Get out under the stars in December of 2024 to see ALL THE PLANETS! Especially on Christmas night. Plus a bunch of close encounters between the Moon and those planets, and the annual Geminid meteor shower.
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for December 2024. We talk about Mercury at greatest elongation in the Eastern morning sky on December 25th and how to best observe Jupiter just past opposition. We also talk about pairings of the Moon and Venus, Mercury Jupiter and other planets.
Today’s Big Impact Astronomy discuss with Manisha Dwa about her leadership role in promoting astronomy education and supporting women in science
Are we “in range” of any potential supernovae? Has the Earth ever been hit in the past? What about gamma-ray bursts from across the galaxy?
As we have discussed about the Einstein mission. Today, let’s look at the Albert Einstein himself.
Today’s Traveler in the Night discussed about the discovery of 2015 TC25 and 2016 WJ1
Opportunity & risk. How will we find the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life? Are we safe from asteroid impacts now?
Stellar occultation when Pluto passed in front of a distant star gives info that Pluto’s atmosphere is freezing
Dr. Linda Spilker (JPL Fellow and Sr Research Scientist) talks to us about the Voyager mission.