Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

This is Bob Moler with Ephemeris for Friday, October 3rd. Today the Sun will be up for 11 hours and 35 minutes, setting at 7:19, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:44. The Moon, 3 days before full, will set at 4:26 tomorrow morning.

The Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will host its October meeting tonight at 8 PM at Northwestern Michigan College’s Joseph H Rogers Observatory. I’m also in the dark as to the program. It’s always interesting, even if there is no formal program. Discussions among members with expertise in a variety of interests. Astronomy is the science of everything. After all, the Earth is a planet too. After the meeting, around 9 PM, weather permitting, there will be viewing of the Moon and whatever we can find in the twilight. The observatory is located south of Traverse City on Birmley Rd. The meeting will also be available via Zoom. Instructions will be on the society’s website, gtastro.org.

The astronomical event times given in this blog are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan (Lat 44.7° N, Long 85.7° W; EDT, UT – 4 hours) unless stated otherwise. Times will be different for other locations.

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