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!