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The Red Planet passes through the star strewn field of the Beehive Cluster. Find out how to see them in the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine. Transcript   Learn to observe our nearest star, the Sun, in our upcoming online masterclass series   Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com contactus@skyatnightmagazine.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sky Watch has been airing monthly on Shine Radio for two years already, and this is our 25th episode! We might be focussed on the wonders of space, yet we can't ignore the passage of time. Speaking of which, how do you fancy a spot of time travel? Find out how and discover the celestial wonder, about 600 light years distant, of the lovely Beehive Cluster. Written by Petersphere resident, astronomical expert and amateur astronomer Geoff Burt, and voiced by Claire Vennis, every month Shine Radio presents a Sky Watch of our unique dark skies. Let Shine Radio open up the wonder of Petersfield's night skies for magical star-gazing from your doorstep, in Sky Watch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new month and a new moon. Mercury at inferior conjunction. Jupiter at opposition. The moon passes by or in front of Saturn. and Mars turns around at the Beehive Cluster.

Star clusters are packed with stars, but not with planets. So far, only a few dozen of the more than 5600 confirmed exoplanets have been found in clusters. And two of those orbit a single star, in the Beehive Cluster. The dearth of planets could simply mean that planets are hard to find. Only a small fraction of the stars in the Milky Way Galaxy reside in clusters, and not many clusters are close to us. And clusters can be tightly packed, making it hard to study their individual stars. But because the stars are so tightly packed, it might be hard to make planets. As stars fly past each other, their gravity could stir up the raw materials for making planets, blocking their birth. And even when a planet is born, a close encounter could kick it away from its star. So maybe there really aren’t many planets in clusters. The star in the two-planet system in the Beehive is a little smaller and cooler than the Sun, and four billion years younger. One of its planets is about twice the mass of Jupiter, the giant of our own solar system. And it’s so close to the star that it’s extremely hot. The other planet is even bigger, but much farther from the star, so it’s quite cold. So neither planet is a likely home for life. The system is too faint to see without a telescope. But the Beehive is visible. Under dark skies, it looks like a hazy patch of light. At dawn tomorrow, it’s close to the right or upper right of the Moon. Script by Damond Benningfield

This episode is a continuation of Episode 93 where I interviewed Linda Åkeson McGurk about her book The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day. Here, I take you on a star tour by telling you a story of how I discovered something new in the night sky while taking time to experience the transition of twilight. Visit NightSkyTourist.com/94 for more information about this episode. CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FROM EPISODE 94: Episode 93- Scandinavia's Open-Air Living Mindset with Linda Åkeson McGurk: https://nightskytourist.com/93/  Rain or Shine Momma: https://rainorshinemamma.com/  Rain or Shine Momma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainorshinemamma/  Subscribe to Night Sky Tourist's newsletter & get free download of my 2024 Stargazing Guide: https://nightskytourist.com/  Rate Night Sky Tourist with 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. THANK YOU! FOLLOW NIGHT SKY TOURIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightSkyTourist  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightskytourist/  SPREAD THE WORD Help us reach more people by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with others. GET TO KNOW US MORE Visit NightSkyTourist.com to read our great blog articles, check out our resource page, and sign up for our newsletters. Our monthly newsletter has content that is exclusive for subscribers. SHARE YOUR QUESTION We want to hear your questions. They could even become part of a future Q&A. Record your question in a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS Email us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com.

The Spring Equinox and waxing gibbous moon will lead you to a hive of activity this month! Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro Our awesome sponsors: facebook.com/manzanitains

The story of Apollo taking out his wrath on a servant bird, a bowl, and an innocent water snake is remembered in our modern constellations. But modern astronomers call the snake by the wrong name. It's Venus's turn to pass through the Beehive Cluster this week. The planet is following Mars in the evening sky. The moon passes Jupiter in the morning. And if you can see Mercury in the morning, get some binoculars and see a fainter planet and an asteroid nearby.

This week's stargazing highlights include the earliest sunrise of the year, and Venus clipping the top of the Beehive Cluster. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-12-june-2023/] Find the minor planet Massalia: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/what-comets-asteroids-in-sky-tonight/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Observing With Webb, where a high school astronomy teacher tells you what you're looking at, why it's so cool, and what you should check out later this month…at night.  Venus shines bright at sunset all month, with Mars nearby, while Saturn, Jupiter, and even Mercury shine in the mornings, and the Beehive Cluster gets two wandering guests, all in the solstice month of June. 21st – Summer Solstice – This is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.     Spring Constellations: Big Dipper, Boötes, Virgo, Corona Borealis, Hercules – Gaze almost vertically as you face the NW, and you'll easily find the Big Dipper: seven very bright stars that form a saucepan shape. Now if you take the handle of the Dipper, follow its curve to the next bright star you see, about 20˚ away, which is Arcturus. “Follow the arc to Arcturus.” That's the brightest star in Boötes, which looks like a kite.    Take that same curve, and follow it about another 20˚ to “South to Spica”, the brightest star in Virgo, one of my favorite constellations, since it reminds me of the Dickinson Mermaid.  Now go back to Boötes, and just to the left of Boötes are seven stars that form the northern crown Corona Borealis, which looks more like a small bowl or a “C” in the sky.    Continue a little further to the left and you'll find the keystone asterism which is part of the constellation Hercules. Extra Challenge! Look for M13, the Hercules Cluster in between two of Hercules' “keystone” stars.  It known as the best globular cluster in the northern skies.  It will be a fuzzy spot in binoculars and will be even cooler through a telescope.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Two planets join the Beehive Cluster in June, while two others are born from it.  Learn more in this month's episode! Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro Our awesome sponsors: facebook.com/prescottrockstars facebook.com/manzanitains

WATCH this on YouTube LISTEN as a podcast on Podbean, Stitcher, or iTunes Social Media: @mrwebbpv on Twitter and Instagram @pvplanetarium on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram            Venus shines bright at sunset all month, with Mars nearby, while Saturn, Jupiter, and even Mercury shine in the mornings, and the Beehive Cluster gets two wandering guests, all in the solstice month of June.          Welcome to Observing With Webb, where a high school astronomy teacher tells you what you're looking at, why it's so cool, and what you should check out later this month…at night.    Naked-eye PLANETS Sunset Venus – Look W after sunset. It'll be the brightest object and probably the first “star” you'll see, about 30˚ above the horizon. Sets between midnight and 11pm.  Get your looks in now, because once August starts, your view of Venus in the evening will disappear, and return to the mornings of September. Mars – Look W and about 5 or 10˚ up and to the left of Venus, for a dull reddish dot in the sky, hanging out in Cancer, and slowing moving toward Leo. Sets between midnight and 11pm. Throughout the night - None Morning – (from left to right) Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn Saturn – Beginning of the month: Rises at 1:30am in the ESE, and is 30˚ above the SE horizon by dawn. End of the month: Rises at 11:30pm in the ESE, and is 40˚ above the S horizon at dawn.  About 60˚ to the right of Jupiter. Jupiter – Beginning of the month: Rises at 4am in the E, and is just 15˚ above the E horizon by dawn. End of the month: Rises at 2am in the E, and is 35˚ above the E horizon at dawn.  About 60˚ to the left of Saturn. Mercury – For the first 3 weeks of June, Mercury is less than 10˚ above the horizon, to the left of East. Hard to find, but not impossible.   EVENTS Full Moon – 3rd (Visible all night) Waning Gibbous (Mostly lit, rises later at night) Last Quarter Moon – 10th (Visible midnight into the morning) Morning Crescents (look East in the AM) New Moon – 17th (darkest skies) Evening Crescents (look West after Sunset) First Quarter Moon – 26th (Visible until midnight) Evening Gibbous (Mostly lit, after Sunset)   2nd – Mars, Beehive Cluster (M44) – Find that dull red dot in the sky which is Mars, then take some binoculars out, or a telescope, and witness Mars being directly in M44, the Beehive Cluster, so named because of its resemblance to a swarm of bees. The day before and after, Mars will be on either side of the cluster. Definitely worth at least a look, if not a picture. 9th + 10th – CLOSE ENCOUNTER - Moon, Saturn – Get up early, look SE, and find a gibbous Moon with Saturn about 8˚ above and to the left on the morning on the 9th.  On the 10th, the Moon will have moved to be 7˚ down and to the left of Saturn. 13th – Venus, Beehive Cluster (M44) – Find that bright brilliant dot in the sky which is Venus, then take some binoculars out, or a telescope, and witness Venus being ALMOST directly in M44, the Beehive Cluster. The day before and after, Venus will be on either side of the cluster. Definitely worth at least a look, if not a picture. 14th – CLOSE ENCOUNTER - Moon, Jupiter – Get up early, after 3am, look E, and find a very thin crescent Moon with bright Jupiter only 2˚ to right. 21st – Summer Solstice – This is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.  There's a bit of explanation as to why here. 20th – 22nd – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Venus, Mars – Check this out right after sunset! Look West and you'll easily see Venus being super bright. Each day, Mars will be about 5˚ (or three finger-widths) up and to the left of Venus.  The best part is the Moon traveling through.  On the 20th, a super-duper thin Moon will be about 13˚ down and to the right of Venus.  But on the 21st, the Moon moves to be just 3˚ to the right of Venus, and is a little bigger and easier to spot.  Then, on the 22nd, the Moon moves up and to the left again, forming a nice curved line with Mars and Venus.  Definitely worth a look, though pictures will prove to be difficult, given the relative brightness of each object.   CONSTELLATIONS... Use a sky map from www.skymaps.com to help you out. After Dinner, Before Bed: Spring Constellations: Big Dipper, Bootes, Virgo, Corona Borealis, Hercules – Gaze almost vertically as you face the NW, and you'll easily find the Big Dipper: seven very bright stars that form a spoon shape. Now if you take the handle of the Dipper, follow its curve to the next bright star you see, about 20˚ away, which is Arcturus. “Follow the arc to Arcturus.” That's the brightest star in Bootes, which looks like a kite. Take that same curve, and follow it about another 20˚ to “speed on to Spica”, the brightest star in Virgo, one of my favorite constellations, since it reminds me of the Dickinson Mermaid.  Now go back to Bootes, and just to the left of Bootes are seven stars that form the northern crown Corona Borealis, which looks more like a small bowl or a “C” in the sky. Continue a little further to the left and you'll find the keystone asterism which is part of the constellation Hercules. Extra Challenge! Look for M13, the Hercules Cluster in between two of Hercules' “keystone” stars.  It known as the best globular cluster in the northern skies.  It will be a fuzzy spot in binoculars and will be even cooler through a telescope Summer Constellations: Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila – Look pretty much straight above you, and find the brightest star up there. You'll notice a parallelogram attached to it. This is the brightest star Vega, part of the constellation Lyra, the harp. Directly above you will be Cygnus the Swan, with its brightest star Deneb. It will look like a large cross, or if you look out a little further, a swan flying above you. Below Cygnus and Lyra is the third constellation of the Summer Triangle, Aquila the Eagle, with its brightest star Altair. The three bright stars in this one can be easily confused for Orion's belt, given their similar size, however they are not in line as straight, and are part of a bigger diamond shape.  Use a star chart to find small Delphinus and Sagitta in the area as well. Before Work: Pegasus, Andromeda – Look directly south and most of the way up the sky and you'll find the very big and almost perfect square of Pegasus, the winged horse. Now if you look to the top left of the square, you'll see three pairs of stars creating a neat double curve to the left and up from that corner star. That is Andromeda. If you have a little extra time, find the middle pair of stars, connect them with a line, and move toward the inside of the curve about the same distance as those stars are apart. There you'll find the Andromeda Galaxy, which will be just a small faint fuzzy with your naked eye. The cool part is that you are looking at billions of stars that are 2.9 million light years away, that spread out about 150,000 light years across. Don't forget this podcast is found on my Podbean page, Stitcher, and iTunes.  There's also a video version on my YouTube Channel and I can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @mrwebbpv. The Pequea Valley Planetarium and its events and updates are on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as @pvplanetarium.

Mercury and Venus are approaching their greatest elongations--Mercury in the morning and Venus in the evening. That's when they're farthest from the sun in the sky and can be seen most easily. The two planets are also predicted to be at dichotomy around June 4. But an unexplained phenomenon is likely to make one appear to be in its semi-circle phase around the middle of this week and the other around the middle of next week. Why do the appearances of Mercury and Venus defy geometry? Mars marches into the Beehive Cluster. Get a telescope or binoculars for a splendid view.

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com Ep. 324: - The lads had a nice aurora viewing session! - They discuss the Explore Scientific 17 and other wide-field eyepieces. - May 5: Full Moon. Penumbral lunar eclipse for Asia & Africa. - May 12: Last quarter Moon. - May 17: Jupiter/Moon conjunction. - May 19: New Moon - May 24: Moon/Mars conjunction. - May 26: The Lunar X & V are visible in west coast of USA. - May 27: First Quarter Moon. - May 28: Lunar Straight Wall (Rupus Rectus). - May 31: Mars on the edge of the Beehive Cluster, M 44, West coast USA, Hawaii. - We suggest you view STF 1659, The Stargate asterism in Corvus.  At 12h 35m 59s, -12* 03' 09” in northern Corvus.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Moon Phases for May Full Moon - 6 May (with penumbral eclipse in the early morning) Moon at Perigee - 11 May Last Quarter - 12 May New Moon - 20 May First Quarter - 28 May (also apogee moon) Evening Sky Highlights VENUS - moving from Taurus into gemini and getting brighter and climbing higher in the West. From the 9th to 10th Venus is closed to the open cluster M35. On the 23rd Venus is just 3degrees from the crescent moon, and on the 30th Venus will be right next to the Mag 3 double star Kappa Geminorum. Venus is in it's ‘half-moon' phase at the moment. MARS - shrinking as it moves further away from earth in its orbit, but still easily visible, but you'll need a serious large telescope to pull in deatils of Mars. On the 31st Mars is next to the Beehive Cluster. On the 24th Mars, Venus and the waxing moon make a neat little triangle in the West. Morning Sky Highlights On the 18th MERCURY the thin crescent moon with Jupiter above will be a nice capture for astrophotographers and naked eye observers. On the 29th Mercury is at its highest in Eastern morning skies and easily found. SATURN in morning skies is a decent telescopic object again and angled just right to feature the maximum amount of shadow from Saturn's rings. The Heart of the MILKY WAY is beginning to rise again with Scorpius very visible. The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower is strong and reliable, however this year the Full Moon will play havoc for meteor watchers. Of course some meteors will be observed on the morning of the 5th if you choose your time wisely. Ian's Tangent - Betelgeuse is brightening Scorpius is now down close to the Western Horizon taking Betelgeuse with it. After the 2019 ‘dimming' of the red giant, caused by outgassing, we are observing the brightening of Betelgeuse again. Ian also gives us great tips on how to start observing variable stars. Next Episode: Dr Rodolfo (Rudy) Montez Jnr gives us a brilliant expose of X-Ray astronomy and the astonishing science of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Das spektakuläre Band am Nachthimmel ist zurück!Im Hauptteil sprechen wir über unsere vergangene Urlaubswoche.Dieses Mal haben wir wieder passende Empfehlungen/Nachschlagewerke für Euch: - Ein Video zum Thema James Webb Space Telescope Treffer- Sterne schauen im Sommer! :)Außerdem haben wir uns dazu entschlossen, alle Musikempfehlungen aus unserem Podcast in eine Playlist auf Spotify zu packen. Einfach dem Link folgen und reinhören. Viel Spaß! Julius' Aufnahme vom Beehive Cluster und alle anderen Astrofotos findet Ihr auf unserem Instagram. Dort oder per Email an hallo@deepskytalk.com könnt Ihr uns auch sehr gerne Feedback geben. Wir würden uns ebenfalls riesig über eine Bewertungen auf Apple Podcasts und Spotify freuen und wenn Ihr uns an Eure Familie, Freunde, KollegInnen und Feinde weiterempfehlt. Wer unseren Podcast gut findet und ihn unterstützen möchte, kann dies gerne tun. Hier gehts zu unserem Paypal Account. Mit Eurer Hilfe können wir Euch weiterhin die wöchentliche Portion Astronomie, Astrofotografie und Nachthimmel gepaart mit unseren Gedanken zu aktuellen Themen servieren. Vielen herzlichen Dank! Seid dabei, wenn wir gemeinsam mit Euch einen Blick in die Sterne werfen. Max & Julius Deep Sky Talk Support the show

In dieser Ausgabe Deep Sky Talk gibt es eine Premiere! So viel sei verraten, das Episodenbild ist von unserem Erdtrabanten. Wir beantworten außerdem eine Zuhörerfrage und im Hauptteil denken wir uns zurück in eine unbeschwertere Zeit. Dieses Mal haben wir wieder passende Empfehlungen/Nachschlagewerke für Euch: - Der Gravitationstunnel und die Berechnung hinter der Falldauer - Wenn ich hier in die Erde bohre, wo komm ich auf der anderen Seite raus? (Tool) - Artikel der Süddeutschen Zeitung über Kuriositäten am Mars - Krater und Meere auf der uns zugewandte Seite des Mondes- Kings of Leon covern unglaublich gut Robyn's Song Dancing On My Own Außerdem haben wir uns dazu entschlossen, alle Musikempfehlungen aus unserem Podcast in eine Playlist auf Spotify zu packen. Einfach dem Link folgen und reinhören. Viel Spaß! Julius' Aufnahme vom Beehive Cluster und alle anderen Astrofotos findet Ihr auf unserem Instagram. Dort oder per Email an hallo@deepskytalk.com könnt Ihr uns auch sehr gerne Feedback geben. Wir würden uns ebenfalls riesig über eine Bewertungen auf Apple Podcasts und Spotify freuen und wenn Ihr uns an Eure Familie, Freunde, KollegInnen und Feinde weiterempfehlt. Wer unseren Podcast gut findet und ihn unterstützen möchte, kann dies gerne tun. Hier gehts zu unserem Paypal Account. Mit Eurer Hilfe können wir Euch weiterhin die wöchentliche Portion Astronomie, Astrofotografie und Nachthimmel gepaart mit unseren Gedanken zu aktuellen Themen servieren. Vielen herzlichen Dank! Seid dabei, wenn wir gemeinsam mit Euch einen Blick in die Sterne werfen. Max & Julius Deep Sky Talk Support the show

Wohin blicken wir heute am Nachthimmel, wie finden die AstronomInnen eigentlich Exoplaneten und was hat das mit einem Nachtlokal in Schärding am Inn zu tun? All das und mehr wird in dieser Ausgabe beantwortet. Im Hauptteil führen wir heute eine ganz neue Rubrik ein! Hier gibts die Position des heutigen Deep Sky Objektes am Nachthimmel bzw. haben wir noch eine Darstellung wo sich die Exoplaneten darin befinden. Dieses Mal haben wir wieder passende Empfehlungen/Nachschlagewerke für Euch: - Der 'Dip' in der Helligkeitskurve beim Transit eines (Exo-)Planeten - Die Darstellung über die Funde vom Kepler Weltraumteleskop (besprochen in der Folge)- Ein Artikel bzw. ein Video zur pensionierten Meisterleistung- Die erwähnte ARTE Doku zum heutigen Astrothema- Die Links zu den positiven Nachrichten aus der Welt, Gratis Leitungswasser, Kindergarten für ukrainische Flüchtlingskinder und das 9€ ÖffisticketAußerdem haben wir uns dazu entschlossen, alle Musikempfehlungen aus unserem Podcast in eine Playlist auf Spotify zu packen. Einfach dem Link folgen und reinhören. Viel Spaß! Julius' Aufnahme von der Milchstraße und alle anderen Astrofotos findet Ihr auf unserem Instagram. Dort oder per Email an hallo@deepskytalk.com könnt Ihr uns auch sehr gerne Feedback geben. Wir würden uns ebenfalls riesig über eine Bewertungen auf Apple Podcasts und Spotify freuen und wenn Ihr uns an Eure Familie, Freunde, KollegInnen und Feinde weiterempfehlt. Wer unseren Podcast gut findet und ihn unterstützen möchte, kann dies gerne tun. Hier gehts zu unserem Paypal Account. Mit Eurer Hilfe können wir Euch weiterhin die wöchentliche Portion Astronomie, Astrofotografie und Nachthimmel gepaart mit unseren Gedanken zu aktuellen Themen servieren. Vielen herzlichen Dank! Seid dabei, wenn wir gemeinsam mit Euch einen Blick in die Sterne werfen. Max & Julius Deep Sky Talk Support the show

Hear MMA Research Fellow, Celia Mulcahey, as she discusses The Beehive Cluster!

Dear Beautiful Friends,Happy Lunar Imbolc, Full Moon in Leo, Wolf Moon, located within Praesope or the Beehive Cluster!This Full Moon, exact this afternoon (Thursday) features complex dynamics including Sun conjunct Jupiter, Venus conjunct Pluto square Eris and Black Moon Lilith on her approach to the Underworld. Aquarius Mercury is slowing to station retrograde on Saturday, January 30--opening a three week window of personal revolutionary introspection. This also marks a bit of a slow-down in the all planets direct momentum resuming with Mercury's direct station February 20 and continuing through April 27. We have divergent energies dancing in tension and harmony through the coming weeks. With Venus moving into Aquarius on Monday, February 1, we will have the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Vesta all in Aquarius. The February 11 New Moon produces an extraordinary stellium of 7 planetary bodies in Aquarius.Aquarius invites detachment, zooming out to see the larger view, and a spirit-oriented perspective. It is of benefit to take the Eagle view, to remember that beneath all of the messiness and entanglement of our human lives, emotions, triggers, and karmic patterns, we are spirit in a body and ultimately free. We also have Venus at her furthest point from the Earth as she prepares to enter the Underworld, or the beams of the Sun on February 14, invisible until about May 5, when she appears as Evening Star. Venus in the Underworld takes us to our depths even as Aquarius invites us to rise into the realms of light, spirit and our multidimensional natures. I shared in my podcast a poem recently unearthed by Lainie Love Dalby in our New Year's Retreat, a poem I wrote shortly before my Earth Sky Woman Summit and Podcast. Enjoy the poem and the podcast and sending much love to each of you. For My Sisters and Brothers of Earth and SkyDrop beneath the surface of thingsSister, Brother of My HeartGo down to the root of yourselfSee and know it for the first timeMake a home for yourself thereVisit oftenMake an offering of your tears, words of kindness, sincere compassionAnd heartfelt joyWhen your life extends from the home root of your soul selfIt is true and strong.You will grow wings, yesYour spirit will soar, yesYet you will remain always sourced in the True Heart of LifeHere you know the thousand thingsworth knowingWhen from this place you offerYour words of griefpraiseand the sacred darklightat the center of your beingthe whole world exhalesin great reliefSky welcomes your outstretched armsMoon sings for you,remembering your lost partsAnd Stars speak to you once againin the language of kinship--lovers, sisters, brothersgrandfathers and grandmothers

The Beehive Cluster is right smack in the middle of Cancer the Crab, which is actually a very dim constellation.

The Beehive Cluster is right smack in the middle of Cancer the Crab, which is actually a very dim constellation.

The Moon meets Venus and we hunt for the Beehive Cluster.

The Discussion: A look back at our 50th anniversary of the moon landings-themed dark sky star party, AstoCamp, and some wonderful suggestions as an alternative name for a ‘pair instability supernova’. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have: - Discovery of an exoplanet stripped of its atmosphere. - Understanding more about the features you can observe in Jupiter’s storms. - Gaia tells us more about the evolution of open clusters. - Chandra probes black hole clusters. - Planet 9 (groan…) could be a tiny black hole (it couldn’t). - Amateur astronomer discovery of an interstellar comet. - Understanding the evolution of globular clusters. - NASA’s Insight lander suggests weird magnetic chirping at midnight on Mars. The main news story discussion: Water vapour in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in its habitable zone - leading to discussions on the importance of science journalism and the search for Earth 2.0 The Sky Guide: Covering the solar system and deep sky objects on offer to amateur astronomers in October: Paul: A round up of the planets available to northern hemisphere observers in October and a tour of the comets currently in our skies. In the deep sky, we recommend a look at globular cluster Messier 2 and the NGC7009 planetary nebula in Aquarius. Ralph: 3 lunar/planetary conjunctions and a glut of meteor showers. Then further afield, the Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies. Main Object: Messier 44, The Beehive Cluster. Q&A: Advice on upgrading telescopes for our good friend Jeremy Hanson in Wisconsin, USA. Also this month, a close friend of Jen’s, Chris Duffield, got ill and died in China aged 27. The foreign office have told his family that the ballpark figure for getting him home will be between £15,000-£20,000. If you’d like to help repatriate the friend’s body, please do consider giving a donation to the gofundme account at: tiny.cc/lpvgdz. Thank you. http://www.awesomeastronomy.com Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

The Discussion: A worthless victory for the Welsh, Earthling slave John on the BBC’s Sky at Night, Jen’s preparations for A Pint of Science, imaging the sun with a beer can and emails about timestamping & sibilance. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have: Modelling of the meteor strikes on the moon during the eclipse Does the moon get bombarded by a meteor shower every 19 years? The brightest gravitationally lensed object ever seen Conditions closer to habitable seen around a white dwarf star Did the Apollo astronauts even leave the Earth’s atmosphere Main news story: 1) Due to modern data processing techniques Hubble discovers a new moon around Neptune. The Sky Guide: Covering the solar system and deep sky objects on offer to amateur astronomers in March. Ralph: The Galilean Moons, magnitude 8 asteroid Pallas and Messier 67 in Cancer Jeni: a quadruple planetary Conjunction, Mars and the vernal equinox. Paul: Mercury visible at the beginning of the month at sunset and the galaxies in Ursa Major. Main Deep Sky Object: Messier 44, The Beehive Cluster. Q&A: Listeners’ questions via email, Facebook & Twitter take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. This month we take a look at the bewildering array of theories for one of the greatest spectacles in the night sky: Will we get any advance warning of Betelgeuse going supernova? Peter Coates, UK.

Mystic, empath, archetypal anima - the Queen of Cups is veiled in feminine mystique.  Most sensitive of queens, she is associated with the watery part of water.  The Moon governs her tides, so while she is by nature nurturing and compassionate, storms can rack her moods as well.  In her watery domain are the last decan of Gemini and the first two decans of Cancer - love among the ruins.  In this episode we discuss sacrificial maidens, prophetesses, and femmes fatales - Circe, Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, Polyxena, Delilah, Princess Diana, and the Lady of the Lake.  The myth of Judith and Holofernes introduces a frisson of danger and betrayal; the Queen of Hearts shouts "Off with their heads!"  We consider blonde bombshells, Lilith and the astral realms, portals and magic mirrors, the world of dreams, the geomantic figures Populus and Via, waning and waxing moon, the mercurial ability to communicate and the lunar quality of  reflectio, the Beehive Cluster, the khephra beetle's journey through night, Castor and Pollux, Polyxena, the ibis of divination, the  heron of foreknowledge, the stork of motherhood, hexagram 58 (Duì or joy), desire and memory, purity and patience. To learn more about the suit of Cups, the world of Briah, the watery mysteries of the Queens, the sephira Binah, the color schemes of the cards, and so much else, be sure to visit us at www.patreon.com/fortuneswheelhouse. You can also shop for Fortune's Wheelhouse T-shirts, mugs, backpacks, stickers, and more! at our RedBubble shop.

What to look out, and up, for in February. Ralph, Paul & Jen pick their highlights for this month’s skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to observers and imagers: Track Mars’ passage through Scorpius & Ophiuchus Jupiter in Libra gives us a shadow transit and a look at its Great Red spot Dwarf Planet Ceres at opposition on 1st February & Comet Heinze in Pegasus Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year: Ralph – Open clusters Messier 67 and the Beehive Cluster in Cancer Jen - Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, in Ursa Major Paul – NCG 40, the Bow Tie nebula, in Cepheus And we finish this sky guide with February’s moon phases.

What to look out, and up, for in March. Our highlights of this month’s skies with the planets on offer to observers and imagers: The moon, Mercury and Mars close together on the 29th The King of Planets returns to our skies 4 comets to observe with amateur telescopes or the naked eye Next up, we each take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year: Jen – The Owl Nebula in Ursa Major Paul – The Virgo Supercluster and Markarian’s Chain of galaxies Ralph – Messier 67 and the Beehive Cluster in Cancer

This month we take a look at the constellation of Queen Cassiopeia for the beginners guide. We have: The beautiful Owl Cluster; NGC 7788 or Caroline’s Rose, discovered by Caroline Herschel. NGC 185, a dwarf elliptical galaxy discovered by Caroline’s brother, William Herschel. Next we round up the planets, solar system events and deep sky treats that are visible in August: Uranus, Neptune, Saturn & Mercury. We look at the month’s two lunar treats: a series of conjunctions between the moon and bright star Aldebaran. A perfect lunar eclipse for many listeners on the 28th September. Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko will be visible this month near the Beehive Cluster in Cancer (sadly we won’t see ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft orbiting it!) Our deep sky challenge delves into the constellatinos of Sagitta the Arrow and Vulpecula the Fox for a tour of clusters and a planetary nebula.

What to look out, and up, for in March. This month we look in the direction of Cancer the Crab for the beginners guide – taking a look at open clusters Messier 67, The Beehive Cluster and the planet Jupiter beaming down from up on high. Next we round up the planets that are visible in March 2015, say goodbye to Comet Lovejoy, take a look at this month’s eclipse, explore the phases of the moon and finish off by rounding up the galaxies and globular clusters for telescope observers in Canes Venatici.

I got a new haircut and made a new mix. As always... Enjoy the Ride! 1. Double Trouble - Zenbi ( Stefano Noferini Remix ) 2. Rave Nu World - Marcomism ( Orig. Mix ) 3. Incredible - Luca Morris ( Orig. Mix ) 5. Joy - Cajmere, Russoul ( Orig. Mix ) 6. Wondrous - Danny Clark, Jay Benham ( David Penn Vocal Mix ) 7. Gravity - Pan-Pot, G-Tech ( Orig. Mix ) 8. Scene - AndreaOliva, Gel Abril ( Orig. Mix ) 9. Back To NY - Rob Mirage, DJ Chus ( El Carlitto Mix ) 10. Go Home - Borce Panov, Ted Dettman ( A.K.O. Remix ) 11. Twisted - Lorenso D'amario ( Orig. Mix ) 12. Yes - Hellomonkey ( Orig. Mix ) 13. Original Challenge - Umek, Tomy DeClerque ( Orig. Mix )