Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

This is Bob Moler with Ephemeris for Thursday, February 13th. Today the Sun will be up for 10 hours and 23 minutes, setting at 6:08, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:44. The Moon, 1 day past full, will rise at 7:29 this evening.

Whenever I hear the term DEI used by someone that questions the qualifications of a person, or they speak of being apprehensive when they see someone of color or a woman piloting an airplane or having great responsibilities, I get angry. As a not so amateur astronomer in the past I’ve worked in and lectured at planetariums though I didn’t have the academic qualifications for, or sheepskin to prove it. I’m not sure that a black person could get away with what I did. But one thing I did learn as an amateur astronomer and working on star parties such as the ones we have in the summer at Sleeping Bear Dunes, is that everyone is the same color under the light of the stars.

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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