Posts Tagged ‘Astronomy’
Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, January 10 and 11, 2024 written by Alan French
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, January 10 and 11, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:25 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:40 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:25 and sets at 4:42. This Thursday has just under 8 ½ minutes more daylight than last Thursday. The…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday January 8th and 9th, 2024 written by Joe Slomka
This is the Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday January 8th and 9th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:39 PM; night falls at 6:20. Dawn breaks at 5:44 AM and ends with sunrise at 7:26. The 26-day Moon is difficult to find. In Scorpius, it rises at 4:47 AM and sets at…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, January 5, through Sunday, January 7, 2024 written by Sam Salem
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, January 5, through Sunday, January 7, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:26am and sets at 4:35pm; Moon rises at 1:18am and sets at 12:04pm. Venus and Mercury are in the morning sky. Bright Jupiter is visible most of the night. Saturn shines steadily…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday January 1st (New Year’s Day) and 2nd, 2024 by Joe Slomka
This is the Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday January 1st (New Year’s Day) and 2nd, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:32 PM; night falls at 6:14. Dawn breaks at 5:44 AM and ends with sunrise at 7:26. Tuesday finds Earth at Perihelion (closest to the Sun). At 7:39 PM it lies…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, December 29, through Sunday, December 31, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, December 29, through Sunday, December 31, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:25am and sets at 4:29pm; Moon sets at 9:41am and rises at 7:00pm. For the second time this month, the moon will slide by the Beehive star cluster. This time it will…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, December 27 and 28, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, December 27 and 28, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:25 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:28 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:25 and sets at 4:28. Now that we are past the Winter Solstice, and the Sun has started its…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, December 22, through Sunday, December 24, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, December 22, through Sunday, December 24, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:23am and sets at 4:25pm; Moon sets at 2:44 am and rises at 1:15 pm. Jupiter shines to the Moon’s right at dusk on Friday and moves to its upper right later…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, December 20 and 21, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, December 20 and 21, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 7:22 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 4:24 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 7:23 and sets at 4:24. This Thursday has 2 minutes less daylight than last Thursday. In the northern hemisphere,…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday December 18th and 19th, 2023
This is the Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday December 18th and 19th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 4:23 PM; night falls at 6:06. Dawn breaks at 5:39 AM and ends with sunrise at 7:22. Monday’s Moon rises in Aquarius at 11:46 AM, by 6 PM it is 37° high in the…
Read MoreSkywatch Line for Friday, December 15, through Sunday, December 17, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, December 15, through Sunday, December 17, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 7:19am and sets at 4:22pm; Moon rises at 10:11am and sets at 7:08pm. On Sunday evening, spot Saturn about 3° upper right of the Moon. The Moon is 1.3 light-seconds from us.…
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