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Cool local story about Carl Sagan’s Cosmos on its 30th anniversary
Local writer Pat Stinson wrote an article in the Grand Traverse Insider weekly newspaper called ‘Cosmos’ Shines Brightly. It’s about how Carl Sagan’s monumental 13 part documentary has affected some of us locals over the intervening 30 years. It’s a great read. Check it out here.
12/10/10 – Ephemeris – Viewing night at the NMC Observatory
Friday, December 10th. The sun will rise at 8:08. It’ll be up for 8 hours and 53 minutes, setting at 5:02. The moon, 3 days before first quarter, will set at 10:15 this evening.
Tomorrow night the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society and NMC Astronomy Club will host a public viewing night at Northwestern Michigan College’s Rogers Observatory starting at 8 p.m. On tap, if it’s clear, will be the moon, and the planet Jupiter. There are also the Great Orion Nebula, The closest star nursery, a cloud of gas and dust where stars form. Also on tap can be the famous Double Cluster, and using binoculars or telescope finder scopes, the even more famous Pleiades or Seven Sisters may be seen. The NMC Astronomy Club has hands on activities for visitors, especially the kids, in case of cloudy skies. The observatory is located south of Traverse City, on Birmley Road between Garfield and Keystone roads.
* Times are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan. They may be different for your location.
Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog 