by FLEK Admin | Sep 15, 2023 | NightSky
Today: The Milky Way arcs across the sky from the northeast, where the bright star Capella is rising, running through the Summer Triangle overhead, and then is anchored in the southwest with the setting star Antares, the red star marking the heart of Scorpio, the...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 14, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Due west at 9:00 this evening, well above the bright star Arcturus, a semi-circle of stars, with a bright one in middle, forms the constellation Corona Borealis, or the Northern Crown. The middle, somewhat brighter star goes by the name Gemma, Latin for...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 14, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Due west at 9:00 this evening, well above the bright star Arcturus, a semi-circle of stars, with a bright one in middle, forms the constellation Corona Borealis, or the Northern Crown. The middle, somewhat brighter star goes by the name Gemma, Latin for...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 13, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Arcturus now settles lower in the west by dark. The second brightest star seen in the northern latitudes, Arcturus is due west at 8:00, and sets tonight in the northwest shortly after 11 o’clock. Its brightness is a combination of distance – relatively...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 13, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Arcturus now settles lower in the west by dark. The second brightest star seen in the northern latitudes, Arcturus is due west at 8:00, and sets tonight in the northwest shortly after 11 o’clock. Its brightness is a combination of distance – relatively...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 12, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Our last good view of Comet Nishimura tomorrow morning from 5:25 to 5:40 AM, very low in the east-northeast, complimented with a fine pairing of the waning Crescent Moon to the left of the now-dazzling Venus in the east. Comet Nishimura will pass behind the Sun...
