by FLEK Admin | May 5, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks tonight, but with considerable interference from the Moon. Best seen after midnight, this will feature up to 15 meteors or “shooting stars” per hour, in the southeast. These cosmic pebbles that burn up upon...
by FLEK Admin | May 5, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:36 AM Sunset: 7:59 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 23 minutes A late season nor’easter was finishing up on this date, over 200 years ago in 1812. Rain changed to snow as far south as Philadelphia, while the higher elevations in southern Vermont...
by FLEK Admin | May 4, 2026 | NightSky
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by FLEK Admin | May 4, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:37 AM Sunset: 7:58 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 21 minutes The winter of 1798-99 was known as the Long Winter, having started with a heavy snowstorm on the 19th of November. The snow was heavy and deep well into spring. On this date in 1799, a rather...
by FLEK Admin | May 4, 2026 | NightSky
Today: The centerpiece of the southern sky in the winter, Orion, is almost gone for the summer. His shoulder star Betelgeuse is briefly visible in the west, emerging from the twilight between 8:30 and 9:00 PM, before setting by 10:30 PM. The smaller of his hunting...
