by FLEK Admin | Jul 29, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:34 AM Sunset: 8:18 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 44 minutes On this date in 1883 a great aurora was seen across the northeast. This was near the peak of sunspots during the 1880s, part of the Sun’s 11 year cycle. In the current Sun’s cycle we are also...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 29, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The North Star, also known as Polaris, remains anchored halfway up from the northern horizon, never moving noticeably, though, technically, it does make a very small circle as the Earth rotates on its axis. The circle is a little more than one degree, or twice...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 28, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:33 AM Sunset: 8:19 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 46 minutes Summer is the wettest season in northern New England thanks to the higher humidity available to thunderstorms. On this date in 1913 St. Johnsbury recorded its wettest 24 hours of the 20th...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 28, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Low in west by 9:20 PM, you can catch the Crescent Moon and Mars in close proximity, with the red/orange Mars just the right of the Moon. As they emerge from the twilight, the two will be diving quickly toward the horizon, disappearing below it a little after...
by FLEK Admin | Jul 27, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:32 AM Sunset: 8:21 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 49 minutes Weather events during the past decade have made many of us aware of the localized nature of summer rains, including the floods of 1998 in the Mad River Valley, and 2002 in the Passumpsic...
