by FLEK Admin | Oct 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As the Crescent Moon lowers toward the horizon at sundown, it will share the moniker “Heart of the Scorpion” with the star that always holds that title, that star being the reddish giant Antares. Compared to the relatively close proximity of the Moon, Antares...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 24, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:17 AM Sunset: 5:52 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 35 minutes In the wake of a snowstorm just two days earlier, record cold gripped much of Vermont and New Hampshire on this date in 1969. Concord, NH sank to 10 degrees, as did Woodstock, VT. The coldest...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: If starting with a glance to the northwest around sunset, the progression of the evening will feature Ursa Major, the Big Bear, appearing to dive toward the northern horizon, and then lifting back away from the horizon after midnight. It will circle around Ursa...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 23, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:15 AM Sunset: 5:53 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 38 minutes An unusually heavy snowstorm on the 18th of October 1783 leaving over a foot of snow in the mountains, combined with heavy rains on this date in 1783 to produce a flood due to the melting...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Looking in the east as midnight approaches, the skies hosts a trio of vertically-aligned stars. To the right – or to the south – of east, you’ll find the familiar trio marking the belt of Orion. From top to bottom, the stars are named Mintaka, Alnilam, and...
