Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog

This is Ephemeris for Good Friday, April 3rd. Today the Sun will be up for 12 hours and 53 minutes, setting at 8:13, and it will rise tomorrow at 7:17. The Moon, 2 days past full, will rise at 10:22 this evening.

The Grand Traverse Astronomical Society will hold its April meeting tonight at 8:00 PM at Northwestern Michigan College’s Joseph H Rogers Observatory. This may be an unstructured meeting, and a good time for anyone interested to ask knowledgeable members anything about the sky or telescopes. Even though our telescope clinic is passed, there will always be someone there to help with your telescope questions or problems. Afterward, about 9 PM if it’s clear, there will be viewing of the heavens through the observatory’s telescopes, featuring Jupiter, its cloud bands and moons. Its Great Red Spot might also be visible. The observatory is located on Birmley Rd. South of Traverse City between Garfield and Keystone roads.

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; EST, UT – 5 hours) unless stated otherwise. Times will be different for other locations.

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