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Speaker 1: And we begin now with our first report for month
Speaker 1: number six, June twenty twenty four, and as we look
Speaker 1: to the summer skies, with vacation season right around the corner.
Speaker 1: Already here with the passing of Memorial Day, the unofficial
Speaker 1: date of summer, we welcome you to hopefully clear skies
Speaker 1: and some exciting things sleep. Let's begin our sky tour.
Speaker 1: We begin with Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon. The moon
Speaker 1: reaches its new phase on the sixth that again continues
Speaker 1: on as the moon waxes. Look for the moon is
Speaker 1: a thin sliver of moonlight by the evening of the seventh,
Speaker 1: low into the west northwest. The moon races on the
Speaker 1: first quarter on the fourteenth, and the big event for
Speaker 1: those who love the moon is the beautiful full strawberry
Speaker 1: moon that will happen on the evening hours of June
Speaker 1: the twenty second, at exactly nine oh eight p m.
Speaker 1: Eastern daylight time. All eyes to the skies as we
Speaker 1: see this magnificent moon, the one, of course, known as
Speaker 1: the full strawberry moon and in some circles, among other names,
Speaker 1: the full honeymoon due to many traditional weddings that occurred
Speaker 1: or still dewe during the month of June. The moon
Speaker 1: then wanes less moonlight, meaning rises later and earlier into
Speaker 1: the morning, and that particular time we find for last
Speaker 1: quarter on June the twenty eighth. Just in case you're curious,
Speaker 1: the moon is farthest from the Earth at a basis
Speaker 1: called apogee that occurs on the fourteenth. That's really not
Speaker 1: that discernible to the naked eye. But I assure you
Speaker 1: when the moon is closest to us at perige, you'll
Speaker 1: know the difference. That happens on June the second, and
Speaker 1: we squeeze in another perige moon on the twenty seventh
Speaker 1: of the month. But let's not forget a major seasonal
Speaker 1: change to take place, and that of course occurs every year.
Speaker 1: This one, of course, the well awaited and long awaited
Speaker 1: summer saulstice that for all of us will occur as
Speaker 1: we move through time and space on the twentieth of
Speaker 1: June at four fifty one p m. Eastern dayly time.
Speaker 1: When yes, you got it right, the sun, the length
Speaker 1: of the days are the longest at least around that time,
Speaker 1: not exactly on the twentieth, but the sun moves to
Speaker 1: its highest position on the equatorial area above that equator
Speaker 1: I should say, called the ecliptic, by some twenty three
Speaker 1: degrees forty four minutes of ark. What does that mean.
Speaker 1: It means that you get the latest of sun sets
Speaker 1: and the earliest of sun rises. The Greek word planetaos
Speaker 1: is for wandering stars, and let's talk about some of
Speaker 1: the planets that you can see. You may have heard
Speaker 1: by now in the mainstream and legacy media that there's
Speaker 1: an amazing planetary parade that's going to happen in the
Speaker 1: morning of June the third. But me, doctor Sky always
Speaker 1: gives you the truth in all kinds of reports, So
Speaker 1: here we go. Is there really a planetary parade? On
Speaker 1: June the third. You could call it that Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Urinus,
Speaker 1: and Neptune will all be within a big swathe of
Speaker 1: the sky. But the truth of the matter is, unless
Speaker 1: you have exceptionally clear skies and get up really early,
Speaker 1: which I encourage you to do, looking into the northeast,
Speaker 1: you may get a glimpse of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,
Speaker 1: and Saturn, but the two objects Uranus and Neptune are
Speaker 1: hardly visible at all because you'll need a powerful telescope,
Speaker 1: at least at.
Speaker 2: This time of year to see them. Why do we
Speaker 2: call it a.
Speaker 1: Planetary parade because it's an interesting event for many, and
Speaker 1: it's a beautiful sight in the sky if you have
Speaker 1: the darkest of skies, and city dwellers may not necessarily
Speaker 1: get to see that much of it, but still it
Speaker 1: happens on the calendar. If you'd like to get in
Speaker 1: touch with me, it's simply Doctor Sky Show at gmail
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Speaker 1: owner and operator John Katzimatitis. Every Sunday on the Cat's
Speaker 1: Round Tables Sunday mornings and then every other Wednesday morning,
Speaker 1: as we're proud to announce here on the other side
Speaker 1: of Midnight with legendary broadcaster Frank Morano. As we then,
Speaker 1: with his permission, change the name of the radio show,
Speaker 1: two Cosmic Conversations with me Doctor Sky. Tune in, call
Speaker 1: in and ask you questions, because we're more than happy
Speaker 1: to talk about these great realms. As we mentioned before,
Speaker 1: astronomy's space, aviation, and weather. But how about something for
Speaker 1: everybody who's on vacation, if you're getting away from city lights,
Speaker 1: here's a Doctor Sky treat and it happens every year.
Speaker 1: My suggestion is, if you're out into the country or
Speaker 1: we're away from city lights, what a pair of binoculars
Speaker 1: in half? Because between the period of June sixth to
Speaker 1: about the twelfth, that is when the moon sets. Of course,
Speaker 1: it's not going to interfere with your late night viewing.
Speaker 1: Take a look into the southern part of the sky
Speaker 1: by around ten or even eleven PM. Why do I
Speaker 1: mention that the magnificence of the summer milky way, that's right,
Speaker 1: you'll be right there in front of your eyes. And
Speaker 1: I know people have talked to me about this a
Speaker 1: long time and say, hey, do't you sky How do
Speaker 1: you get to see the Milky Way from most parts
Speaker 1: of the listening audience. Well, naturally, dark skies will always help.
Speaker 1: City dwellers may have a little difficulty finding this, of course,
Speaker 1: but this is particularly out there for those that are traveling.
Speaker 1: Have those binoculars, and what you'll be looking at low
Speaker 1: into the southern sky is the beautiful constellation of Scorpius,
Speaker 1: the Scorpion, and to the left of it, a big
Speaker 1: teapot shaped constellation which is not a teapot, but it
Speaker 1: looks like.
Speaker 2: One, is Sagittarius, the Archer.
Speaker 1: Right in that area between Scorpius and Sagittarius is the
Speaker 1: core of them Ooki Way galaxy. We are twenty seven
Speaker 1: thousand light years away from the core, and that's quite
Speaker 1: amazing because let me say this, a picture, as you know,
Speaker 1: is better than what thousands of words. But in my opinion,
Speaker 1: if you're out on vacation and you look to the
Speaker 1: southern sky with those binoculars in hand, sharing that experience
Speaker 1: with friends and neighbors, because did you know that maybe
Speaker 1: one out of two hundred people, let's say, on the Earth,
Speaker 1: have ever had a glimpse of the big galactic arm
Speaker 1: that we live in our galaxy, the Milki Way galaxy,
Speaker 1: Doctor Sky always remains. You want always remember to keep
Speaker 1: your eyes to the skies. Simply, I'm your navigator on
Speaker 1: the highway to the heavens. Where at least now there's
Speaker 1: no tolls on this highway. So what are we saying? Seriously,
Speaker 1: enjoy the wonders of our vast universe. And by the way,
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Speaker 1: Doctor s Guy once again remains you always what, keep
Speaker 1: your eyes to the skies. Hope you have a safe,
Speaker 1: healthy and happy June, and we'll be talking more about
Speaker 1: late breaking news, in particular with the massive sunspot that
Speaker 1: was active Region thirty six sixty four, which is now
Speaker 1: returned to the front edge of the Sun and may
Speaker 1: be raining more havoc in solar flares and coronal mass ejections,
Speaker 1: hopefully giving us another chance to see on the beautiful side,
Speaker 1: the beauty of the Aurora borealis, but on the darker side,
Speaker 1: hopefully it doesn't interfere with our electromagnetics, our course, digital equipment,
Speaker 1: and our power grid. Have a great week.
Speaker 2: We'll see you soon.