Archive for September 2023

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday (Labor Day) and Tuesday September 4th, and 5th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:25 PM; night falls at 9:04. Dawn begins at 4:45 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 6:24. The constellation Aries presents the Moon on both nights. Monday’s 20-day-old…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, September 1, through Sunday, September 3, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:20am and sets at 7:30pm; Moon sets at 8:04am and rises at 8:36pm. On Sunday night, use your telescope to explore the Moon in its interesting waning gibbous phase. Lunar landforms near…