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05/09/2014 – Ephemeris – This is Astronomy Day weekend

May 9, 2014

Ephemeris for Friday, May 9th.  The sun rises at 6:21.  It’ll be up for 14 hours and 35 minutes, setting at 8:56.   The moon, 3 days past first quarter, will set at 4:04 tomorrow morning.

This Saturday is International Astronomy Day.  There will be two star parties this weekend to celebrate.  A star party is where amateur astronomers bring their telescopes to share the heavens with all those who come.  The first will be at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, at Platte River Point at the end of Lake Michigan Road, off M22.  Saturday’s Star Party will be at Northwestern Michigan College’s (NMC) Rogers Observatory, on Birmley Road south of Traverse City.  Both events will start at 9 p.m.  The Sleeping Bear event will be canceled due to clouds.  The NMC event has an indoor component and will be open rain or shine.  The planets Jupiter, Mars and Saturn will be featured at both events.  These star parties are hosted by the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society.

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

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