by FLEK Admin | Mar 26, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:42 AM Sunset: 7:10 PM Length of the day: 12 hours and 28 minutes March walks that thin line between seasons, so we can go from mild to wild a short order, as was the case on this date in 1847. Temperatures of near 40 and rain developing soon turned to snow...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 26, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Tomorrow’s morning twilight hosts this month’s second conjunction between the Moon and Venus. Along an unobstructed eastern horizon, Venus will shine almost due east from 6:05 to 6:10, while the the slim crescent moon appears well to its right in the...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 25, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:44 AM Sunset: 7:09 PM Length of the day: 12 hours and 25 minutes Warm weather can really flex its muscles this time of year, thanks to a sun that is as strong as early September. On this date in 1987, in spite of a deep snow cover of a foot or more outside...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 25, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Orion is now slipping slowly into the southwest, found about one third of the way up from the horizon around 8:30 PM EST this evening. The bright star below his three belt stars, Rigel, remains distinct. A stellar powerhouse, Rigel generates 120,000 times more...
by FLEK Admin | Mar 24, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:46 AM Sunset: 7:08 PM Length of the day: 12 hours and 22 minutes The 1820s were the warmest decade of the 19th century. What snow had fallen was melting, adding to the heavy rains on this date in 1826 to result in severe flooding on the Connecticut, West,...