Podcaster: Ralph & Paul
Title : Awesome Astronomy’s July Sky Guide
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description: What to look out, and up, for in July.
July is here and the summer solstice is just behind us, meaning we’re on the glide slope to every lengthening nights. So the team’s here to pick their highlights for this month’s skies; starting with the planets on offer to observers and imagers:
- Ralph – Saturn shows off its moons and favourably tilted rings
- Jeni – Mercury is low in the sky but nicely placed to observe this July
- Paul – Comets C/2015 er61 Panstarrs and C/2015 V2 Johnson
Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year:
- Ralph – The Eagle Nebula in the constellation Serpens
- Jeni – Colourful binary star Albireo in Cygnus
- Paul – Messier 8, The Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius
And we finish this sky guide with July’s moon phases.
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Bio: Awesome Astronomy is the show for anyone and everyone who has even the slightest interest in astronomy and science.
Join Ralph & Paul for informative and fun astronomy programs telling you what to look out (and up) for every month as well as a main show dedicated to space and astronomy news. You can be guaranteed a passion for astronomy, simple explanations of complex and fundamental topics, space and science discussions, absorbing interviews with astronomers and astronauts who make the news and answers to listeners’ space questions.
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