by FLEK Admin | Feb 2, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Ground Hog Day may appear to have nothing to do with the sky, but in fact, the date marks the traditional half-way point from the Winter Solstice to the Spring Equinox. Early calendars did not have fixed months the way we do today, so this date floated....
by FLEK Admin | Feb 1, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The waning Moon doesn’t rise until a few minutes after midnight, allowing dark evening skies to reveal the splendors of the Milky Way arched over the top of the sky. Early this evening, in the midst of the Milky Way and directly overhead near 8:20 PM, the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 31, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Near 11:15 PM this evening, a waning Gibbous Moon lifts into the east-southeast in the company of the steely-blue star Spica, their second encounter this month. They’ll be a bit higher as February arrives at midnight, continuing into the southeast by 2:00...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 30, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Orion continues to “stand tall”, high in the south at 9 o’clock this evening. Looking below his characteristic belt of three stars, you’ll find a star-like patch of light, suggesting a sword or scabbard. Rather than a star, this is the...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 29, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Before the Moon rises later this eveng, take a look below the feet of Orion, where a relative unknown constellation appears – Lepus, the Hare. At 9:00 PM this evening, when Orion and the Hare are due south, look below Orion’s feet for the face of...
by FLEK Admin | Jan 28, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Looking overhead at 8:35 PM this evening, you’ll find the fourth brightest star we can see from our northern latitudes, the outstanding Capella. Below Capella, Orion is unmistakable, while the red star Aldebaran sparkles to Orion’s right, and to the...
