by FLEK Admin | Apr 23, 2025 | NightSky
Today: Orion is now very low in the western skies, by the end of twilight, his feet along the horizon by 9:00 PM, with his belt only visible with a perfect view to the west and southwest. Orion’s stars are among the brightest in the sky because they are relatively...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 23, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:54 AM Sunset: 7:44 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 50 minutes On this day in 1996, it was raining. Of course that isn’t exciting in and of itself, but the month of April, 21 years ago, was the wettest ever on a state-wide basis. A cold, wet...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 22, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:55 AM Sunset: 7:43 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 48 minutes Today is Earth Day, an event dating back to the 1970s. Thinking about the phrase, “think globally, act locally” I like to use this date to do a little hands-on work. Though the challenge...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 22, 2025 | NightSky
Today: For reasons that scientists don’t yet understand, the aurora borealis, or “northern lights” are seen more frequently in April. The Sun, unusually quiet over the past few years, now shows a significant increase in sunspots and other solar activity, improving our...
by FLEK Admin | Apr 21, 2025 | SunRiseSet
Sunrise: 5:57 AM Sunset: 7:42 PM Length of the day: 13 hours and 45 minutes Spring appeared to be well underway on this date, in 1993. Temperatures reached the 60s in most places just ahead of a cold front. By evening, rain had turned to snow in the Adirondacks. While...
