by FLEK Admin | May 8, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Very high in the southeast on the next clear evening, as darkness becomes complete after 10 o’clock, a bright, pale orange beacon can easily be found, the red-giant star Arcturus. This star’s evolution to a red giant means it has exhausted its core...
by FLEK Admin | May 7, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Stretched through the east and southeast by 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 7, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:33 AM Sunset: 8:01 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 28 minutes 29 years ago on this date in 1997, it was snowing! A very slow start to spring was thrown for yet another loop as snow piled up over the higher elevations. 2.5 inches fell in Kirby, VT, with 4...
by FLEK Admin | May 6, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Spanning from the west to northwest this evening, a large collection of bright objects should get your attention. Lowest but brightest as twilight fades after 9 o’clock is Venus, flanked to the upper right by the brilliant Capella, and the upper left by...
by FLEK Admin | May 6, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:34 AM Sunset: 8:00 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 26 minutes Fourteen years ago on this date, 2011, tremendous snow melt and spring rains pushed Lake Champlain to its highest level since records began in the 1820s. The lake was 3.27 feet above flood stage,...
