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<v Speaker 1>I'm Doctor Sky, welcoming you to the Doctor Sky Experience,

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<v Speaker 1>exclusively here at Talk Radio seventy seven WABC, the iconic

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<v Speaker 1>radio station, the crown jewel of radio, as we talk

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<v Speaker 1>with you about great events from the realms of astronomy, space, aviation,

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<v Speaker 1>and weather with the Doctor Sky Experience. First, a happy

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<v Speaker 1>New Year to each and every one of you. As

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<v Speaker 1>we move rapidly into January.

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<v Speaker 2>Of twenty twenty three here.

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<v Speaker 1>On America's iconic radio station WABC out of New York City,

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<v Speaker 1>to the world and beyond, we begin with January Skies

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty three. And did you know the interesting time

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<v Speaker 1>ball that drops every year as we herald in a

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<v Speaker 1>new year from Times Square has an interesting history.

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<v Speaker 2>Beyond what is the history of the time ball?

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<v Speaker 1>We go back in time and look to a Royal

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<v Speaker 1>Navy officer known as Robert watch Up. He developed the

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<v Speaker 1>time ball back around the year eighteen eighteen as he

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<v Speaker 1>became interested in developing a method for signaling from an

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<v Speaker 1>observatory to ships so the exact time could be set

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<v Speaker 1>on their chronometers on board so they could navigate around

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<v Speaker 1>the world. Once again, things that I thought you'd like

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<v Speaker 1>to know as we move into the new year with

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<v Speaker 1>precise time. But the earth changing rotation speed is a

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<v Speaker 1>subject we'll talk about in future Doctor Sky episodes and

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<v Speaker 1>what we do about it, because we rely so much

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<v Speaker 1>with our modern systems today, with computers, aviation, and so

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<v Speaker 1>much more about progress here in our world. But we

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<v Speaker 1>begin with Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon. As we open

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<v Speaker 1>up January twenty twenty three skies, we find the moon

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<v Speaker 1>to be a waxing gibbous moon moving rapidly on to

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<v Speaker 1>its full phase that takes place on the sex with

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<v Speaker 1>the full wolf moon. On the day of the eighth,

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<v Speaker 1>the moon is at abergee, that is the farthest position

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<v Speaker 1>away from us, and then we find out that the

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<v Speaker 1>moon moves on to the last quarter as it continues

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<v Speaker 1>to wane by the fifteenth of January, the new moon

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<v Speaker 1>of the darker the moon. A great time in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 1>to view many of the sky objects if you have

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<v Speaker 1>a clear view of the sky and good weather to

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<v Speaker 1>do it.

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<v Speaker 2>The new moon on the twenty first.

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<v Speaker 1>Also on that date, the moon is at a position

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<v Speaker 1>we call perige, which means it's closest to the Earth.

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<v Speaker 1>Then we find the moon moving on as a waxing

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<v Speaker 1>crescent is below in the southwestern part of the sky

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<v Speaker 1>just after sunset. Then the sky show gets better, Ladies

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<v Speaker 1>and gentlemen, as we see many conjunction of planets here

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<v Speaker 1>in our skies on this particular Doctor Sky experience our

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<v Speaker 1>particular episode here as we talk about the Doctor Sky

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<v Speaker 1>episode and update number twelve, did you also know that

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<v Speaker 1>on January the fourth, the Earth is closest to the

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<v Speaker 1>Sun at a distance of some ninety one million, four

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and three thirty four miles. That's right, And you

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<v Speaker 1>may wonder if we're closest to the Earth.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll come, it's so cold.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot to do with the inclination and tip on

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<v Speaker 1>the Earth's axis to twenty three and a half degrees,

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<v Speaker 1>and from simple science we know that they're in the winter,

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<v Speaker 1>we tip away from the sun in the northern hemisphere

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<v Speaker 1>of the southern hemisphere is bathed in sun. Also on

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<v Speaker 1>the corollary side. On July fourth or so, near exact date,

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<v Speaker 1>the Earth itself is farthest away from the Sun, and

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<v Speaker 1>we experience that at a distance of ninety four million,

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred and six thousand, three.

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<v Speaker 2>Hundred and sixty four miles.

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<v Speaker 1>The difference between the two is an incredible three million,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and three thousand, three hundred and thirty miles.

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<v Speaker 1>We would be wondering why the difference, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>due to the Earth's orbit, which is pretty much an

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<v Speaker 1>egg shaped orbit, unlike planets like Venus that have a

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<v Speaker 1>nearly circular or matt I thought you're going to come

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<v Speaker 1>also for other interesting events. If skywatchers have an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>in the early morning hours of the fourth and you

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<v Speaker 1>have dark skies, the annual quadranted meteor shower takes place.

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<v Speaker 1>But you'd better be on time because this particular meteor

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<v Speaker 1>shower lasts with a peak of only a few hours,

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<v Speaker 1>and unfortunately, the nearly full moon will wash out many

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<v Speaker 1>of the bright meetings. Why do I mention it because

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<v Speaker 1>in some years the quadrante meteor shower had rates of

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and fifty metiears an hour, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>under the best of conditions dark and moonless skies. We

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<v Speaker 1>also find out that for planets, the planetary show is

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<v Speaker 1>amazing as we move into January of this year twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three, because all of the major planets are in

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<v Speaker 1>the evening sky, some.

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<v Speaker 2>Easily visible and some not.

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<v Speaker 1>We begin just after sunset, and if your skies are

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<v Speaker 1>clear during this period in early January, the goddess of

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<v Speaker 1>love and beauty yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>The planet Venus is easy.

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<v Speaker 1>To see with the naked eye, the planet Mars, and

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<v Speaker 1>excuse me, the planet Mercury lurks very close. Also, moving

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<v Speaker 1>to the left along the Zodiac path, we come to

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<v Speaker 1>the bright, bright planet Saturn, and that's.

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<v Speaker 2>Easy to see with the naked eye.

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<v Speaker 1>Continuing to the left along the Zodiac path, we would

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<v Speaker 1>come to the planet Neptune, planet that's not visible to

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<v Speaker 1>the naked eye, but nonetheless in our evening skies too,

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<v Speaker 1>And then the sky show gets better. Continue to the

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<v Speaker 1>left alone the zodiac and it'll come to Jupiter, the

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<v Speaker 1>god of Gods, or Zeus, easy to see, bright best

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<v Speaker 1>in binoculars in a telescope. And then following the Zodiac,

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<v Speaker 1>as we continue to count down all of the major

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<v Speaker 1>seven planets, and of course the Earth you're standing on

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<v Speaker 1>that's number eight, you come to Uranus, an object that

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<v Speaker 1>requires a pair of binoculars or a telescope to be seen,

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<v Speaker 1>discovered by the astronomer William Herschel back on the evening

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<v Speaker 1>of March thirteenth of seventeen eighty one. And then finally

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<v Speaker 1>the brilliant planet Mars, the red god of War, easy

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<v Speaker 1>to see high up into the eastern part of the

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<v Speaker 1>sky and nearly overhead by around eleven pm local time.

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<v Speaker 1>How about this some interesting conjunctions of objects in the

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<v Speaker 1>sky we call them planets and the moon look low

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<v Speaker 1>into the southwestern sky on the evening of January the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty second of Love and Beauty, Venus will come to

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<v Speaker 1>conjunction with Saturn by less than a half a degree

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<v Speaker 1>in the sky the early evening sky. Don't miss it,

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<v Speaker 1>and we find out another amazing thing will happen on

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<v Speaker 1>the thirty first, But from any observers, this might also

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<v Speaker 1>happen on January the thirtieth. Check more information on the

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<v Speaker 1>World Wide Web to learn about precise times.

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<v Speaker 2>What I'm talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>Is the second appearance of where the Moon will cover

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<v Speaker 1>up or eclipse or recult the red God of War

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<v Speaker 1>the planet Mars. In many calendars, it looks like that'll

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<v Speaker 1>happen on the night of the thirtieth, that as we

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<v Speaker 1>move into the morning of the thirty first, I'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to check your observation. Simply go on the world wide

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<v Speaker 1>Web and check this out as you look to what

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<v Speaker 1>we call an occultation of the planet Mars. And also

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<v Speaker 1>check the Doctor Sky blog here at WABC radio dot

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<v Speaker 1>com for more information.

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<v Speaker 2>And details on this amazing effect. We love your emails.

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<v Speaker 1>the Eyeway to the heavens, as we continue to talk

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<v Speaker 1>with Frank Morano on the other side of Midnight and

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<v Speaker 1>Night program and the Weekend Cat's Review with great guests.

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<v Speaker 1>As you know, ladies and gentlemen from around the world, newsmakers,

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<v Speaker 1>important newsmakers that make up the great show that we

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<v Speaker 1>have here on WABC. Once again, always remember to keep

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<v Speaker 1>your eyes to the skies as I'm simply your navigator

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<v Speaker 1>on the highway to the heavens. On Talk Radio seventy

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<v Speaker 1>seven WABC, the crown Jewel of radio, the iconic Talk

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<v Speaker 1>Radio seventy seven WABC, Clear skys, Health and happiness to

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<v Speaker 1>all as we move rapidly into the year twenty twenty three,