WEBVTT 00:20.186 --> 00:24.157 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: Welcome to Star Gazers. 00:24.257 --> 00:27.761 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% I'm James Albury, director of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium in Gainesville, Florida. 00:27.861 --> 00:30.530 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: And I'm Dean Regas, astronomer from the Cincinnati 00:30.630 --> 00:34.467 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% Observatory, and we're here to help you find you way around the sky. 00:34.567 --> 00:39.506 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% Now I m not a morning person, but I'm gonna set my alarm this week to wake up before dawn. 00:39.606 --> 00:40.507 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% JAMES: Really?! 00:40.607 --> 00:41.775 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: Yep. 00:41.875 --> 00:43.576 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% I can t believe I m saying this but I m going to get up 00:43.676 --> 00:48.681 align:left position:70%,start line:83% size:20% and drag myself out of bed at, (gulp), 5 o clock in the morning to star gaze or should 00:48.782 --> 00:49.816 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% I say planet-gaze. 00:49.916 --> 00:52.218 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: Wow, this is serious. 00:52.318 --> 00:54.154 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% And with good reason. 00:54.254 --> 00:58.758 align:left position:72.5%,start line:83% size:17.5% As a morning person myself, I ve been noticing three planets in the sky before the Sun rises: 00:58.858 --> 01:00.727 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% Jupiter, Mars and Saturn. 01:00.827 --> 01:04.330 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: And to add some extra flavor to the astronomer-grade 01:04.431 --> 01:09.002 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% coffee I ll need to drink to wake up that early, the Moon will be passing through. 01:09.102 --> 01:10.603 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: Perfect! 01:10.703 --> 01:13.106 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% Since it s not a workday, you can go back to sleep after you see it all. 01:13.206 --> 01:14.574 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% DEAN: My thoughts exactly. 01:14.674 --> 01:16.910 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% Let s head to the morning sky! 01:17.010 --> 01:20.213 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: Okay we have our sky set up for Monday March 01:20.313 --> 01:21.981 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% 5th at 5 AM, facing southeast. 01:22.082 --> 01:27.120 align:left position:82.5%,start line:83% size:7.5% It s dark, it s clear, it may be cold, but what a view! 01:27.220 --> 01:29.823 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: Among the stars, you can find three planets 01:29.923 --> 01:31.758 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% among the constellations. 01:31.858 --> 01:33.593 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% And they re all lined up. 01:33.693 --> 01:37.831 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% Jupiter is about halfway up in the southern sky and is the easiest to find since it is 01:37.931 --> 01:38.832 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% the brightest. 01:38.932 --> 01:40.400 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: That s an understatement. 01:40.500 --> 01:43.269 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% Jupiter is significantly brighter than any star at this time of night 01:43.369 --> 01:45.205 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% er, morning. 01:45.305 --> 01:47.040 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% It is suspiciously bright. 01:47.140 --> 01:49.175 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: If you have a really good imagination you 01:49.275 --> 01:53.780 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% might be able to imagine Jupiter up and to the right of Scorpius the Scorpion. 01:53.880 --> 01:58.718 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% Scorpius is usually a summer constellation but one of the joys of waking up early, Dean, 01:58.818 --> 02:00.820 align:left position:80%,start line:89% size:10% is that you get a preview of the stars. 02:00.920 --> 02:02.655 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: That s right, James. 02:02.755 --> 02:06.826 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% And, just to the left of Scorpius we come to our next planet and it should shine with 02:06.926 --> 02:08.361 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% a steady reddish glow. 02:08.461 --> 02:10.096 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% That is Mars. 02:10.196 --> 02:13.566 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% Now you may notice another red star in the vicinity. 02:13.666 --> 02:16.336 align:left position:82.5%,start line:89% size:7.5% Back in Scorpius you can find Antares. 02:16.436 --> 02:22.242 align:left position:65%,start line:83% size:25% Antares may look a little like Mars, but man-o-man, there are some big differences! 02:22.342 --> 02:27.447 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: First off, notice the name of this star: Ant-ares. 02:27.547 --> 02:31.518 align:left position:70%,start line:83% size:20% Ares was the Greek god of war and the equivalent of the Roman god Mars. 02:31.618 --> 02:34.454 align:left position:87.5%,start line:89% size:2.5% So Ant-ares is like the Anti-Mars. 02:34.554 --> 02:36.256 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% They re both the same color. 02:36.356 --> 02:39.092 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: But that is where the similarities end. 02:39.192 --> 02:45.098 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% Mars is a planet about 4200 miles wide and is about 125 million miles away. 02:45.198 --> 02:48.134 align:left position:80%,start line:89% size:10% Those sound like impressive numbers but 02:48.234 --> 02:51.804 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: Antares is a red supergiant star almost 600 02:51.905 --> 02:56.142 align:left position:72.5%,start line:83% size:17.5% million miles in diameter and about 600 light years from Earth. 02:56.242 --> 03:00.046 align:left position:80%,start line:83% size:10% That s the equivalent of 3.5 quadrillion miles away. 03:00.146 --> 03:01.915 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: Whoa! 03:02.015 --> 03:06.619 align:left position:67.5%,start line:83% size:22.5% If we place Mars and Antares at the same distance from us, this is what they d look like. 03:06.719 --> 03:09.289 align:left position:17.5%,start line:89% size:72.5% Uh, can you even see Mars? 03:09.389 --> 03:12.592 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: That leaves one more planet to find and Jupiter 03:12.692 --> 03:14.460 align:left position:27.5%,start line:89% size:62.5% and Mars can help. 03:14.561 --> 03:17.564 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% Connect a line from Jupiter through Mars and keep going. 03:17.664 --> 03:23.203 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% You will run into another pretty bright star that should be a little yellow in color. 03:23.303 --> 03:25.071 align:left position:77.5%,start line:89% size:12.5% That is actually the ringed planet Saturn. 03:25.171 --> 03:27.373 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: Ah, my favorite! 03:27.473 --> 03:32.645 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% Saturn is about one billion miles away but is so big and reflective that it still shines 03:32.745 --> 03:34.380 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% brightly in the morning skies. 03:34.480 --> 03:37.016 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: And here s where it gets even better. 03:37.116 --> 03:41.321 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% If we advance our time to Wednesday March 7th, look what joins the planet line-up 03:41.421 --> 03:42.322 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: The Moon! 03:42.422 --> 03:45.158 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% It ll be right next to Jupiter. 03:45.258 --> 03:50.396 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% And then as the week progresses, on the 8th and 9th, the Moon will get closer and closer 03:50.496 --> 03:51.965 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% to Mars. 03:52.065 --> 03:56.102 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% And on Saturday morning March 10th it will lie between Mars and Saturn. 03:56.202 --> 03:58.871 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: And to round out next week, Sunday morning 03:58.972 --> 04:02.041 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% March 11th the Moon will be just to the left of Saturn. 04:02.141 --> 04:04.510 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: Wow, what a week to get up early. 04:04.611 --> 04:07.880 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: I love seeing the planets even if it is 5 04:07.981 --> 04:09.716 align:left position:45%,start line:89% size:45% AM. 04:09.816 --> 04:13.419 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% And you ll see Jupiter in the south, Mars and Saturn in the southeast and don t forget 04:13.519 --> 04:16.689 align:left position:77.5%,start line:83% size:12.5% the Moon passing through from March 7th to March 11th. 04:16.789 --> 04:19.792 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% JAMES: And if you can, take a look at all four objects 04:19.892 --> 04:21.427 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% through a telescope. 04:21.527 --> 04:24.597 align:left position:75%,start line:83% size:15% The craters of the Moon look totally awesome through even a simple telescope. 04:24.697 --> 04:27.100 align:left position:42.5%,start line:83% size:47.5% DEAN: And with Jupiter you can see stripes on the 04:27.200 --> 04:29.402 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% planet and four moons. 04:29.502 --> 04:34.007 align:left position:67.5%,start line:83% size:22.5% Some tiny features on Mars, and the breathtakingly beautiful rings of Saturn. 04:34.107 --> 04:35.608 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% It s all there when you 04:35.708 --> 04:39.708 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% BOTH: Keep looking up!