1 00:00:20,053 --> 00:00:25,792 DEAN: Hey there Star Gazers, I m Dean Regas, astronomer 2 00:00:25,892 --> 00:00:27,794 with the Cincinnati Observatory 3 00:00:27,894 --> 00:00:29,562 JAMES: And I m James Albury, Director of the Kika 4 00:00:29,662 --> 00:00:31,898 Silva Pla Planetarium in Gainesville, Florida. 5 00:00:31,998 --> 00:00:34,701 We re here to help you find your way around the sky. 6 00:00:34,801 --> 00:00:38,004 DEAN: And this week, to share some space jokes - specifically 7 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:42,442 about the Moon, since you ll be able to see it after dark each night next week. 8 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:43,810 JAMES: Dean is a total 9 00:00:43,910 --> 00:00:46,713 luna-tic about bad jokes so just humor him. 10 00:00:46,813 --> 00:00:49,516 DEAN: We have some gems like, What holds up the 11 00:00:49,616 --> 00:00:50,517 Moon? 12 00:00:50,617 --> 00:00:51,518 JAMES: What? 13 00:00:51,618 --> 00:00:52,919 DEAN: Moon-beams, of course... 14 00:00:53,019 --> 00:00:54,587 I ve got a million of them. 15 00:00:54,687 --> 00:00:56,856 JAMES: Well, more like 5 or 6 of them. 16 00:00:56,956 --> 00:01:01,428 But as we wax on about the Moon, and show you what s up in the sky, we know that your 17 00:01:01,528 --> 00:01:02,929 interest will not wane. 18 00:01:03,029 --> 00:01:05,698 DEAN: Let s show you! 19 00:01:05,799 --> 00:01:08,168 JAMES: How does the Moon cut his hair? 20 00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:09,169 DEAN: I know. 21 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:10,170 E-clips-it! 22 00:01:10,270 --> 00:01:12,739 JAMES: One of the worst jokes ever. 23 00:01:12,839 --> 00:01:16,543 But that makes me think about eclipses, and we hope you saw the last lunar eclipse on 24 00:01:16,643 --> 00:01:17,544 January 31, 2018. 25 00:01:17,644 --> 00:01:19,279 DEAN: It was awesome! 26 00:01:19,379 --> 00:01:23,349 When the Moon completely enters the shadow of the Earth it turns all shades of gray 27 00:01:23,450 --> 00:01:24,551 and orange. 28 00:01:24,651 --> 00:01:26,586 JAMES: If you missed it, the next will be visible 29 00:01:26,686 --> 00:01:29,556 in the United States on January 20 of next year. 30 00:01:29,656 --> 00:01:34,160 Lunar eclipses can only occur at full Moons and only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line 31 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:35,295 up just right. 32 00:01:35,395 --> 00:01:37,397 DEAN: You know, James, the Moon s parents were 33 00:01:37,497 --> 00:01:39,032 really worried about him. 34 00:01:39,132 --> 00:01:40,667 JAMES: Oh is this another joke? 35 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:41,668 DEAN: Yep. 36 00:01:41,768 --> 00:01:43,436 Every New Moon he disappeared. 37 00:01:43,536 --> 00:01:46,005 His dad panicked but his mom understood. 38 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:49,876 She reassured him, Don t worry honey, it s just a phase he s going through. 39 00:01:49,976 --> 00:01:53,146 JAMES: Bravo Mr. Regas. 40 00:01:53,246 --> 00:01:55,081 Bravo. 41 00:01:55,181 --> 00:01:57,951 But that reminds me, you can only have a solar eclipse during a new Moon and the next really 42 00:01:58,051 --> 00:02:01,621 good solar eclipse in the U.S. will be on October 14, 2023. 43 00:02:01,721 --> 00:02:05,458 JAMES: Hey Dean, why couldn t the astronauts stay 44 00:02:05,558 --> 00:02:06,459 overnight on the Moon? 45 00:02:06,559 --> 00:02:07,460 DEAN: Why? 46 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,095 JAMES: Because it was full 47 00:02:09,195 --> 00:02:11,631 DEAN: Now you re getting in the swing of it! 48 00:02:11,731 --> 00:02:13,867 JAMES: Anyway, we will have our next full Moon on 49 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:15,535 March 1st. 50 00:02:15,635 --> 00:02:19,072 You can see it rising in the east just as the Sun sets in the west that day. 51 00:02:19,172 --> 00:02:21,474 DEAN: Okay James, how do you know when the Moon s 52 00:02:21,574 --> 00:02:22,475 going broke? 53 00:02:22,575 --> 00:02:23,476 JAMES: How? 54 00:02:23,576 --> 00:02:25,311 DEAN: It s down to its last quarter. 55 00:02:25,411 --> 00:02:30,283 When the Moon appears half-way lit up we actually call that a quarter moon. 56 00:02:30,383 --> 00:02:33,887 It sounds confusing since how can a half moon be a quarter? 57 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:36,856 But the name really refers to its motion around the Earth. 58 00:02:36,956 --> 00:02:39,692 JAMES: On the night of February 22 you can see the 59 00:02:39,792 --> 00:02:41,628 right half of the Moon lit up. 60 00:02:41,728 --> 00:02:46,132 We call that first quarter since it has traveled one-quarter of the way around the Earth, 61 00:02:46,232 --> 00:02:48,168 from its new moon phase. 62 00:02:48,268 --> 00:02:51,971 That night, the first quarter Moon will be in the constellation Taurus and near the Seven 63 00:02:52,071 --> 00:02:53,306 Sisters star cluster. 64 00:02:53,406 --> 00:02:55,575 DEAN: On the morning of March 9th, you ll see 65 00:02:55,675 --> 00:02:57,076 the left half of the Moon 66 00:02:57,177 --> 00:02:58,478 illuminated. 67 00:02:58,578 --> 00:03:01,714 We call that third quarter or last quarter and it ll be near 68 00:03:01,814 --> 00:03:02,982 the planet Mars. 69 00:03:03,082 --> 00:03:05,585 Yep, we went a long way for that joke 70 00:03:05,685 --> 00:03:08,588 JAMES: So Dean, what did you think of the restaurant 71 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:09,589 on the Moon? 72 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:10,757 DEAN: Meh, the food was great 73 00:03:10,857 --> 00:03:12,358 but it has no atmosphere 74 00:03:12,458 --> 00:03:14,394 JAMES: It s true. 75 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:17,530 Unlike the Earth, the Moon has no significant atmosphere. 76 00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:21,768 So when the Apollo astronauts visited the Moon they had to wear spacesuits like these. 77 00:03:21,868 --> 00:03:23,336 Hey there s Buzz Aldrin. 78 00:03:23,436 --> 00:03:24,337 Hi Buzz! 79 00:03:24,437 --> 00:03:25,772 DEAN: He can t hear you. 80 00:03:25,872 --> 00:03:27,440 There s no air out there. 81 00:03:27,540 --> 00:03:31,511 However, Buzz and 11 other astronauts walked on the surface of the Moon 82 00:03:31,611 --> 00:03:34,847 between 1969 and 1972. 83 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:39,085 Buzz Aldrin described the Moon as, Magnificent Desolation, 84 00:03:39,185 --> 00:03:40,987 and it certainly is desolate. 85 00:03:41,087 --> 00:03:44,657 Everywhere you look are dark colored rocks and more dark colored rocks. 86 00:03:44,757 --> 00:03:49,495 I know the Moon seems bright, but most of the moon rocks are the color of asphalt. 87 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:52,432 JAMES: On the last three Apollo missions, astronauts 88 00:03:52,532 --> 00:03:55,768 brought up Moon rovers to drive across the lunar surface. 89 00:03:55,868 --> 00:03:59,606 The rovers were battery-powered and could reach a top speed of 8 miles per hour. 90 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:02,041 You can t drive that slow on Earth or else 91 00:04:02,141 --> 00:04:03,209 DEAN: Or else what? 92 00:04:03,309 --> 00:04:06,012 JAMES: Or else you ll have to Apollo-gize. 93 00:04:06,112 --> 00:04:07,647 DEAN: Nice! 94 00:04:07,747 --> 00:04:11,217 JAMES: So every night this week, check out the Moon after dark. 95 00:04:11,317 --> 00:04:13,820 DEAN: Get a group together and Moon-gaze with friends 96 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:15,221 and family. 97 00:04:15,321 --> 00:04:17,890 And if you want to organize the best star party ever, we have 98 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:19,092 some words of advice. 99 00:04:19,192 --> 00:04:20,493 JAMES: You better plan-et! 100 00:04:20,593 --> 00:04:22,528 DEAN: Definitely don t Moon it. 101 00:04:22,629 --> 00:04:26,629 BOTH: Keep looking up!