Speaker 1: Welcome once again to the Doctor Sky experience heard exclusively
Speaker 1: here on Talk Radio seventy seven WABC. We, among many others,
Speaker 1: like to call WABC the crown Jewel of radio, the
Speaker 1: iconic seventy seven Talk Radio WABC beaming out of New York,
Speaker 1: around the nation, around the world, and I'm sure even
Speaker 1: out to the Cosmos. As we update you with our
Speaker 1: mid November twenty twenty three Doctor Sky cavendar of events
Speaker 1: things that you can experience in the world above us,
Speaker 1: let us begin with the Moon, Earth's nearest neighbor. We
Speaker 1: found out that the moon reached its new phase on
Speaker 1: the thirteenth that's the beginning of another lunation. This nun
Speaker 1: known as twelve forty eight. The one continues to wax
Speaker 1: into our skies, looking for it low into the southwestern
Speaker 1: part of the sky as early as the evening of
Speaker 1: the fourteenth of November. The moon then continues to move
Speaker 1: on as we find it reaches its first quarter phase
Speaker 1: by the twentieth, and then the period between first quarter
Speaker 1: and full it's officially known as a Gibbeus moon. The
Speaker 1: moon then will look elliptical in shape, or like the
Speaker 1: shape of an egg. But let me assure you the
Speaker 1: beauty of the next full moon that is in late November,
Speaker 1: occurs on the twenty seventh, that is the beautiful full
Speaker 1: Hunter's Moon. As we nearly wrap up the year twenty
Speaker 1: twenty three, and once again i'd like to thank all
Speaker 1: those that expressed interest in our coverage of the wonderful
Speaker 1: October the fourteenth annular solar eclipse, where I was very
Speaker 1: proud to be a speaker out in front of all
Speaker 1: the people there, navigating them onto the wonders of an
Speaker 1: annular eclipse of the Sun. And let's remind ourselves out there,
Speaker 1: the next major event with eclipses is very short in time,
Speaker 1: in a time period away. That will be April eighth,
Speaker 1: twenty twenty four, when we talk about the Great American
Speaker 1: solar eclipse, this time a totally clips for planets the
Speaker 1: Greek word planeteos meaning wandering stars. And let's begin proudly
Speaker 1: in the evening sky just as the sunsets earlier. Have
Speaker 1: you noticed the earlier time of sunset that means for
Speaker 1: many portions of the United States and low's listening to
Speaker 1: the Doctor's Sky Experience on Talk Radio seventy seven WABC,
Speaker 1: it's pretty obvious that the sun is going down much earlier.
Speaker 1: As we move into the deeper part of autumn twenty
Speaker 1: twenty three, we begin in the evening sky with planets
Speaker 1: high up in the southern part of the sky. No
Speaker 1: matter where you're listening to us in North America, the
Speaker 1: planet Saturn continues to shine brightly, bright enough to be
Speaker 1: seen with the naked eye, but upon further inspection with
Speaker 1: a telescope, the real show begins. At a distance now
Speaker 1: off some eight hundred and seventy two million miles, the
Speaker 1: planet Saturn's rings are tipped a little less than eight
Speaker 1: degrees to our line of sight. We've said this before
Speaker 1: and will repeat it again for clarity. The ring system
Speaker 1: of Saturn will literally disappear. But no, the rings won't
Speaker 1: totally disappear. In factuality, they will disappear from the angle
Speaker 1: that we observe the planet Saturn as we move through
Speaker 1: the ring plane in the year twenty twenty five. So
Speaker 1: what I'm saying, if you have a small telescope, you
Speaker 1: can treat your friends to a view, and of course
Speaker 1: yourself this most amazing planet that has an incredible number
Speaker 1: of satellites. The battle between Jupiter and Saturn. As to
Speaker 1: who or what has the most satellites continues. Some say
Speaker 1: that Saturn has more than Jupiter, and others say that
Speaker 1: Jupiter has more than Saturn. But the real showstopper in
Speaker 1: the evening sky, now no doubt about it, is the
Speaker 1: planet Jupiter. Zeus, the god of gods, is the ancient world.
Speaker 1: This planet is easy to see with the naked eye.
Speaker 1: Even in a pair of binoculars. You can recreate the
Speaker 1: experiment that Galileo did back on January seven, but he
Speaker 1: observed three of the now famous four Galilean satellites Io, Europa, Ganymede,
Speaker 1: and Callisto. And to keep track of all these satellites,
Speaker 1: there's an interesting website that you should know about its
Speaker 1: shallow sky Jupiter. Just plug that into your Google search
Speaker 1: or your Internet search. What you'll see right before your
Speaker 1: eyes is a real live view of what those satellites
Speaker 1: are in their position around the planet Jupiter. So simply this.
Speaker 1: If you have a large enough telescope, it'll show you
Speaker 1: if Io is going to transit the surface of the
Speaker 1: planet or if it's going to be eclipsed and throwing
Speaker 1: shadows from the other three satellites on the ball of
Speaker 1: the mighty planet Jupiter, an obvious beautiful sight to say.
Speaker 1: As we move into the morning sky, don't forget the
Speaker 1: planet Venus still shines and dominates the morning sky. It
Speaker 1: was at its greatest elongation away from the Sun as
Speaker 1: we moved into the mid period of October. But Venus
Speaker 1: continues to shine extremely as we move into the early
Speaker 1: morning sky, high and to the right of the rising Sun.
Speaker 1: These are some of the more interesting planets that can
Speaker 1: be seen in our sky right now. And we'll have
Speaker 1: lots more to say about planets. But one final note
Speaker 1: on planets. Did you know that if you were on
Speaker 1: the surface of Mars this might be one of the
Speaker 1: worst times to stay in touch with the mother ship
Speaker 1: here back on Earth. What am I talking about? This
Speaker 1: particular period of time, we find that Mars goes into
Speaker 1: superior conjunction. In simpler terms, it means that Mars goes
Speaker 1: into the glare of the Sun and from Earth it's
Speaker 1: on the opposite side of the Sun from us, and
Speaker 1: any communications with the planet Mars become garbled or difficult.
Speaker 1: So the perseverance to Curiosity Rover and other spacecraft scientists
Speaker 1: may not guaranteeing it have a little difficulty in communicating
Speaker 1: during this period of time when this direct line of
Speaker 1: sight the Sun and its energy may interfere with its
Speaker 1: missions to Mars. Lucky for you and I that we're
Speaker 1: not on the surface, because Mars right now is some
Speaker 1: two hundred and thirty five million miles away from the Sun.
Speaker 1: More to say about Mars as we move through the
Speaker 1: next series of Doctor Sky updates with the Doctor Sky
Speaker 1: experience here on Talk Radio seventy seven WABC, the crown
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Speaker 1: Iconic seventy seven Talk Radio WABC, broadcasting proudly out of
Speaker 1: New York City, around the nation, around the world, and
Speaker 1: I'm sure even out into the cosmos. What about a
Speaker 1: few other important things that we talk about in our
Speaker 1: skies for November. This the mid November twenty twenty three update,
Speaker 1: we find out that the planet Uranus, before we leave planets,
Speaker 1: is at opposition on the thirteenth of November. The planet
Speaker 1: Urus and Uranus is an interesting world. It was discovered
Speaker 1: back on March thirteenth, seventeen eighty one by the German
Speaker 1: English astronomer William Herschel. Right now, how this particular planet
Speaker 1: get a liver to This is over one point seven
Speaker 1: to three billion miles away from the Earth. That means
Speaker 1: light transmission from here to the planet is incredibly long
Speaker 1: and incredibly slow. You can see it if you have
Speaker 1: a pair of binoculars and dark skies telescope will reveal
Speaker 1: a small greenish disc. But to learn more about these
Speaker 1: particular planets and to find out details with detailed star charts,
Speaker 1: we recommend the sky live dot Com. Simply, the skylive
Speaker 1: dot com will help you in your nighttime observations. So
Speaker 1: many wonderful things to talk about here, but I want
Speaker 1: to remind each and everyone how grateful we are to
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Speaker 1: with owner John Katzimatids on the Cat's Roundtable with our
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Speaker 1: with me and don't forget On the twenty seventh, the
Speaker 1: beautiful full Hunter's Moon. Great things to come in December
Speaker 1: must we wrap up the year, but always, as we
Speaker 1: remind you, always remember to keep your eyes to the skies. Simply,
Speaker 1: I'm your navigator on the highway to the heavens. As
Speaker 1: we wish you the best of health, and happiness, a
Speaker 1: happy and healthy Thanksgiving, and a great holiday season and
Speaker 1: a most merry Christmas. As we move into the end
Speaker 1: of twenty twenty three, much more reporting will be done
Speaker 1: on the great total solar eclipse of April eighth, twenty
Speaker 1: twenty four. Do you have a location to pick out
Speaker 1: to observe it? If not, you should do it soon
Speaker 1: because rooms and places are booking up solid and they
Speaker 1: may not have any room for us, but you bet
Speaker 1: we'll find room to see one of the rarest of events,
Speaker 1: that is a total eclipse of the Sun. Until next time,
Speaker 1: I'm Doctor Sky, the proud host of the Doctor Sky
Speaker 1: Experience here on Top Radio seventy seven w ABC, Clear
Speaker 1: Skies to all as we move through the month of
Speaker 1: Nove twenty twenty three. H