Archive for August 2024

This is the Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday, August 5th and 6th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:10 PM; night falls at 10:04. Dawn begins at 3:59 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 5:53. Leo encloses the Moon on both nights. Monday’s western Moon rises at 6:47 AM by…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, August 2, through Sunday, August 4, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:48am and sets at 8:14pm; Moon rises at 3:23am and sets at 7:41pm. On the Friday and Saturday mornings, the thin waning crescent Moon will slide by Pollux and Castor, the “twin”…