1 00:00:20,153 --> 00:00:24,724 DEAN: WELCOME TO STAR GAZERS. 2 00:00:24,824 --> 00:00:27,594 I'M DEAN REGAS, ASTRONOMER FROM THE CINCINNATI OBSERVATORY. 3 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:31,965 JAMES: AND I'M JAMES ALBURY, DIRECTOR OF THE KIKA SILVA PLA PLANETARIUM IN GAINESVILLE, 4 00:00:32,065 --> 00:00:33,867 FLORIDA. 5 00:00:33,967 --> 00:00:37,337 IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHERE, WE ENCOURAGE STAR GAZERS EVERYWHERE TO CELEBRATE DAY-STAR 6 00:00:37,437 --> 00:00:38,338 DAY. 7 00:00:38,438 --> 00:00:40,106 DEAN: THAT'S RIGHT, JAMES. 8 00:00:40,206 --> 00:00:44,444 JUST GET UP BEFORE DAWN AND EXPERIENCE A GREAT STAR RISE OVER OUR EARTH'S HORIZON. 9 00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:49,349 A STAR SO HUGE WE COULD FIT OVER ONE AND A QUARTER MILLION EARTHS INSIDE IT. 10 00:00:49,449 --> 00:00:50,817 JAMES: WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? 11 00:00:50,917 --> 00:00:52,719 LET'S SHOW YOU! 12 00:00:52,819 --> 00:00:56,990 DEAN: IT SOUNDS SIMPLE ENOUGH BUT FEW PEOPLE EVER PAY CLOSE ENOUGH ATTENTION TO THE RISING 13 00:00:57,090 --> 00:01:01,361 OF THE ONLY STAR WE CAN SEE IN THE DAYTIME, TO EVER REALLY EXPERIENCE IT. 14 00:01:01,461 --> 00:01:06,800 WE CALL THIS STAR, THE SUN, BUT ON STAR GAZERS, WE OCCASSIONALLY REFER TO IT AS OUR DAY STAR. 15 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:11,104 JAMES: THREE YEARS AGO, THE SUMMER SOLSTICE OCCURRED ON THE WEEKEND, MAKING OUR DAY STAR 16 00:01:11,204 --> 00:01:13,373 DAY CELEBRATION EASY TO DO. 17 00:01:13,473 --> 00:01:15,809 HOWEVER THIS YEAR, IT OCCURS DURING THE WEEK. 18 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:20,346 FOR THOSE OF US ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SUMMER SOLSTICE OCCURS AT PRECISELY 19 00:01:20,447 --> 00:01:25,118 12:24 AM EDT ON THE MORNING OF WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST. 20 00:01:25,218 --> 00:01:29,823 DEAN: THEREFORE, IT MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN OUR DAY STAR DAY SUNRISE 21 00:01:29,923 --> 00:01:33,626 EXPERIENCE ON THE ACTUAL DAY OF THE SUMMER SOLSTICE. 22 00:01:33,726 --> 00:01:38,832 SO WE SUGGEST EXPERIENCING THE SUNRISE THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE SUMMER SOLSTICE, ON SATURDAY 23 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:41,367 JUNE 17TH OR SUNDAY, JUNE 18TH. 24 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:46,272 JAMES: NOW I'LL BET THAT SOME OF YOU ARE THINKING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SUNRISE AND THAT 25 00:01:46,372 --> 00:01:48,074 YOU'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF THEM. 26 00:01:48,174 --> 00:01:52,645 BUT EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY THINK YOU'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF SUNRISES VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE 27 00:01:52,745 --> 00:01:57,250 EVER TAKEN THE TIME TO COMPLETELY EXPERIENCE WHAT'S HAPPENING ALL AROUND THEM AS THE SUN 28 00:01:57,350 --> 00:01:59,052 RISES. 29 00:01:59,152 --> 00:02:02,622 DEAN: SUNRISE INVOLVES A COMPLEX SERIES OF STEPS AS NIGHT SLOWLY TURNS INTO DAWN AND 30 00:02:02,722 --> 00:02:04,657 THEN FINALLY INTO DAY. 31 00:02:04,757 --> 00:02:09,229 IF YOU FOLLOW OUR SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS, YOU'LL EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE GRANDEST EVENTS IN NATURE; 32 00:02:09,329 --> 00:02:10,730 WHICH MOST PEOPLE IGNORE. 33 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:14,033 JAMES: TO PARTICIPATE, HERE IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO. 34 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:16,469 SIMPLY GET UP ON THE DAY YOU'VE CHOSEN, WHILE IT IS STILL 35 00:02:16,569 --> 00:02:20,039 DARK OUT, ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE TWILIGHT BEGINS. 36 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:23,810 WHETHER YOU LIVE IN THE HEART OF A CITY OR OUT IN THE COUNTRY, IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE 37 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:28,448 BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE SUN ITSELF YOU'RE GOING TO OBSERVE BUT THE EFFECTS OF SUNRISE ON EVERYTHING 38 00:02:28,548 --> 00:02:32,485 AROUND YOU, AS YOUR PART OF THE WORLD SLOWLY TURNS FROM NIGHT INTO DAY. 39 00:02:32,585 --> 00:02:37,290 DEAN: IT'S BETTER TO BE OUTSIDE, BUT IF YOU CAN'T GO OUTSIDE, JUST SIT BY AN OPEN WINDOW. 40 00:02:37,390 --> 00:02:43,129 NOW FOR THE RULES, WHICH ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL: NO INTERNET, NO PHONES, NO DOING YOUR NORMAL 41 00:02:43,229 --> 00:02:44,497 WAKE-UP ROUTINE. 42 00:02:44,597 --> 00:02:46,466 ALL DISTRACTIONS MUST BE ELIMINATED. 43 00:02:46,566 --> 00:02:52,138 JAMES: SIMPLY SIT QUIETLY, INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND WHEN YOU SEE THE SKY SLOWLY START TO BRIGHTEN, 44 00:02:52,238 --> 00:02:55,441 LOOK, LISTEN AND FEEL WHAT HAPPENS ALL AROUND YOU. 45 00:02:55,542 --> 00:02:57,677 A SUNRISE IS MORE THAN VISUAL. 46 00:02:57,777 --> 00:03:00,847 WATCH THE DELICATE INTERPLAY OF LIGHT, COLOR AND SHADOW. 47 00:03:00,947 --> 00:03:05,785 DEAN: BUT ALSO LISTEN AND YOU'LL HEAR THE SOUNDS OF OUR WORLD AND ITS CREATURES WAKING 48 00:03:05,885 --> 00:03:07,387 UP. 49 00:03:07,487 --> 00:03:10,356 YOU'LL FEEL THE WIND CHANGE, THE TEMPERATURE CHANGE AND MUCH, MUCH MORE. 50 00:03:10,456 --> 00:03:15,695 JAMES: IF YOU DO GET OUTSIDE BEFORE DAWN ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST, YOU'RE IN FOR A TREAT. 51 00:03:15,795 --> 00:03:21,067 THE WANING CRESCENT MOON AND VENUS WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION AND THEY'LL BE 7 DEGREES (OR 52 00:03:21,167 --> 00:03:23,903 14 MOON WIDTHS) APART, RISING IN THE EAST. 53 00:03:24,003 --> 00:03:27,941 DEAN: THE WANING CRESCENT MOON WILL ALSO BE SHOWING SOME EARTHSHINE. 54 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:32,512 EARTHSHINE HAPPENS WHEN SUNLIGHT REFLECTING OFF THE EARTH GENTLY LIGHTS UP THE NIGHTTIME 55 00:03:32,612 --> 00:03:34,247 SIDE OF THE MOON. 56 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:37,884 THIS ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE MAN IN THE MOON PATTERN IN THE DARK PORTION OF THE MOON. 57 00:03:37,984 --> 00:03:42,722 JAMES: SO AS YOU EXPERIENCE DAY STAR DAY, KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE SUBTLE CHANGES YOU NOTICE 58 00:03:42,822 --> 00:03:46,793 AND RECORD YOUR OBSERVATIONS ON PAPER OR INTO A VOICE RECORDER. 59 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:50,330 THEN READ OR LISTEN TO YOUR OBSERVATIONS A FEW DAYS LATER. 60 00:03:50,430 --> 00:03:54,400 BELIEVE ME, IF YOU'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE YOU'LL BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZED AT WHAT A STAR 61 00:03:54,500 --> 00:03:56,502 RISE OVER A SMALL PLANET CAN DO FOR YOU. 62 00:03:56,603 --> 00:04:00,473 DEAN: OF COURSE REMEMBER TO NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN AT ANY TIME. 63 00:04:00,573 --> 00:04:04,177 ONLY OBSERVE THE EFFECTS OF THE SUNRISE ON THE WORLD AROUND YOU. 64 00:04:04,277 --> 00:04:08,581 YOU'LL GAIN A WHOLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF YOUR PLACE ON THIS PLANET AND OUR PLANET'S 65 00:04:08,681 --> 00:04:09,716 PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE. 66 00:04:09,816 --> 00:04:11,985 JAMES: HAPPY "DAY STAR DAY", MY FRIENDS, AND 67 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:16,085 BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!