Today:
The brightest star in the sky, Sirius, sparkles in the south as twilight fades by 8 o’clock, sliding into the southwest through the course of the evening, one of the first stars out as twilight fades. Its brilliance is due, in part to its relative closeness, only 8.6 light years away, as well as putting out about 25 times more light than our Sun.
Thursday:
A total eclipse of the Full Moon will occur tonight, for the first time since November 8, 2022. The partial phase of the eclipse will occur after midnight, at 1:09 AM EDT on the 14th. The totality phase begins at 2:26 AM and ends at 3:32 AM; when the partial phase returns until the eclipse ends at 4:48 AM.
Friday:
Tonight’s skies are lit up by the Full “Sap” Moon, sometimes called the Full “Worm” Moon, thought – technically, the Moon was Full during last night’s total lunar eclipse. It may take a few to several weeks before we start seeing worms emerging from the thawing ground, but the Sap Moon seems to fit better, with steam rolling out of the sugar houses after a mild afternoon.