by FLEK Admin | Jun 16, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As viewable at sunset, and slightly to left of due west, Regulus has drawn extremely close to Mars, appearing to the lower left of Mars, the separated by less 1 degree. Tomorrow the position of Regulus will have shifted to the lower right of Mars, but by a...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 15, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:06 AM Sunset: 8:36 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 30 minutes The sunrise this morning, and again tomorrow morning, are the earliest of the year, even though we have not quite reached summer. This slight discrepancy is due to our attempts to make time...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 15, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Though named for a famous hero, the constellation Hercules is a challenge. A clear evening this month will find its “keystone” or “bow-tie” shape directly between the bright star Vega, two thirds of the way up in the sky in the east near midnight, and brilliant...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 14, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:06 AM Sunset: 8:35 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 29 minutes On this date in 1988, the hottest summer of the second half of the 20th century was getting its first taste of heat. Thermometers soared to a record 94 in Burlington, and 96 in Vernon and...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 14, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Facing northwest this evening, you can view the Big Dipper, or its more fleshed-out constellation version, Ursa Major, which appears to be diving toward the horizon. It’s trajectory will flatten out through the night, seemingly coming to rest along the northern...
