Speaker 1: Welcome once again to the Doctor's Sky Experience, heard exclusively
Speaker 1: here on Talk Radio seventy seven w ABC. As we
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Speaker 1: Sit back and enjoy. For the next few moments, we'll
Speaker 1: be talking about month number three, March twenty twenty four,
Speaker 1: as we begin the first of the series of sky
Speaker 1: observation updates. We begin with Earth's nearest neighbor, the Moon,
Speaker 1: and find out that the Moon reaches its last quarter
Speaker 1: phase on the third of March, continuing to be a
Speaker 1: waning slipper of moonlight. As the Moon comes closest to
Speaker 1: the Earth for the month of March on the tenth,
Speaker 1: we call that perigee, and then new Moon on the tenth.
Speaker 1: Also then the beginning of lunation cycle twelve fifty two.
Speaker 1: But just a quick reminder, the next major event in
Speaker 1: astronomy is now almost less than one month away, the
Speaker 1: Great Total solar eclipse here in the United States and
Speaker 1: Canada and a deep partial eclipse throughout much of the
Speaker 1: listening area. The moon then continues to wax in the sky.
Speaker 1: You'll see it rising high into the western part of
Speaker 1: the sky just after sunset as it then races on
Speaker 1: to its first quarter phase. On the seventeenth, we then
Speaker 1: know that the moon turns its phase into what we
Speaker 1: call gibbous and that is egg shaped. The moon then
Speaker 1: continues to move on to Apigee, or its farthest position
Speaker 1: away in month of March on the twenty third, all
Speaker 1: to bring us another of the amazing full moons of
Speaker 1: twenty twenty four that occurs on March the twenty fifth,
Speaker 1: with the beautiful full worm moon and for keen eyed
Speaker 1: observers here in North America, a slight penumbril lunar eclipse,
Speaker 1: nothing to get too excited about, because panumber eclipses are
Speaker 1: the outer shadow, that is the Earth, the Earth's outer shadow.
Speaker 1: As the Moon moves through it, you might notice a
Speaker 1: slight dimming of the Moon, but nothing like what's going
Speaker 1: to happen on a April eighth. All over the listening area,
Speaker 1: a deep partial eclipse, and for those lucky enough to
Speaker 1: be in the shadow of the moon, a deep and
Speaker 1: rare total solar eclipse. Did you know that Easter has
Speaker 1: a big correlation, of course to the calendar and also
Speaker 1: the passover season two. We find out that this year,
Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four, Easter occurs pretty early, that is
Speaker 1: March the thirty first. But why and how is the
Speaker 1: date set? A long time ago astronomers and astrologers figured
Speaker 1: this out. The date of Easter is set as the
Speaker 1: first full moon after the vernal equinox, the beginning of spring.
Speaker 1: So in this particular case, the vernal equinox occurs for
Speaker 1: us on March the twentieth, and the next corresponding full
Speaker 1: moon would be that of the twenty fifth, the full
Speaker 1: warm moon, and then the next Sunday after that would
Speaker 1: be the date of Easter, March the thirty first, twenty
Speaker 1: twenty four. Stay in touch with me, Doctor Sky as
Speaker 1: you can hear me each week with John Canson, owner
Speaker 1: and operator of WABC and Red Apple Media, on The
Speaker 1: Cat's Roundtable Sunday mornings, and also bi monthly or bi weekly,
Speaker 1: whichever you choose, with Frank Morano on the Great Overnight
Speaker 1: radio show called As we continue to talk about many
Speaker 1: of the other great things that happen from the realms
Speaker 1: of astronomy, space, aviation, and weather with the show appropriately
Speaker 1: known as this particular show, we change and transform it
Speaker 1: into a Doctor Sky Hour every two weeks from the
Speaker 1: other side of midnight to cosmic conversations with me, Doctor
Speaker 1: Sky as always, if you'd like to email me, that's simple.
Speaker 1: My email is simply Doctor Sky Show. That's Drsky Show
Speaker 1: at gmail dot com. And stay tuned for exciting tips
Speaker 1: on how you can best participate safely with this amazing
Speaker 1: and rare eclipse. Do you live within the path of totality?
Speaker 1: If you do, yet, prepared now and of course acquire
Speaker 1: those solar glasses, the ISO certified solar glasses that you
Speaker 1: can experience this eclipse, whether you're with children or adults,
Speaker 1: and many students around the nation we'll be watching this event,
Speaker 1: a very rare total solar eclipse. For now, Doctor Sky
Speaker 1: reminds each and everyone to always want remember to keep
Speaker 1: your eyes to the skies. As simply, I'm your navigator
Speaker 1: on the highway to the heavens, and on this particular highway,
Speaker 1: proudly we say they're no tolls, So sit back, enjoy
Speaker 1: the ride, and enjoy the things that are meant to
Speaker 1: be seen and learned. As we open up people's minds
Speaker 1: here on the Doctor Sky Experience, where on Talk Radio
Speaker 1: seventy seven WABC, the crown jewel of radio, the iconic
Speaker 1: seventy seven Talk Radio WABC, beaming out of New York City,
Speaker 1: the nation, the world, and the cosmos. And quickly to
Speaker 1: wrap it up, we find out that your evening planet
Speaker 1: is still Jupiter, still high up into the western part
Speaker 1: of the sky. As sunset rapidly approaches morning sky, we
Speaker 1: find Venus Saturn in Mars all together and clustering together
Speaker 1: in the morning sky just before dawn. Don't miss it.
Speaker 1: Clear skies and good health.