by FLEK Admin | Aug 16, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:55 AM Sunset: 7:54 PM Length of day: 13 hours and 59 minutes Bennington Battle Day is rather infamous for the role which weather played in an American victory. Heavy rains on this date inn 1777 delayed the beginning of the battle, which was enough time for...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 16, 2026 | NightSky
Today: Flanked to its upper-left by Spica, and to its right by Venus, a waxing Crescent Moon slides low above the horizon in the west-southwest this evening, with the tips of its horns nearly vertical. It thus appears that the Moon cannot “hold water”, and...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 15, 2026 | NightSky
Today: This evening the moon will sink in the west-southwest, and will remain just above the horizon at 8:50 PM. Prior to this, the gathering dusk will reveal the so-called Evening Star, Venus, hovering slightly above the Moon, into its left. The two are overseen by a...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 15, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:54 AM Sunset: 7:55 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 1 minutes The second of three August heat waves was still going on this date in 1947. Temperatures remained above 70 degrees at night for three days in Burlington, while afternoons reached the mid 90s. Even...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 14, 2026 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:52 AM Sunset: 7:57 PM Length of day: 14 hours and 5 minutes The second peak of August’s greatest heat wave took place on the 14th and 15th of 1944. Wilder, Vermont reached 100 degrees, while St. Johnsbury was not far behind with 98, and Burlington edged up...
