The Nantucket Sky for November

The Nantucket Sky in November 2008</ Courtesy of the Maria Mitchell Association The Sun (for the first and last days of the month) Sunrise: 7:12 am; 6:46 am Sunset: 5.35 pm; 4:12 pm The Moon First Quarter: November 05, 11:03 pm Full Moon: November 13, 01:17 am Last Quarter: November 19, 04:31 pm New Moon: [...]

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 Nantucket Night Sky

The Nantucket Sky in May 2008 “The Nantucket Sky” is generously provided at the beginning of each month by the Maria Mitchell Observatory, 4 Vestal Street. Thank you to Executive Director Janet E. Schulte for proposing this idea, and to Astronomer Vladimir Strelnitski for the report. (All times are given in Eastern Standard Time) The [...]

Nantucket Night Sky

The Nantucket Sky in April 2008 (All times are given in Eastern Standard Time) “The Nantucket Sky” is generously provided at the beginning of each month by the Maria Mitchell Observatory, 4 Vestal Street. Thank you to Executive Director Janet E. Schulte for proposing this idea, and to Astronomer Vladimir Strelnitski for the report. 1. [...]

The Nantucket Sky

The Nantucket Sky in March 2008 (All times are Eastern Standard Time) The Sun (for the middle of the month, March 15) Rises at 6:51 a.m. Sets at 6:48 p.m. The Moon New Moon: March 7, 12:14 pm First Quarter: March 14, 6:46 am Full Moon: March 21, 2:40 pm Last Quarter: March 29, 5:47 [...]

The Nantucket Sky

The Nantucket Sky in January 2008 (All times are given in Eastern Standard Time) The Sun (for the middle of the month, January 15) Rises at 7:04 a.m. Sets at 4:36 p.m. The Moon First Quarter: January 15, 02:46 pm Full Moon: January 22, 08:35 am Last Quarter: January 30, 12:03 am Planets Mercury: It [...]

The Nantucket Sky

“The Nantucket Sky” is generously provided at the beginning of each month by the Maria Mitchell Observatory, 4 Vestal Street. Thank you to Executive Director Janet E. Schulte for proposing this idea, and to Astronomer Vladimir Strelnitski for the report. The Nantucket Sky in December 2007 (All times are given in Eastern Standard Time) The [...]

Nantucket Sky Report

This week, Mahon About Town introduces a new monthly feature – “The Nantucket Sky“, generously provided at the beginning of each month by the Maria Mitchell Observatory, 4 Vestal Street. As it turns out, there’s exciting news over there behind the telescope, the sudden and astronimically unexpected brightening of Comet Holmes, now visible to the [...]