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 Observer’s Calendar for November talk about t Corona Borealis to Nova to the Halloween Fireballs, also pairings of the Moon & Venus, Jupiter, & other planets.
How to observe the Perseid meteor shower,Lunar X and Straight Wall, Minor Planets Iris and Psyche plus bright comets.
The planets orbiting other stars defy our expectations. Gigantic super-Jupiters whirling around their parent stars & Earth-sized fragments of exploded stars circling pulsars. Join us as we round up the latest batch of bizarro worlds.
June brings us the quote “Parade of Planets”…well, sort of…Listen up as I discuss which planets are visible, which aren’t, and when the Moon will pass by them.
In February, on the closest approach, NASA’s Juno spacecraft was within 930 miles of the closest moon Io’s surface. Since then, Io and Juno have parted ways, and Juno is now snuggling down into tighter orbits around her Jupiter.
Some lunar craters are new and that means the Moon being hit by another object. Also Jupiter protecting the Earth. More at #365DaysOfAstro