Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, August 30 and 31, 2023

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday,August 30 and 31, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 6:18 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:33 P.M. OnThursday it rises at 6:19 and sets at 7:32. This Thursday has just over19 minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon will be full…

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Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday August 28th, and 29th, 2023

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday August 28th, and 29th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:37 PM; night falls at 9:18. Dawn begins at 4:35 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 6:17. Southeastern Capricornus houses the Moon on both nights. Monday’s 12-day-old Moon rises at…

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Skywatch Line for Friday, August 4, through Sunday, August 6, 2023

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, August 4, through Sunday, August 6, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:50am and sets at 8:13pm; Moon sets at 9:13am and rises at 10:13pm. Jupiter, at magnitude –2.4 in the constellation of Aries, rises a little after midnight in the east-northeast. By the…

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