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Night sky highlights for September 2022

** What’s Up: September 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in September 2022? Mars is on the move this month, forming a “red triangle” with bright red stars Aldebaran and Betelgeuse. Saturn and Jupiter fly with the Moon on the 9th, and then the Moon slides over closer Jupiter in the morning sky on the 11th. At the end of the month, September 23rd brings the equinox, meaning day and night are of nearly equal length, and a change of seasons is afoot.

0:00 Intro
0:12 Mars on the move in September
0:43 Jupiter at opposition
1:39 Evening planets: Jupiter and Saturn
2:07 September equinox
2:55 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….

** Tonight’s Sky: September – Space Telescope Science InstituteTonight’s Sky

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.

** What to see in the night sky: September 2022BBC Sky at Night Magazine

What can you see in the sky tonight? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the planets, stars and deep-sky objects visible in the night sky over the coming weeks.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – September 2022 – 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 to learn about the upcoming #equinox, the harvest #Moon, and the #stars of the #summertriangle.

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 September 2022 #WITNSAlyn Wallace

00:00 Intro
01:25 Squarespace
02:04 Northern Hemisphere Night Sky
05:58 Southern Hemisphere Night Sky
10:11 Close Approaches 10:53 Full Moon 11:22 Perseid Meteor Shower 14:53 #WITNS Winners

** Night Sky Notebook September 2022Peter Detterline

What’s happening in the sky for September 2022.

** See also:

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The Space Show this week – Aug.29.2022

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): This is your opportunity program to be a guest on The Space Show. Just give us a call, 1-866-687-7223.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Rand Simberg will talk with John Batchelor, and Dr. David Livingston about the SLS launch attempts and more.

3. Friday, Sept.2, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome Grant Blaisdell of Copernic Space.

4. Sunday, Sept.4, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): No program today due to the Labor Day Holiday Weekend in the U.S.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Aug.28.2022Dennis Wingowas back with us to talk SLS, policy, returning to the Moon, China, SpaceX, Starship, Artemis and so much more“.

**  Friday, Aug.26.2022Barry Matsumori, COO of Impulse Space, discussed

the Mars plans with his company Impulse Space and with Relativity Space. We talked about the Mars mission, commercial nature of the mission and the Impulse plans for space transportation, orbital services and more.

** Tuesday, Aug.23.2022 –  Rand Simberg covered “SLS, commercial space economics, small launch companies, regulation, SpaceX, Blue Origin, space races with China and Russia, human spaceflight certification and much more as multiple topics discussed in this program“.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

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The Space Show - David Livingston
The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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The Space Show this week – Aug.22.2022

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Aug. 22, 2022; 7 pm PT (9 pm CT, 10 pm ET): Michael Listner will continue his discussion from  Sunday’s show, which was interrupted by a technical problem, on possible near term regulation of the commercial space industry.

2. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022; 7 pm PT (9 pm CT, 10 pm ET): We welcome back Rand Simberg on multiple commercial space and policy topics.

3. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022; 1:00 pm PT (3:00 pm CT, 4:00 pm ET): TBD. Check the Upcoming Show Menu at www.thespaceshow.com for  updates on scheduling.

4. Friday, Aug.26, 2022; 9:30-11 am PT (11:30 am-1 pm CT, 12:30-2 pm ET): We welcome Barry Matsumori, Chief Operating Officer of Impulse Space, to talk about their Mars venture with Relativity Space and more.

5. Sunday, Aug.28, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PT (2-3:30 pm CT, 3-4:30 pm ET): We welcome back Dennis Wingo on his recent blog commentary and more.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Aug.21.2022Michael Listner talked about “the possibility of near term regulation for the commercial space industry“.

The discussion was interrupted 45 minutes into the program due to technical problems. Part 2 of the discussion will be broadcast on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 7 PM PDT, 10 PM EDT.

** Friday, Aug.19.2022Dr. Namrata Goswami discussed “commercial space in light of national security and policy, Asia, China, Ukraine and more“.

** Hotel MarsWednesday, Aug.17.2022Dr. Matthew Weinzierl of the Harvard School of Business and Economics  spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “commercial space economics, inflation, interest rates and markets, student interest in commercial space, job growth in this sector“.

** Tuesday, Aug.16.2022Isaac Arthur

talked about [his] “Science and Futurism” YouTube channel program plus multiple topics he has discussed and which were also of interest to Space Show listeners through phone calls and emails. Multiple topics were addressed in this discussion.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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Videos: “Space to Ground” & other space habitat reports – Aug.20.2022

Here is the latest episode in NASA’s Space to Ground weekly report on activities related to the International Space Station:

** Depiction of the August 17th ISS Expedition 67 Russian Spacewalk NASA Johnson

This computer animation is a depiction of the spacewalk that will take place outside of the International Space Station by Expedition 67 Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev on Aug. 17 to continue outfitting hardware on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, including the installation of cameras on the European Robotic Arm elbow. Nauka and the European robotic arm launched last July from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacewalk will be the 252nd spacewalk in support of space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades, the seventh in Artemyev’s career, and the third for Matveev.

** See Russian spacewalkers work outside Nauka moduleVideoFromSpace

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev have begun a spacewalk outside the International Space Station’s Nauka multipurpose module on Aug. 17, 2022. Watch live: https://www.space.com/russian-cosmona…

** Russian spacewalker’s spacesuit suffers glitch, connects to space station powerVideoFromSpace

Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev experienced voltage fluctuations on his spacesuit during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 17, 2022. Artemyev returned to the airlock to connect space station power. He was never in serious danger according to NASA. Full Story: https://www.space.com/russian-cosmona…

** Expedition 67 SpaceX Dragon CRS-25 Cargo Ship Departs International Space Station – Aug. 19, 2022 – NASA Video

Loaded with scientific experiments and supplies, the unpiloted SpaceX Cargo Dragon undocked from the International Space Station Aug. 19, completing a month-long mission to the outpost for the company’s 25th commercial resupply services mission for NASA. The SpaceX spacecraft undocked from the forward port of the Harmony module, headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida Aug. 20 to complete its flight that delivered several tons of experiments and hardware to the station. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars — discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox.

** SpaceX Cargo Dragon drifts away from space station in these awesome viewsVideoFromSpace

The SpaceX CRS-25 Crew Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Aug. 19, 2022. It is scheduled to splashdown off the coast of Florida on August 20. Full Story: https://www.space.com/spacex-dragon-l…

** Mission Highlights | Cosmic Kiss – European Space Agency, ESA on Youtube

Aug 14, 2022 ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer returned from his first mission to the International Space Station, known as ‘Cosmic Kiss’, on Friday 6 May 2022. Revisit some of the highlights of his first stay in orbit with us. During his mission, Matthias became the 600th person in space, conducted his first spacewalk, and supported over one hundred cutting-edge scientific experiments – the findings of which will improve life back here on Earth.

** Chinese space station’s ‘flexible solar wings’ in action in views from spaceVideoFromSpace

Check out the Tiangong space station’s solar arrays move in these views captured by a camera outside the Tianhe module. Full Story: https://www.space.com/china-tiangong-…

** ISS Live video stream – IBM/ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment

Currently, live views from the ISS are streaming from an external camera mounted on the ISS module called Node 2. Node 2 is located on the forward part of the ISS. The camera is looking forward at an angle so that the International Docking Adapter 2 (IDA2) is visible. If the Node 2 camera is not available due to operational considerations for a longer period of time, a continuous loop of recorded HDEV imagery will be displayed. The loop will have “Previously Recorded” on the image to distinguish it from the live stream from the Node 2 camera. After HDEV stopped sending any data on July 18, 2019, it was declared, on August 22, 2019, to have reached its end of life. Thank You to all who shared in experiencing and using the HDEV views of Earth from the ISS to make HDEV so much more than a Technology Demonstration Payload!

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The Space Show this week – Aug.15.2022

The guests and topics of discussion on The Space Show this week:

1. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022; 7 pm PST (9 pm CST, 10 pm EST): We welcome Isaac Arthur to the program. Isaac is known for his Science and Futurism podcast series.

2. Hotel Mars – Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022; 1:00 pm PST (3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST): Matthew Weinzierl will talk with John Batchelor, and Dr. David Livingston about Commercial space economic and financial challenges, stock values and more.

3. Friday, Aug.19, 2022; 9:30-11 am PST (11:30 am-1 pm CST, 12:30-2 pm EST): We welcome back Dr. Namrata Goswami to discuss National security space, Asia, China, space and democracy and more.

4. Sunday, Aug.21, 2022; 12-1:30 pm PST (2-3:30 pm CST, 3-4:30 pm EST): We welcome back Michael Listner, Atty., who will discuss recent remarks from the administration regarding the regulation of commercial space. You can see Michael’s initial thoughts on this at his latest Space Thoughts Youtube video.

Some recent shows:

** Sunday, Aug.14.2022Ryan Reynolds participated in a

nearly two hour discussion with callers and those sending in email [regarding space solar power (SSP)], space settlement, the reality of each, dreaming and much more. Don’t miss it. Join the discussion via our blog. Ryan will be responding to blog comments.

** Friday, Aug.12.2022Michelle Del Valle came

to the show for the first time to discuss the upcoming [Space Frontier Foundation‘s] NewSpace conference in Seattle from August 24-26. Note the special offer for attending that SFF has posted on our blog. Using this special offer is the way to go if you are attending this event. Michelle guided us through the program, speakers, goals of SFF and the event plus much more.

** Hotel MarsWednesday, Aug.10.2022Dr. Haym Benaroya, professor of engineering at Rutgers Univ., spoke with John Batchelor and Dr. David Livingston about “[h]uman spaceflight to the Moon and Mars, lunar and Martian soil, growing crops, water ice, lava tube living and living in the Starship“.

** Tuesday, Aug.9.2022Dr. Robert Zubrin touched

on multiple topics including searching for life on Mars, NASA, the upcoming Mars Society convention, their high school design competition and more. Good calls and emails on human factors, humans on Mars, Starship, etc.

** See also:
* The Space Show Archives
* The Space Show Newsletter
* The Space Show Shop

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

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The Space Show – Dr. David Livingston

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