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Les amateurs d'astronomie ont été déçus : la pluie d'étoiles Lyrides a été presque invisible cette année à cause d'un voile nuageux persistant.Traduction : Stargazers were left disappointed this year as persistent cloud cover obscured the annual Lyrid meteor shower almost entirely. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Can the world be as strange as it seems, well as the year 2025 reveals itself it appears to be getting stranger and stranger with every day. Jay and Aspasia discuss the anomalies surrounding two major events, Europe's largest and worst blackout and the Lyrid Meteor Shower. Is there and explanation behind this high strangeness? Jay recently stumbled onto the profound work of Michael Talbot and his book The Holographic Universe in which some of the answers may lie.Michael Talbot Thinking Aloud Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGeGHLIpgvU&t=4908s&ab_channel=NevilleGoddardAngry Astronaut Linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO0Dl7r5-Pg&ab_channel=TheAngryAstronaut

Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing, The Adler Planetarium, joins John Landecker to talk about the Lyrid meteor shower we saw this week and how to watch meteor showers in the future.

The mild nights of spring are good times for skywatching. Only one thing is missing: a great meteor shower. The best showers are clustered in fall and winter, with the Perseids of August sometimes joining the list. Although the season doesn’t offer a great shower, a pretty good one should reach its peak tomorrow night: the Lyrids. Under a dark sky, you might see up to a couple of dozen meteors per hour between midnight and dawn. The number of meteors increases closer to dawn, as your part of Earth turns more directly into the meteor stream. Unfortunately, by then the waning Moon will be in the sky, so its light will compete with the fainter meteors. One good thing about meteors, though, is that you don’t have to wait for a shower to see them. A shower occurs when Earth passes through a stream of small bits of dust and rock shed by a comet or asteroid. There are many showers through the year, but only a few are noticeable. But bits of rocky debris are scattered throughout the solar system. So on any dark night, you can see several meteors zipping across the sky. And these “random” meteors can come from any direction and blaze across any part of the sky. So if you have a chance, look for the Lyrid meteor shower in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. If not, then take advantage of just about any clear, dark night to look for meteors flashing across the heavens. Tomorrow: a steady light far across the galaxy. Script by Damond Benningfield

The first meteor shower in over three months is about to send shooting stars streaking across the night sky, an event visible around the globe—weather permitting. The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower will occur on the night of Monday, April 21, into the early morning of Tuesday, April 22.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I'm Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare.   April of 2025 brings us the annual Lyrid meteor shower, all the naked-eye planets, and plenty of lunar close encounters. We'll start by talking about this month's big events, then highlight the naked eye planets, and finish up with the lunar phases, so you can plan ahead better than me.     April 22nd – LYRID METEOR SHOWER – Around 10-20 meteors per hour, the Lyrids are a minor shower, but a meteor shower indeed.  And this year, the Moon will rise very early in the morning, meaning we have clear skies until that point, and even then, it's not so bright. The shower is greatest on the 22nd, but you might see some on the 21st and 23rd as well.  Just remember each meteor is a piece of debris left over from a comet, and we're crashing into it at over 100,000 miles per hour, which crushes the atmosphere it hits, heating it up and causing the bright flash.  There is no real best time to see these this year, but the later, the better.  You never know when you'll see something awesome.    Some advice for watching:  - Find a dark location and lie down in a reclining chair or something that insulates you from the ground. - Check the weather to see if the skies will be clear. - Adapt your eyes to the dark by staying away from light sources or using a red light if you need to look at a star chart or not trip over something.     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.

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer's Calendar for April 2025. In this episode we talk about how to see the Moon as it pairs with Pleiades, Mars, Smallest full moon on April 13th then pairs with Antares. Don't miss the Lyrid meteor shower and catch Venus, Moon, Saturn and Mercury in the morning sky. We also discuss some stars and deep sky objects including globular cluster M68 and a few galaxies like M104 and M83.   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.

This month on Minnesota Night Skies, it's a quiet month as we wait for spring to finally arrive, but there are a few things to look out for. Aurora season continues over most of Minnesota! Mars aligns with Gemini's bright start Castor and Pollux on April 10. Look for the smallest full moon of the year, the so-called micro-moon on April 12.  Don't believe it?  Bob has tips to assemble photographic proof. Also April 12, there's a close conjunction with Spica in Virgo. Look for the peak of the annual Lyrid meteor shower April 22. Venus has flipped over to the morning sky after it passed between the Earth and sun. We'll have a nice conjunction of Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon on April 25 very low at dawn.   And watch Jupiter and Mars move to the east at a good clip this month as they orbit the sun.   Plus, for the first time ever, Bob reads poetry!   Next month on Minnesota Night Skies, another meteor shower to look forward to, plus more pleasant weather (we hope) to encourage folks to spend the night out under the stars.   Astro Bob is podcasting! Astro Bob King and Echo Press reporter and host Lisa Johnson did an astronomy radio show together for many years, and now they're back on a new podcast for all of Minnesota, called Minnesota Night Skies.  Bob King is an amateur astronomer, an photographer and author. His most recent book is called “Magnificent Aurora” about the Northern Lights. He writes a syndicated column for the Duluth News Tribune and is a regular contributor to Sky & Telescope magazine.  Bob recommends several guides to help you find what's up in the sky. For more information about the star maps and a local information calendar, you can check out Skymaps.com. Also look for  Stellarium Mobile where you get your apps. It's available for both Apple and Android phones.

Up to 4 month's worth of rain may fall in less than a week across part of the central United States, threatening major flooding and endangering lives and property. Also, April stargazing guide: Pink Moon, Lyrid meteor shower and more. The first meteor shower in over months will unfold in the late-April sky. Plus, early risers will get to catch the crescent moon bunching up with three planets before sunrise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We kick off season 5 with our inaugural New Moon Brew episode where we dive into the beginnings of building a protection talisman. In Charting the Celestial, we turn our eyes to the Lyrid meteor shower and hear how the lyre found its place among the stars. Season of the Witch takes us through diverse ways to celebrate Spring and Resistance Radio shares how knowing our roles can be a great first step to taking meaningful action.Spells include: luck charm/wish jars and freezing fascism!-Want to connect with the Atomic Witchcraft Grove? Join us on Discord, Instagram, or Facebook! If you would like to support the creation of this podcast head on over to our Patreon, every coin in the cauldron helps!Links at⁠⁠⁠: https://linktr.ee/atomicwitchcraftv

This month on Minnesota Night Skies, Bob King returns from his trip to Norway, having seen the Northern Lights like he's never seen them before. That ol' busybody moon is hanging with Mars in March, plus there's a total lunar eclipse to look forward to on March 14. Venus transforms from a night owl to a morning person (planet) this month, and spring arrives at 4:01 a.m. March 20. You can see photos from Bob's aurora-watching trip here at Sky & Telescope magazine. Next month on Minnesota Night Skies,  Venus is a relentlessly perky "morning star" in the eastern sky at dawn and the Lyrid meteor shower is coming up on the morning of April 21. Astro Bob is podcasting! Astro Bob King and Echo Press reporter and host Lisa Johnson did an astronomy radio show together for many years, and now they're back on a new podcast for all of Minnesota, called Minnesota Night Skies.  Bob King is an amateur astronomer, an photographer and author. His most recent book is called “Magnificent Aurora” about the Northern Lights. He writes a syndicated column for the Duluth News Tribune and is a regular contributor to Sky & Telescope magazine.  Bob recommends several guides to help you find what's up in the sky. For more information about the star maps and a local information calendar, you can check out Skymaps.com. Also look for  Stellarium Mobile where you get your apps. It's available for both Apple and Android phones.  

It's Friday, April 26th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Muslims set fire to Christians' homes in Egypt On Tuesday, April 23rd at 11:00 p.m., Islamic extremists set fire to several homes and shops owned by Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt's Minya Governorate, reports International Christian Concern. Shockingly, as the flames grew, the Muslims attempted to prevent the Christians from leaving their burning homes.  Extremists later shared a video on social media showing Coptic homes on fire as a song, praising the attack, played in the background. The attack occurred after word spread that residents of the village, which is home to 3,000 Christian families, had obtained a permit to construct a church building. Some associated with the church received threats after the building permit was issued. Despite promises of safety from security forces, the cries of help from the archbishop and the local Coptic community went unanswered as the attack unfolded. Security forces arrived only after the attack, leaving a yet unknown number of Christians to perish in their burning homes.  According to Open Doors, Egypt is the 38th most dangerous country worldwide in which to be a Christian. America to militarily withdraw from Niger, Africa Niger, Africa has demanded that the United States militarily withdraw from the country, reports CNN. In response, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger's Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday to put those plans in motion. The major drawdown will significantly impact the U.S. troop presence on the continent of Africa. The move comes amid serious U.S. concerns about the country's deepening relationships with Russia and Iran. Haitian Prime Minister resigns Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the country gripped by deadly gang violence, reports the BBC. He agreed to step down last month after armed groups blocked his return to Haiti. Gangs now control most of Port-au-Prince, the capital. Teen suspended for “Only Two Genders” t-shirt A Catholic teenager has been suspended from his Ontario public high school for wearing a sweatshirt that said, “There are only two genders,” reports LifeSiteNews.com. Malachy O'Kane, age 16, was suspended on April 18, the second day he decided to wear his gender critical shirt to the Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake, a village near Kingston, Ontario. He was excluded from school for six days, beginning Friday, April 19. O'Kane was first told to remove his shirt by the school's vice-principal, Wojtek Czermak, after the teenager was called out of his classroom about 30 minutes after the school day began. When the student asked what the problem was, a school counselor said, “It's considered hate speech.” In Genesis 1:27, the Bible says, “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned Yesterday, New York's highest court threw out Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction because the trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against Weinstein based on allegations that were not part of the case, reports The Associated Press. The ruling shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial against the ex-movie mogul. Weinstein, age 72, will remain in prison because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. But the New York ruling reopens a painful chapter in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that began in 2017 with a flood of allegations against Weinstein. Youth need (1) the truth and (2) connection to intergenerational relationships John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, warned an audience that young people today are "untethered" from the truth and disconnected from meaning and purpose, reports The Christian Post. Last month at City Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he said, “Students today, just quite simply, need two things. They need, first of all, to hear the truth. … We live in a world that's detached itself from the source [of truth]." Stonestreet quoted a British survey conducted over a decade, which found that initially, 13 years ago, 90% of young people, aged 18-28, believed that life had meaning. However, when the same question was asked 10 years later, only 10% of respondents reportedly felt that life had meaning. He said, "There's never been a generation so untethered from God. Even in generations past, when we fooled around with ideas about whether God exists or not, we still lived in a culture where family was the norm and largely stable.” According to Stonestreet, the solution is the reintroduction of truth through intergenerational relationships and mentoring. God's meteor shower And finally, every year from April 15 to April 29, dozens of shooting stars streak through the sky in this spectacular show from God, reports Business Insider. The Lyrid meteor shower is in full swing this week. Unfortunately, the bright supermoon could make it harder to see it. The meteor shower was most active from Sunday night to Monday morning, but it will remain visible for the next week. In the Northern Hemisphere, the best time to see the Lyrids is during the early morning hours after the moon sets and before the sun rises. Psalm 19:1 declares, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Friday, April 26th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

The Lyrid meteor shower is building toward its peak, on Sunday night. The Moon will be almost full then, so its glare will wash out all but the brightest of the “shooting stars.” The shower is the offspring of Comet Thatcher 1861. The comet orbits the Sun once every 415 years or so. As Thatcher approaches the Sun, some of the ice at its surface vaporizes. That releases small bits of dirt and rock into space. This debris spreads out along the comet's path. Earth flies through this path every April. Some of the comet dust slams into our atmosphere and burns up — forming meteors. At least, most of it does. It's likely that some of the grains fall to the surface. In fact, a recent study might have found some of those grains at the bottom of New York's Hudson River. Researchers sifted through layers of sand and mud deposited thousands of years ago. The layers included fossils of microscopic organisms that were coated with tin — an element that likely came from outside Earth. The scientists also found other elements that probably originated outside our planet as well. The layers were laid down at roughly 400-year intervals — suggesting a possible connection with Comet Thatcher and the Lyrid meteors. The findings are preliminary. So we don't know for sure whether there's a link between the sediments at the bottom of the Hudson River and the streaks of light in April's night skies. Script by Damond Benningfield

GB2RS News Sunday the 21st of April 2024 The news headlines: Dr Stewart Bryant, G3YSX to continue as RSGB Board Chair The RSGB has vacancies for Regional Representatives The Radio Communications Foundation is recruiting new Trustees   The RSGB Board has met for the first time since the Society's AGM where three Directors were endorsed to serve as Nominated Directors on the Board and one was confirmed as elected unopposed. The new Board has chosen Dr Stewart Bryant, G3YSX to continue in the role of RSGB Board Chair until the 2025 AGM. You can find details of all RSGB Board Directors on the Society's website and the Board Liaison roles will be confirmed and added to the page in the coming weeks. Go to rsgb.org/board for more information. At its recent AGM, the RSGB was delighted to confirm the unopposed election of five Regional Representatives. However, there are still vacancies for Regional Representatives in Region 11, which covers England South-West and the Channel Islands, and also Region 12 which is England East and East Anglia. These vacancies will be filled by co-option until the 2025 AGM. If you live in one of these areas and are passionate about amateur radio, keen to support local radio amateurs and clubs, and have the skills to lead a volunteer team of District Representatives in the region, this could be a role for you! To find out more, please contact Tony Miles, MM0TMZ who is the Board Liaison for the Regional Team via mm0tmz@rsgb.org.uk The Radio Communications Foundation is a small charity dedicated to encouraging people to take up radio as a hobby or, in the case of youngsters, considering an RF-based career. The RCF is proud to sponsor Arkwright Scholars, work with the RSGB and Bletchley Park to deliver radio-building workshops and make grants for various projects around the UK. Further information is available via the RCF website at commsfoundation.org  The RCF is now looking to recruit a couple of new Trustees to help it deliver its aims. Applicants should have an interest in radio communications and be prepared to be involved in decisions over grant-making, delivering RCF projects and attracting charity funding. The RCF would particularly like to hear from anyone with links to secondary education in the UK. Expressions of interest and applications should be sent to rcfsecretary@commsfoundation.org preferably by the end of June. Following the introduction in February of the new Ofcom amateur radio licence conditions, the RSGB has continued to provide information and support to radio amateurs to help them make the most of the changes. This has included updates, club talks and a section of the AGM event focused on those licence changes. Go to the RSGB YouTube channel, choose the AGM recording from the ‘live' tab and then watch two sections. Firstly, the main Board Q&A begins just after one hour and eighteen minutes into the event and includes some licensing questions from members. Secondly, a section from just before two hours and thirty-three minutes focused entirely on the new licence conditions and included three videos and a full live Q&A with four senior RSGB representatives. The Society has also published a wealth of information on its website which you can find at rsgb.org/licence-review Nigel Limb, M7FFU, had a motorbike accident in 2015 that left him with permanent brain damage and partially blind in both eyes, but this didn't stop him from pursuing his childhood dream of obtaining his amateur radio licence. In December 2023 he passed the Foundation Licence exam. In the early 1970s Sue Jacob, GW7YLS was a shortwave listener and interested in amateur radio, but it wasn't until she retired and discovered that the exams no longer contained Morse code, that she decided to get more involved. Within 18 months she had passed all three licence levels. One of the great things about amateur radio is that it is accessible to everyone. The RSGB is celebrating this by collecting stories of radio amateurs who have passed their Foundation licence, or progressed through the licence levels, and are now discovering new aspects of amateur radio to enjoy. If you'd like to read more about Nigel, Sue and others, go to rsgb.org/student-stories and, if you'd like to share your story with the Society, email comms@rsgb.org.uk and the RSGB will use as many as possible. A new amateur radio Facebook group has been formed for those who like getting out and about in motorhomes, campervans, and caravans. The group welcomes all radio enthusiasts. To find out more, or to join the group, search for ‘UK Motorhome and Amateur Radio Group' on Facebook. SOS Radio Week is an annual event that takes place throughout May to celebrate the work of the volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Independent Lifeboats and National Coastwatch Stations around the British Isles. Members of these organisations save many people between them who are in danger along and around the thousands of miles of coastline and further out to sea. This year is the 200th anniversary of the founding of the RNLI and SOS Radio Week is being co-branded SOS Radio Week 200 for those operators that are supporting the RNLI during the event. Participants can operate from home, a public location, or a lifeboat or Coastwatch station, with the appropriate authorisation from the station manager. A commemorative certificate will be available to all official stations that record their contacts on the website together with awards for the top individual and club, or group, stations on each band from 160m to 70cm. Registration for individual and group operators is available via sosradioweek.org.uk International Marconi Day will take place on Saturday the 27th of April. Once again, the Cornish Radio Amateur Club is organising and running the event. Lots of amateur radio stations will be operating from sites that Marconi operated from or had a personal connection with. For more information, and to view a list of the stations that are taking part, follow the “International Marconi Day” link on the gx4crc.com  website And now for details of rallies and events Andover Radio Amateur Club Boot Sale is taking place today, the 21st, at Wildhern Village Hall, Tangley, Wildhern, Andover, SP11 0JE. The doors open at 10 am for visitors and at 9 am for sellers. Entry costs £2. The fee for a field pitch is £8 and the cost for a table in the hall is £10. For more information visit arac.org.uk Cambridge Repeater Group Rally was due to take place today, the 21st, at Foxton Village Hall, CB22 6RN. The event has been postponed until Sunday the 14th of July. For more information contact Lawrence, M0LCM on 07941 972 724, email rally2024@cambridgerepeaters.net, or visit cambridgerepeaters.net The Northern Amateur Radio Societies Association Rally, also known as both the ‘NARSA Rally' and the ‘Blackpool Rally', is taking place today, the 21st. The venue is Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre, Blackpool, FY2 9AA. For more details contact Dave, M0OBW on 01270 761 608, email dwilson@btinternet.com or visit narsa.org.uk  Now the Special Event News In celebration of World Amateur Radio Day, Martin, OK1RR and Slavek, OK1TN are active as OL1WARD until the 30th of April. They are operating CW only on the HF bands. QSL via Logbook of the World. Paper QSL cards will not be available. DARC special event callsign DA24WARD is active until the 30th of April, also in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the Bureau.  Now the DX news John, AD8J is active as HR9/AD8J from Roatan Island, NA-057, until the 28th of April. He operates CW, FT4, FT8 and possibly SSB, on the 80 to 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, or direct to John's home call. TJ, PE1OJR is active as PJ4TB from Bonaire SA-006, until the 28th of April. He is operating SSB, FT8 and FT4 on the 40 to 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World. Michael, GM5AUG and Kevan, 2E0WMG will be active from the Western Isles of Scotland, with a focus on Barra and the Uists from Friday the 26th of April until Saturday the 4th of May. Worked All Britain hunters will be interested to know that the team will also be visiting Fiaraidh NF61, and Eriskay NF80, which have never before been activated. The guys will be active on the 2m, 70cm, and HF bands, as well as the LEO satellites, using CW, FM, SSB, and packet radio.  Now the contest news On Tuesday the 23rd, the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on 2.3 to 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 24th, the UK and Ireland Contest Club 80m Contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange is your six-character locator. On Thursday the 25th, the 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using PSK63 and RTTY, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The UK and Ireland DX CW Contest starts at 1200UTC on Saturday the 27th and ends at 1200UTC on Sunday the 28th of April. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. UK and Ireland stations also send their district code. The SP DX RTTY Contest starts at 1200UTC on Saturday the 27th of April and ends at 1200UTC on Sunday the 28th of April. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. SP stations also send their province code. The MGM Contest starts at 1400UTC on Saturday the 27th of April and ends at 1400UTC on Sunday the 28th of April. Using machine-generated modes on the 6 and 2m bands, the exchange is your report and four-character locator. On Sunday the 28th, the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group Sprint 75 Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using 75-baud RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your serial number. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Thursday the 18th of April 2024 Last week saw a welcome return of sunspots but, unfortunately, it also brought unsettled geomagnetic conditions. By Thursday the 18th the solar flux index was back above 200, hitting 217. Compare that to the previous week's 131 and you can see that there is a lot more activity. But, with 12 active regions visible, it looks like we could be in for a bumpy ride over the next seven days. The Kp index hit five on the evening of Tuesday the 16th of April after the interplanetary magnetic field, or Bz, swung southwards, sparking visible aurora in the UK as far south as Dartmoor. This impacted the ionosphere, pushing MUFs over a 3,000km path down, with recovery not showing itself until 0930UTC on Wednesday the 17th. The 10m band is struggling to open at times, although you may find FT8 still passing weak signals. SSB operators might be better advised to look at the 12 and 15m bands which may provide richer pickings. Next week, NOAA predicts that the solar flux index may decline to be in the range of 170 at the beginning of the week, falling to between 135 and 140 at the end of the week. The risk of an M-class flare is currently at 75%, with an X-class event at 20%. Despite this, NOAA predicts the Kp index will be around 2 for all of next week. However, there is a chance that a flare and associated CME could scupper that completely. If we do get a coronal mass ejection, or CME for short, we can expect the Kp index to rise roughly 48 hours after the event, perhaps hitting 5 or more and possibly sparking visible aurora from the UK again. Overall then, it's good news on the sunspot front, but not so good for geomagnetic activity, which could see MUFs fall if any solar flares and CMEs come to fruition. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The weather is likely to remain unsettled, despite temporary high pressure moving across the country this weekend. This may bring some Tropo, but it's a cold air high and probably not the best for enhanced VHF conditions, except for localised overnight or early morning temporary lifts.  The rest of the time, there will continue to be an unsettled flavour to the weather so this leads to the possibility of rain scatter on the GHz bands, especially if we get heavy April showers. This first weekend coincides with the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower which peaks tonight, the 21st and 22nd, so it's worth checking the usual meteor scatter frequencies. If you are not familiar with meteor rates and variations from day to day, then visit the excellent Radio Meteor Observing Bulletin at rmob.org which gives an hourly display from various locations around the world. You can find many other useful links to meteor scatter resources by searching for ‘meteor scatter' at rsgb.org The Sun has woken up a little since last week, and a few auroral flutter signals on the LF bands suggest we shouldn't give up yet for this spring. As usual, keep a watch for the Kp index going above 5. The late April period can provide some fleeting early season Sporadic-E events, especially for the 10 and 6m bands. A couple of weak 5MHz Sporadic-E critical frequencies were noted during the late afternoon on Wednesday the 17th on the Dourbes plot shown at propquest.co.uk For EME operators, Moon declination goes negative again today, the 21st, but path losses are falling as we passed apogee yesterday, the 20th. 144MHz sky noise is low but will rise to moderate by the end of next week. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

'Reach for the Stars', the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) astrophotography competition, has returned for the fourth year running and is calling on Ireland's budding astrophotographers to submit their images. This year, the competition has added a new category, the 'Night Sky in Your Hand', a mobile phone category to encourage more people to get involved. The competition, which opened for entries from 10th April 2024, is seeking the best astro-photographs taken in Ireland over the period of 28th April 2023 to 10th May 2024. It is calling for submissions under five distinct categories: Night Sky in Your Hand: Images taken with only a smartphone and without telescopes of an astronomical scene. Out of this World - Planetary: Images of the planets, sun and moon. Out of this World - Deep Sky: Images of celestial objects that exist outside our solar system, such as nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Back on Earth - Landscape: Images that depict a feature of astronomical interest as a prominent feature and elements such as nature, land or water. Back on Earth - Landmark: Images that depict a feature of astronomical interest as a prominent feature and elements such as cityscapes, buildings, houses, historical structures or monuments. Launching the competition today, Dr Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar of DIAS, said: "DIAS is delighted to launch the 'Reach for the Stars' competition for 2024. We are always trying to improve and grow the competition and have made a number of updates this year that we hope will bring the competition to a new level. We now have an additional category inviting entries taken on smartphones. Cameras on phones can now take such high-quality photos that we felt it would be a great opportunity to encourage more people to get involved. "We're also delighted that the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland (AOI) has come on board this year and is sponsoring a prize for our competition winners. The AOI is a strategic partnership between us at DIAS, Armagh Observatory & Planetarium and Birr Castle Heritage Foundation to protect the astronomical heritage and promote astronomical research and knowledge across the island of Ireland, so it is fitting for the Observatories to support the competition. "Reach for the Stars is open to everyone - whether you are a seasoned professional or amateur with a love for astronomy. All we ask is that you follow the competition guidelines carefully when making the submission to ensure your images are eligible." Also commenting, Professor Peter Gallagher, Head of Astronomy and Astrophysics at DIAS and member of the judging panel, said: "With the addition of the new mobile phone category this year, I'm excited to see the range of entries we'll get. This new element really opens the door for lots of amateur and budding astrophotographers who might not necessarily have the equipment but have an eye for a good shot to showcase their work. "There are lots of astronomical events coming up in April alone - we've just had a solar eclipse, Lyrid's meteor shower will take place later this month, and there will be a full moon before the competition's closing date - so there are plenty of opportunities for people to get out there and capture some shots. "The night sky can be enjoyed by everyone - we've had everything from glittering galaxies to incredible skyscapes entered over the past three years, and we're looking forward to seeing what this year's submissions have in store!" Competition Details Entrants may submit up to two images per category to the competition. The deadline for entries is 5 pm on Friday, 10th May 2024. All entries to the competition will be screened by a shortlisting panel to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria. The shortlisted images in each category will then go forward for consideration by the judging panel and for an online public vote. Entries to the 'Reach for the Stars' competition will be judged by Brenda Fitzsimons, Picture Editor, The Iris...

Join your host, Mahigan as they perform divination on the weather to be had in April and talk about the solar eclipse, Lyrid meteor shower, upcoming astrological elections, the feasts of Saint Expedite and Saint George, and Walpurgisnacht in this inaugural episode of the Sat Upon a Toadstool Almanac. Sat Upon a Toadstool is a lighthearted podcast dedicated to exploring the lived experience of Witchcraft through the lens of spirit relationship, folk magic, land veneration, and mediation between the world of the living and the next. Your host, Mahigan Saint-Pierre, is comfortably seated in increasingly odd corners of the woods chatting with god-knows-what critter as they sip on strange brews and chat about all things witchcraft, occult, and spiritual. Twice a month, join them for a discussion on whatever topic is heavy on their mind, and don't miss out on their monthly advice column answering questions sent in by you — the listener!

A meteor shower that's been around for at least 2700 years is at its best the next couple of nights. It's best viewed between about midnight and dawn. And the Moon sets early, so it won't interfere with the sparklers. The Lyrid shower was first recorded by Chinese astronomers in 687 BC. That's farther back than any other current shower. Over the centuries, showers come and go. They're produced by tiny grains of rock and dirt shed by comets or asteroids. That debris spreads out along the parent body's orbital path. Earth flies through this path every April. The particles ram into our atmosphere at more than a hundred thousand miles per hour. They vaporize, forming the glowing streaks of light known as meteors or shooting stars. But meteor showers don't last forever. The orbits of Earth and the parent comets and asteroids naturally move out of sync. In addition, the comets and asteroids can be pushed around by the gravity of Jupiter and other planets. That changes their paths. So over time, meteor showers come and go. But the Lyrids have stuck around longer than any other shower yet recorded. The Lyrids are named for Lyra, the harp. That's because the meteors all appear to “rain” into the sky from near the constellation's brightest star, Vega. They can zip across any part of the sky, though, so you don't need to look at Lyra to see them. But the view is best after Lyra rises to prominence, around midnight.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

After three months of what people call the meteor drought, the annual Lyrid meteor shower comes to a peak this week.

१) Lyrid उल्कावर्षाव पाहण्याची संधी, भारतातील 'या' शहरांमध्ये दिसणार नजारा२) पाकिस्तानात शिक्षण घेतलेल्यांना भारतात नोकरी नाही; UGC & AICTEचे आदेश३) "नियमांचे काटेकोर पालन करा, अन्यथा…"; केंद्राची TV चॅनल्सना ॲडव्हायझरी४) कुठं उष्णतेची लाट, कुठं गारपीट; हवामान विभागाचं काळजी घेण्याचं आवाहन५) शुद्धलेखनाच्या आग्रहामुळं गावांतील पिढ्या बरबाद झाल्या - राजन गवस६) "कोई मंत्र पढता है, तो कोई नमाज"; मनोज वाजपेयींचं गीत व्हायरलं७) चुकीला माफी नाही; पंतला मिळाली सजा, कोच आमरेंवर एका सामन्यासाठी बंदी८) नवनीत राणांचा निर्धार ते माघार

A “skinny” meteor shower should be at its best tonight. The Lyrid shower turns up every year at this time, and has for at least 2700 years. But the number of meteors is pretty low — about 10 to 20 per hour. In part, that's because the object that supplies the Lyrids is a long way away. Lyrid meteors are bits of debris from Comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher. When the comet comes near the Sun, some of its ice vaporizes. That releases bits of rock and dirt into space. Over time, they spread out along the comet's orbit. Earth flies through that trail of comet dust every April. Some of the particles ram into the atmosphere and vaporize, forming meteors. A meteor shower is most intense around the time its parent body is closest to the Sun, when it releases fresh debris into space. For Comet Thatcher, that last happened in 1861 — the year it was discovered. Today, the comet is about 10 billion miles from the Sun and moving outward. It'll be farthest in a few decades. Then it'll turn around and head sunward, with its closest approach around the year 2276 — when skywatchers may see some great displays of Lyrid meteors. For now, check out the shower beginning in late evening, as the meteor stream begins to rotate into view. The window is short because the Moon will rise about 2 or 2:30. Its glare will overpower all but the brightest meteors — the offspring of a far-away comet.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

Jennifer Grey's book comes "out of the corner" May 3, where to see the Lyrid meteor showers this weekend, and Happy national chocolate covered cashew day!

The Lyrid Meteor Shower kicks off International Dark Sky Week 2022. Get outside and let your soul bask in the radiant song of the stars

East Coast, you haven't met the Joro spider yet but experts say you will soon!This week, Dean DeVore welcomes Dr. Jim Fredericks, Chief Entomologist & Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs of the National Pest Management Association back to the podcast to get the latest information and news on the Joro spider. Plus information for homeowners on how they can inspect their property for termites before they become destructive. https://npmapestworld.org/https://www.pestworld.org/Then we go 'Above the Clouds' with AccuWeather Meteorologist/ Digital Journalist, Brian Lada to chat about the top astronomy events happening this Spring including: Late March: Trio of planets bunch togetherApril 21-22: Lyrid meteor showerApril 30: Black moonMay 15-16: Total Lunar Eclipsehttps://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/astronomy-events-for-2022-top-12/1114735 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Había una vez, en un reino lejano, un rey y una reina que no tenían hijos, pero tenían un gato al que mimaban mucho llamado Runruni.Un día, la reina se enteró que en su reino había un mago muy poderoso llamado Gothrom y le dijo al rey: -Jahnsim, esposo mío, por qué no vamos a vera Gothrom y le pedimos que convierta en príncipe a nuestro querido gato Runruni.Al rey le pareció descabellada la propuesta de su reina Myreyn, pero ella insistió tanto que acabó por convencerlo.Una mañana salieron rumbo a la casa del mago llevando a Runrúni en sus brazos.En el camino, vieron a siete niños que jugaban con siete perros negros bajo siete higueras.La reina se sorprendió: -Mira,le dijo a Jahnsim. Siete niños jugando junto a siete perros negros bajo siete higueras. Qué casualidad. El rey no le prestó atención y siguieron su camino.Cuando llegaron a la casa del mago, éste se sorprendió y les preguntó el motivo de su visita.El rey se acercó y le dijo: -Sabemos que eres un mago con grandes poderes, y, como no tenemos hijos, a la reina Myreyn le gustaría que convirtieras en príncipe a nuestro querido gato Runrúni.El mago pegó un gran salto: Pero eso es imposible. La naturaleza de un gato es diferente a la de los humanos. Los gatos son muy independientes, traicioneros y desleales. Tarde o temprano quedará en evidencia su naturaleza y solo les reportará sufrimientos. La reina se largó a llorar desconsoladamente y el rey no sabía como consolarla.Humildemente le imploró a Gothrom: - Apiádate de tu reina. No puede tener hijos y un príncipe en el palacio le cambiaría la vida. Gothrom dijo: Es muy difícil transformar un animal en un humano. Para ello deben darse siete coincidencias simultáneas con el número siete que es el número mágico.La reina gritó de alegría. -Las coincidencias se han dado. Cuando veníamos a tu casa vimos a siete niños, jugando con siete perros negros bajo siete higueras. La suma de las letras de tu nombre, Gothrom es igual a siete. La suma de las letras del nombre de mi gato, Runrúni, es igual a siete. La suma de las letras del nombre del rey, Jahnsin es igual a siete y la suma de las letras de mi nombre, Myreyn es igual a siete. Ya tienes tus siete coincidencias simultáneas con el número siete.El mago suspiró y comenzó a hacer sus pases mágicos hasta que el gato quedó convertido en un apuesto y bello príncipe. Los reyes volvieron al palacio alborozados de alegría en compañía de su hermoso hijo.A poca distancia del palacio vivía un noble comerciante que tenía una hija muy hermosa llamada Lyrid. Lyrid estaba enamorada de un caballero del rey, pero su padre pensó que sería mejor casarla con un príncipe y le ofreció su mano a los reyes.Ellos que conocían perfectamente la belleza de Lyrid . Imaginaron que su hijo sería muy feliz junto a ella y sin perder tiempo, comenzaron los preparativos para la boda.Lyrid estaba desconsolada. Sus padres no la comprendían porque pensaban que su juventud no le permitía ver lo que mejor le convenía.Lyrid sabía que el príncipe tenía un carácter extraño. No era cariñoso ni amable y además ella estaba enamorada de un caballero del rey. No sabiendo que hacer y viendo que la boda se acercaba rápidamente se dirigió al mago Gothrom, para solicitar ayuda.Gothrom la escuchó pacientemente mientras secaba sus amargas lágrimas y luego le dijo: -No llores más. Toma esta caja y cuando estén en el banquete de bodas, te acercarás al príncipe y mostrándole la caja, le dirás: “Este es mi regalo de bodas para ti. Espero que sea de tu agrado”.Allí quedará a la vista de todos que el príncipe Runrún,no es la persona que todos imaginaban.Lyrid se calmó y continuó con los preparativos de la boda sin volver a preocuparse.Cuando llegaron al palacio y se dispusieron a disfrutar del banquete de bodas, Lyrid se paró y le acercó la caja al príncipe Runrúni diciendo: Este es mi regalo de bodas par

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On today's episode of the realest show in the WORLD, we talk about enrolling for fall semester, entering the workforce, growing as a person, Derek Chauvin's murder charges, the 2021 Lyrid meteor shower, theories of space and the ocean, and if we will ever be taken over by robots... And more, of course. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michaelbalingit/support

Bu gece gökyüzüne bakın ve adını müzik aleti lir’den alan Lyrid Takımyıldızı’nı bulun. Lyrid meteor yağmurunun en yoğun olduğu gece bu gece ve yarın gece. Saatte 20 yıldız kayması görebilirsiniz.

The 2021 Lyrid meteor shower is making its way across the night sky this week, so Michelle Nichols of the Adler Planetarium joins John Landecker to explain how to watch this celestial phenomenon that has been observed for 2,700 years.

Starting tonight & peaking on Earth Day April 22 the Lyrids are making their appearance. These springtime meteors get their name from the constellation Lyra, which is shaped like a harp with a tail to the bright star Vega. From Greek mythology, this is the Lyre of Orpheus, the harmonious instrument that the virtuoso played at the gates of Hades in an ill-fated attempt to win back Eurydice from the Underworld. Orpheus the son of Apollo & the muse Calliope, being a demi-god, his singing & playing were so beautiful that animals & even trees & rocks moved about him in dance. Some folks speculate that this was a former incarnation of Marie Steiner von Shivers, who they also say was the famous Greek philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria – they both met their death by being was ripped to shreds. Perhaps, we can imagine the Lyrids as the 'Tears of Orpheus,' falling down from the heavens. I think it's interesting to contemplate these 2 powerful personalities, of Orpheus & Hypatia, who were both standing at a turning point of time when new impulse were coming in, which is what Meteor Showers are a sign. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hazel-archer-ginsberg/message

Comet Thatcher is pretty ordinary. It’s a ball of ice and rock that takes about 415 years to orbit the Sun. It follows a long, skinny orbit that takes it deep into the outer solar system — more than five billion miles from the Sun. The comet reminds us of its presence every year, though, with a meteor shower. And the shower should be at its best tomorrow night. It’s called the Lyrid shower because its meteors all appear to “rain” into the atmosphere from the constellation Lyra. Comet Thatcher was discovered 160 years ago this month. Amateur astronomer A.E. Thatcher was scanning the skies above his home in New York with a telescope when he saw a small, fuzzy blob. The comet soon became bright enough to see with the naked eye. A few years later, astronomers figured out that the comet was the source of the Lyrid meteors. As the comet moves close to the Sun, heat vaporizes some of the ice at its surface. That releases bits of rock and dirt into space. They spread out along the comet’s orbit. Earth passes through that path every April. So some of the bits of debris plunge into our atmosphere at speeds of 30 miles per second. At that rate, they quickly vaporize — forming the streaks of light known as meteors. This year’s Lyrids should be at their best late tomorrow night. Unfortunately, the gibbous Moon will be in the way during the peak hours. So only a few Lyrids are likely to shine through — the offspring of a comet. Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

After three months of what people call the meteor drought, the annual Lyrid meteor shower comes to a peak this week.

Bu hafta süpernova patlamalarından ve Lyrid meteor yağmurundan bahsettik. Süpernovanın ne olduğunu ve bir süpernova görme ihtimalimizi anlattık. İçerik: Emine Gülmez Seslendiren: Cihan Tuğrul Tezcan ve Emine Gülmez

ASG debates, Evanston Township High School opens for hybrid classes, the Lyrid meteor shower and how to view it from Evanston, and former police officer to stand trial in Duante Wright case.

Michael Magee is the planetarium director of the Flandrau Science Center at the University of Arizona. In this episode, he shares with us his recommendations on how to best prepare for observing the Lyrid meteor shower.Time Stamps :06:00 : What is a meteor and a meteor shower ?08:47 : Why do meteor showers occur ?10:04 : What causes the Lyrid meteor shower ?13:09 : Are meteor showers and shooting stars the same thing ?14:33 : What is the difference between a meteoroid, a meteor and a meteorite ?17:04 : What is a fireball ?19:13 : What is the radiant of a meteor shower ?21:17 : What is the ZHR of a meteor shower ?22:23 : What is a persistent train in the context of a meteor ?24:00 : When does the Lyrid meteor shower occur ? What time can I observe the Lyrid meteor shower ?26:36 : Where in the sky do I look for the Lyrid meteor shower ? Which direction do I need to look to observe the Lyrid meteor shower ?31:00 : Will the Lyrid meteor shower be visible from the northern as well as the southern hemisphere ?32:19 : Does the presence of the Moon affect meteor shower observation ? Useful Links and Resources :Flandrau Science Snacks – Space Bites – The Lyrids Meteor ShowerInternational Meteor OrganizationAmerican Meteor SocietyDavid Levy's Guide to Observing Meteor ShowersBest Locations for Stargazing : Meet Star Gazers If you liked this episode, please consider buying me a coffee.

Meteor season kicks off with the annual peak of the Lyrid meteor shower starting April 15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. - Jupiter & Saturn in the morning sky in Capricornus. - Mars is receding in Taurus. - Double shadow transit April 3rd & 14th on Jupiter. - Moon occults Mars on April 17 for Asia & Africa. - April 22nd the Lyrid meteor shower. - Comet C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) has had an outburst. It's closest to Earth on April 23rd as it moves from Capricornus into Aquilla.   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.

Kolléganőnk, Dóri is nagy sütésbe kezdett, sőt sajtot is készít. Vele beszélgetünk A napokban ismét sok hullócsillagot láthatunk, ugyanis érkezik a Lyridák-meteorraj. Nagyjából április 16-a és 30-a között figyelhetőek meg, idén a maximumuk ma éjjel!!! volt, de előtte és utána este is érdemes lehet az eget kémlelni. A becslések szerint a legintenzívebb időszakban akár 18 hullócsillagot is láthatunk egy óra alatt, valamint egy-két fényesebb tűzgömb is feltűnhet az égen. Mizser Attilával, a Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület főtitkárával beszélgetünk!

Hosts Mark and George are joined by Alan Mendez (voice actor, radio personality, show host, theater manager), and Lee Shults (voice actress, TV actress, Stage Actress, and Gov. employee).  When will theaters re-open?  What do we think about Texas opening up faster? Are we watching the fantastic Lyrid meteor shower?  Have they developed anti-bodies that […]

One of the "Old Faithful" of the annual meteor showers will be reaching its peak this week: the April Lyrids. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awiseliving/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/awiseliving/support

If you're getting tired of Zoom meetings and binging on Netflix, take a break and look to the sky for the annual Lyrid meteor shower!

Check out one of history's oldest known light shows as the Lyrid meteor shower returns to the night sky. In the UK, Amanda Liberty has taken tabloids to task for discriminating against her romantic interest in a chandelier. This weekend, Canada witnessed the largest mass shooting in its recent history when a man disguised himself as a police officer and went on a terrifying shooting spree, the full details of which have yet to be revealed. Join Ben Bowlin for more Strange News Daily, and share your stories on Twitter: #strangedaily Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Weekly happenings in the California communities surrounding Yosemite National Park: Oakhurst, Coarsegold, Ahwahnee, Bass Lake, North Fork, Fish Camp, Mariposa, Raymond.On this ATB: International Dark Sky Week, Lyrid meteor shower, Farmer's Almanac best days to quit smoking and brew beer, bears in #Yosemite and an online Haiku poetry generator.

Learn about why you’re almost completely made up of empty space; what defines a second of time; and where you can watch the Lyrid meteor shower this Tuesday. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: You're Almost Completely Made Up of Empty Space — https://curiosity.im/2Gq85KQ Here's How You Can Watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower in 2019 — https://curiosity.im/2GcOP3e Additional resources discussed: Why is a day divided into 24 hours? (Intermediate) | Astronomy Department at Cornell University — http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/physics/161-our-solar-system/the-earth/day-night-cycle/761-why-is-a-day-divided-into-24-hours-intermediate Why are there 24 hours in a day? | ABC Science — http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/15/3364432.htm Using Particle Physics for Measurement Shows Just How Far Measurement Has Come | Curiosity.com — https://curiosity.im/2GpdZfj If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.

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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.  Don’t forget to check out my Podbean page, YouTube Channel, and Twitter feed, or get my podcast feed on Stitcher, or iTunes. April is fairly non-eventful, except for the annual Lyrid meteor shower and some good close encounters between the Moon and Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and at least one rocket launch.   Naked-eye PLANETS... Around Sunset – Mars (W) until 10:30pm Throughout the night – None Morning –Venus (E), Saturn (S), Jupiter (SSW)   Mercury Not easily visible this month. Venus Venus is getting harder and harder to see, as it gets closer to the Sun from our perspective. You’ll have to look low on the Eastern horizon about an hour before sunrise up until sunrise. It will be the only or brightest point of light in that direction. Mars Mars is already in the W around sunset and setting a little after 10:30 each night, which gives you less time, given the later and later sunset. Moves through Taurus. Dimmer, but still brighter and redder than its surroundings. Jupiter Rising between 1am and 11:30pm, Jupiter will be very bright in the morning, off to the SSW, only about 20˚ high. Saturn Rising between 3:30am and 1:30am, Saturn will be about 25˚ to the left of Jupiter all month, hanging out in the top left of Sagittarius.   EVENTS... New Moon – 5th (darkest skies) First Quarter Moon – 14th (Visible until midnight) Full Moon – 19th (Visible all night) Last Quarter Moon – 26th (Visible from midnight into the morning) 8th & 9th – Close Encounter – Moon, Mars – Get out after dinner, find the crescent Moon in the West, and Mars will be about 6˚ up and to the right of the Moon on the 8th, and 9˚ down and to the right of the Moon on the 9th. Also note Taurus, Taurus’ brightest star Aldebaran, and the Pleiades hanging out in the mix there. 17th - Rocket Launch – NASA will be sending another cargo resupply to the International Space Station on an Antares rocket from Wallops Island in V 22nd – LYRID METEOR SHOWER – Not the best year for not the strongest shower, at only 10-20 meteors per hour, and the Moon will be a waning gibbous (very bright), so look North in general in the morning before dawn.  Some advice for watching: Find a dark location and lie down in a reclining chair or something that insulates you from the ground. Check the weather to see if the skies will be clear Adapt your eyes to the dark by staying away from light sources or using a red light if you need to look at a star chart or not trip over something.  If you’re feeling extra nerdy, do a scientific meteor count (S&T and IMO) Or find out if your local astronomy club or museum is holding a viewing party. 23rd – 24th – Close Encounter – Moon, Jupiter – Get out after 11pm on the 23rd and into the morning on the 24th to find the Moon only 2˚ up and to the right of Jupiter. 25th – Close Encounter – Moon, Saturn – Get out after 2am and into the morning on the 25th to find the Moon only 3˚ to the right of Saturn. If you live in Eastern Australia, New Zealand, and western South America, you can actually witness the Moon passing in front of Saturn.   CONSTELLATIONS... Use a sky map from www.skymaps.com to help you out. After Dinner: Leo, Orion & his winter companions – Leo will be high in the South, almost straight above you. It has a backward question mark with a right triangle to the left of the question mark. Also, take a moment to get your last glimpse Orion, Taurus, the Pleiades, Gemini, Auriga, and Canis Major off in the West. Before Bed: Big Dipper, Bootes – If you look above Leo, behind you and high in the sky, you should 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 30˚ 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. Before Work: Lyra, Hercules, Hercules Cluster – 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. Next to that is a keystone shaped constellation called Hercules. On the right side of the keystone is a small cluster of stars known at the Hercules Cluster, which is a collection of hundreds of stars on the outskirts of our galaxy. Given how high it is in the sky right now, you might catch its faint fuzziness with your naked eye, but a set of binoculars or a small telescope will really help you see it.  

The Discussion: A bumper episode beginning with the April stargazing extravaganza run by the Awesome Astronomy team on 27th - 30th April, a reminder to email us with your best space missions of the last 62 years, a stroll down Rocketry Lane, come along to hear Jeni talk at A Pint of Science on 20-22nd May at Beelzebub's in Cardiff, and listeners’ emails (including how you amateurs can participate in occultation observation science). The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have: Did Jupiter’s orbit move 2½ billion miles closer to Earth in the early solar system? An Ice Age and extinction event 12,800 years ago was likely caused by a meteor impact. A vast meteor over the Bering Sea LIGO gets an upgrade for better gravitational wave discoveries Looking for carbon monoxide in the atmospheres of exoplanets Using globular clusters to measure the size & mass of the Milky Way Main news story: 1) The 1st direct observation of exoplanets using optical interferometry The Sky Guide: Covering the solar system and deep sky objects on offer to amateur astronomers in April: A galactic conjunction on 8th/9th and the Lyrid meteor shower peaking on 22nd April. Must observe galaxies in Leo and the jewels of Ursa Major and Canes Venatici. Main Deep Sky Object: Messier 13, The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules. The Interview: Jeni talks to Dr Sarah Ragan, a lecturer at Cardiff University’s School of Physics and Astronomy about how to become a professional astronomer, do stars care what conditions they form in and the upcoming Pint of Science talks.

What to look out, and up, for in May. Ralph, Paul & Jen pick their highlights for this month’s skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to observers and imagers: The ever-brightening Mars Jupiter at opposition on 9th May Venus in the evening sky The Lyrid meteor shower Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year. Ralph – The plethora of summer objects in Sagittarius Paul – Globular Cluster, Messier 5, in Serpens Jen - M57, The Ring Nebula, in Lyra And we finish this sky guide with May’s moon phases.

What to look out, and up, for in December. Ralph, Paul & Jen pick their highlights for this month’s skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to observers and imagers: The features visible on Mars Jupiter visible in the morning sky Venus in the evening sky The Lyrid meteor shower Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year. Ralph – The Beehive and King Cobra open clusters in Cancer Jen - M82, The Cigar Galaxy, and M81, a starburst galaxy in Ursa Major Paul – A tour of the Virgo cluster of galaxies and Markarian’s Chain And we finish this sky guide with April’s moon phases.

A teaser for the weekend stargazing under the über dark skies of the Brecon Beacons International Dark Sky Reserve at this spring’s AstroCamp. We’ll take you through the events and activities which turn beginners into experts and fill up the eyepiece of those who are already experts – and, of course, whet your appetite for this friendliest of starparties! Whether you’re joining us in the Welsh village of Cwmdu on the weekend of 22-25th April or not, we’ve included a seasonal sky guide of our favourite night sky objects to dazzle and amaze you visually or astrophotographically: Ralph The Leo Triplet of galaxies The Needle Galaxy in Come Berenices The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules Paul Spiral Galaxy, Messier 94 in Canes Venatici Double star Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici Globular Cluster M3 in Canes Venatici The Coma Star Cluster in Coma Berenices Messier 53 Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices Damien The King of Planets, Jupiter 2 rare AstroCamp comets in Hercules, Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak and C/2015 V2 Johnson As if comets weren’t enough we also have the naked-eye Lyrid meteor shower John The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici Markarian’s Chain of galaxies between Leo and Virgo The Veil Nebula supernova remnants in Cygnus The Blackeye Galaxy in Coma Berenices

What to look out, and up, for in April. Our highlights of this month’s skies with the planets on offer to observers and imagers: A pair of comets to observe with amateur telescopes or binoculars The planets Mercury and Jupiter in the evening The Lyrid meteor shower Next up, we each take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year: Ralph – Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major Paul – The Black Eye Galaxy in Coma Berenices Jen – The Ring Nebula in Lyra And we finish this sky guide with April's moon phases.

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela This week’s edition of “A Word in Edgewise” was not recorded, so the host has kindly provided the transcript: Last night not long after sunset, the waxing-gibbous moon was on approach to the lower right of Jupiter, just above the southern horizon. This Friday that moon will be full — and known variously as the Egg Moon, the Grass Moon, and the Pink Moon. And while that moon is first becoming full all Thursday night long, this year's Lyrid meteor shower will have become most active. Whether the light from its meteors will be detectable, however, during Friday's early morning hours before dawn, remains to be seen — as perhaps only the brightest of meteors will be able to shine forth in the otherwise much moon-drenched sky. Some folks swear by full-moon plantings, and in Maine those April plantings usually include peas. Since the soil has had an early thaw this year — and subsequent gradual drying — this might be one of those early garden years that actually plays well, meaning we get the appropriate balance of rain and sun and enough warmth in the ground so that the seeds and the seedlings will thrive and not rot. Balance of water and warmth was everywhere in abundance this past Saturday at the 50th Annual Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race, where kayaker Trevor Maclean turned in the fastest time for the eighth consecutive year — leading 920 other participants in 492 boats. It was my 21st Kenduskeag and the first time in twenty years that I had run the river solo, due to having my regular partner bow out because of other priorities and then my waiting until the last minute to attempt other arrangements. My friend Brian asked me how things were as we waited to slide our boats into the water just above the bridge in the village of Kenduskeag, and I told him with somewhat of a grimace that I'd be going solo for the first time in a couple of decades. His response was immediate and encouraging: “Well, I guess it's about time then that you did it again solo, eh?” He saw that he'd made me smile and added, “Something for the new century, right?” Although buoyed considerably by my friend's philosophical remark, I knew it would be a long ten miles of mostly flat water until reaching Six-Mile Falls, where some other friends and I had run the river down to Bangor to check it out the level of the water the afternoon before. We had also done the sprints through an area known as Shopping Cart just off Valley Avenue in Bangor — which meant that we had already done the two portages, one at the Flour Mill Dam and one at the Maxfield Dam on Friday afternoon. So I had a repeat of those to look forward to on Saturday, too. But all went well, which I was more or less expecting — after all, the phrase 21 years contains a numerical component of luck, I told myself. And those of us who were fortunate enough stayed dry navigating the numerous rapids, including Six-Mile Falls and Shopping Cart, and we exchanged cordialities along the way with various friends and acquaintances. Above all, we learned yet again about the principal attraction of whitewater: being grateful that Mother Nature had allowed us to blend with her flow. From Orono, Maine, Here's to a great Day! rwe edgeword © 2016 The post A Word in Edgewise 4/18/16 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

What to look out, and up, for in April 2016! For the beginners this month Ralph takes a look at the Leo Lion who leaps across the sky all April. Leo hosts some nice colour contrasting binary stars (one with a gas giant planet of its own) and some galaxies to hunt down. Next Jeni rounds up the planets that are visible in December: Jupiter Mars and Mercury at one of its most favourable viewing opportunities. The moon makes a not-to-be-missed passage through the Hyades Cluster on 10th April. And we round off with the Lyrid meteor shower and a last gasp chance of comet Catalina. As spring is galaxy season, for the deep sky challenge Paul slews a scope through Virgo in a hunt for entire galaxies that can be seen with amateur telescopes. While the constellation of Virgo is quite indistinct it harbours a wealth of elliptical and spiral galaxies, culminating with the unique treat, Markarian’s Chain.

What to look out, and up, for in April. This month we look in the direction of Leo the Lion for the beginners guide – taking a look at the bright binary stars and a very special grouping of entire galaxies to observe in our spring skies. Next we round up the planets that are visible in March 2015: Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and the return of Mercury. April brings us some nice lunar conjunctions and a well timed Lyrid meteor shower. And for our deep sky challenge we take you on a galaxy tour of Virgo and Coma Berenices.

The Lyrid meteor shower report by Ian Woolf Emulsion science interview with Ann Evans by Ian Woolf Time travel by Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt Interview with Mike Pollitt about building a ridable hovercraft, and taking kids to the Double Helix science club by Ed Pollit Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

iPhone vs. DroidX, email delivery lag (caused by client update delay), clean install of Windows with upgrade disk, Profiles in IT (Steve R. Russell, creator of first computer video game Starwars!), Mothers Day tech gifts (iPad, Smartphone, Internet radio receiver, Kindle Wi-Fi, Digital photo frame, Xbox Kinect), XXX domain names go live (will gross $30M for registrar first year), Smartphones serve as digital fingerprint (real time scan of phone used by police when stopping drivers, used by forensics teams during investigations, may require warrant), iPhone hidden tracking file (unencrypted file stores location data with timestamps, consolidated.db stored in hidden subdirectory, Apple silent on purpose), Lyrid meteor show this weekend (expect 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour), Website of the Week (www.singularityhub.com, tracking the pace of accelerating technological advances), Book of the Week (Start with Why, explains why great companies keep innovating, they never lose sight of the reason for their existence).. This show originally aired on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).

iPhone vs. DroidX, email delivery lag (caused by client update delay), clean install of Windows with upgrade disk, Profiles in IT (Steve R. Russell, creator of first computer video game Starwars!), Mothers Day tech gifts (iPad, Smartphone, Internet radio receiver, Kindle Wi-Fi, Digital photo frame, Xbox Kinect), XXX domain names go live (will gross $30M for registrar first year), Smartphones serve as digital fingerprint (real time scan of phone used by police when stopping drivers, used by forensics teams during investigations, may require warrant), iPhone hidden tracking file (unencrypted file stores location data with timestamps, consolidated.db stored in hidden subdirectory, Apple silent on purpose), Lyrid meteor show this weekend (expect 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour), Website of the Week (www.singularityhub.com, tracking the pace of accelerating technological advances), Book of the Week (Start with Why, explains why great companies keep innovating, they never lose sight of the reason for their existence).. This show originally aired on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 9:00 AM EST on WFED (1500 AM).