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

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<v Speaker 1>here on the iconic radio station Talk Radio seventy seven

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<v Speaker 1>WABC out of New York and around the world, America's

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<v Speaker 1>iconic radio station, with the Doctor Sky Experience. Episode number

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<v Speaker 1>nine of our Doctor Sky Sky Update as we begin

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<v Speaker 1>Moth number twelve, December twenty twenty two. For more information

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<v Speaker 1>on the topics that you hear within this particular podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>check the Doctor Sky Blog at WABC radio dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>As we move into month number twelve, the fascinating event

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<v Speaker 1>happening for much of the listening audience around the nation.

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<v Speaker 1>That happens to appear on an event that will take

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<v Speaker 1>place on Wednesday, December the seventh, as the full cold

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<v Speaker 1>moon does something quite unusual. The full moon every month

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<v Speaker 1>is quite beautiful to watch, romantic and also fascinating to

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<v Speaker 1>sea for photographers, for those out there that are artists

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<v Speaker 1>and simply those that just luck well to look in

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<v Speaker 1>the nighttime sky. But on this particular night of Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>December the seventh, as the moon rises well into the

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<v Speaker 1>northeastern part of the sky, unmistakably bright object to the

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<v Speaker 1>left edge of the moon is the red God of War,

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<v Speaker 1>the planet Mars, and for a good portion of the

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<v Speaker 1>United States and North America and even Europe, something unusual

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<v Speaker 1>will happen. The left edge of the Moon will encroach

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<v Speaker 1>upon the iron planet Mars and it will eclipse it.

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<v Speaker 1>We call that an astronomy and occultation. What you should

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<v Speaker 1>do is check times for this particular event by scouring

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<v Speaker 1>the internet and checking our blog at WABC radio dot

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<v Speaker 1>com the Doctor Skyblog with information on this very unusual event.

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<v Speaker 1>What will be happening. The full cold Moon that will

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<v Speaker 1>be some two hundred and forty eight thousand miles away

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<v Speaker 1>from the Earth will be eclipsing for about an hour

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<v Speaker 1>for a good portion of North America. The Red God

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<v Speaker 1>of War that's now a little more than fifty million

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<v Speaker 1>miles away. And did you know that the planet Mars

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<v Speaker 1>itself reaches opposition that is rising at sunset and is

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<v Speaker 1>in our skies all night on the evening of December

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<v Speaker 1>the eighth this week of Mars, as Mars was closest

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<v Speaker 1>to us for this year on December the first. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>miss it. It's a fantastic event. Naked eye observers will

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<v Speaker 1>take a thrill for this, and also people with binoculars

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<v Speaker 1>and telescopes will have the best of ringside scenes. What

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<v Speaker 1>other things are happening in the month of December, don't forget,

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<v Speaker 1>we're now moving upward. It's upticking a meteor shower known

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<v Speaker 1>as the Geminids, which will peak during the early morning

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<v Speaker 1>hours of December the fourteenth, and that if you look

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<v Speaker 1>into the northeastern sky, can sometimes be a really good sight.

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<v Speaker 1>The Geminids are known for some fast and slow moving

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<v Speaker 1>meteors and some fireballs to boot, So this is a

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<v Speaker 1>good time to get out there and take a look,

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<v Speaker 1>and one of nature's most awesome sights, that is looking

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<v Speaker 1>for meteors during meteor shower season, which is taking place

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<v Speaker 1>right now. And for planets, don't forget during this particular

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<v Speaker 1>season when many are wondering about the true nature of

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<v Speaker 1>the Star of Bethlehem, it was that magical alignment? Was

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<v Speaker 1>it planets? Was it a supernova that herald in the

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<v Speaker 1>location of the birth of the Christ Child. We'll be

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<v Speaker 1>talking about that in great detail in future Doctor Sky updates.

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<v Speaker 1>Here on the Doctor Sky experience with our Doctor Sky

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<v Speaker 1>Sky updates. But for planets, toward the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>month of December, two new planets welcome themselves into the

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<v Speaker 1>early evening sky. The planet Mercury and the planet Venus

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<v Speaker 1>will slowly encroach into the west southwest just after sunset,

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<v Speaker 1>the planet Saturn still high and visible to the naked eye.

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<v Speaker 1>In the south. To the left along the zodiac path,

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<v Speaker 1>we come across Jupiter, brilliant, easy to see in the

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<v Speaker 1>telescope and binoculars. To view some of the beautiful moons

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<v Speaker 1>that Jupiter shows us, I owe Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto,

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<v Speaker 1>and also the showstopper of the month, as I just mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>the planet Mars. In a telescope, you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 1>see the north polar cap in the magnification of about

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and fifty times that of the eye, and

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<v Speaker 1>also some of the surface features. But don't forget once more.

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<v Speaker 1>In summery on Wednesday, December the seventh, for a good

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<v Speaker 1>portion of North America, you get to see a rare

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<v Speaker 1>ocultation as the planet Mars is eclipsed by the full moon,

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<v Speaker 1>and in other locations it will be what we call

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<v Speaker 1>a grazing ocultation, meaning the planet Mars will skirt along

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<v Speaker 1>the lower edge of the Moon and bounce in between

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<v Speaker 1>the mountains of the moon if you have a telescope,

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<v Speaker 1>this and all these great things happening in our sky,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you once again as we wish you

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<v Speaker 1>and yours the best for a most joyous holiday season,

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<v Speaker 1>a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, and a healthy and

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<v Speaker 1>prosperous twenty twenty three. I'm Doctor Sky, your navigator on

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<v Speaker 1>the highway to the heavens, always reminded to keep your

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<v Speaker 1>eyes to the skies. Email us. We love that Doctor

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