Speaker 1: I'm Doctor Sky, welcoming you and yours to the Doctor
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Speaker 1: As we continue with our monthly Sky updates, welcome to
Speaker 1: this particular episode, Doctor Sky Sky Update number eighteen. As
Speaker 1: we move to the end of month number two, this
Speaker 1: February twenty twenty three, here's some good information as we
Speaker 1: now move hopefully very quickly into month number three, March
Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, and I'm the Doctor Sky Experience. With
Speaker 1: our Sky update, we naturally begin with the Moon, Earth's
Speaker 1: nearest neighbor. We find out that during this last period
Speaker 1: last week or so of February, the moon moved on
Speaker 1: to its first quarter phase, and then as we move
Speaker 1: into month number three, gets set for another of the
Speaker 1: beautiful full moons of twenty twenty three, this one in March.
Speaker 1: The evening hours of March the sixth into the morning
Speaker 1: of the sueventh, the beautiful full warm moon that will
Speaker 1: lie in the constellation of Leo the Lion. A most
Speaker 1: amazing sight. Watch it as it rises in the east northeast,
Speaker 1: and yes, ladies and gentlemen, a spectacular sight. Many of
Speaker 1: us wish for moonless skies to see deep sky objects,
Speaker 1: but this is quite exciting. As we continue to move
Speaker 1: through the month of March, we find out that last
Speaker 1: quarter occurs on the fourteenth, then just around the time
Speaker 1: of the spring equinox, the next of the new moons
Speaker 1: occurs on the twenty first of March, and ending off
Speaker 1: our month, we find out the next of the first
Speaker 1: quarter moons in March will occur on the twenty eighth.
Speaker 1: But how about this, as you look into our skies
Speaker 1: during the last few days of February twenty twenty three,
Speaker 1: here's something quite spectacular. We've been talking here on the
Speaker 1: Doctor Sky Experience about the conjunction of the planet's Venus
Speaker 1: and the planet Jupiter and Apropos. For the month of February,
Speaker 1: the month of Love with Valentine's Day, we have Venus,
Speaker 1: the goddess of love and beauty, easy to see and
Speaker 1: most incredibly bright into the southwest sky after sunset, and
Speaker 1: what is she doing. She's moving ever so close to
Speaker 1: the giant planet Jupiter from ancient mythology, the god of gods. Well,
Speaker 1: what are we going to see in the sky By
Speaker 1: the end of this month and on March the first,
Speaker 1: you will see these two objects right after sunset the
Speaker 1: close conjunction as both objects lie within a full moon
Speaker 1: diameter apart, and that is quite spectacular for other amazing
Speaker 1: sky events. We continue to talk about planets and we
Speaker 1: find out that the planet Mars, the red god of War,
Speaker 1: is still high and overhead during these late February evenings
Speaker 1: as it moves almost to the one hundred million mile
Speaker 1: away from us, quite different than what we had back
Speaker 1: in December when Mars was closest to us. But this
Speaker 1: amazing planet will return once again in about a year
Speaker 1: and a half for another interesting opposition, but telescopic viewers
Speaker 1: will still be able to see with powerful telescopes still
Speaker 1: some detail on this rather gibbous or egg shaped planet,
Speaker 1: as it appears this particular phase is taking shape right now.
Speaker 1: Look into our skies and find out some other traits
Speaker 1: are there. When we find out that the beautiful constellation
Speaker 1: of Oriyan the Hunter is high in the southern part
Speaker 1: of the sky just after sunset, And why not do
Speaker 1: this before the moon gets too bright? What am I
Speaker 1: referring to Get out those binoculars and look at the
Speaker 1: three belt stars of Orion. These are the brilliant stars
Speaker 1: known as Al Attack, Al Nylam, and Mintaca. But more importantly,
Speaker 1: right below the middle star of the Belt of Orion,
Speaker 1: we call that the Sword. But lying deep within that
Speaker 1: sword is a most interesting nebula. That particular nebula we
Speaker 1: know is the Orion Nebulam. How about that even city
Speaker 1: dwellers can get to see this amazing fuzzy object some
Speaker 1: thirteen hundred and fifty light years away from us. Telescopic
Speaker 1: viewers will be treated to a more spectacular view, of course,
Speaker 1: hoping that you're not blinded out or wiped out by
Speaker 1: brilliant moonlight. But if you do get a chance to
Speaker 1: see the Orion Nebulam, do know that the object may
Speaker 1: be at least twelve to twenty light years wide. This
Speaker 1: is the birthplace of stars, among many other locations in
Speaker 1: our heavens. But deep within the Orion nebula is the
Speaker 1: most fascinating side and high powered telescopes a group of
Speaker 1: four stars officially known as the Trapezium. These brilliant blue stars,
Speaker 1: as we call them young stars, are often thought to
Speaker 1: light up the entire nebula, and deep within the Orion
Speaker 1: nebula we find the birthplace, as I mentioned before, of
Speaker 1: many stars. You know, many of us and all of
Speaker 1: our friends here on the Doctor Sky Experience. Tell us
Speaker 1: that many of you came out here to see the
Speaker 1: Super Bowl here in Glendale, Arizona. Well, many of you
Speaker 1: want to continue to live out here in this part
Speaker 1: of the West, and we certainly welcome you. But if
Speaker 1: you're ever out here, we highly recommend a couple of
Speaker 1: locations that I'm sure you would enjoy, and they're big
Speaker 1: supporters of the Doctor Sky Experience here on Top Radio
Speaker 1: seventy seven WABC. One of them is Raphael's Pizza. There's
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Speaker 1: Peoria in Londale, Arizona. And ladies and gentlemen, it's a
Speaker 1: great opportunity too if you enjoy Chinese food, to get
Speaker 1: in touch with the good folks at Yao's Chinese Restaurant,
Speaker 1: located deep in the central part of Gilbert, Arizona. But
Speaker 1: equally important, how about for many of you that do
Speaker 1: travel out to Arizona, why not join me Doctor Sky
Speaker 1: at a most beautiful location that we're there twice a
Speaker 1: month to do the beauty and share with you that
Speaker 1: is the beauty of Arizona's dark skies. How about an
Speaker 1: initial international dark sky location known as the Arizona Join
Speaker 1: us at a location called the Wild Resort and Spawn
Speaker 1: Sedona to learn much more about this particular resort a
Speaker 1: great place. I'm sure you'll love it, and also are
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Speaker 1: for more information and don't forget on the Doctor Sky experience.
Speaker 1: We highly recommend a website that you can find so
Speaker 1: many of the wonderful things that go into our nighttime skies,
Speaker 1: and that is the sky Live dot Com. That's right,
Speaker 1: the Skylive dot Com an excellent website whether you're looking
Speaker 1: for planets, comments, asteroids, and much much more. And by
Speaker 1: the way, I wonder out there in radio land and
Speaker 1: cyberspace if any of you got to see comment ZTF.
Speaker 1: In my opinion, the news media reported this rather incorrectly,
Speaker 1: telling people that they should just go out and simply
Speaker 1: look at the green comet. Oh, the truth is always
Speaker 1: here on the Doctor Sky Experience. It was an object
Speaker 1: that required probably more than monoculars and definitely being in
Speaker 1: dark skies. In this particular time. We'll have more to
Speaker 1: say about these and many other objects that go into
Speaker 1: our nighttime skies as you're listening to me, Doctor Sky
Speaker 1: here on the Doctor Sky Experience on the iconic talk
Speaker 1: Radio seventy sem WABC, and also another special treat for
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Speaker 1: Sky for our bi monthly Doctor Sky Hour with Frank
Speaker 1: Morano on the Other side of Midnight, as we call
Speaker 1: that hour at least from my side, the infinite side
Speaker 1: of midnight. I'm Doctor Sky, wishing you the best for
Speaker 1: clear skies, health and happiness as we always remind you
Speaker 1: to keep your eyes to the skies. Yes, indeed, I'm
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