The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for January 2024.
Jan 4th: The Observer’s Calendar for January 2024
Tag: Moon
Jan 3rd: Hot Spot on the Moon – Granite Batholith Found Below Surface
The Apollo missions showed scientists that the craters on the Moon were from impacts rather than volcanoes. But recents discovery shows that volcano Compton-Belkovich glowed in the microwave. More bout it at #365DaysOfAstro
Dec 18th: Moonshot 2024 – Go or No Go
With Artemis 1 completing its robotic flight around the Moon, we know that the SLS works. Next comes Artemis 2, with a crew of astronauts flying past the Moon. But there are a long list of challenges to consider that could delay things considerably. Go or no go for launch.
Dec 17th: Fragment & Enceladus’ Ocean
Today story is about the discovery of 2016 DP that formed after two large asteroid collided in asteroid belt. And also Enceladus Ocean. More at #365DayOfAstro
Dec 2nd: Last Minute Astronomer December 2023
December is here & the Last Minute Astronomer bring astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. We have the naked eye planets visible this month, the lunar phases, and then the meteor shower and other events, so you can plan ahead better than me.
Oct 30th: Mission Roll Call Part 4: Lunar Exploration
The journey continue as @AstronomyCast discuss about Lunar mission since there are many nations on the Moon, near the Moon, around the Moon, traveling to the Moon. It’s a lot. We’ll talk about it today.
Oct 5th: The Observer’s Calendar for October 2023
In this episode, @ActualAstronomy talk about observing the Planets Jupiter,Saturn and Venus as they pair with our Moon in the evening sky as well as other sights to see in the October Night Sky
Sep 4th: Questions: An Unlocked Moon, Energy Into Black Holes, & the Space Station’s Orbit
This week we find out what would happen if the Moon was rotating fast and not tidally locked to the Earth also where the light and matter go into a black hole.
Aug 27th: Martian Water & Mini Moons
There could be a lake of liquid water beneath the south Martian polar cap. Also there are likely to be hundreds smaller than softball sized and perhaps several dozen football to beachball sized, natural Earth mini moons
Aug 21st: The Source of Atmospheres, the Vanishing Moon, and a Glow After Sunset
How do planets get their atmospheres? What would happen to the Earth if the Moon just disappeared? And what’s that strange glow we see after sunset? Do we live in an unbalanced Universe?