Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Friday, September 13th.  The sun will rise at 7:19.  It’ll be up for 12 hours and 37 minutes, setting at 7:56.   The moon, 1 day past first quarter, will set at 1:41 tomorrow morning.

Saturday evening from 9 to 11 p.m.  The Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will be out at Northwestern Michigan College’s Rogers Observatory on Birmley Road, south of Traverse City for a Star Party.  There will be a glimpse of Venus and Saturn at the beginning of the evening.  The moon will be a great sight in telescopes.  The society’s CCD camera can show the detail on the moon so actual formations can be pointed out.  The CCD camera was purchased by the society to allow the handicapped and folks afraid of ladders to view some of the heavenly objects from terra firma.  Other telescopes will allow a direct view of the moon.  Some of the brighter objects beyond the solar system, we call them deep sky objects, can also be viewed if it’s clear.

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

Addendum

The moon at 9 p.m. September 14, 2013. We’ll take you on a tour Saturday night, Created using Virtual Lunar Atlas.