Tonight’s Sky
Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday July 10th, and 11th, 2023
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday July 10th, and 11th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:35 PM; night falls at 10:46. Dawn begins at 3:16 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 5:27. Sunday was the Last Quarter Moon, which resides in Aries and provides a…
Skywatch Line for Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July 9, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July 9, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:24am and sets at 8:36pm; Moon sets at 10:17am and rises at 11:49pm. On Friday and Saturday mornings, the Moon will pass by Saturn. Catch the Moon and Saturn before midnight and…
Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, July 5 and 6, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, July 5 and 6, written by Alan French. The Sun rises at 5:23 A.M. on Wednesday and sets at 8:37 P.M. On Thursday it rises at 5:24 and sets at 8:36. This Thursday has just under 5 ½ minutes less daylight than last Thursday. We…
Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday July 3rd, and 4th, 2023
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday July 3rd, and 4th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:38 PM; night falls at 10:52. Dawn begins at 3:08 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 5:23. Note that daylight is very slowly becoming shorter. Monday’s Moon became “Full” at…
Skywatch Line for Friday, June 30, through Sunday, July 2, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 30, through Sunday, July 2, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:20am and sets at 8:38pm; Moon sets at 2:28am and rises at 6:03pm. The Moon shines among the stars of upper Scorpius on Friday. The brightest of these stars is orange Antares.…
Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 26th, and 27th, 2023
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 26th, and 27th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:38 PM; night falls at 10:55. Dawn begins at 3:02 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 5:19. Western Venus and Mars share Leo on both nights. Venus blazes with minus…
Skywatch Line for Friday, June 23, through Sunday, June 25, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 23, through Sunday, June 25, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:17am and sets at 8:38pm; Moon rises at 10:14am. First-quarter Moon occurs at 3:50am Monday morning. The waxing crescent Moon will glow near the planets Venus and Mars, plus the bright star…
Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 21 and 22, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Wednesday and Thursday, June 21 and 22, written by Alan French. At 10:58 A.M. on Wednesday we reach the Summer Solstice, when the Sun is farthest north and highest in our sky. After the Solstice, our days will begin growing shorter again, slowly at first, as the Sun…
Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 19th, and 20th, 2023
This is the Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Monday and Tuesday June 19th, and 20th, written by Joe Slomka. The Sun sets at 8:37 PM; night falls at 10:54. Dawn begins at 3:00 AM and ends with the Sun rising at 5:17. Monday’s Moon rises, in western Gemini, at 6:04 AM. One day past “NEW”,…
Skywatch Line for Friday, June 16, through Sunday, June 18, 2023
This is Dudley Observatory’s Skywatch Line for Friday, June 16, through Sunday, June 18, written by Sam Salem. On Friday, Sun rises at 5:16am and sets at 8:36pm; Moon rises at 3:47am and sets at 7:37pm. New Moon occurs at 12:37am on Sunday. Venus, at magnitude –4.5 in Cancer, is the brilliant “Evening Star” in…