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Astronomy, Education, Space participation

Night sky highlights for June 2023

** What’s Up: June 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in June 2023?
Mars and Venus draw closer throughout the month, while Saturn leads Jupiter into the morning sky. Bright stars Spica and Arcturus shine brightly overhead on June evenings, along with the Summer Triangle. And the June solstice, on the 21st, has a special claim to fame.

0:00 Intro
0:13 Mars & Venus in the evening
1:00 Saturn & Jupiter in the morning
1:19 Bright stars of June
2:22 June solstice
3:42 June 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….

** Tonight’s Sky: June 2023 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky

Though the nights are shorter in June, they are filled with fine sights. Look for the Hercules constellation, which will lead you to a globular star cluster with hundreds of thousands of densely packed stars. You can also spot Draco the dragon, which will point you to the Cat’s Eye Nebula. Keep watching for space-based views of globular star clusters and the nebula.

** What to see in the night sky: June 2023 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what you can see in the night sky this month, including Mars, Venus and the Beehive Cluster, the Summer Solstice and the Summer Triangle.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – June 2023 – 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 June episode and mark the Sun’s #solstice; follow the #Moon through its phases; watch #Venus and #Mars dance in the evening sky; track down a couple of faint #constellations; and shine a spotlight on the #star #Arcturus.

See also

** What’s in the Night Sky June 2023 🌌 Venus Mars Conjunction | Noctilucent Clouds | Milky Way – Alyn Wallace

00:00 Intro
00:40 June Solstice
01:02 Twilight
02:00 Noctilucent Clouds
03:35 Milky Way
05:26 Moon
05:49 Moon and Planets
07:31 WITNS Winners

** Night Sky Notebook June 2023 – Peter Detterline

** See also:

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Stellaris: People of the Stars

Astronomy, Education, Space participation

Night sky highlights for May 2023

** What’s Up: May 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in May 2023?

Venus reaches its highest point in the evening sky for the year, while Jupiter disappears behind the Moon for some U.S. observers. Plus, some key differences in the Southern Hemisphere’s skies compared to those of the North.

0:00 Intro
0:12 Moon & planet pairings
1:16 Venus at its highest
1:38 Skies of the Southern Hemisphere
3:48 May 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….

** Tonight’s Sky: May 2023 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky

In May, we are looking away from the crowded, dusty plane of our own galaxy toward a region where the sky is brimming with distant galaxies. Locate Virgo to find a concentration of roughly 2,000 galaxies and search for Coma Berenices to identify many more. Keep watching for space-based views of galaxies like the Sombrero Galaxy, M87, and M64.

** What to see in the night sky: May 2023 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including catching Venus before it disappears, the daytime lunar occultation of Jupiter, the Moon and the tongue-twisting stars of Libra!

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – May 2023 – 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 May episode and look for tiny bits of #halleyscomet; watch the #Moon cover up #Jupiter; track down a couple of evening #planets; and take stock of bright #stars in the late-spring sky.

See also

** Night Sky Notebook May 2023 – Peter Detterline

Find out what’s happening in the sky when you look up in May 2023.

** What’s in the Night Sky May 2023 #WITNS Lunar Eclipse | Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower | Manhattanhenge  – Alyn Wallace

00:00 Intro
00:32 Lunar Eclipse
02:39 Eta Aquariids
03:41 Noctilucent Clouds
04:40 Milky Way
06:07 Moon and Planets
07:45 Manhattanhenge
08:38 WITNS Winners

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Astronomy, Education, Space participation

Night sky highlights for April 2023

** What’s Up: April 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

Mercury reaches its highest in the evening sky for the year for Northern Hemisphere observers. The Moon makes its monthly rounds to pair up beautifully with several planets. And viewing conditions may be ideal for the annual Lyrid meteor shower, thanks to no interference from the Moon.

0:00 Intro
0:11 Mercury
1:11 Moon & planet highlights
2:43 Lyrid meteor shower
4:08 April 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….

** Tonight’s Sky: April 2023 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky

Clear April nights are filled with starry creatures. Near the Big Dipper, you will find several interesting binary stars. You can also spot galaxies like the Pinwheel Galaxy, M82, and M96—the last of which is an asymmetric galaxy that may have been gravitationally disrupted by encounters with its neighbors. Keep watching for space-based views of these celestial objects.

… “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….

** What to see in the night sky: April 2023 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

What’s in the night sky tonight? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through April’s night-sky highlights, including Mercury’s favourable position in the evening sky, a wonderful encounter between Venus and the Pleiades, Mars in Gemini and the Lyrid meteor shower.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – April 2023 – 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 April episode and follow the #Moon around the sky; spot #Venus and #Mercury soon after #sunset; track down a hunter, a lion, a bear, a snake, and a crow; and watch for the #Lyrids, a modest meteor shower toward month’s end.

See also

** What’s in the Night Sky April 2023 – Hybrid Solar Eclipse | Lyrid Meteor Shower – Alyn Wallace

00:00 Intro
00:24 Pink Paschal Moon
01:14 Milky Way
02:26 Mercury Elongation
03:33 Venus and Pleiades
04:12 Mars
04:29 Saturn
04:40 Hybrid Solar Eclipse
05:45 Lyrid Meteor Shower
07:03 Summary
07:14 WITNS Winners

** Night Sky Notebook April 2023 – Peter Detterline

Find out what’s happening in the sky when you look up in April 2023.

** See also:

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Astronomy, Education, Space participation

Night sky highlights for March 2023

** What’s Up: March 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in March 2023?

Following their close approach in the sky on March 1, Venus and Jupiter go their separate ways. Venus climbs higher each evening, while Jupiter exists the morning sky at month’s end. And those with binoculars of a small telescope can seek out dwarf planet Ceres, which is at its brightest this month.

0:00 Intro
0:13 Moon & planet highlights
0:59 Dwarf planet Ceres at opposition
3:20 March 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….

** Tonight’s Sky: March 2023 – Space Telescope Science Institute – Tonight’s Sky

In March, the stars of spring lie eastward: Look for the constellations Gemini and Cancer to spot interesting celestial features like star clusters M35 and the Beehive Cluster, and NGC 3923, an oblong elliptical galaxy with an interesting ripple pattern. Keep watching for space-based views of the galaxies.

** What to see in the night sky: March 2023 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal their pick of March’s night-sky highlights, including the 1st March Venus and Jupiter conjunction, dwarf planet Ceres at opposition, conjunctions with the Moon, and stars Castor and Pollux.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – March 2023 – 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 March episode and mark the #equinox, watch a spectacular pairing of #Jupiter and #Venus, spent some time with #Orion, and learn what #Sirius has to do with hot #summers.

Listen and subscribe to this podcast at https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/ and don’t forget to subscribe to S&T’s YouTube channel to get alerts about new videos, including this monthly podcast.

See also

** What’s in the Night Sky March 2023 – Ramadan Moon | Venus-Jupiter Conjunction – Alyn Wallace

00:00 Intro
00:47 Venus-Jupiter Conjunction
01:56 Orion and friends
02:53 Milky Way core
04:21 Ramadan Moon
05:08 Full Moon
05:19 Equinox
05:52 Zodiacal Light
07:32 WITNS Winners

** Night Sky Notebook March 2023 – Peter Detterline

** See also:

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Space Arts, Space Music, Space participation

Space music roundup – Feb.22.2023

Here are some space music related items:

** Julia Westlin and David MeShow do a nice acapella cover of TALK’s Run Away To Mars (Listen to the TALK version in the previous Space Music posting):

**Space Song (Lyrics) – Beach House – Vibe Music – YouTube

** An anthology of lyrics to Filk songs has been created by Chris Weber and is available as an e-Book, in paperback, and in hardback at  Sentient Chili and Stranger Filk: Lyrics to 107 Songs of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fandom eBook : Weber, Chris: Kindle Store/Amazon [commission link].

** Hole in Space — the mother of all video chats – CIS 471: A story about early satellite-enabled global music and art events:

New technology enables new art forms and artists Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz (K&S) began working with geostationary satellite links in 1977. Their first work was an experiment in remote dance and music. Video of dancers at The Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland and an educational television center in California was transmitted to a central control studio where a composite was formed and sent back to monitors the dancers could see. 

See also:

* SETI Live: The Earthling Project – Songs for Outer Space – SETI Institute on YouTube

Join SETI Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, Felipe Pérez Santiago, as he discusses the ambitious Earthling Project. Launched in 2020, the project collects songs from people around the world to create musical compositions representing humanity. These compositions will be sent into space with the help of the Arch Mission Foundation, a nonprofit preserving human knowledge for future generations. Tune in to hear from Santiago and SETI AIR Director Bettina Forget, and listen to the world sing in harmony on the Earthling Project – Songs for Outer Space.

** Download the Earthling Project app and use it to

[r]ecord your voice singing about your culture and traditions, your geographic context, your personal history, everything that makes you human.

** The Earthling Project – Trailer – The Earthling Project on Youtube

It’s time to make history! One voice that will unite all cultures: Earthling Project.. This historic legacy awaits, let’s be the musical representation of humanity at this point in history.

** Space Oddity (David Bowie Cover) – Puddles Pity Party

** Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age – Tomita

Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” Movement 2: Venus, The Bringer of Peace, electronically performed by Isao Tomita, ©1976, RCA Records, New York, NY. Produced by Plasma Music, Inc.

** Patrolling Space Borders (Full CD) – Tangerine Dream

Also known as Tangerine Dream – Laserium North American Tour March 29th – April 1977 / Montreal – Place Des Arts – 09/04/1977 Original Canadian CHOM-FM Recording. Unofficial Release

** Science Of Sleeping, Spacecraft – Moons of Jupiter [Album] (2022) – WherePostRockDwells – YouTube

Purchase: https://spacecraft.bandcamp.com/album…
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/59KUVS…

Genre: Ambient, Cinematic
Artists: Science of Sleeping & Spacecraft
Album: Moons of Jupiter (December 9, 2022)
Label: Valley View Records (https://www.valleyviewrecords.com.au/)

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** Talking To The Moon (Lyrics) – Bruno Mars – Vibe Music – YouTube

** Interstellar (Royal Albert Hall Organ) – Hans Zimmer – Ashton Gleckman

Composed by Hans Zimmer
MIDI Programmed and Arranged by Ashton Gleckman

All organ sounds from the new Royal Albert Hall Organ library, recorded at the historic hall in London by James Everingham. Available now: https://www.royalalberthallorgan.com/

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