by FLEK Admin | May 20, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:18 AM Sunset: 8:16 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 58 minutes Snow fell heavily on this date in 1892 in central Vermont. Strafford, VT noted 16 inches of snow through the 21st, with up to 28 inches on the higher elevations. North Bridgewater had 30...
by FLEK Admin | May 20, 2025 | NightSky
Today: On this date in 1910, the Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet, an event that spawned any number of reactions, from taking “Comet Pills” to ward off the noxious vapors, to predictions of the end of the world. The dangers were...
by FLEK Admin | May 19, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:19 AM Sunset: 8:15 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 56 minutes On this date in 1883, Vermont experienced its worst forest fire in the state’s history in the vicinity of Groton. And looking back over 200 years ago in 1780, smoke from fires was...
by FLEK Admin | May 19, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Very high in the southeast on the next clear evening, as darkness becomes complete after 10 o’clock, a bright, pale orange beacon can easily be found, the red-giant star Arcturus. This “red” giant shines brighter and hotter than most, making...
by FLEK Admin | May 18, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:20 AM Sunset: 8:14 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 54 minutes On this date in 1877, a family of tornadoes were spawned in eastern New York near Saratoga Springs, and moved southeast into Bennington County, VT, just to the north of Bennington, were the...
