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planet hopping all night long welcome
stargazers

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I'm james oberg director the key cassava
plop planetarium in Gainesville Florida

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and I'm dinner I guess astronomer from
the Cincinnati Observatory

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for you plant lovers out there we have a
treat for you this week

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that's right James earth isn't just the
perfect spot this week

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where you'll be able to see bright
planets all across the sky

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no matter what time you go outside and
what are those planets is going to be

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nearing opposition in just a few weeks


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and will be bigger and brighter than
it's been in years

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what we talking about let's show you
okay

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we ever sky set for just after sunset
facing west

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anytime next week the first planet
you'll spot is the king and the planets

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Jupiter


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you can find cheaper by using the stars
a Ryan

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take a Ryan's ankle star right jewel
draw a line through the belt stars to a

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shoulder star beetlejuice


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annual and smack dab on the stars the
Gemini twins

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jupiter is the bright white light amid
the stars a Gemini

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the way you can tell that this bright
white as a planet

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is that it won't be twinkling like the
nearby stars caster

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and Pollux plus if you pay attention to
Jupiter's position night after night

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you'll notice the jupiter is slowly
moving through this constellation

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and next year this time you'll be in the
consolation of cancer the crack

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if you have a telescope you'll
definitely want to check out duper

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because even with the smallest and least
expensive telescope

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you'll be able to see forum Jupiter's
moons is a B

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I O Europa Ganymede and colistin


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the next planet in our parade is the red
planet Mars

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at the same time you're outside looking
at jupiter

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swing yourself around 180 degrees and
face East

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and you'll see bright reddish Mars
rising among the stars a burger the maid

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Mars is in a great position right now
because just last week

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mars that opposition and therefore Mars
is closer to us now than it will be for

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the next two years


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also mars a former neat little triangle
in the sky

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with the bright blue star Spyker
brightest star in Virgo the maiden

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and a bright orange star Arcturus the
brightest star

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in boat is the herds to find our tryst
simply look toward the Northeast

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and take the three stars marking the
handle the Big Dipper

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and trace and arc away from the
difference Bowl annual and right on our

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terrace


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we call this trick our King to actress
speaking a plan it's an opposition

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we have another planet it's going to be
close to a sin on Mother's Day weekend

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this year


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my mom's favorite planet will actually
be at its closest to us for the year

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let's be it's time to about 11 p.m. your
local time

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and if you look toward the east you'll
see the ringed planet Saturn

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among the stars %uh Libra the scales
Saturn is the second largest planet in

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our solar system


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and over the next few weeks you get some
tremendous views %uh

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the planet's rings Sanders tilted at
such an angle

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it springs will make it appear the
brightest it's been since 2000 Sep

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and free triangle fans Saturn will form
in

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even bigger and brighter triangle with
mars

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and our terrace cell if you're a fan of
three-sided planet made polygons

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this whole to actually be the night for
you but the cell

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thats Jupiter mars and Saturn I think we
have one more planet in our lineup

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tonight


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that's right if you're an early bird
like James go outside about an hour

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before sunrise


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and look toward the east there you'll
find our sister planet brilliant Venus

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in the latter part of next week the
waning crescent moon will have to close

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encounters with beans


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on the morning of Friday April 25th
you'll see a slender crescent moon

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up and to the right a venous and then on
the morning of Saturday April 26th

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the moon will be down and to the left of
Venus both views will be stunning

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so make sure you get outside those
mornings to check it out

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cell there you have it from sunset to
sunrise

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you have a perfect part thereof planets
for your pleasure

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at sunset we have Jupiter visible in the
West and Mars

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visible in the east and at sunrise we
have been as visible in the east

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and Saturn visible in the West keep
looking up

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dude


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