by FLEK Admin | Dec 9, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Due east at 7:55 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 8, 2023 | NightSky
Today: The waning Crescent Moon continues its early morning display, tomorrow morning moving from Spica, where it was this morning, and over to the company of Venus tomorrow morning. They rise in the east-southeast just before 4:00 AM, climbing higher into the...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 7, 2023 | NightSky
Today: For those that enjoy the early mornings, tomorrow and Saturday mornings will add some interesting celestial viewing. Rising by 3 o’clock, but much higher and easier to view by 6:00 AM, a waning Crescent Moon makes its monthly visit to the bluish-white...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 6, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Rising at 8:10 PM this evening is the first of the two “dog stars”. Procyon literally means to precede, and is the brightest star in the Little Dog. The brilliant Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, rises farther to the southeast about 8:45...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 5, 2023 | NightSky
Today: One of the outstandingly bright stars in the skies passes nearly overhead tonight. Capella is dazzling in the east-northeast, about half way from the horizon to the zenith at 7:45 PM. By midnight, the 4th brightest star we can see from the northern hemisphere...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 4, 2023 | NightSky
Today: The Great Square of Pegasus, due south and very high at 6:30 this evening, will help locate the beautiful Princess Andromeda. The top left corner of the square is also the head of the Princess, with two other bright stars to the left forming the hips and foot....
