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Monthly Archives: April, 2022

Night Sky: Eta Aquarids meteor shower, visible planets, and more highlights for May

Here is something really cool, (at least for an astronomer!) This is M87: It's a fairly unexciting elliptical galaxy that was discovered by Charles Messier...

Coast Guard rescues two passengers & one dog from sailboat 40 miles east of Oregon Inlet

At 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, U.S. Station Oregon Inlet’s CG 47291 got underway in response to a disabled sailboat roughly 40 miles...

Island Cooking: Springtime herbs and easy suppers

We did have a few pretty days recently, but not many. They were enough for me to get some gardening underway, but I had...

Seasonal programs at Cape Hatteras National Seashore begin

Seasonal educational programs at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) began on Sunday, April 24. These programs include special talks and presentations on unique...

Night driving restrictions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Island beaches begin May 1

Night driving restrictions on oceanside beaches within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore begin on Sunday, May 1, at 9:00 p.m. From May 1 through July...