by FLEK Admin | May 10, 2026 | NightSky
Today: While the King and the Queen, Cepheus and Cassiopeia languish near the northern horizon, Draco, the Dragon has slithered higher into the northeast. Though his stars aren’t overly bright, look for his tail starting between the Big and Little Dippers, then...
by FLEK Admin | May 10, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:29 AM Sunset: 8:05 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 36 minutes On this date in 1880, Island Pond, VT was hit by a violent thunderstorm with damaging winds. There is no way to know whether it was a tornado or just strong thunderstorm winds, though no other...
by FLEK Admin | May 9, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Stretched through the east and southeast near 10 o’clock, the brilliant stars Arcturus, two-thirds of the way up in the southeast, and Vega, well to its lower left, and one third of the way above the eastern horizon, help you to locate a faint semi-circle...
by FLEK Admin | May 9, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:31 AM Sunset: 8:04 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 33 minutes Tornadoes are rare across the region, especially in May, however on this date in 2009, a small tornado briefly dropped out of a strong thunderstorm as it moved through the village of Washington,...
by FLEK Admin | May 8, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:32 AM Sunset: 8:02 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 30 minutes This date in 1803 made quite an impression on those living in southern Vermont and New Hampshire. A cold rain turned to snow as a storm tracked through the Ohio Valley, then up the east coast. No...
