August 25, 2020 Night

Good evening! Mostly clear and 68 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a northwest breeze at 13 mph. πŸƒ. The dew point is 58 degrees.

A fairly pleasant evening 🏞, I went down to the park for a while although I just watched that YouTube video I shared earlier and skipped reading for now. Came home, had some apple 🍏 juice πŸ₯€ and laid back in bed for a while.

I thought it was a pretty good day but too many hours today in Zoom πŸ“Ή meetings. πŸ‘₯ But so goes social distancing. It was warm but not that hot working in my truck. I could get internet at home but I really don’t want it. πŸ“Ά The nice short hair πŸ’‡πŸ» helped although in retrospect the next time I use the clippers I’m going to use a longer blade. It cut so much smoother and closer to the head then my dull and plugged up one. πŸ’ˆ Based on the results I can’t imagine I’ll be going to the barber any time soon.

Tonight will be mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 53 degrees at 5am. Six degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 12th. Maximum dew point of 58 at 9pm. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became clear by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 52 degrees. The record low of 40 occurred back in 1942.

Tonight will have a First Quarter πŸŒ“ Moon with 52% illuminated. At 9 PM, the moon was in the south-southwest (212Β°) at an altitude of 22Β° from the horizon, some 229,072 miles away from where you are looking up from the earth. πŸš€ At the state speed limit of 55 mph, you’ll make it there by February 15th. Buckle up for safety! πŸ’Ί The moon will set in the west-southwest (243Β°) at 11:44 pm. The Harvest 🌽 Moon is on Tuesday, September 1. The darkest hour is at 12:58 am, followed by dawn at 5:45 am, and sun starting to rise at 6:14 am in the east-northeast (75Β°) and last for 3 minutes Sunrise is one minute and 4 seconds later than yesterday. πŸŒ„ The golden hour ends at 6:52 am with sun in the east (81Β°). Tonight will have 10 hours and 33 minutes of darkness, an increase of 2 minutes and 41 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be sunny 🌞, with a high of 71 degrees at 4pm. Eight degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around September 18th. Maximum dew point of 48 at 6am. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. A year ago, we had partly cloudy skies. The high last year was 78 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1948.

Looking forward to a cool day tomorrow. πŸ‚ Ironically, I think I don’t have to go to the library tomorrow for the internet but I do plan to go for a night hike 🌌 in the Pine Bush after the protest at the Guilderland Town Hall. Maybe I’ll sit out back and work there. I have a few projects on tap but neither involve much data so I can do them from home 🏑.

In four weeks on September 22 the sun will be setting in the west (271Β°) at 6:52 pm,πŸŒ„ which is 48 minutes and 46 seconds earlier then tonight. In 2019 on that day, we had hot, mostly sunny, shallow fog and temperatures between 87 and 51 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 70 and 49 degrees. The record high of 95 degrees was set back in 1895.

Looking ahead, Autumn πŸ‚ is in 4 weeks, Election Day 2019 πŸ—³οΈ is in 10 weeks, Average High is 50 πŸ‚ is in 11 weeks, December πŸŽ„ is in 14 weeks, Bill of Rights Day πŸ“œ is in 16 weeks, Days are Getting Longer β˜€οΈ is in 17 weeks, Christmas πŸŽ… is in 4 months, Cold Moon πŸŒ• is in 18 weeks, National Bird Day 🐧 is in 19 weeks, 5 PM Sunset πŸŒ† is in 5 months, 5:30 PM Dusk πŸŒ† is in 22 weeks and Ground Hog Day 🐻 is in 23 weeks.

Fishing

Young skunks are on the move this summer β€” Furbearer Conservation

Of Pools and Private Wells: Young skunks are on the move this summer β€” Furbearer Conservation

Striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) are common urban fixtures in New England. Its not uncommon for these black sqand white balls of odorous fluff to be observed hunting around trash cans, dumpsters, apartment complexes, inner city alleyways and other human-inhabited areas in search of an easy meal.

When not taking full advantage of the byproducts created by humanity, skunks can commonly be seen foraging along suburban lawns and outer edges of rural sectors of the Northeast in search of grubs, worms, and other insects.

America Has Added 5 Million New Gun Owners in 2020 – The Truth About Guns

NSSF: America Has Added 5 Million New Gun Owners in 2020 – The Truth About Guns

NSSF, the trade association for the firearm industry, updated retail survey-based estimates and concluded that nearly 5 million Americans purchased a firearm for the very first time in 2020. NSSF surveyed firearm retailers which reported that 40 percent of sales were conducted to purchasers who have never previously owned a firearm.

NSSF tracks the background checks associated with the sale of a firearm based on the FBI’s National Instant Background Check System (NICS). NSSF-adjusted NICS checks for January through July 2020 is a record 12.1 million, which is up 71.7 percent from the 7.1 million NSSF-adjusted NICS January through July 2019. This equates to nearly 5 million first-time gun owners in the first seven months of 2020.