by FLEK Admin | Apr 29, 2026 | NightSky
Today: April 2nd was the last time the Moon had a close encounter with Spica. At that time the Moon was barely Past full. This time the Moon is nearly full, set to be full again on May 1st. This evening, it won’t be until around 8:30 that the twilight will dim...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 29, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:44 AM Sunset: 7:52 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 8 minutes On this day in 1874, it was snowing again in northern New England. The final installment of snow in a very snowy month brought another 10 inches of snow to Woodstock, VT, raising the snow on the...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 28, 2026 | NightSky
Today: As the bright winter stars of Orion retire in the west, two lonely bright stars rise toward their summer prominence in the skies in the east. Looking high in the northeast to find the Big Dipper, and follow the “arc” of its handle lower and to the right,...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 28, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:46 AM Sunset: 7:51 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 5 minutes April’s hottest weather of historical record was driving the mercury into the 80s and a few low 90s throughout interior New England and New York state on this date in 1990. The heat was very evenly...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 27, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Orion is now very low in the western skies, by the end of twilight, his feet along the horizon by 9:00 PM, with his belt only visible with a perfect view to the west and southwest. Orion’s stars are among the brightest in the sky because they are part of our...
