Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Friday, July 20th.  Today the sun will be up for 15 hours and 3 minutes, setting at 9:20.   The moon, 1 day past new, will set at 9:52 this evening.  Tomorrow the sun will rise at 6:17.

This is another big weekend for the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society.  During the day tomorrow, Saturday the 21st members of the society will be in Kingsley for Kingsley Heritage Days to show the sun, if it’s clear, and have other hands on activities.  Saturday night the members will set up telescopes at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore for a star party.  That will start at 9 p.m. at Platte River Point at the end of Lake Michigan Road off M22 between Frankfort and Empire.  That event is weather dependent.  If that’s too far to go the Northwestern Michigan College Astronomy Club will be hosting a star party at the Rogers Observatory south of Traverse City on Birmley Road.  They will have interesting activities for the kids.

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

Addendum

One thing I omitted:  We’ll be at Friday Night Live tonight on the 200 block of Front Street in Traverse City.  Friday Night Live runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m.  We’ll be there later if its clear.  Also Kingsley Heritage Days will also be on Sunday the 22nd.