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<v Speaker 1>Welcome once again to the Doctor Sky Experience, heard proudly

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<v Speaker 1>on Talk Radio seventy seven WABC. We and many others

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<v Speaker 1>like to call it the crown Jewel of radio, the

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<v Speaker 1>iconic seventy seven Talk Radio WABC, beaming out of New

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<v Speaker 1>York City, the Nation, the world, and I Am Sure

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<v Speaker 1>the Cosmos. Heard in one hundred and seventy three countries

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<v Speaker 1>and all fifty states, and more on the Doctor Sky

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<v Speaker 1>Experience and other great programs and podcasts at WABC radio

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<v Speaker 1>dot com and Red Apple Audio Networks. As we move

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<v Speaker 1>through time and space, Welcome to month number nine, September

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four, an exciting month in stors we begin

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<v Speaker 1>this particular episode, we begin with Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon,

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<v Speaker 1>and find out that new moon occurred on the third

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<v Speaker 1>of September. We call it the dark of the Moon,

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<v Speaker 1>and in the technical language, this is the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>lunation number twelve fifty eight, counting down lunar lunations since

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<v Speaker 1>the year nineteen twenty three. The moon then moves rapidly

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<v Speaker 1>under first quarter on the eleventh. As the moon continues

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<v Speaker 1>to wax in our skies and it builds up in

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<v Speaker 1>my opinion to one of the most beautiful of all

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<v Speaker 1>full moons of the entire year. How about a supermoon

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<v Speaker 1>as we move on to the seventeenth of September, This

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<v Speaker 1>one the full super harvest moon. And ladies and gentlemen,

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<v Speaker 1>if you look back in history, the harvest moon has

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<v Speaker 1>great significance, why as it's a precursor to the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of the September Equinox, which then occurs on the twenty second.

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<v Speaker 1>But much more on that in weeks to come on

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<v Speaker 1>future editions of the Doctor Sky Experience. The moon then

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<v Speaker 1>moves on to its last quarter phase by the twenty fourth.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's quite interesting here on the Doctor Sky Experience

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<v Speaker 1>that we do talk about the moon, and why because

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<v Speaker 1>it's an easy object for many of you out there

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<v Speaker 1>that are, let's say beginners. A pair of binoculars will

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<v Speaker 1>show you some detail on the moon to learn the

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<v Speaker 1>Great Moon map and the Great Lunar sees that on

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<v Speaker 1>the visible face of the Moon, plus craters and so

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<v Speaker 1>much more. And we find out in the telescope the

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<v Speaker 1>view can be quite outstanding. But one more bit of

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<v Speaker 1>information on the beautiful full super harvest moon of September seventeenth,

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<v Speaker 1>there will actually be for many portions of North America

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<v Speaker 1>and other parts of the world, a very thin and

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<v Speaker 1>very short lived partial lunary clips and again much more

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<v Speaker 1>on that in future iterations of this program. For planets,

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<v Speaker 1>we find out that the planet Mercury reaches its greatest

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<v Speaker 1>elongation in the morning sky by September fifth. That can

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<v Speaker 1>be seen some eighteen degrees away from the rising Sun

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<v Speaker 1>and easy to see with the naked eye. Remember, Mercury,

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<v Speaker 1>the closest planet of the Sun, can be difficult to

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<v Speaker 1>find and see because it never gets farther away from

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<v Speaker 1>the Sun by about twenty seven degrees. We move on

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<v Speaker 1>and continue to learn about the planet Venus. As we

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned in previous programs, the planet Venus is now moving

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<v Speaker 1>into the evening sky, and skywatchers should look with clear

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully a treeless horizon. You'll get to see the

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<v Speaker 1>Goddess of Love and beauty herself as she pops her

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<v Speaker 1>head up, getting higher and higher into our September skies,

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<v Speaker 1>right in the western part of the sky. Then we

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<v Speaker 1>find out something equally impressive, the original ring planet. We

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<v Speaker 1>call it Saturn. Why it's discovery a long time ago,

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<v Speaker 1>Galileo observed it and thought there were two lobes next

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<v Speaker 1>to it. He didn't realize they were rings. He thought

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<v Speaker 1>there were two moons. But we find out that the

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<v Speaker 1>planet's cattern. How about this comes to opposition, meaning it's

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<v Speaker 1>at it's best for the entire year on the evening

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<v Speaker 1>of September the eighth. Now, if you take a look

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<v Speaker 1>with the naked eye, you won't see any rings or

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<v Speaker 1>any detail. But if you have a small telescope, get

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<v Speaker 1>set for this. Every fifteen years or so, the planet

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<v Speaker 1>satur and the Earth line up that we move through

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<v Speaker 1>the ring plane. So it's like holding your hand with

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<v Speaker 1>all your fingers stretched out wide and open. And then

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<v Speaker 1>try it. When you move your hand horizontally, the thinnest

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<v Speaker 1>part of your hand so beeit with the rings of Saturn.

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<v Speaker 1>So a telescope more powerful will reveal some of that.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's quite a fascinating sight. The planet Saturn a

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<v Speaker 1>planet that ladies and gentlemen, when you see it, is

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<v Speaker 1>about eight hundred million miles away from your eye. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you could travel to it on a light beam,

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<v Speaker 1>imagine that traveling at six hundred and seventy million miles

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<v Speaker 1>an hour the speed of light, you would get from

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<v Speaker 1>the Earth to the planet Saturn in a little over

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<v Speaker 1>seventy minutes. Well that's a dream. Then we find out

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<v Speaker 1>as we move out and beyond into the Solar System,

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<v Speaker 1>beyond the planet Earth, we find out that in the

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<v Speaker 1>morning sky two planets are easily seen before sunrise, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is pretty much in the east. We find the

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<v Speaker 1>planet Mars, the red god of war, getting closer to

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<v Speaker 1>the Earth and a little bit brighter. A telescope won't

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<v Speaker 1>reveal much detail at this time, but the opposite is

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<v Speaker 1>two of the next planet, the planet Jupiter, Jupiter Zeus,

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<v Speaker 1>the god of gods. The planet itself is so amazing

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<v Speaker 1>and so interesting to see. All you need to do

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<v Speaker 1>is look into that east northeast sky just before sunrise

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<v Speaker 1>or a little earlier, let's say, even by three thirty

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<v Speaker 1>or four am local time. And yes, even in a

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<v Speaker 1>par of binoculars, you can recreate the experiment that Galileo

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<v Speaker 1>claims to have done. Back on January seventh of the

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<v Speaker 1>year sixteen ten. What did he do? He and his

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<v Speaker 1>crewde telescope observed three of the now famous Galilean moons.

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<v Speaker 1>All four of them are visible at times Io Europa

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<v Speaker 1>Ganymade in Kilisto, and now today in modern science, a

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<v Speaker 1>spacecraft will be heading toward Europa because many believe that

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<v Speaker 1>underneath the icy surface of Europa there may be seas

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<v Speaker 1>that harbor primitive life of billions and millions of years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Quite an interesting sight. Now we find out, folks, that

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<v Speaker 1>if you want to look for close conjunctions of planets,

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<v Speaker 1>you can find out that by the twenty third of

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<v Speaker 1>September in the morning sky, the moon is close to Jupiter,

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<v Speaker 1>makes for a beautiful sight. And then on the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>fifth September, the moon is close to the planet Mars

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<v Speaker 1>and the sky these are simply cold conjunctions for dark

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<v Speaker 1>sky observers. Don't forget if you're away from the city

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<v Speaker 1>lights and have a beautifully clear sky that would occur.

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<v Speaker 1>There are two big windows to do this without moonlight,

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<v Speaker 1>starting from around September third up and to including about

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<v Speaker 1>the tenth, and then as we move forward past last

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<v Speaker 1>quarter moon, probably around the twenty fifth to the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the month of September. What am I talking about?

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<v Speaker 1>In dark moonless skies As the sun sets, the Milky

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<v Speaker 1>Way scans literally overhead in the sky, moving from the

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<v Speaker 1>northeast from Perseus Cassiopeia overhead, the constellation Signus deep in

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<v Speaker 1>the Milky Way and moving to the southwest, the heart

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<v Speaker 1>of the Milky Way in Sagittarius, and the now sudding

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<v Speaker 1>constellation of Scorpius. Trust me on this, folks. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a most magnificent sight with the naked eye, and much

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<v Speaker 1>better in a pair of binoculars. And of all the

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<v Speaker 1>high technology of smartphones, you might even be able to

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<v Speaker 1>capture the Milky Way as easy as it is by

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<v Speaker 1>pushing a button on your smartphone to get in touch

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<v Speaker 1>with me, Doctor Sky and the Doctor Sky experience. We

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<v Speaker 1>welcome that The email is doctor Skyshow at gmail dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Drsky Show at gmail dot com and proudly part

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<v Speaker 1>of Talk Radio seventy seven WABC. Thanking John Katzimetidas and

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<v Speaker 1>family for having me here every Sunday on his popular

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<v Speaker 1>show around the nation in the world, The Cats Roundtable,

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<v Speaker 1>as we talk about so many of these great news

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<v Speaker 1>events from the realms of astronomy, space, aviation, and weather.

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<v Speaker 1>And then every other Wednesday at one am local East

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<v Speaker 1>Coast time, I'm joined with Frank Morano and he has

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<v Speaker 1>me on his program and for that one hour we

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<v Speaker 1>change it from the other side of midnight to co

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<v Speaker 1>cosmic conversations with me, Doctor Sky. As we always say

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<v Speaker 1>and we mean it, always remember to keep your eyes

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<v Speaker 1>to the skies, clear skies, health and happiness as I

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<v Speaker 1>continue to earn the opportunity to be your navigator around

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<v Speaker 1>the shows on the highway to the Heavens, a highway

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<v Speaker 1>at least now it is remember that has no tolls,

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<v Speaker 1>and an opportunity to open our minds and expand our

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<v Speaker 1>senses on what goes on beyond planet number three on

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<v Speaker 1>a pale blue dot that Carl Sagan called the Earth,

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<v Speaker 1>and imploring all of us to at least to try

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<v Speaker 1>to get along as we move through this interesting year.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a good week.