This is M45, the Pleiades. The Pleiades is a bright (magnitude +1.5) star cluster that is easy to spot with the naked eye. It will be just above the ENE horizon as the skies get dark on December 1. The Pleiades has been recorded by many cultures, including the Australian Aborigines, the Japanese, Mayans, and […]
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The annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade is celebrating its 28th year in 2019, and the community is invited to head to the heart of the village to join in a full afternoon of holiday-infused celebration. The festivities begin at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, which will also be hosting their annual “Holidays on Hatteras” […]
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The island community is invited to head to the center of Hatteras village on Tuesday, December 3, to toast the start of the holiday season with a tree lighting in the village center at 5:30 p.m., followed by live music and a community dinner at the Hatteras Civic Center. The official event may seem like […]
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Nearly three months after a mandatory evacuation order was issued on September 4, (two days before Dorian made landfall on Cape Hatteras), Ocracoke Island reopened to visitors on Monday morning. The decision to reopen stemmed from a Hyde County Board of Commissioners vote on November 20, which adopted the Ocracoke Control Group’s recommendation to reopen […]
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Despite a cycle of ocean overwash that flooded N.C. Highway 12 on Saturday morning, there was no additional overwash reported with Saturday night’s high tide, and the highway was clear throughout Hatteras Island as of 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. The next high tide is at approximately 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, and there remains […]
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