Thursday, October 30, 2025

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...

October 29, 2025

Sunrise: 7:23 AM Sunset: 5:44 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 21 minutes Winter decided to get an early start on the season on this date in 1952. A solid 6 to 12 inches of snow greeted residents of the northern Green Mountains, the Northeast Kingdom, and northern...

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

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...

October 28, 2025

Sunrise: 7:22 AM Sunset: 5:46 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 24 minutes October of 1965 was a cold one, starting with some snow over the far north on the 3rd, and near record cold on the 6th and 7th. A more widespread snowfall occurred on this date in 1965, when...

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Today: Early risers tomorrow can look high in the southeast at around 5:30 AM. Almost vertically aligned are the head of the Gemini Twins, Castor and Pollux. Then comes the adjacent Jupiter, just below. These three bodies form an arc that points to the star Procyon,...