by FLEK Admin | Dec 5, 2024 | NightSky
Today: On the next clear evening near 7:15 PM, crossing the zenith you’ll perhaps find the Andromeda Galaxy, the most distant object viewable with the un-aided eye, but quite a challenge. Binoculars will help, and show a bit more, but its distance of 2.5 million...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 4, 2024 | NightSky
Today: In the gathering dusk, Venus will chase the waxing Crescent Moon along the southwestern corner of the sky. In the background will appear the constellation Sagittarius, part of which is below the horizon from the start. All will drop below the horizon by 8 PM....
by FLEK Admin | Dec 3, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Rising at 9:25 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 9:50...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 2, 2024 | NightSky
Today: The Summer Triangle is slowly bidding farewell as it rests in the west-northwest, its three bright stars spanning the Milky Way, or the “Great River in the Sky” as it’s known in the Orient. Our galaxy arches from the west up to the top and...
by FLEK Admin | Dec 1, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Tonight’s New Moon is ideal for viewing the signature “w” shape of the constellation Cassiopeia, the Queen, surrounded by the star fields of the Milky Way, due north at 7:15 PM EST, and nearly at the top of the sky. The Queen always appears on the...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 30, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Late tonight, night owls can look almost directly overhead to view a triangular formation of three bright objects. Reaching one third of the way, and due east by 11 o’clock, you’ll easily see the increasingly bright Mars, while high in the...
