Speaker 1: And welcome once again, ladies and gentlemen, to the Doctor
Speaker 1: Sky Experience heard exclusively here on Talk Radio seventy seven WABC,
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Speaker 1: deep into the cosmos. So pack and relax as we
Speaker 1: continue to update you on your monthly sky events, things
Speaker 1: that you can see, the want, the beautiful skies wherever
Speaker 1: you're listening to us. And this report is current for
Speaker 1: the early portion of May itto mid May twenty twenty three.
Speaker 1: Welcome to May. The most prolific object or iconic object
Speaker 1: that you'll see in the skies in May, in my opinion,
Speaker 1: is the gorgeous full flower moon that occurs there in
Speaker 1: the early morning hours of May the sixth, and at
Speaker 1: that particular time, sky watches around the world world take note.
Speaker 1: There's an important meteor shower that takes place during the
Speaker 1: early morning hours of May the sixth and continues to
Speaker 1: a few days beyond that, and we'll have more saying
Speaker 1: about that. After this beautiful full moon. The moon continues
Speaker 1: to wane last quarter on the twelfth of May, and
Speaker 1: then we return once again to the dark of the moon,
Speaker 1: the best time, in doctor Sky's opinion, for you to
Speaker 1: observe some of the faint sky objects, and again reminding
Speaker 1: you that if you're living within city lights, light pollution,
Speaker 1: of course, on the grand scale, this report also gives
Speaker 1: you some opportunity to see things, not just from the
Speaker 1: suburban locations. Once that moon reaches its new phase, start
Speaker 1: looking for it into the west northwest on the evening
Speaker 1: hour of about the twentieth of May. You'll see the
Speaker 1: thinnest and sliver, tiny little sliver that is of moonlight.
Speaker 1: The moon continues to witness on the twenty third of May.
Speaker 1: The moon is near the beautiful planet Venus, the goddess
Speaker 1: of love and beauty as we like to call it,
Speaker 1: which now, of course is higher in our skin eyes,
Speaker 1: and exceptionally bright. And you know by now the reason
Speaker 1: Venus shines so bright is that indeed, it's because of
Speaker 1: the great cloud cover, toxic clouds, but nonetheless beautiful. From
Speaker 1: our vantage point on the Earth, the via planet Venus
Speaker 1: is a hellish planet, indeed, with temperatures well over nine
Speaker 1: hundred degrees fahrenheit on a daily basis. Then we find
Speaker 1: out on the twenty fourth of May, the moon is
Speaker 1: exceptionally close to now fading planet Mars of the sky.
Speaker 1: As this particular object moves well past that is Mars,
Speaker 1: the constellation of Gemini the Twins moves into the constellation
Speaker 1: the zodiac sign of what we call Cancer. The moon
Speaker 1: is that it's farthest on the twenty six of this month.
Speaker 1: You won't notice much of a difference, but remember the
Speaker 1: difference between the size of a perigy moon and an
Speaker 1: apigy moon is pretty easy to see with the eye.
Speaker 1: You can tell the difference. First quarter moon as we
Speaker 1: wrap up the particular month of May occurs on the
Speaker 1: twenty seventh, and the beautiful sight. Indeed, if you've ever
Speaker 1: had the opportunity to share with friends and neighbors, people
Speaker 1: say you can only see the moon at night. Not true,
Speaker 1: because when the moon reaches its first quarter phase, the
Speaker 1: moon will rise around local noon and it will be
Speaker 1: in the sky even with the sun. You'll have to
Speaker 1: look over toward the eastern part of the sky and
Speaker 1: maybe into the northeast. That all depends on your location.
Speaker 1: For planets, again, we find out that Mergury is that
Speaker 1: its greatest elongation in the early morning sky of the
Speaker 1: twenty ninth. Lucky sky watchers with clear skies will see
Speaker 1: the planet Mergery, the smallest of the major planets, as
Speaker 1: we look into the skies of the early dawn by
Speaker 1: the twenty ninth of May, into the southern part of
Speaker 1: the sky. Now let's talk a little bit more about supermoons.
Speaker 1: We hear this it's not really an astronomical term, but
Speaker 1: the term supermoon is really an astrological term. But in
Speaker 1: astronomy they still list on the calendar and what a
Speaker 1: supermoon is, so will give you a definition. The supermoon
Speaker 1: is when the moon's perigy coincides with its closest point
Speaker 1: that it is to the Earth during a calendar months.
Speaker 1: So what does that mean in Earth language? July the third,
Speaker 1: the full Buck moon becomes the full Buck supermoon, an
Speaker 1: outstanding object to see, rising of course into the east
Speaker 1: just after sunset. The second of those supermoons of twenty
Speaker 1: twenty three occurs on August the first, when we find
Speaker 1: out that it's the full Sturgeon moon. And guess what.
Speaker 1: The month of August is long enough that we get
Speaker 1: a second full moon at the end of the month
Speaker 1: of August on the thirty first, that coincidentally, in somebody
Speaker 1: people's ideas, is known as a blue moon, that is
Speaker 1: the second full moon in the calendar month. But that
Speaker 1: definition is not absolute. So on the thirty first of
Speaker 1: August you can see the second full moon, a supermoon
Speaker 1: called the super blue moon. And then, finally, in doctor
Speaker 1: Sky's opinion, probably the most beautiful and romantic of all
Speaker 1: the moons of the entire year. Yes, I picked on
Speaker 1: September twenty ninth, so we find out is the beautiful
Speaker 1: full super harvest moon. Now, the harvest moon has so
Speaker 1: much magic to it. So folks, if you're waiting to
Speaker 1: see one of the most beautiful moons of the entire
Speaker 1: year that's full, my suggestion is to remind yourself that
Speaker 1: the moon is full that is closest to us at
Speaker 1: five point fifty eight am Eastern daylight time on September
Speaker 1: twenty ninth, So around that day or so you will
Speaker 1: be able to see a spectacular moon. Don't forget if
Speaker 1: you're looking for objects in the heavens like satellites, we
Speaker 1: recommend heavens dash above dot com and while you're here
Speaker 1: with the Doctor Sky Experience on top Radio seventy seven WABC.
Speaker 1: You can always email with me with your questions and comments,
Speaker 1: and that of course is simple. It's Doctor Sky's show
Speaker 1: at gmail dot com. And if you'd also like, ladies
Speaker 1: and gentlemen, to talk about so many of the other
Speaker 1: things that go on in the nighttime sky, But we
Speaker 1: remind you that there's so many other objects and things
Speaker 1: to see in the sky. But I think right now
Speaker 1: it's a good opportunity to start preparing for two eclipses
Speaker 1: of the Sun that are going to take place in
Speaker 1: the calendar year of twenty twenty three. And one of those,
Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, occurs on the afternoon of October fourteenth,
Speaker 1: when we get to see an annular eclipse of the Sun.
Speaker 1: And then we move on to the big total solar
Speaker 1: eclipse that will take place, don't forget less than a
Speaker 1: year away on April eighth, twenty twenty four. We're already
Speaker 1: here at the Doctor Sky team making preparations for this
Speaker 1: big event. I hope you will too. Always remember to
Speaker 1: keep your eyes to the skies, as I'm simply your
Speaker 1: navigator on the highway to the heavens. You can check
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Speaker 1: As I mentioned before, always remember to keep your eyes
Speaker 1: to the sky. So many things happening in our skies.
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Speaker 1: and all of you around the nation, around the world.
Speaker 1: We wish you the best for help and happiness as
Speaker 1: we move through the beautiful month of May. I'm Doctor Sky.
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