Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Friday, August 23rd.  The sun rises at 6:54.  It’ll be up for 13 hours and 39 minutes, setting at 8:34.   The moon, 3 days past full, will rise at 9:42 this evening.

Tonight the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will be down on Front Street in Traverse City for the last Friday Night Live of the year.  The society sets up in front of Orvis Streamside, just west of the State Theater.  The society will be setting up telescopes to view the sun.  The society usually stays out until 10 pm or so to view Saturn and tonight possibly the moon.  This will wrap up a busy August and summer for the society which saw 17 events since June, and 8 this month alone.  The fun isn’t over.  The society has five next month, including the Sleeping Bear Dunes at the Dune Climb, the Leland Heritage Celebration at Fish Town and the Acme Fall Festival.  We end up October 21st, celebrating the 43rd anniversary of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

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

Addendum

The Sun in hydrogen alpha light through the Society’s solar telescope.

Looking at the Moon. Friday Night Live after hours.