{"id":23704,"date":"2021-04-01T16:51:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23704"},"modified":"2021-04-04T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T22:48:15","slug":"videos-night-sky-highlights-for-april-2020-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23704","title":{"rendered":"Videos: Night sky highlights for April 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ <strong>Update:\u00a0 What&#8217;s Up: March 2021 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/strong> &#8211; NASA JPL<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span dir=\"auto\">What are some skywatching highlights in April 2021? Look for the rosy arch known as the Belt of Venus at sunset, then find the constellation Leo overhead on April evenings. Also, check out Jupiter and Saturn with the Moon on April 6. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What&#8217;s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up-skywatching-tips-from-nasa\/\">https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/whats-up&#8230;<span dir=\"auto\">\u200b<\/span><span dir=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nVknY8baakQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Tonight&#8217;s Sky: April<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQXVf-94-RV7NVTOhVCNTiQ\">Space Telescope Science Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>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\u2014the 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tuPbL6oeAZw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>What to see in the night sky: April 2021<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNXzteckwM7bKNNLwWu5OLw\">BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>What can you see in the night sky tonight? Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel guide us through April&#8217;s night sky highlights and reveal the stars, constellations and planets worth looking out for over the coming weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LogiaLXP6Us?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>What&#8217;s in the Night Sky April 2021 #WITNS<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKxQ3Dx6K95hpLpdJjTRIlg\">Alyn Wallace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EH2pJviF6JE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** <strong>Night Sky Notebook March 2021<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_z2YYPcRqZcMa9HC0afxMg\">Peter Detterline<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J94Ai-y83QY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>** See also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/science\/skywatch-whats-happening-in-the-heavens-in-april\/2021\/03\/27\/f0169326-8e4b-11eb-a730-1b4ed9656258_story.html\">Skywatch: What\u2019s happening in the heavens in April &#8211; The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2021\/mar\/29\/starwatch-dont-miss-gossamer-beauty-zodiacal-light\">Starwatch: don&#8217;t miss gossamer beauty of the zodiacal light &#8211; The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/astronomy-news\/observing-news\/\">This week&#8217;s sky at a glance for &#8230;\u00a0 &#8211; Sky &amp; Telescope<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>===<\/em><strong><em> Amazon Ad <\/em><\/strong><em>===<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07WT67R9V\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07WT67R9V&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=88f1262794d8b9648817973b5a8b51ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stellaris: People of the Stars<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B07WT67R9V\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B07WT67R9V&amp;asins=B07WT67R9V&amp;linkId=ffe62db4e21f9e37316bb98a4665c79d&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>==<\/em><em>=<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1588346919\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1588346919&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=f03c3ed8ae786328107b054c7548be90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Envisioning Exoplanets:<br \/>\nSearching for Life in the Galaxy<\/a><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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Look for the rosy arch known as the Belt of Venus at sunset, then find the constellation Leo overhead on April evenings. Also, check out Jupiter and Saturn with the Moon on April 6. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=23704\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Videos: Night sky highlights for April 2020<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,22,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy","category-education","category-space-participation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-6ak","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26661,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26661","url_meta":{"origin":23704,"position":0},"title":"Night sky highlights for April 2024","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Check out the night sky this month, April 2024. 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