Thursday, December 05, 2024

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...

December 5, 2024

Sunrise: 7:10 AM Sunset: 4:12 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 2 minutes Residents enjoyed a balmy December day on this date in 1941. Warm weather surged north into eastern New York and western Vermont, Burlington recording its warmest December temperature of the...

Wednesday, December 04, 2024

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....