by FLEK Admin | Oct 31, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Hallowe’en’s connection to astronomy comes from its position on the calendar, halfway between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice. This mid-point, known as a “cross-quarter day”, began the “dark” half of the year for...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 31, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:26 AM Sunset: 5:41 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 15 minutes Halloween is often haunted by memories of trick-or-treating in the snow, or in the cold, but before the days of various miniature cherubs dressed as their favorite hero or greatest nightmare,...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 30, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As Hallowe’en approaches, look for the star Algol, the “ghoul” that marks the head of the hideous monster Medusa, a great Hallowe’en costume! Look northeast at 7:30 PM , where the brightest star in Perseus, Mirfak appears (not to be...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 30, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:25 AM Sunset: 5:43 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 18 minutes Over a decade on this date, in 2011, the greatest October snowstorm on record was tapering off. Only a dusting fell in the Champlain Valley, but 8 to 16 inches fell in southern VT, including...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 29, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Lowering into the west-northwest this evening, the pale orange star Arcturus, sets just before 8:00 PM. However, our second brightest star is not done. Early tomorrow morning, Arcturus climbs back into the east-northeast starting at 5:10, though much easier to...
