by FLEK Admin | May 12, 2025 | NightSky
Today: While the King and the Queen, Cepheus and Cassiopeia languish near the northern horizon, Draco, the Dragon has slithered higher into the northeast. Though his stars aren’t overly bright, look for his tail starting between the Big and Little Dippers, then...
by FLEK Admin | May 11, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:28 AM Sunset: 8:06 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 38 minutes In 1945, after record warmth in April. higher elevations in southern Vermont were blanketed in snow on this date. 15 inches was reported in Wilmington and Somerset, 13 inches in Cavendish, and...
by FLEK Admin | May 11, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Full “Flower” Moon rises as the sun sets, climbing a bit higher and due southeast as darkness settles in by 9 o’clock or so, edging into the constellation Libra. Later this evening, after 11 o’clock, cast your gaze farther to the...
by FLEK Admin | May 10, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:29 AM Sunset: 8:05 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 36 minutes On this date in 1880, Island Pond, VT was hit by a violent thunderstorm with damaging winds. There is no way to know whether it was a tornado or just strong thunderstorm winds, though no other...
by FLEK Admin | May 10, 2025 | NightSky
Today: With Mother’s Day tomorrow, look to the southern skies, where you’ll find the constellation Virgo, often connected to the Greek goddess of agriculture, Demeter, and the mother of Persphone. Demeter is overjoyed each Spring as her daughter returns...
