by FLEK Admin | May 13, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Late this evening, near 10:00, lowering toward the northwestern horizon shines a sparkling, flashing object, with random flares of green, or red, or blue. No, it is not a UFO, but the bright star Capella. Bright stars, when they are near the horizon, have their...
by FLEK Admin | May 12, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:27 AM Sunset: 8:07 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 40 minutes You might want to be careful, or at least consider the following, when locating your thermometer. The standard height for observing the temperature is five feet, but in a study done at UVM a...
by FLEK Admin | May 12, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The thinning Crescent Moon greets early risers tomorrow morning, best viewed from 4:15 to 4:45, in order to also see Saturn, which is fainter, rising in the east, and soon to be overwhelmed by the gathering dawn. Rising at 4:30 will be Mars, presently unable to...
by FLEK Admin | May 11, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The star Spica, due south at 10:50 this evening, will help guide you to the stars of Corvus, the Crow. Well to the lower right of Spica, look for an odd shaped “box” of stars. The lower left star is the tail of the Crow, while the three other stars form his...
by FLEK Admin | May 11, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:28 AM Sunset: 8:06 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 38 minutes In 1945, after record warmth in April. higher elevations in southern Vermont were blanketed in snow on this date. 15 inches was reported in Wilmington and Somerset, 13 inches in Cavendish, and 10...
