by FLEK Admin | Sep 11, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Low in the south as darkness is complete near 8:45 PM, sits the constellation Sagittarius, the Centaur, and more specifically, within this pattern, a figure known as the “teapot”. Its triangular lid sits atop the teapot, with a handle on the left, and a spout...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 10, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Cassiopeia, the Queen, is a w-shaped constellation in the north-northeast this evening. The picture of the Queen is often one of her sitting on her throne, this time of year laying on its back with the legs toward your right. Thursday: Low in the south as...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 10, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:24 AM Sunset: 7:10 PM Length of the day: 12 hours and 46 minutes The coldest morning on modern records so early in the season brought a widespread frost on this date in 1913. After record heat the previous week, two cold fronts sent thermometers to the...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 9, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:22 AM Sunset: 7:12 PM Length of the day: 12 hours and 50 minutes A tremendous severe weather outbreak occurred on this date in 1821. Rutland county was hit hard with large hail in Brandon, reported to 3 inches in diameter. Great wind damage in Hubbardton...
by FLEK Admin | Sep 9, 2025 | NightSky
Today: As the Big Dipper rides low in the northwest, consider the tale from the Native American people, the Haudenosaunee (known previously as the Iroquois). This bear (the “bowl” of the Dipper) is being hunted by three hunters (the three stars of the...
