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
Today’s Actual Astronomy discuss about Observer’s Calendar for February 2024. We have Moon pairing with Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter as well as a couple comets visible in small telescopes.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has completed dozens of flybys of Jupiter and here’s the most beautiful images we’ve ever seen of the Jovian world
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for January 2024.
The Observer’s Calendar for December from @ActualAstronomy presents spotting Uranus Naked Eye, Catching the Geminid Meteor Showers, see some asteroids while the Moon Pairs with Venus, Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter, and on December 30th we finally get a double shadow transit on Jupiter for everyone in North America!
In November Saturn and Jupiter are the steady highlights above, Venus shines brilliantly before dawn, and rocks fall from the sky.
Time for Observer’s Caledar for November with @ActualAstronomy. Today’s episode talk about Jupiter at opposition and the Moon pairs with Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus then M45 late this month.