Three great planets all visible right after sunset, with visits from the Moon, make September of 2021 a calm, but convenient month for breaking out that telescope.
Sep 14th: Observing With Webb in September 2021
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Sep 6th: Molecules In Space
As part of her trip to England, Pamela had a chance to sit down with Oxford astrophysicist Chris Lintott and record an episode of Astronomy Cast. From the first stars to the newest planets, molecules and the chemistry that allows them to form affects all aspects of astronomy. While most astronomers group molecules into three bins of hydrogen, helium and everything else, there are a few who do proper chemistry by studying the sometimes complex molecules that form between the stars.
Jul 3rd: Observing With Webb in July 2021
Like fireworks, July is mostly quiet and dull, but the noisy and bright events really make it worthwhile. We have two pairs of planets, visible during opposite times in opposite places, and surreptitious visits from the Moon.
Apr 1st: Objects to Observe in the April 2021 Night Sky
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the April 2021 Night Sky and places a focus on sky events like the Lyrid meteor shower and a possible telescopic comet coming into view.
Feb 15th: Planet Hunting – Revisited
This is gonna be another one of those evergreen topics where we come back again and again. Finding planets. Every time we talk about this now it seems like we’ve gained thousands of new planets. Well, buckle up! New techniques will grow that by tens of thousands and even millions!
Feb 6th: Observing With Webb in February 2021
February only gets exciting in the last week with a 3-planet conjunction, although the still very long nights and the dominating presence of Orion make it a good opportunity for constellation hunting.
Jan 17th: A Dwarf Water Planet in Our Solar System & Rose’s First Asteroid
Today we have stories about the dwarf planet Ceres and asteroid 2014 YW14 discovered by Rose Matheny
Nov 17th: Astro101 Part 2 – Who lives in the solar system?
How did the solar system form? What is a “planet” and who decided that? Just how much space is in space?
Sep 25th: Astronaut Terry Virts Tells Us “How To Astronaut”
Today, astronaut Terry Virts Tells Us “How To Astronaut” and news update! We have ultra-hot Neptune, extragalactic planet, and planet around white dwarf. #365DaysOfAstro
Sep 15th: Can Planets Survive the Death of Their Star?
When stars die, do their planets die too? What can possibly survive after a supernova explosion? How will the death of the sun affect our solar system? Can zombie planets rise from the dead?