by FLEK Admin | Feb 16, 2024 | NightSky
Today: As Orion crests across the southern skies, his bright stars demonstrate considerably differences in color. Compare, for example, the star Betelgeuse on the upper left, appearing an orangish color, while on the lower right, Rigel shines a piercing blue. The...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 15, 2024 | 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, 2024 | 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 14, 2024 | 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...
by FLEK Admin | Feb 14, 2024 | NightSky
Today: Jupiter’s pairing with the wide waxing Crescent Moon this evening actually shares an interesting connection with Valentine’s Day. Jupiter hosts many of its own moons, 95 by last count, most of which were named for Jupiter’s (and his Greek...
