- When: Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 7:22pm (so come at 6:50pm)
- Where: Solstice Park [1] (or, if you’re not in Seattle, wherever you have a view of the western horizon!)
- Who: Everyone welcome. as usual.
- This event is my part of NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors program, so if you have questions about NASA missions, bring them and I’ll do my best or direct you to somewhere that can answer!
Come watch the spring equinox sunset Solstice Park in West Seattle on Saturday. We’ll see if the sunset lines up with the placed marker. I’ll be there even if it is cloudy because sometimes the Sun peeks through just as it begins to set, but if it is driving rain or sleet I’m staying home with a hot cup of tea.
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 [2]
Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Seattle, King County, Washington (longitude W122.3, latitude N47.6):
Saturday 20 March 2010 Pacific Daylight Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight 6:41 a.m.
Sunrise 7:12 a.m.
Sun transit 1:17 p.m.
Sunset 7:22 p.m.
End civil twilight 7:53 p.m.
MOON
Moonrise 8:21 a.m. on preceding day
Moonset 12:11 a.m.
Moonrise 8:55 a.m.
Moon transit 5:02 p.m.
Moonset 1:19 a.m. on following day
Everyone is welcome, see you there!
P.S. Thanks to West Seattle Blog [3] for publicizing the last few! If you don’t know them, they are a great way to keep your finger on the pulse of our not-so-little peninsula.
~ A l i c e !