The Moon Really Gets Around | August 1 - August 7
Season 45 Episode 31 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STRZ223 1 Minute August 1-7, 2022 “The Moon Really Gets Around”
Star Gazers #STRZ223 1 Minute August 1-7, 2022 “The Moon Really Gets Around”
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Star Gazers is presented by your local public television station.
Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
The Moon Really Gets Around | August 1 - August 7
Season 45 Episode 31 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers #STRZ223 1 Minute August 1-7, 2022 “The Moon Really Gets Around”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipHI THERE MOON-WATCHERS WE VE GOT A SUPERMOON NEXT WEEK, AND THAT KIND OF BRIGHTNESS MAKES REGULAR STAR GAZING TOUGH BUT IF YOU WATCH THE MOON ALL WEEK, YOU CAN FOLLOW IT THROUGH FOUR CONSTELLATIONS!
LEMME SHOW YOU.
HIT THE DARKNESS AND FACE SOUTHWEST AT NINE-THIRTY ON WEDNESDAY.
THE MOON WILL BE SQUARELY OR ROUNDLY IN THE CONSTELLATION VIRGO, MARKED BY BRIGHT BLUE SPICA.
MARK YOUR SPOT AND COME BACK EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK AT THE SAME TIME AND YOU LL FOLLOW THE MOON AS IT TRAVELS INTO LIBRA... THEN THE NEXT NIGHT IT LL MOVE INTO SCORPIUS WITH ITS HEART RED GIANT ANTARES.
BY SUNDAY THE MOON WILL HAVE CONTINUED INTO OPHIUCHUS AND THEN SAGITTARIUS ON MONDAY.
THEN, ON THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK THE MOON WILL BE AT PERIGEE-SYZYGY AND WILL APPEAR LARGER AND BRIGHTER THAN NORMAL THIS IS WHAT MOST CALL A SUPERMOON!
ENJOY THE LUNAR SPOTTING, AND KEEP LOOKING UP.
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