Q-90.1's Backyard Astronomer
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 10:48:05
- Mais informações
Informações:
Sinopse
Mike Murray from the Delta College Planetarium takes a look at what's up in the night sky. Things are happening all the time in the backyard universe, and many of them don't require a telescope to see and enjoy.
Episódios
-
7/17/23 - The Keystone of Hercules
17/07/2023 Duração: 02minWhile the stars of Hercules are not particularly bright, its most distinctive shape are the four stars in its center known as the Keystone.
-
7/10/23 - The Summer Triangle
10/07/2023 Duração: 02minAs evening twilight fades into night, look for three bright stars high in the east that form a giant triangle in the sky. The Summer Triangle is a great way to “star hop” to areas of interest.
-
7/3/23 - Happy Aphelion Day
06/07/2023 Duração: 02minEvery year on or about July 6, the Earth reaches aphelion, its farthest point from the sun in that elliptical orbit. How can we be at our farthest from the sun in summer?
-
7/3/23 - Happy Aphelion Day
04/07/2023 Duração: 02minEarth is at its farthest point from the Sun on July 6th, called Aphelion. Does our distance from the Sun have any effect on the weather?
-
6/26/23 - The Sea of Rains
28/06/2023 Duração: 02minKeep watching the upper left portion of the Moon all this week for one of its largest "seas." Mare Imbium, or "The Sea of Rains," spans over 700 miles.
-
6/19/23 - Moon, Mars & Venus
19/06/2023 Duração: 02minAs the planets drift very slowly among the stars, sometimes they appear close to each other in the sky – a meetup called a conjunction.
-
6/12/23 - A Green Star?
12/06/2023 Duração: 02minAre there any green stars? Astronomers say no, but observers insist that the brightest star in the constellation Libra the Scales, does look green.
-
6/5/23 - The Northern Crown
05/06/2023 Duração: 02minDuring the month of June, about 90 minutes after sunset, look high in the east, almost overhead for a faint semi-circular pattern of stars. This is the constellation of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown.
-
5/29/23 - Vega in the East
30/05/2023 Duração: 02minAt the end of evening twilight, look about halfway up the northeast sky for a bright bluish star. This is Vega, and it’s another sign that summer is on its way.
-
5/22/23 - The Waxing Crescent
23/05/2023 Duração: 02minThe week of May 22 offers a perfect opportunity to follow the waxing crescent moon. In this case, “waxing” refers to the crescent shape growing larger each night. It's also a good time to identify some of the dark lava basins called Maria.
-
5/15/23 - Coma Star Cluster
15/05/2023 Duração: 02minThe early evening sky remains dark for longer periods as the moon rises later each night. This reveals a really nice target for binoculars called the Coma Star Cluster.
-
5/8/23 - Arc to Arcturus
09/05/2023 Duração: 02minLook for the three stars in the handle of the Big Dipper and you’ll notice they form a curve or arc in the sky that you can use to find the star Arcturus.
-
5/1/23 - The Moon Illusion
01/05/2023 Duração: 02minThis week you can see what’s called the Moon Illusion, that time when the full moon seems so much larger near the horizon than when it’s overhead.
-
4/24/23 - Arch of Spring
24/04/2023 Duração: 02minMid-April to mid-May is a good time to see a collection of bright stars in the west called "The Arch of Spring." Even though they’ve been around all winter, we notice these stars more when they get lower in the sky because they’re closer to the horizon.
-
4/17/23 - Lyrid Meteor Shower
17/04/2023 Duração: 02minAfter three months of what people call the meteor drought, the annual Lyrid meteor shower comes to a peak this week.
-
4/10/23 - Venus and Mercury
10/04/2023 Duração: 02minFor weeks we’ve been treated to the brilliant planet Venus piercing the western sky after sunset, but during the week of April 10, you’ll have a rare opportunity to glimpse the elusive planet Mercury.
-
4/3/23 - The Big Dipper
06/04/2023 Duração: 02minIf you look high into the northeast after dark, you can find the seven bright stars of the Big Dipper. This is the time of year when the dipper climbs to its highest point in the north, appearing almost directly overhead by month’s end.
-
3/27/23 - Sea of Tranquility
27/03/2023 Duração: 02minThe waxing of quarter to gibbous to full is a good time to see details on the lunar surface. With nothing more than a pair of binoculars, you can make out craters, mountains, and the dark colored plains called "maria," or "seas." Probably the best known maria is the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 made the first manned lunar landing in 1969.
-
3/20/23 - The Crab and the Beehive
20/03/2023 Duração: 02minWhile you may know Cancer the Crab as one of the constellations of the zodiac, chances are you’ve never seen it because it’s the faintest of the twelve. But Cancer contains one of the best star clusters for binoculars and small telescopes - The Beehive!
-
3/13/23 - See The Asteroid Ceres
14/03/2023 Duração: 02minThis month offers a unique opportunity to see an asteroid with your own eyes - the largest asteroid in the solar system, Ceres!