Posts by Melanie Evans
Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 19 and 20, 2024, written by Alan French
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 19 and 20, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:17 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:37 P.M. On Thursday it also rises at 5:17 and sets at 8:37. This Thursday has just 1 minute, 44 seconds more daylight than last…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 17th and 18th, written by Joe Slomka
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 17th and 18th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:36 PM; night falls at 10:54. Dawn begins at 3:00 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:17. Solstice takes place on the 20th at 4:51 PM. From then on, days become shorter.…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, June 14, through Sunday, June 16, written by Sam Salem
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 14, through Sunday, June 16, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:16am and sets at 8:35pm; Moon sets at 1:17am and rises at 1:17pm. The first quarter Moon will fall on Friday at 3:18am. The Moon will reach apogee, its farthest distance from Earth in…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 and 13, 2024, written by Alan French
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 and 13, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:16 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:34 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:16 and sets at 8:35. This Thursday has just under 5 minutes more daylight than last Thursday. The Moon reached…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 10th and 11th, written by Joe Slomka
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 10th and 11th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:33 PM; night falls at 10:49. Dawn begins at 3:01 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:17. Monday’s 4½ day-old-moon, rose at 9:01 AM in Cancer, by 9 PM it is 33°…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, June 7, through Sunday, June 9, written by Sam Salem
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 7, through Sunday, June 9, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:17am and sets at 8:32pm; Moon rises at 5:44am and sets at 10:20pm. The waxing crescent Moon returns to the evening sky, crossing the upright Gemini twins as they set for the…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 5 and 6, 2024, written by Alan French
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 5 and 6, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:18 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:30 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:17 and sets at 8:31. This Thursday has just 8 minutes more daylight than last Thursday. In May…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 3rd and 4th, written by Joe Slomka
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 3rd and 4th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:29 PM; night falls at 10:42. Dawn begins at 3:06 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:18. The Moon resides in northwestern Aries on both nights. Monday’s 26-day-old Moon rises at 3:10…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, written by Sam Salem
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:20am and sets at 8:27pm; Moon rises at 2:03am and sets at 1:43pm. The Moon will reach perigee, its closest point in its elliptical orbit around Earth, on Sunday, when it’s 228,727 miles away. In…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday May 27th and 28th, written by Joe Slomka
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday May 27th and 28th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:24 PM; night falls at 10:32. Dawn begins at 3:13 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:22. Monday’s Moon is heading toward Last Quarter. It sets at 8:38 AM in western Sagittarius…
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