by FLEK Admin | May 19, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:19 AM Sunset: 8:15 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1883, Vermont experienced its worst forest fire in the state’s history in the vicinity of Groton. And looking back over 200 years ago in 1780, smoke from fires was...
by FLEK Admin | May 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Very high in the southeast on the next clear evening, as darkness becomes complete after 10 o’clock, a bright, pale orange beacon can easily be found, the red-giant star Arcturus. This “red” giant shines brighter and hotter than most, making...
by FLEK Admin | May 18, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:20 AM Sunset: 8:14 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 54 minutes On this date in 1877, a family of tornadoes were spawned in eastern New York near Saratoga Springs, and moved southeast into Bennington County, VT, just to the north of Bennington, were the...
by FLEK Admin | May 18, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Stretched through the east and southeast near 10 o’clock, the brilliant stars Arcturus, two-thirds of the way up in the southeast, and Vega, well to its lower left, and one third of the way above the eastern horizon, help you to locate a faint semi-circle...
by FLEK Admin | May 17, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:21 AM Sunset: 8:13 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 52 minutes The spring of 1977 was warm and dry. On this date thermometers headed for the upper 80s and low 90s, setting a record in Burlington at 90 degrees, reaching 89 in Cornwall, Rutland, and South...
