December 4, 2024

Sunrise: 7:09 AM Sunset: 4:12 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 3 minutes A rather nasty storm struck the northeast on this date in 1964. Cold air wedged into place from arctic high pressure was shallow enough to allow warm air to move up and over it from a storm...

Tuesday, December 03, 2024

Today: Rising at 9:25 this evening is the first of the two “dog stars”. Procyon literally means to precede, and is the brightest star in the Little Dog. The brilliant Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, rises farther to the southeast about 9:50...

December 3, 2024

Sunrise: 7:08 AM Sunset: 4:12 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 4 minutes An early season arctic front dropped temperatures throughout the day on this date in 1940. Readings fell from 13 above zero to 15 below zero in Burlington by midnight, and set early season...

Monday, December 02, 2024

Today: The Summer Triangle is slowly bidding farewell as it rests in the west-northwest, its three bright stars spanning the Milky Way, or the “Great River in the Sky” as it’s known in the Orient. Our galaxy arches from the west up to the top and...