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Ephemeris: 09/27/2024 – Finding Andromeda

September 27, 2024

This is Ephemeris for Friday, September 27th. Today the Sun will be up for 11 hours and 53 minutes, setting at 7:29, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:37. The Moon, 3 days past last quarter, will rise at 3:11 tomorrow morning.

The constellation of Andromeda is famous mainly for the galaxy visible to the naked eye that is contained within it, called the Great Andromeda Galaxy, which is actually visible to the naked eye. Andromeda is found in the east northeast these evenings connected to the Great Square of Pegasus, the square of stars standing on one corner in the east. It shares a star with that square called Alpheratz, the leftmost star, and from that star two curved lines of stars are seen to the left that is the body of Andromeda. She was a Princess and daughter of Queen Cassiopeia, and was fated to be devoured by the monster Cetus. She was saved by the hero Perseus who flew in on his flying horse Pegasus.

The astronomical event times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan (EDT, UT – 4 hours). Times will be different for other locations.

Addendum

Locating Andromeda in this animated finder chart
Locating Andromeda in this animated finder chart is by using the Great Square of Pegasus as the starting point. The position of the constellation is for 9 PM in late September. The bright star on the right is not a star, but where Saturn is this year .
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