Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Friday, August 10th.  The sun rises at 6:39.  It’ll be up for 14 hours and 15 minutes, setting at 8:54.   The moon, 1 day past last quarter, will rise at 1:04 tomorrow morning.

There are two events this weekend to view the heavens and the Perseid meteor showers.  First, part of the Port Oneida Fair the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will work with the rangers of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to hold a star party and meteor watch at Thoreson Farm on South Thoreson Road of M22, a couple miles north of Glen Arbor.  That will start at 9 p.m.  It will be about 10:30 when it’ll be dark enough spot the meteors.  Sunday evening there’s a Meteors and S’mores event at the Leelanau State Park, at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula.  That event starts at 10:30 p.m.  The society will participate there also.  The moon won’t interfere with the meteor shower It’s been banished into the morning sky.

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