Check out the night sky this month, November 2023. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe.
** What’s Up: November 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL
What are some skywatching highlights in November 2023? The Leonid meteors peak, Saturn sits in the celestial sea, and Venus and Jupiter are visible on opposite sides of the sky.
0:00 Intro 0:13 Moon & planet highlights 1:31 Leonid meteors peak 2:21 The water constellations 3:46 November Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….
In November, hunt for the fainter constellations of fall, including Pisces, Aries, and Triangulum. They will guide you to find several galaxies and a pair of white stars. Stay tuned for space-based views of spiral galaxy M74 and the Triangulum Galaxy, which are shown in visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light.
About this Series
“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at https://hubblesite.org/resource-galle….
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what to see in the night sky this month.
Find out what you can see in the night sky tonight, including Venus bright in the dark morning sky, Jupiter at opposition, the Leonid Meteor Shower, the Moon’s Mare Orientale, the Leonid Meteor Shower and the mighty Andromeda Galaxy.
Click on the time codes below to jump to some of November 2023’s night-sky highlights.
00:00 – Intro 01:07 – Venus as a bright morning star 03:30 – Jupiter at opposition 04:48 – Saturn and its moons 09:10 – Uranus and Neptune 10:35 – Jupiter moon events 11:55 – Lunar occultation of Venus 13:15 – Mare Orientale 15:03 – Leonid meteor shower 16:56 – Great Square of Pegasus 24:35 – Andromeda Galaxy
** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – November 2023 | Shooting stars and the Andromeda Galaxy – Sky & Telescope Youtube
Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Listen to the November episode and seek out some shooting #stars, then spot some bright #planets, follow some celestial fish, and track down the #Andromeda #Galaxy. Grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.
Check out the night sky this month, October 2023. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe.
** What’s Up: October 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL
A “ring of fire” solar eclipse across the Americas on Oct. 14 is this month’s top highlight! Plus the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus strike some lovely poses for stargazers and planet watchers to enjoy.
0:00 Intro 0:12 Moon & planet highlights 1:29 Psyche mission launch 2:17 Annular solar eclipse 3:41 October Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….
Crisp, clear October nights are full of celestial showpieces. Find Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek myth, to pinpoint dense globular star clusters and galaxies, and keep watching for space-based views of M15, NGC 7331, and the Andromeda Galaxy.
Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what to see in the night sky this month, including:
– Partial lunar eclipse on 28 October – Making the most of Venus – Bright beautiful Jupiter approaching opposition – Observing Jupiter’s Galilean Moons – Moon’s encounter with the Pleiades star cluster – Cutlass effect on the Moon – Draconid meteor shower and Orionid meteor shower – Comet 103P/Hartley
** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – October | An Annular Solar Eclipse and Orionid Meteor Shower – Sky & Telescope Youtube
Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Listen to the October episode and celebrate two #eclipses, check in with #jupiter and #Saturn, track down the evening’s bright #stars, and look for bits of Halley’s #Comet flashing across the sky. Grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.
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Guide to viewing the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse | October 14, 2023 – Sky & Telescope Youtube
Here’s what to expect for the annular — or “ring of fire” — #solareclipse on October 14, 2023. Don’t miss seeing the #Moon partially cover the face of the #Sun in a run-up to the total solar #eclipse happening next year in April 2024. The editors of Sky & Telescope share what to expect and how to safely view all the phases of October’s celestial event. Learn more about this annular eclipse and safe eclipse viewing at skyandtelescope.org.
Check out the night sky this month, September 2023. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe.
** What’s Up: September 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL
Venus returns to the early morning skies as a bright beacon in the east. The full moon at the end of the month is known as the Harvest Moon. And if you have access to dark skies away from urban light pollution, you might be able to glimpse the faint, glowing pillar of the zodiacal light.
0:00 Intro 0:13 Venus in the morning sky 0:36 Viewing Jupiter and Saturn 1:01 The Harvest Moo 1:37 The Zodiacal Light 2:50 OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return 3:21 September Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….
In September, Pegasus becomes increasingly prominent in the southeastern sky, allowing stargazers to locate globular star clusters and a nearby double star, Alpha Capricorni. Keep watching for space-based views of densely packed, spherical collections of ancient stars in visible and X-ray light.
Pete Lawrence and Paul Able guide us through this month’s night-sky highlights, including Mercury emerging as a morning planet, Neptune at opposition, lunar occultation of Botein, Gruithuisen’s Lunar City, the autumn equinox and 2023’s Harvest Moon.
** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – September 2023 | The Harvest Moon and the Summer Triangle – Sky & Telescope Youtube
Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Listen to the September episode and celebrate the equinox; stalk the Harvest #Moon; check in with #Saturn, #Jupiter, and #Venus; and explore the #Summer Triangle. Grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.
Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor – a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home. More information about Axiom can be found at www.axiomspace.com.
international collaborative artwork and a gallery of ideas worth sending to the Moon. Moon Gallery aims to set up the first permanent museum on the Moon. Moon Gallery will launch 100 artefacts to the Moon within the compact format of 10 x 10 x 1cm plate on a lunar lander exterior panelling as early as 2025. In this Petri-dish-like gallery, we are developing a culture for future interplanetary society. What are the ideas we want to promote into the future? What are the ideas we want to leave behind?
A collection of art pieces were sent to the ISS in February 2022 on the NG-17 mission of the Northrop-Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft. For this test mission, the gallery grid featured
… 8×8 cells housing 64 physical artefacts and one engraved AR artwork. Sixty-five art projects featured in the gallery reached the final frontier of human habitation and marked the historical meeting point of the Moon Gallery and the cosmos. Reaching low Earth orbit on our way to the Moon is the first step in extending our cultural dialogue to space.
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will launch in April on an Ariane 5 rocket. The nosecone faring has been decorated with the winning artwork in the ‘JUICE Up Your Rocket!’ competition. The artwork came from 9-year-old Yaryna.
Here is a video about the “JUICE Up Your Rocket!” art project:
The Jupiter Icy moons Explorer (Juice) is an ESA planetary exploration mission currently under construction, development and testing at different sites across Europe. This is the seventh episode of a series, in which we take the viewer behind the scenes of the European space industry, space technology and planetary science community around the Juice mission.
In this Episode Manuela Baroni, head of the Juice Project Control Section, presents the idea and results of the ‘JUICE Up Your Rocket!’ competition, which invited children from all over the world to create a work of art related to the mission. The winning artwork will be placed on the nose (fairing) of the rocket that will launch Juice into space!
This episode is part of a film project that will result in a one-hour documentary film to be released before the launch of Juice. Produced for ESA by Lightcurve Films. Original music by William Zeitler. Animations by Rafael Andres (ESA).
… is not limited to creating works such as photographs, videos, movies, and media art from images and footage taken by the space camera.
We will work on various creative activities with many people, including artists and creators, by offering new inspiration from experiences connecting with space through operation of our satellite and content that brings users various forms of “Space perspectives.”
It will have the possibility to bring about inspiration in creativity in all kinds of domains, from creations such as artworks including paintings and sculptures, design in fashion and architecture, animation, games, narratives, and poetry to expressions and performances such as music, theater, and dance. STAR SPHERE will unleash space for artists and creators with the latest technology and entertainment that imparts fresh meanings of space.
** Boldly Going: Planet and The Roddenberry Foundation Collaboration – Planet Labs
The company Planet Labs has built, launched, and operated hundreds of small satellites in orbit that provide near continuous high resolution images of the entire surface of the Earth. On January of 2022, three dozen Planet satellites were taken into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The side panels of ten of the satellites were engraved with artwork and quotes selected from submissions from over 1000 fans of Star Trek and Gene Roddenberry.
We recently launched 36 Planet SuperDove satellites with SpaceX, with a select number of these satellites featuring Star Trek inspired quotes as a part of Planet and Roddenberry Foundation’s shared commitment to make the world a more sustainable and secure place. The Roddenberry Foundation’s Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek Creator’s Gene Roddenberry, gets the scoop from our very own VP of Launch Mike Safyan on how sats are reaching the final frontier…of making the world a better place. Watch now!
** Sci-Fi Short Documentary “Artist Depiction by Steve R. Dodd” | DUST
Working at home in Tennessee with no internet or computer, Steve R. Dodd has created hundreds of beautiful ‘spacescapes’ visions of a positive future. Now 69 years old, this is his first on camera interview.
“Artist Depiction by Steve R. Dodd” directed by Brett Ryan Bonowicz
… James Vaughan, aerospace illustrator and primary cover artist for Ad Astra magazine. Ad Astra Editor-in-Chief Rod Pyle sits down to talk with Jim about his stunning work in illustrating the future of spaceflight, his career in Chicago’s advertising and fashion industries, and what makes some of his landmark works stand out in a crowded field–and why everyone from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to Lockheed Martin, to the NSS have engaged him to communicate their vision. Enjoy this informative and fun space forum with one of the most prominent space artists of today.
** What’s Up: August 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL
What are some skywatching highlights in August 2023? Saturn reaches opposition this month, meaning it’s at its biggest and brightest for the year, and visible all night. The “shooting stars” of the annual Perseid meteors are a must-see, overnight on August 12th. And this month brings two full moons – the second of which is a “Super Blue Moon.”
0:00 Intro 0:11 Saturn at opposition 0:40 Pairings of the Moon, stars, and planets 1:05 Perseid meteor shower 2:16 Super Blue Moon 3:46 August Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….
In August, a flock of star-studded figures soars overhead. Look for the Vega and Lyra constellations, which point to Epsilon Lyrae and the Ring Nebula. You can also spot three bright summer stars: Vega, Deneb, and Altair, which form the Summer Triangle. Keep watching for space-based views of these and other stars and nebulas.
Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including Mercury and Venus, Saturn at opposition, Comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF), a perigee full Moon and the Perseid meteor shower.
Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. Listen to the August episode and stalk a Blue #moon; peek perchance at some #Perseids; welcome #Saturn to the evening sky; and gaze at the center of the #milkyway.
An image of Jupiter, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on 25 August 2020, was captured when the planet was 653 million kilometres from Earth. Hubble’s sharp view is giving researchers an updated weather report on the monster planet’s turbulent atmosphere, including a remarkable new storm brewing, and a cousin of the Great Red Spot changing colour — again. The new image also features Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
