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<v Speaker 1>I'm Doctor Sky and welcome once again to the Doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Sky Experience, exclusively here at WABC radio dot Com from

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<v Speaker 1>America's number one radio station, Talk Radio seventy seven WABC,

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

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<v Speaker 1>the Iconic Talk Radio seventy seven WABC broadcasting not only

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<v Speaker 1>around the nation and around the world, but I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>out into the universe. Thank you for joining me for

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<v Speaker 1>the Doctor Sky Sky Update, episode number twenty six. As

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<v Speaker 1>we welcome you and yours to month number eight, the

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<v Speaker 1>month August, with so many things happening in our skies. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>ladies and gentlemen, a great month, and don't miss the

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<v Speaker 1>many great events that will talk about. We begin with Eurse,

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<v Speaker 1>nearest neighbor of the Moon. Did you know that there

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<v Speaker 1>are actually two full moons in the month of August. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's also two supermons. Now, what's a supermoon? A

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<v Speaker 1>supermoon is really an astrology term. But in the world

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<v Speaker 1>of astronomy, we find out that when the moon's perogy,

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<v Speaker 1>or when it's closest to the Earth coincides with its

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<v Speaker 1>full phase, and that can be hours away or almost

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<v Speaker 1>on target, we call it a supermoon, So get set.

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<v Speaker 1>The first of the beautiful supermoons occurs on August the first,

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<v Speaker 1>at two thirty two pm Eastern daylight time, when the

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<v Speaker 1>perigee and the full moon phase are only eleven point

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<v Speaker 1>four hours apart. That beautiful full sturgeon moon will be rising,

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<v Speaker 1>of course after dark, don't miss it in the eastern

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<v Speaker 1>part of the spun. And then, interestingly enough, we move

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<v Speaker 1>on to the second of those super full moons, that

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<v Speaker 1>of August the thirtieth, at nine to thirty six pm

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern daylight time. Some say that the second full moon

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<v Speaker 1>in a calendar month is officially known as a blue moon.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, the August thirtieth super blue moon,

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<v Speaker 1>as we'll call it for this episode, is actually the

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<v Speaker 1>closest supermoon of old of twenty twenty three. How close

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<v Speaker 1>is it? Get a lover to this some two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty one thousand, nine hundred and forty two miles away.

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<v Speaker 1>So get set as you're looking at that particular moon

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<v Speaker 1>on the evening of August the thirtieth, do it just

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<v Speaker 1>around the time of moonrise and check your local times

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<v Speaker 1>at exact locations for them. The rest of the moon

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<v Speaker 1>conditions throughout the month of August. Month number eight ers

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<v Speaker 1>follows last quarter moon on August the eighth, a new moon,

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<v Speaker 1>the darker the moon. On the sixteenth. We'll have a

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<v Speaker 1>little surprise in just a few moments about a great

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<v Speaker 1>meteor shower that maybe you've seen, but if you haven't,

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<v Speaker 1>pay attention as we continue with the Doctor Sky experience

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<v Speaker 1>with Sky update number twenty six. After that new moon

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<v Speaker 1>of the sixteenth, the moon creeps into our northwest skies

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<v Speaker 1>as a thin, waxing crescent. Look for it as a

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<v Speaker 1>first quarter moon on August the twenty fourth, and again,

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<v Speaker 1>not to be repetitive, but important enough, that beautiful second

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<v Speaker 1>full super moon of that entire month of August, the

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<v Speaker 1>closest of all the full moons of twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 1>For planets, the Greek word planetaos meaning wandering stars. We

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<v Speaker 1>begin with the planet Mercury, the innermost planet. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>know it comes to greatest elongation in the east of

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<v Speaker 1>that is, the eastern side of the Sun, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>visible in northwest sky just after sunset best on the

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<v Speaker 1>date of August the tenth. It's known as its greatest

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<v Speaker 1>elongation on the eastern side of the Sun, so obviously

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<v Speaker 1>you see it in the west. How about Venus, the

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<v Speaker 1>goddess of love and beauty, if you've noticed he's diving

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<v Speaker 1>into the northwest sky towards the Sun. Not by chance,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's all by celestial mechanics. Venus simply moves into

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<v Speaker 1>inferior conjunction into the solar glare on August the thirteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you'll start to see it later in the

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<v Speaker 1>year as the beautiful morning star as we call it,

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<v Speaker 1>even though we know it's a planet rising ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>those song the planet Saturn, this particular planet, the most

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<v Speaker 1>difficult and distant planet to see for the ancients, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>comes to opposition, meaning it's best on the evening of

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<v Speaker 1>August the twenty seventh, when the planet rises in the

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<v Speaker 1>eastern sky right at the time of sunset. Don't miss

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<v Speaker 1>Saturn as the rings are tightening up. In a few

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<v Speaker 1>more years, we'll be going through the ring plane of

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<v Speaker 1>Saturn's rings. What that means is they'll seemingly disappear for

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<v Speaker 1>a while. But what makes Saturn, in many people's opinions,

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<v Speaker 1>so amazing is the beautiful ring system. So don't miss it.

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<v Speaker 1>For those of you with telescopes, you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 1>see that and that planet again rises at opposition and

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<v Speaker 1>best on August the twenty seventh in the east. How

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<v Speaker 1>about that special treat we were talking about before, we

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<v Speaker 1>find the annual Preseed meteor shower will peak on the

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<v Speaker 1>morning hours of August thirteenth. Now, if you've been following

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<v Speaker 1>the moon positions here on the Doctor's cut experience with

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<v Speaker 1>the month of August, you'll know that there'll only be

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<v Speaker 1>about a ten percent moon illuminating the skies during in

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<v Speaker 1>the early morning hours of the thirteenth This annual meteor

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<v Speaker 1>shower under dark conditions, folks, you know if you've observed

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<v Speaker 1>it before, how great it is. Find the darkest location

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<v Speaker 1>you can with the clearest of skies. You should be

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<v Speaker 1>able to see upwards of maybe fifty meteors zooming out

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<v Speaker 1>of the constellation Perseus. The hero simply stated, look in

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<v Speaker 1>the northeast sky after midnight till dawn at your assignment

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<v Speaker 1>from Doctor Sky, and you will certainly love the assignment

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<v Speaker 1>because you and your family will enjoy one of the

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<v Speaker 1>best spectacles in nature. What are these meteors? They're all

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<v Speaker 1>debris from a famous comet known as Swift Tunnel. This

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<v Speaker 1>particular comet blows out so much material like an exhaust

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<v Speaker 1>pipe of a vehicle, small chunks and pebbles of material

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<v Speaker 1>we would call meteors as they stream through the Earth's atmosphere,

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<v Speaker 1>some even smaller, maybe the size of beach sand. Rains

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<v Speaker 1>of beach sand. Incredible as it is, so don't forget

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<v Speaker 1>this particular meteor shower. I've observed it for over forty years.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you have too, But if at your first time,

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<v Speaker 1>get set for a most amazing sight for you and

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<v Speaker 1>your family, and remember, of only objects that regularly come

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<v Speaker 1>close to the Earth in the Solar System. It's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to believe this, but it's true. Comet Swift Tuttle makes

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<v Speaker 1>the closest appearances over time. In other words, over all time.

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<v Speaker 1>Some speculate that the comets nucleus may strike the Earth

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<v Speaker 1>in the future, but at least at this point, since

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<v Speaker 1>we're in the optimism mode, we doubt that highly. But

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<v Speaker 1>just know that these meteors all come from the Tale

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<v Speaker 1>of Comments. By the way, there's some comments that are

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<v Speaker 1>visible in our August skies, and the best way to

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<v Speaker 1>relate to those without going through every single one of

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<v Speaker 1>the comets. Is to remind you to go to our

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<v Speaker 1>favorite website for this, and that is the Skylive dot com,

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<v Speaker 1>theskylive dot com or thoskylive dot com. Look up the

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<v Speaker 1>comet section and for those more advanced listeners out there,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be able to track these comets. And they're certainly great.

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<v Speaker 1>We've had comics at Comet Atlas in our skies, Comet

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<v Speaker 1>Lemon and a few other comets that are coming to

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<v Speaker 1>be visible. They're great to see because remember they're the

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<v Speaker 1>last objects in the creation of the Solar System that

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<v Speaker 1>come out from the deep dark recess of the Solar

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<v Speaker 1>System by the hand of the Sun's gravity as it

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<v Speaker 1>pulls it closer into the Sun. We find ourselves looking

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<v Speaker 1>at comets all the time at the skylive dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, if you're a big fan of

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<v Speaker 1>looking at Earth satellites, you know so much. The lower

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<v Speaker 1>authorbit is very crowded right now. My suggestion to everybody

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<v Speaker 1>out there is simply go to Heavens dash Above dot com,

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<v Speaker 1>plug in your city and look at the objects that

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<v Speaker 1>are coming to be there. It's almost like a menu

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<v Speaker 1>like a g astronomy event. If you're cooking up something

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<v Speaker 1>and something's on the menu. You'll find so many Earth

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<v Speaker 1>based satellites listed in locations, but the brighter ones like

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<v Speaker 1>the International Space Station and the Chinese Tiangong Space Station

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<v Speaker 1>and Hubble Space Telescope are regularly visible in your skies.

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<v Speaker 1>Great sites. Remember they're going over seventeen thousand miles an hour.

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<v Speaker 1>Amazing sites, and of course ISS is extremely bright at times.

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<v Speaker 1>For all of our friends in the Western part of

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<v Speaker 1>These folks are locations where we've actually done some Doctor

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<v Speaker 1>you John for that opportunity. And then the other side

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