Archive for July 2023
Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday, July 31st and August 1st, 2023
This is the Dudley Observatory Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday, July 31st and August 1st. The Sun sets at 8:17 PM; night falls at 10:15. Dawn breaks at 3:50 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 5:47. Southern Capricornus houses the Moon on both nights. Monday’s Moon rises in 8:07 PM, it appears…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July 30, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July 30, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:42am and sets at 8:21pm; Moon sets at 12:57am and rises at 4:55pm. On Friday, the Moon shines just a few degrees left of Antares, the brightest in the zodiacal constellation of…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, July 26 and 27, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday,July 26 and 27, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:40 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:23 P.M. OnThursday it rises at 5:41 and sets at 8:22. This Thursday has a littleover13 minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon was at first…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday, July 24th and 25th, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday, July 24th and 25th written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:25 PM; night falls at 10:27. Dawn breaks at 3:38 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 5:40. Monday’s Moon rises in southwestern Libra at 12:14 PM, is 25° high at 9…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, July 21, through Sunday, July 23, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, July 21, through Sunday, July 23, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:36am and sets at 8:27pm; Moon rises at 9:08am and sets at 10:44pm. In late twilight on Friday, look for Denebola, Beta Leonis, about a fist at arm’s length above the Moon.…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday,July 19 and 20, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday,July 19 and 20, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:34 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:29 P.M. OnThursday it rises at 5:35 and sets at 8:28. This Thursday has 11 minutesless daylight than last Thursday. The Moon was new Monday afternoon and…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, July 14, through Sunday, July 16, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, July 14, through Sunday, July 16, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:29am and sets at 8:32pm; Moon rises at 2:24am and sets at 6:32pm. Start looking for Mercury just above the west-northwest horizon about 20 minutes after sunset. Mercury is very deep in…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, July 12 and 13, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday,July 12 and 13, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:28 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:34 P.M. OnThursday it rises at 5:29 and sets at 8:33. This Thursday has just under8 ½ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon was at…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday July 10th, and 11th, 2023
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday July 10th, and 11th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:35 PM; night falls at 10:46. Dawn begins at 3:16 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 5:27. Sunday was the Last Quarter Moon, which resides in Aries and provides a…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July 9, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July 9, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:24am and sets at 8:36pm; Moon sets at 10:17am and rises at 11:49pm. On Friday and Saturday mornings, the Moon will pass by Saturn. Catch the Moon and Saturn before midnight and…
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