HEY SKYSPOTTERS!
SOMETIMES YOU RE LOOKING UP AT THE SKY AND
YOUR FRIEND IS LIKE
WHAT IS THAT BRIGHT THING?
NOW YOU LL BE ABLE TO TELL RIGHT AWAY WHETHER
IT S A PLANET OR A STAR!
LET S USE THIS WEEK AS AN EXAMPLE.
HERE WE ARE AT ABOUT 4 AM LOOKING SOUTH.
THERE ARE TWO PLANETS VISIBLE RIGHT NOW JUPITER
AND SATURN.
FIRST PLANETS ARE WAY CLOSER THAN STARS, SO
THEY LL BE EXTRA BRIGHT, OFTEN BRIGHTER
THAN EVEN THE BRIGHTEST STARS.
SECOND, PLANETS DON T TWINKLE, SHIMMER OR
BLINK.
THIRD IT WILL BE ON THE ECLIPTIC, MAYBE YOU
REMEMBER, THAT S THE PATH THE MOON, SUN
AND OTHER PLANETS TAKE ACROSS THE SKY.
IF A BRIGHT OBJECT FITS THESE, IT S PROBABLY
A PLANET AND NOT A STAR!
TRY IT YOURSELF, AND BRING BINOCULARS FOR
A GREAT VIDEO WHILE Y ALL KEEP LOOKIN
UP!