Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

This is Ephemeris for Friday, February 7th. Today the Sun will be up for 10 hours and 6 minutes, setting at 6:00, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:52. The Moon, 2 days past first quarter, will set at 5:36 tomorrow morning.

The Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will host its February meeting tonight at 8 PM at Northwestern Michigan College’s Joseph H. Rogers Observatory. The talk for the evening will be given by Society President, and Observatory Director, Jerry Dobek on the topic of Earth’s Impact Craters. Unlike the Moon, Earth’s impact craters have been mostly hidden. After the meeting, about 9 PM if it’s clear, there will be viewing of the heavens through the observatory’s telescopes, featuring Jupiter, the Moon and the Great Orion Nebula, which will be hindered a bit by moonlight. The observatory is located on Birmley Road. South of Traverse City between Garfield and Keystone roads. All are welcome, free of charge.

The meeting is also available on Zoom. The link is at gtastro.org

The astronomical event times given are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan (EST, UT – 5 hours). Times will be different for other locations.

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