Archive for October 2023

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday October 30th, and 31st, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 5:51 PM; night falls at 7:26. Dawn begins at 5:52 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 7:28. Northeastern Taurus displays the Moon on both nights. Monday’s 17-day-old rises at 6:48…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, October 27, through Sunday, October 29, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:23am and sets at 5:55pm; Moon sets at 5:45am and rises at 5:22pm. On Saturday, full Moon occurs at 4:24pm. The Moon rises at sunset. As twilight deepens and the Moon climbs…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, October 25 and 26 written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:20 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 5:58 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:22 and sets at 5:56. This Thursday has  just over 19 minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday October 23rd, and 24th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 6:01 PM; night falls at 7:35. Dawn begins at 5:45 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 7:19. Monday’s Moon rises in southeastern Capricornus at 3:46 PM, 24° high at 7…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, October 20, through Sunday, October 22, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:14am and sets at 6:05pm; Moon rises at 1:40pm and sets at 10:02pm. On Friday, the Moon, a day short of first quarter, shines low in the south right at the end…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday October 16th, and 17th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 6:12 PM; night falls at 7:46. Dawn begins at 5:37 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 7:11. Monday’s 2-day-old Moon resides in southwestern Libra, 30 arc-seconds in size and 5%…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, October 13, through Sunday, October 15, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:06am and sets at 6:16pm; Moon rises at 5:50am and sets at 5:56pm. Annular eclipse of the Sun on Saturday. The path of annularity crosses Oregon, northern Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, west-central…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, October 11 and 12 written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:04 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 6:20 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:05 and sets at 6:18. This Thursday has just under 20 minutes less daylight than last Thursday. The Moon was…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday October 9th, and 10th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 6:23 PM; night falls at 7:57. Dawn begins at 5:29 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 7:03. Leo hosts the Moon on both nights. Monday, the 26-day-old Moon rises at…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, October 6, through Sunday, October 8, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:58am and sets at 6:28pm; Moon sets at 3:01pm and rises at 11:30pm. Mercury gets lower in the dawn. About 30 or 40 minutes before sunrise, look for it due east three…