by FLEK Admin | May 8, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Very high in the north, nearly overhead, the seven stars of the Big Dipper, while close to the northern horizon, with a low and level view, you find the stars of the Queen, Cassiopeia, in the form of a “W”-shaped pattern. The Big Dipper and the...
by FLEK Admin | May 7, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:33 AM Sunset: 8:01 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 28 minutes 28 years ago on this date in 1997, it was snowing! A very slow start to spring was thrown for yet another loop as snow piled up over the higher elevations. 2.5 inches fell in Kirby, VT, with 4...
by FLEK Admin | May 7, 2025 | NightSky
Today: A very large diamond of bright objects should get your attention in the west on the next clear evening. Lowest, though quite bright as twilight fades after 9 o’clock, Orion’s shoulder star Betelgeuse is due west, flanked to the upper right by the...
by FLEK Admin | May 6, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:34 AM Sunset: 8:00 PM Length of the day: 14 hours and 26 minutes Fourteen years ago on this date, 2011, tremendous snow melt and spring rains pushed Lake Champlain to its highest level since records began in the 1820s. The lake was 3.27 feet above flood...
by FLEK Admin | May 6, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Eta Aquariid meteor shower continues tonight, with modest interference from the Moon. Best seen after midnight, with up to 15 meteors or “shooting stars” per hour, you’ll find much darker skies after the Moon sets near 3:30 AM. These...
