by FLEK Admin | May 26, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Between the brightest star in the skies this evening, Arcturus, high in the south at 10:30 PM, and the second brightest, Vega, slightly lower in the east, the faint stars of Hercules offer a challenge to view. Many people look for the bowtie pattern, one third...
by FLEK Admin | May 25, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:14 AM Sunset: 8:21 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 7 minutes On this date in 1832, 8 inches of snow was reported near Burlington, VT according to David Ludlum’s’ “The Vermont Weather Book”. May snow are not unheard of, though they...
by FLEK Admin | May 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Gemini, the Twins, are standing on the horizon between west and northwest this evening, Castor on the right and Pollux on the left. It was near the feet of Castor, the name of the brother as well as the star, that in 1781 Sir William Herschel discovered a new...
by FLEK Admin | May 24, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:15 AM Sunset: 8:20 PM Length of the day: 15 hours and 5 minutes Early season heat gets to be more common by the last week of May. The ground, the lakes, and the ocean are slow to warm up, but by now, most record highs reach 90 degrees or more. Such is the...
by FLEK Admin | May 24, 2025 | NightSky
Today: The Memorial Day weekend serves as an unofficial kick-off to summer, and the stars are doing their part. One of summer’s quintessential constellations is Scorpio, the Scorpion. The star Antares, regarded as the heart of the Scorpion, is rising in the twilight,...
