by FLEK Admin | Oct 20, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:12 AM Sunset: 5:58 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 46 minutes Rain began falling on this date in 1996, and would continue for about 30 hours as a coastal storm tapped moisture from Hurricane Lily and dumped tremendous rains over the region. 2 to 4 inches...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Orionid Meteor Shower reaches its peak tonight. It is best seen in the hours after midnight, and the New Moon will contribute to favorable viewing conditions. The fragments of rock are part of debris released by Halley’s Comet, producing some 10 to 20...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 19, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:10 AM Sunset: 6:00 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 50 minutes One of October’s longest and warmest spells of Gossamer Summer was drawing to a hazy, stagnant close on this date in 1947. For the fourth day in a row, the thermometer reached or exceeded 80...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Milky Way becomes more prominent through the Fall, stretching from northeast to southwest across the top of the sky. It is our view of the Milky Way Galaxy from the inside, looking out. The Sun is embedded in a great disc of stars, and we are looking...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 18, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:09 AM Sunset: 6:01 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 52 minutes On this date in 1783, the second tropical storm system of the month was close enough to bring heavy precipitation, but far enough east to draw cold air from the north into its circulation....
