by FLEK Admin | Oct 26, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Capella, the fourth brightest star in the northern skies, appears low in the north-northeast by 7:00 PM, climbing to one quarter of the way up, in the northeast, by 9 o’clock. The waxing Gibbous Moon in the southern skies might subdue the dimmer stars,...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 26, 2023 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:19 AM Sunset: 5:49 PM Length of the day: 10 hours 1 minutes Late October is prime time for spells of “Faux Summer”, perhaps their mild winds and hazy skies are that much more rare and precious because of the shortening light and the seasonal...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 25, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Lowering into the west-northwest this evening, the pale orange star Arcturus, sets near 8:15 PM EDT. However, our second brightest star is not done. Early tomorrow morning, Arcturus climbs back into the east-northeast starting at 5:25, though much easier to...
by FLEK Admin | Oct 25, 2023 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 7:18 AM Sunset: 5:50 PM Length of the day: 10 hours 1 minutes On this date in 2005, the worst October snowstorm in recent memory coated trees with over a foot of snow in places, resulting in widespread power outages of 100,000 homes, about a third of Vermont....
by FLEK Admin | Oct 24, 2023 | NightSky
Today: Early risers may be wonder-struck at the display of bright objects near 5 o’clock. Jupiter has been out all night, and remains in view in the southwest, while the winter constellation Orion crosses the south. Meanwhile, Venus lights up the eastern skies,...
