Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Friday, July 6th.  Today the sun will be up for 15 hours and 25 minutes, setting at 9:29.   The moon, 3 days past full, will rise at 11:06 this evening.  Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:05.

This evening the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will hold its monthly meeting at the Northwestern Michigan College’s Rogers Observatory at 8 p.m.  This meeting will be devoted to viewing the sun through the society’s new solar telescope.  After that starting at 9 p.m. Will be a star party.  For both events, the public is welcome.  The tiny planet Mars and the ringed planet Saturn will be visible as will a number of binary stars and brighter wonders of the heavens as the skies darken.  Mercury is now receded toward the sun so is not visible.  For the rest of the abbreviated planet report this week:  A note for early risers that Jupiter and Venus make a fine sight low in the east northeast in the morning after 5 a.m.

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