Countdown to International Dark Sky Week | April 13–20, 2026 ... Join us this April as we “go dark” to explore the night and take action to protect dark skies
This newly processed image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is the clearest view yet of the Egg Nebula. It is a preplanetary nebula, a structure of gas and dust created as a Sun-like star approaches the end of its life. The Egg that we see now will eventually hatch, revealing a white dwarf at its centre and leaving its shell to become a spectacular planetary nebula. Dk images library
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Mar 20, 2026 — There is legislation under consideration — Assembly Bill 04615, called “The Dark Skies Protection Act.” According to the bill
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WNY:
First Alert Weather: Could it be snow for show?
The calendar says we are heading into the first full week of April, but it will feel more like the middle of March. The chilly weather will continue for another two days as temperature readings will only be in the middle 40s on Monday and in the middle 30s for Tuesday. The precipitation will “off and on” during the next 48 hours and likely flip back and forth between scattered rain showers and wet snow showers. This is not unusual for this time of the year. www.whec.com/…
NOAA THIS WEEK
Tonight
Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 3 to 6 mph
