Speaker 1: Welcome once again to the Doctor Sky Experience. Proudly to
Speaker 1: be here on Talk Radio seventy seven w A b C,
Speaker 1: as we like to call it, and others do too,
Speaker 1: the crown jewel of radio, the iconic seventy seven Talk
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Speaker 1: York City, the Nation, the world, and the Cosmos. And
Speaker 1: in this particular edition of the Doctor Sky Experience, we
Speaker 1: welcome in month number five, May twenty twenty four, and
Speaker 1: it will be a much exciting month for many sky
Speaker 1: watchers in and around not only the New York metropolitan area,
Speaker 1: but wherever you are listening to the Doctor Sky Experience
Speaker 1: throughout the nation, the world, and maybe out in the cosmos.
Speaker 1: We begin with arth nearest neighbor, the Moon, and we
Speaker 1: find out that after that great total and partial eclipse
Speaker 1: of the Sun back in April, the Moon continues to
Speaker 1: do its thing as it swings around planet number through
Speaker 1: the Earth. The moon reaches its last quarter on May
Speaker 1: the first. We find the moon closest to us during
Speaker 1: the month of May on the fifth, at a position
Speaker 1: we call Pyagey New Moon once again on the eighth
Speaker 1: of May. Interestingly, another month since that last major eclipse,
Speaker 1: one that will not see whether partial or total, for
Speaker 1: quite some time to come. The moon then continues to wax.
Speaker 1: On the evening hours of the ninth look low into
Speaker 1: the west northwest sky if you have an unobstructed view
Speaker 1: of the horizon to get to see one of the
Speaker 1: most magnificent, thin crescent moons. A beautiful sight. And not
Speaker 1: only is the beautiful sight of that crescent moon available,
Speaker 1: but just to the upper edge of where the sunlight
Speaker 1: is not there we see what's called earth shine. You
Speaker 1: can see that ghostly image of the moon, and the
Speaker 1: reason for it is that full light of the Earth
Speaker 1: is shining back on the moon. Thus we call it
Speaker 1: earth shine. The moon reaches its apsy position, that is
Speaker 1: farthest away from the Earth in May on the seventeenth.
Speaker 1: Then the moon continues to be gibbous. What's that. It's
Speaker 1: a moon just after first quarter and not quite full,
Speaker 1: so it looks egg shaped. Then it moves on to
Speaker 1: the beautiful full moon. May we call it the flower
Speaker 1: moon on May the twenty third. And many people have
Speaker 1: asked me here on the doctor Sky experience through emails,
Speaker 1: and by the way, my email is simply just doctor
Speaker 1: Sky Show at gmail dot com Drsky Show at gmail
Speaker 1: dot com. And the question I'm getting is when do
Speaker 1: we have any future supermoons throughout twenty twenty four And
Speaker 1: what's a supermoon when the moon is exceptionally close to
Speaker 1: the Earth, brighter and larger than normal. And the simple
Speaker 1: answer is on the evening of August nineteenth September eighteenth,
Speaker 1: which by the way, will be a super harvest moon,
Speaker 1: a beautiful romantic moon as we then move into the
Speaker 1: fall season in twenty twenty four. But wait, there's two more.
Speaker 1: The full moon of October seventeenth and November fifteenth qualify
Speaker 1: once again as a beautiful full super moon. After that
Speaker 1: full moon, the moon wanes, it goes reverse, it goes
Speaker 1: gibbus again or egg shape, only to go on to
Speaker 1: last quarter on the thirtieth. But for play, planet's unfortunately
Speaker 1: not too much in the way of planets for the
Speaker 1: month of May. If you're listening to the Doctors Sky
Speaker 1: Experience right now, during the early portion of May, you
Speaker 1: can still see Jupiter hugging the horizon in the west northwest.
Speaker 1: It can't mistake it a very bright object over five
Speaker 1: hundred million miles away. Jupiter sadly moves into conjunction with
Speaker 1: the Sun on the eighteenth of May, only to return
Speaker 1: to the morning sky, and by the end of twenty
Speaker 1: twenty four we should once again see the giant, the
Speaker 1: god Zeus as they called it, the magnificent planet Jupiter,
Speaker 1: once again taking its rightful position in our skies. For
Speaker 1: observers with the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes, the innermost planet,
Speaker 1: the planet Mercury, gives us a good show throughout May.
Speaker 1: It reaches a position called greatest Western elongation, meaning it's
Speaker 1: on the western side of the Sun ahead of sunrise,
Speaker 1: so it's obviously visible in the morning sky best some
Speaker 1: twenty six degrees away from that rising sun as we
Speaker 1: move into the latter part of the month of May.
Speaker 1: To stay in touch with me, as I mentioned before,
Speaker 1: it's simple, email is Doctor Sky's show at gmail dot com.
Speaker 1: And would also like to promote some of the other
Speaker 1: ways that you can keep in touch with me Doctor
Speaker 1: Sky and the Doctor Sky Experience here on Talk Radio
Speaker 1: seventy seven WABC. Check our other websites to learn more
Speaker 1: about her eclips expedition to Texas. Vid is visit us
Speaker 1: That is at doctor sky eclips dot com to learn
Speaker 1: much more about me, Steve Kates, Doctor Sky. Go to
Speaker 1: our classic website simply Doctor Sky's Show, Doctor Sky Show,
Speaker 1: Doctor Sky dot com drsky dot com to learn about that,
Speaker 1: and if you'd link another outstanding website to follow along
Speaker 1: in the deep dark of the night, we recommend the
Speaker 1: Skylive dot com just the sky live dot com. And
Speaker 1: thank you to WABC Radio Talk Radio seventy seven and
Speaker 1: owner and operator John Katzimatitis, as we're weekly on his
Speaker 1: This Sunday morning show, The Cat's Roundtable, and from here
Speaker 1: and there during the five o'clock show on Cats and Cosby.
Speaker 1: But other than that, we're proud to be on WABC
Speaker 1: every other Wednesday at one am with legendary broadcaster Frank
Speaker 1: Morano on the other side of midnight. When Frank has
Speaker 1: agreed and much graciel, you know, very grateful to him
Speaker 1: that we turned that radio show over for the hour
Speaker 1: to call cosmic conversations with me Doctor Sky. Doctor Sky
Speaker 1: reminds you always remember to keep your eyes to the skies.
Speaker 1: But here's the real treat in my opinion, for the
Speaker 1: skies of May. An interesting meteor shower called the Ada
Speaker 1: acquirance peaks on the morning hours of May fifth and sixth,
Speaker 1: where to see it you need a dark sky and
Speaker 1: an obstructive view of the southeast sky anytime after midnight
Speaker 1: till sunrise on the evenings of the fourth and the fifth,
Speaker 1: and even the sixth peak activity proudly on the night
Speaker 1: of the fifth into the morning of the sixth in
Speaker 1: the southeast. All debris that you see in the sky,
Speaker 1: any shooting stars, the so called shooting stars, or all debris.
Speaker 1: From a famous comment that maybe you didn't get to
Speaker 1: see in nineteen eighty six, Halley's comment Doctor Sky reminds
Speaker 1: you to always remember what to keep your eyes to
Speaker 1: the skies, your feet on the ground, and above all
Speaker 1: we talk about this, I always remember that the beautiful
Speaker 1: universe is there for you. Here on talk Radio seventy
Speaker 1: seven with the Doctor Sky Experience, where I always remind
Speaker 1: everybody not only to keep their eyes to the skies,
Speaker 1: but simply trying to earn each week the opportunity to
Speaker 1: be your navigator on the highway to the heavens. On
Speaker 1: a highway, ladies andlemen, that yet has no tolls, so
Speaker 1: it's open to exploration for people of all ages to
Speaker 1: learn about the wonders of the universe. Have a good week,
Speaker 1: and don't forget to email me at Doctor Sky's Show
Speaker 1: at gmail dot com for any technical questions. Have a
Speaker 1: great day.