The third star, which may or may not be part of the system, is Proxima Centauri. It is about 4.22 light-years from Earth and is the closest star other than the sun. Alpha Centauri A and B orbit a common center of gravity every 80 years. The average distance between them is about 11 astronomical units (AU) â about the same distance as the sun is to Uranus. These stars are an average of 4.3 light-years from Earth.
Bangor and other Downeast Maine locations set several 7-to-10 day snowstorm records from late January to early February. (MORE: Full writeup from NWS-Caribou, Maine) One of those Downeast Maine locations, Eastport, picked up over 11 feet (132 inches) of snow from January 25 through February 26. MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Winter Storm Neptune Photos
Snow covers the ground about eight months of the year, and usually falls every month of the year.For Barrow â the most northerly first-order station operated by the National Weather Service-every year the sun dips below the horizon at 12:50 p.m. on November 18, and is not seen again until 11:51 a.m. on January 24.