{"id":26107,"date":"2023-09-01T17:07:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T21:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26107"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T19:38:56","slug":"night-sky-highlights-for-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26107","title":{"rendered":"Night sky highlights for September 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the night sky this month, September 2023. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe.<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>What&#8217;s Up: September 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NASAJPL\/videos\">NASA JPL<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>0:00 Intro <\/em><br \/>\n<em>0:13 Venus in the morning sky<\/em><br \/>\n<em>0:36 Viewing Jupiter and Saturn<\/em><br \/>\n<em>1:01 The Harvest Moo<\/em><br \/>\n<em>1:37 The Zodiacal Light<\/em><br \/>\n<em>2:50 OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return<\/em><br \/>\n<em>3:21 September Moon phases<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/skywatching\/home\/\">https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/skywatch&#8230;<\/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\/HfggzlNoZXA?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>Tonight&#8217;s Sky: September 2023<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQXVf-94-RV7NVTOhVCNTiQ\">Space Telescope Science Institute<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/hubblesite.org\/resource-gallery\/learning-resources\/tonights-sky\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Tonight&#8217;s Sky<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>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.<\/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\/bCRHVslIFvw?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: September 2023<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNXzteckwM7bKNNLwWu5OLw\">BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Pete Lawrence and Paul Able guide us through this month&#8217;s night-sky highlights, including Mercury emerging as a morning planet, Neptune at opposition, lunar occultation of Botein, Gruithuisen&#8217;s Lunar City, the autumn equinox and 2023&#8217;s Harvest Moon.<\/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\/6mj2lVCy8WQ?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> Sky &amp; Telescope&#8217;s Sky Tour Podcast &#8211; September 2023 | The Harvest Moon and the Summer Triangle<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/SkyTelescopeMag\/videos\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky &amp; Telescope Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>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\u2019s Sky Tour.<\/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\/crCmcaY7gq0?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:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/observing\/astronomy-podcasts\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast: Upcoming Celestial Events &#8211; Sky &amp; Telescope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/skyandtelescope.org\/astronomy-news\/observing-news\/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-september-1-10\/\">This Week&#8217;s Sky at a Glance, September 1 \u2013 10 &#8211; Sky &amp; Telescope<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>** <strong>Night Sky Notebook September 2023<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_z2YYPcRqZcMa9HC0afxMg\/videos\">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\/sr0jxIiBu_8?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>[ Sept.4.2023: Added the following video,<\/p>\n<p>** <strong>What&#8217;s in the Night Sky January 2023 &#8211; Comet Nishimura | Harvest Supermoon\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCKxQ3Dx6K95hpLpdJjTRIlg\">Alyn Wallace<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>00:00 Intro<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:24 Comet Nishimura<\/em><br \/>\n<em>01:48 Farewell Milky Way<\/em><br \/>\n<em>02:38 Zodiacal Light<\/em><br \/>\n<em>03:32 Gegenschein<\/em><br \/>\n<em>04:06 Aurora<\/em><br \/>\n<em>04:39 Super Harvest Moon<\/em><br \/>\n<em>05:26 Planets<\/em><br \/>\n<em>06:14 #WITNS Winners<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What&#8217;s Up: September 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA\u00a0&#8211; 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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=26107\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Night sky highlights for September 2023<\/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_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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,22,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26107","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-6N5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24902,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=24902","url_meta":{"origin":26107,"position":0},"title":"Night sky highlights for March 2022","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 2, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"** What's Up: March 2022 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in March 2022? 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