by FLEK Admin | Feb 4, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Orion is in the south this evening, his left foot (on the right as we face him) denoted by the star Rigel, which is Arabic for “left foot”. The bright star that marks his right shoulder (on our left) is called Betelgeuse, also Arabic, though its...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | Featured
Thurs, Feb 6 @ 7:00 PM Night Owl Club is a live-streamed conversation about astronomy and space exploration. Join online with questions or simply listen-in for inspiration to help you read the night sky and connect with a community of stargazers and explorers. Guest:...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:06 AM Sunset: 5:03 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 57 minutes We were in the midst of a very long siege of cold weather during the first week of February, 1961. Starting on January 10th, and continuing through February 9th, West Burke, VT’s...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 3, 2025 | NightSky
Today: While the Moon is still thin, notice that the Milky Way arches from southeast, between the stars of Orion on the right, and the celestial dogs on the left, then overhead, dropping back down into the northwest. The Milky Way is much fainter, more sublte this...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 2, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:07 AM Sunset: 5:01 PM Length of the day: 9 hours and 54 minutes Ground Hog Day finds its roots in ancient times, marking the half-way point between the first day of winter and the first day of spring. On this date in 1979, West Burke, VT began a stretch of...
