by FLEK Admin | Aug 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The dark, moonless evenings feature the brightest section of the Milky Way due south near 10:00 PM. We are viewing into the heart of our galaxy, where the density of stars is estimated to be up to one million times more dense than our skies, 25 thousand light...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 24, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:04 AM Sunset: 7:40 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 36 minutes On this date in 1893 the first of three tropical storms to affect the region in an unusually busy season. This first storm raced from western tip of Long Island early in the day, and raced...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Looking low above the southern horizon at 10 o’clock, the vapors of the Milky Way seem to steam upward, a nice connection to the teapot-shaped pattern, due south, the brighter stars of Sagittarius. Although imagined as a centaur with a bow and arrow, the...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 23, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:03 AM Sunset: 7:42 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 39 minutes On this date in 1988, chilly temperatures set a few records across the region, including 43 in Burlington, 39 degrees in St. Johnsbury, and 37 in Montpelier. Colder spots like Chelsea at 32,...
by FLEK Admin | Aug 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Receiving no competition from tonight’s New Moon, the Scorpion emerges from the twilight near 9:00 PM, near its best position of the year, with its tail curving down and left to the southern horizon, then curling back up to the stinger on the very end of...
