Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Friday, August 24th.  The sun rises at 6:56.  It’ll be up for 13 hours and 36 minutes, setting at 8:32.   The moon, at first quarter today, will set at 12:32 tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow evening there will be a star party 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.  We will soon lose it into the setting sun.  The moon will reveal its wonders including its great craters and lava seas.  Members of the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society and the NMC Astronomy Club team up for these star parties.  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.