JAMES:
THE MOON WILL BE PASSING BY JUPITER
AND THEN SATURN
THIS WEEKEND.
DEAN:
AND WE CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO SEE IT ALL!
DEAN:
WE HAVE OUR SKIES SET UP FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST
8TH AT AROUND 10PM FACING SOUTH.
FINDING THE PLANETS JUPITER AND SATURN RIGHT
NOW ARE A PIECE OF CAKE.
JAMES:
JUPITER IS THE BRIGHTEST STAR-LIKE OBJECT
AT NIGHT, SO EVEN AT
430 MILLION MILES AWAY YOU CANT MISS IT.
DEAN:
SATURN IS ABOUT 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT
OF JUPITER.
ITS LESS THAN HALF
AS BRIGHT AS JUPITER BECAUSE ITS TWICE AS
FAR AWAY - ABOUT 850 MILLION MILES.
JAMES:
ON FRIDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 9TH THE MOON COZIES
UP NEXT TO JUPITER!
DEAN:
ON SATURDAY, THE MOON CONTINUES ON ITS WAY
AND SITS BETWEEN THE TWO GIANT PLANETS.
JAMES:
AND FINALLY ON THE NIGHT OF SUNDAY AUGUST
11TH, THE MOON COMES INTO CONJUNCTION WITH
THE RINGED PLANET SATURN.
DEAN:
STAR GAZE AND PLANET HUNT TONIGHT AS YOU
BOTH:
KEEP LOOKING UP!