Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

This is Bob Moler with Ephemeris for Tuesday, September 5th. Today the Sun will be up for 13 hours and 2 minutes, setting at 8:12, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:10. The Moon, 1 day before last quarter, will rise at 11:03 this evening.

Comet Nishimura is supposedly a very dim naked-eye comet now, best found and seen in binoculars, though it will get brighter in the next few days. On Ephemeris, when I talk about things that one can observe, it must be bright enough to be spotted with the naked eye, even though it may be best appreciated with binoculars or telescope. This comet is a little dubious in that regard. Comets, to my eyes at least, appear dimmer than what their magnitudes suggest. More specific information is on my blog at bobmoler.wordpress.com, an Ephemeris Extra post for August 31st. Tomorrow morning the comet is to the left of Venus in the east northeast. Comet Nishimura will be visible for our location through next Monday.

The astronomical event times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan (EDT, UT –4 hours). They may be different for your location.

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