by FLEK Admin | Feb 16, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:48 AM Sunset: 5:21 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 33 minutes One of the coldest mornings on modern record occurred on this date in 1943. Although the month had been mild, including 45 in Bennington on the 14th, temperatures fell to record levels by the...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 16, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Due south this evening at 8:50 PM is the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, the “nose” of Canis Major, the Great Dog. The path of all stars and planets creates an arc, with its highest point due south, placing Sirius in its best viewing position. The name...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 15, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:50 AM Sunset: 5:20 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 30 minutes February gave a lesson in how volatile winter weather can be on this date in 1990. February 13th and 14th were quite mild, reaching the 40s in most locations, setting a record high of 46 in...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 15, 2025 | NightSky
Today: In the early evening, before the Moon rises at 8:45, four brilliant stars form a diamond-shaped figure halfway up in the south-southeast early this evening. At the bottom is Sirius, the very brightest star, while the orange-hued Betelgeuse shines at the top....
by FLEK Admin | Feb 14, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 6:51 AM Sunset: 5:18 PM Length of the day: 10 hours and 27 minutes The St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard swept across the region on this date in 2007, with the deepest snowfall region-wide since 1993. A Nor’easter tracked from south of Long Island into...
