by FLEK Admin | Mar 5, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Looking west early this evening, the Moon appears almost half-full, just one day shy of its First Quarter. This larger, brighter view of our silvery neighbor makes it challenging to see the faint cluster of stars just below it. Patience, and perhaps a spotting...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 4, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:22 AM Sunset: 5:42 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 20 minutes The greatest amount of snow from a single storm in Vermont was recorded on this date in 1947. Its impacts were felt mainly at the higher elevations of the southern Green Mountains, where...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 4, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Early March offers good views of the planet Jupiter, and yet you can see a pronounced change. Jupiter starts the evening high in the south-southwest near 6:30 PM, and will set after midnight, at around 1:30 AM. It loses height each evening through the next two...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 3, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:24 AM Sunset: 5:41 PM Length of the day: 11 hours and 17 minutes In most years, March features cycles of freezing and thawing temperatures, favored by maple sugar producers. But this also changes the structure of the remaining snow to “corn...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 3, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Looking directly below Venus on the next clear evening, try to find as low and level a view to the west as possible. Bright but low appears the swift, elusive planet Mercury. The Sun’s nearest planet will climb higher through the 8th, when it makes its...
