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10/08/10 – Ephemeris – Local World Space Week event

October 8, 2010

Friday, October 8th.  The sun will rise at 7:48.  It’ll be up for 11 hours and 21 minutes, setting at 7:10.   The moon, 1 day past new, will set at 7:16 this evening.

This is World Space Week which was celebrated last year by a star party at the White House. This year the  Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will join societies, planetariums, and observatories around the world.  The local society’s contribution is a star party tonight near the Open Space on the bay front in Traverse City.  The grassy expanse where the old light and power generators stood appears dark enough for our purposes.  Society members will be out tonight from about 8 p,.m. If it’s clear.  If not we’ll postpone it to Saturday night.  The giant planet Jupiter will be the featured attraction.  This is a new venue for the society so we’ll test just how dark it is.  For more information go to worldspaceweek.org.  Dress warmly,  Clear nights are cold this time of year.

Times are for the Grand Traverse Area of Northern Michigan, USA.

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