Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Friday, July 8th.  Today the sun will be up for 15 hours and 23 minutes, setting at 9:29.   The moon, at first quarter today, will set at 1:14 tomorrow morning.  Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:06.

Tomorrow evening there will be a viewing night at Northwestern Michigan College’s Joseph H. Rogers Observatory.  On tap if it’s clear will be Saturn and the moon plus the brighter deep sky objects, that is telescopic objects that are beyond the solar system.  Saturn is the planet to see in a telescope with it’s fantastic rings.  The moon will reveal its wonders including the great Copernicus crater, 56 miles wide and two miles deep with a triple central peak and terraced walls.  The observatory hill is also good vantage point to view the Cherry Festival fireworks where they’re not so loud.  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.