Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

Ephemeris for Monday, October 21st.  The sun will rise at 8:05.  It’ll be up for 10 hours and 41 minutes, setting at 6:47.   The moon, 3 days past full, will rise at 8:33 this evening.

The Federal Government shutdown is over, and that means that the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is open again, just in time to hold its 43rd anniversary star party at the Dune Climb parking lot starting at 8 p.m. tonight with the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society.   The moon will be rising shortly after the event starts.  Also some of the brighter wonders of the heavens will be visible in the moon light.  This will conclude the fourth year of star parties with the rangers at the park   It started in 2010 with two star parties in October that year to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the park.  Currently the society works with the park rangers to hold seven monthly star parties.  The star party will be canceled if it’s cloudy.

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