This is the companion Web Site of Bob Moler's Ephemeris radio program, which is broadcast Monday Through Friday on Interlochen Public Radio Stations. Interlochen Public Radio serves northwestern lower Michigan. The first Ephemeris program was broadcast June 1, 1975.Click on the above link for live streaming audio from IPR.Click here for mp3 audio of the current batch of Ephemeris programs
Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog contains transcripts and illustrations from the Ephemeris programs. They are generally released at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the program play date. |
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–----- Contact me at the email address at the bottom of this page to discuss star parties and presentations for schools, scout groups, and non-profit organizations. –----- That being said, opinions expressed on this website are my own and not that of NASA or JPL Ephemeris Radio Schedule Monday - Friday The Stations of Interlochen Public Radio WIAA
88.7 FM Interlochen WHBP 90.1 FM Harbor Springs, Petoskey Observing Weather in Northwestern Lower Michigan
On this site – articles of interest for this monthSome Autumn Binocular Sights New! Halley's Comet and the Orionids The Great Star Story of Autumn |
October 2018Interested in learning more? If you live in northwestern lower Michigan check out the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society. More information on visible planetary and other events are available on Bob Moler's Ephemeris Blog the day of the event. The blog contains Monday-Friday program transcripts, most with illustrations and additional information. Extra! My report on the Great American Eclipse. Highlights for October 2018 (ET) Date Local Event
Time
Oct 01 Mo Venus: 32.9° E
02 Tu 5:45 am Last Quarter
02 Tu 9:03 am Moon North Dec.: 21° N
03 We 11:10 pm Moon Ascending Node
04 Th 5:51 am Moon-Beehive: 1.3° N
05 Fr 5:58 pm Moon-Regulus: 1.9° S
05 Fr 6:29 pm Moon Perigee: 366400 km
08 Mo 11:47 pm New Moon
10 We 8:10 pm Draconid Shower: ZHR = 10
11 Th 5:21 pm Moon-Jupiter: 4.3° S
14 Su 11:01 pm Moon-Saturn: 2° S
15 Mo 1:26 pm Moon South Dec.: 21.2° S
15 Mo 10:32 pm Mercury-Venus: 6.2° N
16 Tu 2:02 pm First Quarter
17 We 8:03 am Moon Descending Node
17 We 3:16 pm Moon Apogee: 404200 km
18 Th 9:01 am Moon-Mars: 2.2° S
21 Su 1:03 pm Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20
23 Tu 8:43 pm Uranus Opposition
24 We 12:45 pm Full Moon
26 Fr 10:13 am Venus Inferior Conjunction
with the Sun
27 Sa 9:04 am Moon-Aldebaran: 1.6° S
29 Mo 1:28 am Mercury-Jupiter: 3.1° N
29 Mo 1:34 am Moon North Dec.: 21.3° N
30 Tu 10:46 pm Moon Ascending Node
31 We 10:24 am Moon-Beehive: 1° N
31 We 11:40 am Last Quarter
31 We 3:05 pm Moon Perigee: 370200 km
Nov 01 Th Venus: 10.6° W
NASA - SKYCAL - Sky Events Calendar by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC) (with occasional annotations and additions) |
Active Planetary Space MissionsWe have a new location for information on planetary space missions. It's here at the Planetary Society. The chart is created by Olaf Frohn, and is updated every month. Free SoftwareStellarium is a fabulous planetarium program with a very realistic sky and simple controls. If you have an older computer download 0.12.8, which may work better for you. They've added some features in the latest version (0.18.2) and and a new rendering engine that may not be compatible with computers more than a year or two old. http://stellarium.org Cartes du Ciel (Sky Charts) is a great telescope companion. It can be downloaded it from http://astrosurf.com/astropc/. Virtual Moon Atlas is a great tool for reference at the telescope or desk. http://www.astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html Celestia is a great 3D simulator of solar system objects and beyond. http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Hallo Northern Sky is an interesting planetarium program. It seems not as polished as Stellarium, but has some cool features. I use it when planning star parties as a quick way to see what would be visible because it loads quickly http://hnsky.org/
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