Autumn Equinox Sunset Viewing – 2010
5 Sep 2010, 20:23 UTC
It’s time again! Add it to your calendar – the quarterly sunset viewing at Solstice Park is coming up in just a couple weeks!
When: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 7:07pm (so come at 6:30pm)
Where: Solstice Park (or, if you’re not in Seattle, wherever you have a view of the western horizon!)
Who: Everyone welcome, as usual.
Sunset on June 11, 2009 Credit: Jason Gift Enevoldsen
Come watch the autumn solstice sunset at Solstice Park in West Seattle on Monday. We’ll see if the sunset lines up with the placed marker. I’ll be there even if it is cloudy, but not if the weather is miserable.
If it is clear we’ll bring a telescope or two to take a look at the Moon after the Sun goes down – and maybe Jupiter if we stay until it is dark enough.
If you’re interested – here’s the timing of various celestial events on Saturday from Seattle, courtesy of the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department:
Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Seattle, King County, Washington (longitude W122.3, latitude N47.6):
Wednesday 22 September 2010 Pacific Daylight Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight 6:25 a.m.
Sunrise ...
