Posts Tagged ‘Astronomy’

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, May 10, through Sunday, May 12, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:37am and sets at 8:07pm; Moon rises at 7:03am and sets at 11:38pm. On Friday evening, the waxing crescent Moon, glowing with earthshine, will lie between two bright stars. The golden star is Capella in the constellation Auriga the…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, May 8 and 9, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:40 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:04 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:39 and sets at 8:05. This Thursday has just over 16 ½ more minutes more daylight than last…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday May 6th and 7th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:02 PM; night falls at 9:57. Dawn begins at 3:47 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:41. The Moon lies in Aries on both nights. Monday’s Moon rises at 4:44 AM, and…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, May 3, through Sunday, May 5, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:46am and sets at 7:59pm; Moon rises at 3:36am and sets at 2:39pm. At the beginning of morning twilight, on Friday, the waning crescent Moon will float near Saturn, Mars, and Mercury. The lit…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, May 1 and 2, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:49 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:56 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:47 and sets at 7:58. This Thursday has just under 18 minutes more daylight than last Thursday. The…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday April 29th and 30th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:54 PM; night falls at 9:44. Dawn begins at 4 AM and ends with Sunrise at 5:50. Monday’s 20-day-old Moon rose, in Sagittarius, at 1:13 AM and set at 9:36 AM. Tuesday’s…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:56am and sets at 7:51pm; Moon sets at 7:01am and rises at 11:12pm. On the Friday and Saturday mornings, the waning gibbous Moon will lie close to the bright star Antares in…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 and 25, 2024, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:59 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 7:49 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:57 and sets at 7:50. This Thursday has 18 ¾ minutes more daylight than last Thursday. By the…

This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday (Earth Day) and Tuesday April 22nd and 23rd, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 7:46 PM; night falls at 9:33. Dawn begins at 4:14 AM and ends with Sunrise at 6:01. Southeast Virgo hosts the Moon on both nights. Monday’s Moon sets at 5:25…

This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 6:06am and sets at 7:43pm; Moon sets at 4:32am and rises at 3:37pm. The Moon will reach apogee, its farthest distance from Earth in its elliptical orbit around Earth, on Friday when it’s 252,042 miles…