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SkyCaramba

Podcast about astronomy and the joys of watching the skies at night--and sometimes during the day

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00:04:18

The asteroid belt's not densely packed and why...

SkyCaramba ·

2022/12/25

Mars at equinox. Martian clouds. The asteroid belt isn't nearly as dense as shown on TV. Planets don't twinkle--usually.

00:05:50

Mercury at greatest elongation and the longest days...

SkyCaramba ·

2022/12/18

Mercury's at greatest elongation and near Venus. Jupiter and Saturn are easy evening sights. So is Mars. Earth's at solstice. These are the longest days of the year as measured by high noon to high noon.

00:04:55

The so-called lunar standstill and the Geminid meteor...

SkyCaramba ·

2022/12/11

Mercury and Venus trek across the northern part of Sagittarius as they barely make it into the evening sky. The moon goes farther north and south each month as it approaches a so-called major lunar standstill. The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week. The first astronomers who saw this shower described it as not very active, but things have changed.

00:05:22

The moon hides Mars

SkyCaramba ·

2022/12/04

Venus and Mercury step into the evening sky. The moon hides Mars for observers in North America and Europe.

00:06:07

Alrighty Auriga! And a DART on target.

SkyCaramba ·

2022/11/27

The legend of the constellation Auriga tells of a man who succeeded in winning a royal bride after 18 suitors failed. They had to race the princess's father. If they lost, they lost big. The DART mission to nudge an asteroid into a different orbit worked. Why bother? The day may come when our lives depend on it.

00:07:03

Calculating planets' positions

SkyCaramba ·

2022/11/20

Have you ever wanted to figure out where the planets would appear? I won't go into the details you'll need to do the math. But I'll tell you something to help you decide if you want to get started.

00:06:31

Start looking for Leonids and try to spot the crane

SkyCaramba ·

2022/11/13

The Leonid meteor shower peak is coming. Actually, we could have multiple peaks as Earth passes through three old trails. A southerly bird on the celestial dome is a little hard for northern hemisphere observers to see, but you can try.

00:06:33

Lunar eclipse, Leonids, and the sun, stars, and stripes.

SkyCaramba ·

2022/11/06

There's a total lunar eclipse this week. Start looking for Leonids. Earth is expected to pass through a few dense streams from hundreds of years ago. The designers of a monument to veterans in Arizona used astronomy to make something special happen at 11:11am on November 11.

00:09:03

Total lunar eclipse and how a nova shone new light on...

SkyCaramba ·

2022/10/30

Mars is turning around. Get ready for next week's total lunar eclipse. It's been 450 years since a supernova shone new light--literally and figuratively--on the true nature of stars.

00:07:51

Mercury Hidden and the Goat-Fish

SkyCaramba ·

2022/10/23

An almost new moon hides an almost full Mercury this week. Learn how they can both be in the same part of the sky but in different phases. Capricornus is often recognized as a goat, but did you know it's half fish?

00:06:55

This month's solar eclipse and next month's Uranus...

SkyCaramba ·

2022/10/16

Parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia get a partial solar eclipse this month. If you're where you can see it, make sure you see it safely. Uranus will be at opposition next month. Learn how it got its name and some other ways to say it if you find it embarrassing.

00:06:13

Orionids, Hyades, and the stellar royal family

SkyCaramba ·

2022/10/09

Comet Halley is almost as far from us as it gets, but we're about to pass through its trail. Meet the Hyades, half-sisters of the Pleiades. Not much is said about the king going around the celestial north pole. The queen going around with him likes it that way. Learn about them and their daughter.

00:07:44

Sirius by day and DART

SkyCaramba ·

2022/10/02

The brightest night star can be seen in the daytime at certain times of the year if you know exactly where to look. And observations are underway to determine if human technology can nudge an asteroid.

00:06:09

Tides

SkyCaramba ·

2022/09/25

Your idea of how the moon affects the tides is probably incomplete. Here's the rest of the story.

00:04:25

A crab, donkeys, and bees

SkyCaramba ·

2022/09/18

One of the fainter constellations is named for a crustacean, even though two of its stars are donkeys and one of its star clusters is described as a beehive.

00:04:07

Jupiter's Great Red Spot

SkyCaramba ·

2022/09/11

The most famous whirlwind in the solar system has been spinning for almost 200 years. Some think it's been around more than 360 years. You can see it for yourself in a telescope--if you look at the right time.

00:06:25

A once-in-a-lifetime opposition

SkyCaramba ·

2022/09/04

Jupiter will soon be the closest it's been to Earth since 1963! The next time it's this close will be in the next century. Mercury exits the evening sky and moves to the morning. Venus slowly leaves the morning. Mars marches eastward. And the equinox.

00:02:42

Awful astrology questions

SkyCaramba ·

2022/08/28

Mercury begins its retreat from the evening sky. Venus also heads sunward. Mars moves by the Hyades V. And how do I take it when people ask me astrology questions?

00:04:37

The Great Square

SkyCaramba ·

2022/08/21

Learn about the Great Square of Pegasus and some star names that maybe don't make horse sense.

00:04:26

The swan and the eagle

SkyCaramba ·

2022/08/14

Mercury maintains evening status. Saturn goes through opposition. Jupiter stands strong for most of the night. Mars meets the Pleiades and Hyades. Venus sinks sunward. Two legendary birds, a swan and an eagle, fly alongside the Milky Way stream and are easily seen on August evenings.

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