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...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 13, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:06 AM Sunset: 8:35 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 29 minutes A week of heavy rains from the 5th to the 12th, 2002, forced rivers and streams into full flood over northern Vermont, with river levels reaching their highest in more than a quarter century...
by FLEK Admin | Jun 13, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The earliest sunrises of the year take place this week, before the longest days of the year. The Earth is farther from the Sun in June, causing it to orbit a little slower. However, it still spins on its axis at the same speed. That means it turns and faces the...
