by FLEK Admin | Nov 21, 2025 | NightSky
Today: In late fall, one of the Big Dipper’s tricks becomes problematic. By visualizing the arcing stars in the Dipper’s handle, and extending that arc outward, the maxim says you can “arc to Arcturus.” But evenings now have the Dipper very low in the north, and...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 20, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:52 AM Sunset: 4:19 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 27 minutes There’s hope yet for some warm weather, at least if the recent past is any indication. On this date in 1991, folks were enjoying a last walk or jog in T-shirts and shorts, or putting the...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: A 6 PM, look for Saturn about halfway up in the southeast, continuing across the southern sky the first half of the night, and setting in the west around 1 AM. Saturn will be quite noticeable, as it will be relatively far-removed from other bright objects, the...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 19, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:51 AM Sunset: 4:20 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 29 minutes The first of two coastal storms struck southernmost Vermont and central and southern New Hampshire with a foot of snow in Readsboro and Vernon, VT on this date in 1986. Winds gusted to 50 mph...
by FLEK Admin | Nov 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: At 9 PM, the Summer Triangle still shines, involving two stars that are closer to the horizon: Altair in the west, and Vega in the northwest; higher and in between is Deneb. A simultaneous triangle appears in the east-southeast, with Aldebaran the higher in the...
