1 00:00:02,602 --> 00:00:03,937 HEY SKYSPOTTERS! 2 00:00:04,037 --> 00:00:07,040 SOMETIMES YOU RE LOOKING UP AT THE SKY AND YOUR FRIEND IS LIKE 3 00:00:07,140 --> 00:00:08,708 WHAT IS THAT BRIGHT THING? 4 00:00:08,808 --> 00:00:12,712 NOW YOU LL BE ABLE TO TELL RIGHT AWAY WHETHER IT S A PLANET OR A STAR! 5 00:00:12,812 --> 00:00:14,714 LET S USE THIS WEEK AS AN EXAMPLE. 6 00:00:14,814 --> 00:00:17,350 HERE WE ARE AT ABOUT 4 AM LOOKING SOUTH. 7 00:00:17,450 --> 00:00:20,787 THERE ARE TWO PLANETS VISIBLE RIGHT NOW JUPITER AND SATURN. 8 00:00:20,887 --> 00:00:24,724 FIRST PLANETS ARE WAY CLOSER THAN STARS, SO THEY LL BE EXTRA BRIGHT, OFTEN BRIGHTER 9 00:00:24,824 --> 00:00:26,726 THAN EVEN THE BRIGHTEST STARS. 10 00:00:26,826 --> 00:00:30,163 SECOND, PLANETS DON T TWINKLE, SHIMMER OR BLINK. 11 00:00:30,263 --> 00:00:34,367 THIRD IT WILL BE ON THE ECLIPTIC, MAYBE YOU REMEMBER, THAT S THE PATH THE MOON, SUN 12 00:00:34,467 --> 00:00:36,870 AND OTHER PLANETS TAKE ACROSS THE SKY. 13 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:40,640 IF A BRIGHT OBJECT FITS THESE, IT S PROBABLY A PLANET AND NOT A STAR! 14 00:00:40,740 --> 00:00:45,245 TRY IT YOURSELF, AND BRING BINOCULARS FOR A GREAT VIDEO WHILE Y ALL KEEP LOOKIN 15 00:00:45,345 --> 00:00:49,345 UP!