait, doesn’t that happen in December near the Winter Solstice? That would be true, except the date for changing from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time now occurs so late, that our sunrise is two minutes...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 31, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Hallowe’en’s connection to astronomy comes from its position on the calendar, halfway between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice. This mid-point, known as a “cross-quarter day”, began the “dark” half of the year for...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 30, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As Hallowe’en approaches, look for the star Algol, the “ghoul” that marks the head of the hideous monster Medusa, a great Hallowe’en costume! Look northeast at 7:30 PM , where the brightest star in Perseus, Mirfak appears (not to be...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 29, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Lowering into the west-northwest this evening, the pale orange star Arcturus, sets just before 8:00 PM. However, our second brightest star is not done. Early tomorrow morning, Arcturus climbs back into the east-northeast starting at 5:10, though much easier to...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 28, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Early risers tomorrow can look high in the southeast at around 5:30 AM. Almost vertically aligned are the head of the Gemini Twins, Castor and Pollux. Then comes the adjacent Jupiter, just below. These three bodies form an arc that points to the star Procyon,...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 27, 2025 | NightSky
Today: In the last glow of twilight, a growing Crescent Moon rides low over the southern horizon, but not alone, as the Moon nestles squarely within Sagittarius. Below and to the right, the reddish Antares can be seem briefly before it dips below the horizon. Also...
