Archive for July 11th, 2008
Nantucket Night Sky
The Nantucket Sky in July 2008
(All times are given in Eastern Standard Time)
“The Nantucket Sky” is generously provided courtesy of Dr. Vladimir Strelnitski, Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association.
1. The Sun (for the first and last days of the month)
Sunrise: 5:11am; 5:35 am
Sunset: 8:17 pm; 7:58 pm
2. The Moon
New Moon: July 02, 10:19 pm
First Quarter: July 10, 00:35 am
Full Moon: July 18, 03:59 am
Last Quarter: July 25, 02:42 am
3. Planets
Mercury: Low above the horizon before sunrise in the beginning of the month, higher in the middle of the month, then low again, in the North-Eastern part of the sky. (Photo of Mercury below from NASA archives.)
Venus: Still too close to the Sun
Mars and Saturn: Evening objects, in the south-western part of the sky, in Leo - close to the brightest star Regulus (especially Mars, in the beginning of the month). A spectacular trio.
Jupiter: A very bright object in Sagittarius. Rises early in the evening and is seen the best by midnight.
4. Meteor Showers
July 29: Delta Aquarid (about 20 meteors per hour).
August 12: Perseid (about one meteor per minute). Stay tuned for an Open Morning at Loines Observatory!
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Weather and Airport Update
Current Area Weather Conditions
The Future Nantucket Airport
Arrivals, Departures, en Route (May Take a Minute)
Airport Operations Graphs (May Take a Minute)
Aircraft Tracking (May Take a Minute)
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