Thursday, October 02, 2025

Today: The bright star Arcturus, lowering into the western skies, shines about 50 percent brighter than the planet Saturn, gradually edging higher into the east-southeast. You may or may not notice this difference, but you are more likely to see that Arcturus sparkles...

October 2, 2025

Sunrise: 6:49 AM Sunset: 6:29 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 40 minutes October of 1950 opened with some of the warmest weather so late in the season. Readings in the upper 70s and low 80s set records including 82 in Burlington, and 84 in St. Johnsbury and...

October 1, 2025

Sunrise: 6:48 AM Sunset: 6:31 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 43 minutes On this date in 1947 a cold front lie across northern parts of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, limiting temperatures to the mid 40s to mid 50s. However thermometers headed for 80 in...

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Today: As the Moon grows larger through its waxing Gibbous phase, the fainter stars will be reluctant to shine, but shining in the west, quite bold, you’ll find the golden-orange Arcturus, about one quarter of the way up at 7:15, which gives it about 2 and a...

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Today: As the Moon grows larger through its waxing Gibbous phase, the fainter stars will be reluctant to shine, but shining in the west, quite bold, you’ll find the golden-orange Arcturus, about one quarter of the way up at 7:15, which gives it about 2 and a...