With some clearing this evening, especially heading into the early morning hours it might be a good night to look for the northern lights, particularly as they are expected to be fairly strong due to geomagnetic storm underway.
Today’s Almanac for Sunday May 12
Today’s Almanac
Night before dawn is 5 hours and 3 minutes,
Dawn starts at 5:03 am and runs for 30 minutes,
Sunrise is at 5:33 am which is 6 hours and 26 minutes before noon,
High noon, the transit of the sun, is at 12:51 pm,
From twelve noon to the sunset at 8:09 pm is 8 hours and 9 minutes,
Dusk lasts for 29 minutes concluding at 8:40 pm,
Leaving 3 hours and 19 minutes until midnight.
Truth in Advertising
With all apologies to P.J. O’Rourke and Mario Cuomo, I suggest the major political parties rename themselves to:
- The Fun Suckers
- The Big Mean
This would comply with recent regulations put forward by the “The Fun Suckers” to comply with recently adopted Truth in Advertising regulations because we don’t want our cars to burn us to death when they crash.
Oneida County Executive 2023 – Anthony J. Picente, Jr. (R/C) vs. Michael J. Hennessy (Taxpayer-Term Limits)
The Finger Lakes
The Finger Lakes are a group of eleven long, narrow, roughly northβsouth lakes in an area informally called the Finger Lakes region in New York, in the United States.