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05/18/2012 – Ephemeris – Eclipse viewing from the Sleeping Bear Dunes this Sunday

May 18, 2012

Ephemeris for Friday, May 18th.  Today the sun will be up for 14 hours and 56 minutes, setting at 9:07.   The moon, 2 days before new, will rise at 5:14 tomorrow morning.  Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:09.

For Sunday’s solar eclipse the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will team up with the National Park Service for eclipse viewing at sunset on Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. We’ll be stationed at either stop 3, the Dunes overlook, or stop 9 the Lake Michigan Overlook.  There we will have telescopes for safe viewing of the eclipse, and the park service will have a number of eclipse viewer glasses that are safe to use.  Our telescopes have special solar filters that fit in front of the telescope, and another special solar telescope to see the gasses above the bright ball of the sun.  The eclipse will start at 8:19 p.m. And last until sunset at 9:10 p.m.  If it’s  overcast, the viewing will be canceled.

Times are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan.  They may be different for your location.

Addendum

Views from the observation points.  I took these shots May 12th.

View from the Lake Michigan Overlook. The trees won't interfere.

View from the Lake Michigan Overlook. The trees won’t interfere.

Sunset from the dune Overlook. The dunes andd scrub will cause the sunset at that point up to 5 minutes before the Lake Michigan Overlook.

Sunset from the dune Overlook. The dunes and scrub will cause the sunset at that point up to 5 minutes before the Lake Michigan Overlook.

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  1. richard Kuschell's avatar
    richard Kuschell
    May 18, 2012 at 11:27 am

    This should be fun. See you there.

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