Podcasts about Sagitta

Observación de mediados de julio que comienzo relativamente tarde, de modo que equivale a un cielo de verano tardío. Yo no sé la cantidad de intentos que ha habido ya por mi parte este año de observar, unos infructuosos porcielos cubiertos, otros también infructuosos también por la meteo pero cuando ya había realizado el despliegue del instrumental, y otros por circunstancias ajenas a los cielos. El caso es que he tenido poca suerte este tiempo atrás y, aunque sí he observado, han sido sesiones que no han dado mucho de sí por aparición de nubes, porque la luna salía pronto o por cualquier otra razón, este año ha habido contadísimas sesiones “serias”. De las largas. Incluso tres días antes, en el mismo lugar de observación, hice el despliegue de medios pero una vez más, las nubes hicieron acto de presencia incluso antes de lo predicho. Pero llegó el día. Hoy las previsiones han estado acertadas, las últimas nubes se retiraban alrededor de medianoche y la luna, de tres días, también dejaba el cielo libre relativamente pronto y por tanto me he encontrado un cielo completamente despejado. Y como ya sabéis que la oscuridad del cielo deja bastante que desear en más del 90% de las ocasiones y lugares a los que vamos, es una cosa a la que no tenemos más remedio que acostumbrarnos. Pero aquí no hemos venido a lamentarnos sino a disfrutar un rato del cielo estrellado y de las maravillas que alberga. No hay viento, la temperatura es de unos 20 ºC, no hay humedad y el SQM da una medida de 21,3. Cuando las noches de observación de calidad escasean tanto, uno se afana en capturar muchos objetos, tal vez demasiados, y ocurre lo mismo con el ansia de observar objetos por aquí y por allá, sin centrarse en un area que haga medianamente coherente la relación de objetos a los que apunta. Esta es una de esas noches. Salto de Aquila a Sagitario, Serpens, Cygnus, Sagita y Vulpecula. Un caos. Así que en el momento que he ideado esta introducción, no tengo claro siquiera cómo titular el episodio. Objetos observados: * NGC6781 Nebulosa planetaria en Aquila. * NGC6520 Cúmulo bierto en Sagitario y B86 (Mancha de tinta) * 6440 globular y 6445 neb. planetaria en Sagitario. * NGC 6118 Galaxia en Serpens cauda. * Nebulosa de la Pisada, (Minkowski 1-92) M 1-92, en Cygnus. * M71 Cúmulo globular en Sagitta. * NGC6802 Cúmulo abierto en Sagitta. * M27 NP Vulpecula. Enlaces y formas de contacto:  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/luces_x

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Now in control of the junctioned SAGITTA unit, Vogun fights DGR 001 - EXCALIBUR while the Highest Standard moves out to protect the remaining Old World Markers in the city.

In this episode, James talks with Frank Sentner, Owner of Sentwood Consulting. Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.com Connect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcast group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/agencyfreedom Email us at podcast@agencyfreedom.com with ideas, questions, complaints or your favorite grilling recipe. Episode Highlights: Frank shares about his 47 years in the insurance industry, including how he was able to build a product that is now known as Sagitta and how he started his consulting practice. (3:16) Frank mentions that entrepreneurs are a stimulating group of individuals to be around, and he is delighted to help them by providing insight into the industry, and share some of the mistakes he made along the way, and how to avoid those pitfalls. (8:58) Frank shares that the ACORD InsurTech Innovation Challenge was one of the opportunities that got him started in insurance technology, mentoring, and advising. (11:09) Frank explains that Peter MacDonald has a successful product with Wunderite because he had the most important trait of an entrepreneur: he was persistent and never gave up. (13:13) Frank discusses the process of the emergence of IVANS' policy downloads from carriers into management systems into retail agencies. (23:28) Frank believes that insurance influences every part of people's personal and professional life, that it keeps us safer, and that it makes the business world more predictable and reliable. (28:56) Frank explains that the biggest difference he's seeing right now in the industry is that more than half of the technology is risk-mitigation technology. (37:16) Frank shares his opinions on Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning platforms. (42:26) According to Frank, employing technology effectively in the insurance industry is never a technology problem, it's always a business problem. (50:30) Key Quotes: “I find entrepreneurs to be such a stimulating group of people to be around. They are 100% energy, and they've put it all on the line. And anything I can do to help by giving them insight into our industry, and some of the mistakes I've made myself along the way, how to avoid those pitfalls is really something that gives me great, great pleasure.” - Frank Sentner “The insurance industry is constantly innovating within their space, okay? They're constantly adding additional types of coverage, additional endorsements, additional lines of business, you know, and it is not going to stop. I mean, it's only going to get more complex, because the world is getting more complex.” - Frank Sentner “For every technology that our industry employs, getting it deployed successfully has never been a technology problem. Never. It's always a business problem. It's getting the business people to agree what they want to do.” - Frank Sentner

In this episode, James talks with Frank Sentner, Owner of Sentwood Consulting. Visit our website to join our email list, get the scoop on our LIVE coaching calls and never miss an episode: https://www.agencyfreedom.com Connect with Agency Freedom Podcast on Facebook at the Agency Freedom Podcast group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/agencyfreedom Email us at podcast@agencyfreedom.com with ideas, questions, complaints or your favorite grilling recipe. Episode Highlights: Frank shares about his 47 years in the insurance industry, including how he was able to build a product that is now known as Sagitta and how he started his consulting practice. (3:16) Frank mentions that entrepreneurs are a stimulating group of individuals to be around, and he is delighted to help them by providing insight into the industry, and share some of the mistakes he made along the way, and how to avoid those pitfalls. (8:58) Frank shares that the ACORD InsurTech Innovation Challenge was one of the opportunities that got him started in insurance technology, mentoring, and advising. (11:09) Frank explains that Peter MacDonald has a successful product with Wunderite because he had the most important trait of an entrepreneur: he was persistent and never gave up. (13:13) Frank discusses the process of the emergence of IVANS' policy downloads from carriers into management systems into retail agencies. (23:28) Frank believes that insurance influences every part of people's personal and professional life, that it keeps us safer, and that it makes the business world more predictable and reliable. (28:56) Frank explains that the biggest difference he's seeing right now in the industry is that more than half of the technology is risk-mitigation technology. (37:16) Frank shares his opinions on Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning platforms. (42:26) According to Frank, employing technology effectively in the insurance industry is never a technology problem, it's always a business problem. (50:30) Key Quotes: “I find entrepreneurs to be such a stimulating group of people to be around. They are 100% energy, and they've put it all on the line. And anything I can do to help by giving them insight into our industry, and some of the mistakes I've made myself along the way, how to avoid those pitfalls is really something that gives me great, great pleasure.” - Frank Sentner “The insurance industry is constantly innovating within their space, okay? They're constantly adding additional types of coverage, additional endorsements, additional lines of business, you know, and it is not going to stop. I mean, it's only going to get more complex, because the world is getting more complex.” - Frank Sentner “For every technology that our industry employs, getting it deployed successfully has never been a technology problem. Never. It's always a business problem. It's getting the business people to agree what they want to do.” - Frank Sentner

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.

March 21, 2023: Delphinus and Sagitta are in the eastern sky before sunrise. Jupiter, Venus, and Mars are easily visible in the western sky after sundown. This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, March 21: Morning Mythology, Evening Planet Parade --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-l-hunt/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeffrey-l-hunt/support

I am so glad to have finally connected with @irisxsagitta she is so rad to chat with. She shared with us how she got started with photography. Then we got into social media and the relationships that we have with different platforms. From there we got into the intention of shooting, the importance of the tangible, and creating images just for yourself. We got into film stocks and then Polaroid. Such a rad time hanging out with Iris, I hope y'all enjoy this chat!'Iris Sagitta is a Hungarian-American queer photographer and model based in Manhattan specializing in self-portraiture and film photography. She strives to depict intimacy and beauty in and out of the studio through layered compositions and cinematic colors. Sagitta constantly experiments with new formats of film and post-processing techniques to evoke nostalgia in every audience.'Follow Iris at https://www.instagram.com/irisxsagitta/Photography Chat is a weekly Instagram Live @merlindb hosts every Thursday at 5pmPST/8pmESTGive me a follow if you want to see the episodes live https://www.instagram.com/merlindb/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/photographychat/donations

Chris and Shane talk about observing in Vulpecula, Sagitta, Delphinus, and Equuleus. 

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. Welcome to Episode 242 of the Actual Astronomy Podcast observing in the toybox constellations. I'm Chris and joining me is Shane. We are amateur astronomers who love looking up at the night sky and this podcast is for anyone who likes going out under the stars.    So a long time ago I read an online article about how all these little constellations Vulpecula, Sagitta, Delphinus and Equuleus were referred to as the Summer Toybox (sometimes Lyra is thrown in for it's small stature) but it never caught on.     I loved that idea and what a perfect set to conquer several constellations in a short episode. So we've talked about the Summer Triangle in the past, and most newcomers should get familiar with that asterism, but these little constellations form a line running perpendicular to the Milky-Way as they cut through the bottom quadrant of the Summer Triangle.   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.

Objects in the night sky aren't always what they seem. Take Messier 71, a star cluster in Sagitta, the arrow. Originally, it was classified as an open cluster. In recent decades, though, it's been reclassified as a globular cluster. Both types of clusters are big groups of stars that were born together, from the same cloud of gas and dust. But that's where the similarities end. Most globular clusters contain a hundred thousand stars or more. The stars clump together in a tight ball. The clusters move well beyond the galaxy's wide, flat disk. And their stars are among the oldest in the entire Milky Way — typically 10 billion years or older. Open clusters, on the other hand, generally contain a few hundred to a few thousand stars, they're concentrated in the disk, and they tend to be young. The combined gravity of their stars isn't enough to hold a cluster together, so most open clusters vanish within a couple of billion years. M71 has many of the traits of an open cluster: It's in the galaxy's disk, its stars are widely spread, and they're younger than those in most globulars. But recent work has shown that M71 has more stars than first thought, the stars are older than expected, and the cluster travels far outside the galaxy's disk. So M71 is a globular cluster — a not-too-big, not-too-tight family of ancient stars. M71 is due east at nightfall, a third of the way up the sky. Through binoculars, it looks like a small, hazy patch of light.  Script by Damond Benningfield Support McDonald Observatory

  (In a week or two...) 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   2022 is the summer of morning planets!  Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus are all quite prominent, with Mercury stopping by in June.  Throughout the summer, get up early to see the weeks where the Moon drives by the planets, and maybe catch a few meteors in August, as some of the planets return to the evening skies.          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 – only in August Mercury – All of August, look W right after sunset and you might be able to catch Mercury less than 10˚ above the horizon, the first “star” appearing at dusk in that direction. Saturn – The beginning of the ringed planet's nightfall appearance schedule is August. August 1st it rises at 9:30pm in the ESE, and is already up in the SE about 10˚ above the horizon at month's end. Throughout the night – Saturn & Jupiter – about 45˚ apart Saturn – Saturn starts rising before midnight in the SE in July and August, and will be visible into the mornings all summer off in the SW. Jupiter – Jupiter starts rising before midnight in the SE around mid-July, and will be visible into the morning all summer off toward the South. Morning – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn ALL SUMMER The basic setup for the 3 months is, from left to right, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, all easily visible in the morning sky.  They start June within 70˚ of each other from East to South, ending August with Venus and Saturn on complete opposite sides of the sky.   How far apart are they from each other?  Below are the measurements between each planet in the lineup, on the 1st of each month. June 1:   Venus – 28˚ – Mars –   2˚ – Jupiter – 38˚ – Saturn Mercury – joins the party for much of June, getting to within 10˚ of Venus mid-month. Just look down and to the left of Venus. July 1:   Venus – 42˚ – Mars – 20˚ – Jupiter – 43˚ – Saturn August 1: Venus – 60˚ – Mars – 40˚ – Jupiter – 45˚ – Saturn August 31: Venus – 77˚ – Mars – 60˚ – Jupiter – 46˚ – Saturn Venus (E) – will be consistently about 10˚ above the Eastern horizon and hard to miss. As the brightest object in the morning sky, it will blaze as a “morning star”. Mars – Reddish Mars starts right next to Jupiter, but Jupiter moves away, while Mars creeps ever closer to Taurus throughout the summer, ending up between the V of Taurus and the Pleiades by August 31st. Jupiter ­– Hanging out around Pisces, be sure to find the Galilean Moons, notice their motion day by day, or even hour by hour, or even look up when to see one of its moon's shadows transits the planet. Saturn – Hanging out in the corner of Capricornus, find a friend with a telescope and stare at its rings, made up of rocks and dust the size of pebbles to the size of a car.   EVENTS Evening Crescents (look West after Sunset) First Quarter Moon – June 7th/July 6th/August 5th (Visible until midnight) Evening Gibbous (Mostly lit, after Sunset) Full Moon – June 14th/July 13th/August 11th (Visible all night) Waning Gibbous (Mostly lit, rises later at night) Last Quarter Moon – June 20th/July 20th/August 19th (Visible midnight into the morning) Morning Crescents (look East in the AM) New Moon – June 28th/July 28th/August 27th (darkest skies)   June 1st – CONJUNCTION – Jupiter, Mars –  Jupiter is less than 2˚ away from Mars in the ESE.  You can start seeing them after 3am. June 17th - 27th – June's Lunar Close Encounters – Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus – The Moon joins the sunrise planet party, starting near Saturn on the 17th and ending to the left of Mercury on the 27th. June 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. July 15th – 16th – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Saturn –  The Moon is down and to the right of Saturn on the 15th, and down and to the left of Saturn on the 16th.  Visible starting 10:45pm due SE. July 19th – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Jupiter –  The Moon is down and to the left of Jupiter by just 4˚.  Visible starting 12:30am due East. July 21st – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Mars –  The Moon is just 3˚ to the right of Mars.  Visible starting 1:15am due East. July 26th – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Venus – A wonderfully thin crescent Moon will be just 4˚ above bright Venus.  Visible starting 4:15am due East. August 11th – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Saturn –  The Full Moon is just 5˚ below Saturn. Visible after sunset in the SE. August 11th – 12th – Perseid Meteor Shower – Not a great year for the Perseids, given the very full Moon.  In decent skies, you could watch 60 meteors per hour, and you should be able to see some very bright ones here and there the week before and after.  However, the light pollution from the Moon will interfere with many of them, as well as your night vision.  But, that doesn't mean you should give up.  You never know when a really bright one will light up the sky. Remember, you're seeing the bits of dust left over from Comet Swift-Tuttle burning up as they crash into the atmosphere at 37 miles per second. Some advice for watching:     Find a dark location and lie down in a reclining chair or hammock     Look toward Perseus (In the NE, rises throughout the night until sunrise where it will be almost directly above.)  That is where the radiant is - where the meteors will appear to be coming from.     The strategy to observe this year is to get out there whenever you can, but the later you stay up, the more you'll see, since the radiant will be higher.  The shower is usually technically active from mid-July to late August, so you may see some Perseids in the days leading up to and after the peak as well.  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) August 15th – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Jupiter –  The Moon is to the right of Jupiter by just 5˚.  Visible starting 10:30pm due East. August 18th  – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Mars –  The Moon is just 3˚ above of Mars.  Visible starting midnight on the 18th due East. August 25th – CLOSE ENCOUNTER – Moon, Venus – A very thin crescent Moon will be just 7˚ above bright Venus.  Visible starting 5:20am due East.   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.    

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   August is good for two things in the sky: bright planets and bright meteors.  Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter reign supreme this month, with the annual Perseid Meteor Shower heating things up with spectacular observing conditions for mid-month.          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 Venus (W) – Staying about 15˚ above the horizon all month, Venus is a glorious sight for those looking West after sunset. Mars, Mercury (W) – Mars is technically in the West after sunset, but is super low, and pretty dim, so it's doubtful you'll be able to pick it out. Mercury passes my Mars on the 18th, but again, it's too low and too dim to see. Throughout the night – Saturn, Jupiter Saturn, Jupiter – Throughout August, Saturn rises around 8pm, and Jupiter just after 9pm, both in the SE. Both gas planets rise and move southward.  In the beginning of August, they get drowned out by the dawn light in the SW in the morning.  But by the end of the month, Saturn sets at 4am, with Jupiter trailing at 5:30am. Morning – Saturn, Jupiter Saturn, Jupiter – This is the last month of seeing Jupiter and Saturn in the dawn sky. You'll notice that they are quite visible in the SW before sunrise, but they will be lower and lower each morning,  with Saturn disappearing in the beginning of the month, and Jupiter dipping out before the last week.   EVENTS... Morning Crescents (look East in the AM) New Moon – 8th (darkest skies) Evening Crescents (look West after Sunset) First Quarter Moon – 15th (Visible until midnight) Evening Gibbous (Mostly lit, after Sunset) Full Moon – 22nd (Visible all night) Waning Gibbous (Mostly lit, rises later at night) Last Quarter Moon – 30th (Visible from midnight into the morning)   August 10th – 11th – Close Encounter – Moon, Venus – Get out there and watch the sunset (8:07pm) and hang out until you see bright Venus with a thin crescent Moon directly to the right of it on the 10th.  The following night, the Moon will move to the left and up from Venus.   August 11th – 12th – Perseid Meteor Shower – An EXCELLENT year for the Perseids!  In decent skies, you can watch 60 meteors per hour, and you should be able to see some very bright ones here and there the week before and after. Remember, you're seeing the bits of dust left over from Comet Swift-Tuttle burning up as they crash into the atmosphere at 37 miles per second. Some advice for watching:     Find a dark location and lie down in a reclining chair or hammock     Look toward Perseus (In the NE, rises throughout the night until sunrise where it will be almost directly above.)  That is where the radiant is - where the meteors will appear to be coming from.     The strategy to observe this year is to get out there whenever you can, but the later you stay up, the more you'll see, since the radiant will be higher.  The shower is usually technically active from mid-July to late August, so you may see some Perseids in the days leading up to and after the peak as well.  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)   19th – 22nd – Close Encounter – Moon, Saturn, Jupiter – Anytime after 9pm, get out there and look SE to find the Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter.  On the 19th, they line up with Jupiter on the left, Saturn in the middle, and the Moon on the right.  After this, the Moon passes by the two gas planets, being just below Saturn on the 20th, down and to the right of Jupiter on the 21st, and to the left of both planets on the 22nd.  All three move westward throughout each night, setting between 4am and 6am.   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 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.  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.  

         Like fireworks, July is mostly quiet and dull, but the noisy and bright events really make it worthwhile.  We have two pairs of planets, visible during opposite times in opposite places, and surreptitious visits from the Moon.          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 – Mars, Venus Mars (W) – This is your last month to see Mars for a couple more months, as Earth flies around the Sun opposite of Mars in August. Just look West after sunset but before 9:30pm.  You might have some help from Venus and the Moon midmonth.    Venus (W) – Staying about 15˚ above the horizon all month, Venus is a glorious sight for those looking West around the time fireworks start. Throughout the night – Saturn, Jupiter Saturn, Jupiter – I might be jumping the gun here a little bit, but sometimes we stay up late in the Summer. Saturn rises around 10:30pm, with Jupiter rising about an hour later.  Look low in the ESE around this time and you'll see bright Jupiter down and to the left of bright, but less so, Saturn.  Now that's in the beginning of the month, and they rise earlier and earlier each day.  By the end of July, Saturn and Jupiter rise around 8:15pm and 9:15pm, respectively, during dusk.  Of course, this means it's a great time for checking out Saturn's rings and Jupiter's moons through your telescopes, but you'll probably want to stay up until, or get up early in, the morning, when they are higher in the sky, and thus clearer in the telescope. Morning – Saturn, Jupiter Saturn, Jupiter – Speaking of staying up to observe Saturn and Jupiter, where are they around Sunrise? In the beginning of July, before 5am, look S or SE almost half-way up the sky, and Saturn will be to the right and little down from the very bright Jupiter.  But at the end of July, both will be close to setting in the SW during the 5:30am dawn, with Jupiter about 15˚ higher than Saturn.    EVENTS Last Quarter Moon – 1st (Visible from midnight into the morning) Morning Crescents (look East in the AM) New Moon – 9th (darkest skies) Evening Crescents (look West after Sunset) First Quarter Moon – 17th (Visible until midnight) Evening Gibbous (Mostly lit, after Sunset) Full Moon – 23rd (Visible all night) Waning Gibbous (Mostly lit, rises later at night) Last Quarter Moon – 30th (Visible from midnight into the morning)   July 11th – 14th – Close Encounter – Moon, Venus, Mars – Not only are Mars and Venus getting less than a degree from each other on the 12th, the Moon is joining the party!  Get out there after sunset, but before 9:30 and look West.  The easiest to find will likely be the bright beacon known as Venus.  On the 11th, Mars will be only a pinky-width to the left, but very dim, while a 2 day old crescent Moon hangs out about 3 finger-widths to the right at about the same height.  The best night is likely the 12th, when Mars and Venus are half as far apart as the previous night, and the Moon is thicker and easier to find just 6˚ up and to the left, with Leo the lion right above the Moon.  Over the next two nights, the Moon leaves the party, through Leo, and Mars and Venus separate, but are still in the same area.  Get out those binoculars and telescopes! Find a good horizon!  You'll be looking at the three closest worlds to earth all in one view! 22nd – 26th – Close Encounter – Moon, Saturn, Jupiter – After 10:30pm look SE, or before dawn look SW to find the Moon, with bright Jupiter and Saturn nearby.  The Moon is far to the right of Saturn on the nights of the 22nd and 23rd.  On the 24th the Moon moves in between the planets, and closes in below Jupiter on the 25th, and leaves this party on the 26th.   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.

On the way from Earth to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, one would pass a bright orange star that happens to be the bright star in Scorpius. An arrow crosses the night sky this time of year. Several ancient legends tell who may have shot it and who might have been its target. And find out what to look for in the skies the week of June 20 to 26, 2021

This is just a steadily making progress kinda episode. Vivian has made a decision on how she's going to finish her Sagitta shawl and Alyson is nearly done with her Blurred Lines... or is she? Plus, a small announcement; Alyson will be hanging out in the lounge of Indie Across the Pond on Sunday 21st March at 11:00 EST to talk about Moorit. You can still buy a ticket here! Links to things we mention: Buzzfeed Quiz Sagitta by Amanda Scheuzger [Ravelry] Lovage by Marie Wallin [Ravelry] Blurred Lines by Deanna Ramsay [Ravelry] 373 Cardigan by Pierrot (Gosyo Co., Ltd) [Ravelry] Show notes with photos Support and follow us: Instagram Etsy Our Website Buy KCACY merch Buy us a Ko-fi

An eclectic episode about plagues, magical arrows, cyclops and writer’s block.   Written and presented by Bibi Jacob. Production and sound design by Geoff Chong.   Much of the information about Abaris comes from kiwihellenist.blogspot.com Thanks to Pål Martin Tvete for recommending Tim Harford’s ‘Cautionary Tales’.

It's the last episode of 2020! We're both feeling a little bit festive and excited to be chatting. Alyson has made some very solid progress on her 2020 Mood scarf and Vivian has started another gorgeous Sagitta shawl. And we both have FOs of our designs to share. Alyson can finally talk about her first ever magazine commission; it's the George Street Jumper for Crochet Now. And Vivian designed a super cute colorwork hat pattern. Links to things we mention: Buzzfeed Quiz Comfort Zone Poncho by Espace Tricot [Ravelry] Paloma Sweater by Espace Tricot [Ravelry] Sagitta Shawl by Amanda Scheuzger [Ravelry] Blurred Lines Sweater by Deanne Ramsay [Ravelry] Craftsy continental knitting course Support and follow us: Instagram Etsy Our Website Buy KCACY merch Buy us a Ko-fi Theme music: Carpe Diem Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

It's the last episode of 2020! We're both feeling a little bit festive and excited to be chatting. Alyson has made some very solid progress on her 2020 Mood scarf and Vivian has started another gorgeous Sagitta shawl. And we both have FOs of our designs to share. Alyson can finally talk about her first ever magazine commission; it's the George Street Jumper for Crochet Now. And Vivian designed a super cute colorwork hat pattern.   Links to things we mention: Buzzfeed Quiz Strawberry Shortcake Top by Natalie McHayle [Ravelry] Aleï Wrap by Berangere Cailliau [Ravelry] Sagitta Shawl by Amanda Scheuzger [Ravelry] George Street Jumper by Alyson (in Crochet Now) Night Blooms Hat by Espace Tricot [Ravelry] Florence by A. Opie Designs [Ravelry] Hello Goodbye Hat by Vivian Just Float by Stephanie Lotven [Ravelry] Support and follow us: Instagram Etsy Our Website Buy KCACY merch Buy us a Ko-fi Theme music: Carpe Diem Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/kcacypodcast ETSY: http://pearlandplum.etsy.com WEBSITE: http://kcacypodcast.wordpress.com Buy KCACY merch: https://teespring.com/stores/alyson-chu-designs Support the show: http://ko-fi.com/kcacypodcast Theme music: Carpe Diem Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://bit.ly/1b8Hyff 

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The Midnight Squadron continues their rush across the Kerozan Bridge. Have them made good enough time to avoid the demolition charges set to remove the bridge to cut off the oncoming Swarm?  We also begin with a big announcement to celebrate our 100th release. Music from this and all our episodes can be found on our About page: bit.ly/gotrfaq

Today Pretty Mike talks with Hazelanna from Summit To Swamp and Kyoul Cha From 3 Elements. Two of the 2020 Sagitta Series partners and Hazelanna's Farm is host facility to some of Beasts Endurance events. This year Summit to Swamp has expanded to a multi day event 8/22-23 and Kyoul has brought PNW12 event overnight after the Summit to Swamp Challenge. This year, if you haven't already needs to be the year you get down to Randle WA and check out this event that is in partnership with Visit East Lewis County. The events discussed on today's episode are all a part of the Beasts OCR #raceLocal #runLocal Volunteering at these events doubles down as part of the Beasts for a cause event that you can join here: https://beastschallenge.com/events Below is the list of partners for the Sagitta Series, in 2020 COVID may have put a pause on this, but some of it will still happen, Follow everyone below to keep up with all the happenings: Summit to Swamp https://summittoswamp.com/ @SummitToSwamp Beasts OCR Events: BeastBreaker November 14th(Planned) Gungnir TBA https://sagittaseries.com/ Sagitta Partners: Swanson Grit https://www.facebook.com/swansongrit/ 3 Elements https://3lmnz.com/ https://sagittaseries.com/events/ols/products/dirty-august-wod-challenge Featured Charity: https://wffoundation.org/ Epic Series OCR https://epicseriesocr.com/ FirefighterFit https://firefighterfitendurance.com/ Beasts OCR https://beastsocr.org/about/ #beastnetpod Have a listen, do us a favor and rate us and leave a review on your favorite Podcast Platform. Screenshot it and email the review to us at BeastNetPodcast@gmail.com and we will send you a sticker. www.BeastNetPod.com Music Info: https://beastnetpod.com/music #BeastNetPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/support

Today we are studying Capricornus and its decans (Sagitta, Aquila and Delphinus). We will also review Matthew 5:1-16 looking carefully at the Beatitudes and how they correlate with the first 9 constellations. Show notes can be found at http://www.heatherrandall.com/solo-seasons/episode-75-capricornus-and-the-beatitudes-in-the-sky-constellations-and-dreams-series

June brings us all the naked-eye planets at some points in the month, Venus’s introduction to the morning with the Moon, and mornings with four naked-eye planets visible.          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.  EVENTS... Full Moon – 5th (Visible all night) Last Quarter Moon – 13th (Visible from midnight into the morning) New Moon – 21st (darkest skies) First Quarter Moon – 28th (Visible until midnight) 7th – 8th – Close Encounter – Moon, Jupiter, Saturn– Get out after midnight these two nights at the find the Moon. On the night of the 7th, the Moon will be to the right of bright Jupiter, and to the left of Jupiter will be slightly less bright Saturn.  On the next night, the 8th, the Moon will move to be about 5˚ below Saturn and Jupiter, which are in essentially the same spot in the sky.  12th – 13th – Close Encounter – Moon, Mars – Get out there after 2am these mornings, but well before sunrise (5:34am) and find the Moon with red, ruddy Mars nearby.  The Moon will be about 10˚ or one fist-width to the right of Mars on the 12th, and 4˚ below Mars on the 13th. 19th – Very Close Encounter – Moon, Venus – Venus starts its rest-of-the-year showcase as a morning star with a great apparition by rising with the Moon this morning.  Make sure you have a nice view of the ENE horizon by 4:20am when they rise less than 1˚ apart from each other. Sunrise is 5:35am, so you’ll probably only have about half an hour to get pictures. 20th – Summer Solstice – This is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.  There’s a bit of explanation as to why here.  21st – (Africa & Asia) Annular Eclipse of the Sun – Not visible in any way in North America, but pay attention to social media for some awesome photography from people with excellent equipment, lots of planning time, and skills with post-processing.  They’ll be photographing the Moon passing in front of the Sun, but the Moon is in the further-from-Earth part of its orbit, so it doesn’t totally obscure the Sun’s surface, so you get ring effect.   Naked-eye PLANETS... Sunset – Mercury Mercury – For only about two weeks, catch a glimpse of the innermost, fastest-moving, and often toughest to see visible planet of our solar system. Just watch sunset, look WNW, and find the bright light below Pollux and Castor, less than 15˚ above the horizon. Throughout the night – Saturn, Jupiter Saturn, Jupiter – Both planets are rising above the ESE horizon by midnight on the 1st, 10pm on the 30th, and make their way toward the SSW by sunrise. To find Jupiter, just look for the brightest spot no more than 30˚ above the horizon. Saturn will be about 5˚ to the left.  These make a great pair for getting your binoculars and telescopes out.  You can see the rings of Saturn and moons of Jupiter fairly easily, and not have to do too much to switch from one planet to the other. Morning - Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter Saturn, Jupiter – Still hanging out up there, but more toward the South or SW by sunrise. See above for details. Mars – Trails behind, or to the left of, Saturn and Jupiter by about 50˚ or 5 fist-widths, and is about 30-40˚ above the SE horizon. Look for the non-twinkling red dot. Venus – After about a week and a half, you might be able to see Venus low on the NNE horizon after 5am and before sunrise. As the month goes by, Venus rises earlier and moves away from the Sun.  On the 30th, Venus rises at 3:45am, and is about 20˚ above the horizon by sunrise (5:38am). Prepare for Venus to be a morning “star” for the next 6 months! CONSTELLATIONS... Use a sky map from www.skymaps.com to help you out. After Dinner, Before Bed: 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 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.  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 Before Work: Summer Triangle – 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. 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.

Today Hammer talks with Casey Bateman from the EPIC Series about their expansion to 10 events this year and the partnership with Sagitta series and their events that are part of it. If you haven't tried EPIC series events yet, you really need to. They offer many different challenge levels and its a "Clean" event that your family can spectate the whole event. Oh, and they have archery in the event! I'll just leave it there. This episode continues the question of how to pronounce Sagitta. Previous guests have said sa·juh·teh and today its pronounced sa·GI·teh. Who knows. Either way its a super fun series that people need to get out and try, even if it is outside their comfort zone. The events hosted by EPIC Series are a part of the Beasts #raceLocal #runLocal and volunteering doubles down as Beasts for a cause events that you can join here: https://beastschallenge.com/events Epic Series OCR https://epicseriesocr.com/ Beasts OCR Events: Ghost March 28th https://www.facebook.com/events/2208846989369872/ BeastBreaker November 14th Gungnir TBA https://sagittaseries.com/ Sagitta Partners: Swanson Grit https://www.facebook.com/swansongrit/ 3 Elements https://3lmnz.com/ Epic Series OCR https://epicseriesocr.com/ Summit to Swamp https://summittoswamp.com/ FirefighterFit https://firefighterfitendurance.com/ Beasts OCR https://beastsocr.org/about/ #beastnetpod Have a listen, do us a favor and rate us and leave a review on your favorite Podcast Platform. Screenshot it and email the review to us at BeastNetPodcast@gmail.com and we will send you a sticker. www.BeastNetPod.com Get Your Groove On by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal Torn by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge Freedom by Twisterium | https://www.twisterium.com Bittersweet by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Wandering by Numall Fix | https://soundcloud.com/numall-fix Runaways by MegaEnx | https://soundcloud.com/megaenx Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US #BeastNetPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/support

Today Pretty Mike talks with Hazelanna from Summit To Swamp. One of the 2020 Sagitta Series partners and host facility to some of Beasts Endurance events. They talk about what got her into hosting OCR, they discuss #raceLOCAL and other local events like Pennies for Quarters Run a Muck. This year Summit to Swamp has expanded to a multi day event with all sorts of different lengths, terrains, and some "clean" trail runs too. This year, if you haven't already needs to be the year you get down to Randle WA and check out this event that is in partnership with Visit East Lewis County. The events discussed on today's episode are all a part of the Beasts OCR #raceLocal #runLocal Volunteering at these events doubles down as part of the Beasts for a cause event that you can join here: https://beastschallenge.com/events Summit to Swamp https://summittoswamp.com/ @SummitToSwamp Beasts OCR Events: Ghost March 28th https://www.facebook.com/events/2208846989369872/ BeastBreaker November 14th Gungnir TBA https://sagittaseries.com/ Sagitta Partners: Swanson Grit https://www.facebook.com/swansongrit/ 3 Elements https://3lmnz.com/ Epic Series OCR https://epicseriesocr.com/ FirefighterFit https://firefighterfitendurance.com/ Beasts OCR https://beastsocr.org/about/ #beastnetpod Have a listen, do us a favor and rate us and leave a review on your favorite Podcast Platform. Screenshot it and email the review to us at BeastNetPodcast@gmail.com and we will send you a sticker. www.BeastNetPod.com Get Your Groove On by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal Torn by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge Freedom by Twisterium | https://www.twisterium.com Bittersweet by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Wandering by Numall Fix | https://soundcloud.com/numall-fix Runaways by MegaEnx | https://soundcloud.com/megaenx Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US #BeastNetPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/support

Today Hammer talks with Adam B and Rachel Lotz from the Beasts Obstacle Course racers about the Sagitta series and their events that are part of it. Rachel talks about her experience in endurance and her involvement in the Sagitta series. This episode brings up the question of how to pronounce Sagitta. Previous guests have said sa·juh·teh and today its pronounced sa·GI·teh. Who knows. Either way its a super fun series that people need to get out and try, even if it is outside their comfort zone. The events hosted by Beasts OCR are all a part of the Beasts #raceLocal #runLocal and volunteering doubles down as Beasts for a cause events that you can join here: https://beastschallenge.com/events Beasts OCR Events: Ghost March 28th https://www.facebook.com/events/2208846989369872/ BeastBreaker November 14th Gungnir TBA https://sagittaseries.com/ Sagitta Partners: Swanson Grit https://www.facebook.com/swansongrit/ 3 Elements https://3lmnz.com/ Epic Series OCR https://epicseriesocr.com/ Summit to Swamp https://summittoswamp.com/ FirefighterFit https://firefighterfitendurance.com/ Beasts OCR https://beastsocr.org/about/ #beastnetpod Have a listen, do us a favor and rate us and leave a review on your favorite Podcast Platform. Screenshot it and email the review to us at BeastNetPodcast@gmail.com and we will send you a sticker. www.BeastNetPod.com Get Your Groove On by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal Torn by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge Freedom by Twisterium | https://www.twisterium.com Bittersweet by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Wandering by Numall Fix | https://soundcloud.com/numall-fix Runaways by MegaEnx | https://soundcloud.com/megaenx Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US #BeastNetPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/support

Today on BeastNet Pretty Mike talks with Kyoul Cha, former Hotshot Firefighter, Spartan Kryptia, current CEO 3 Elements, and Co-Owner of Firefighter Fit. Kyoul and Mike go over what Sagitta is, where it came from, and what 2020 plans lay ahead. They talk about the difference between racing local and under a national brand. Kyoul talks about how the event is set up and what portions are specifically ties to Sagitta. There's even some fun 80's geek references in there too. https://sagittaseries.com/ Sagitta Partners: Swanson Grit https://www.facebook.com/swansongrit/ 3 Elements https://3lmnz.com/ Epic Series OCR https://epicseriesocr.com/ Summit to Swamp https://summittoswamp.com/ FirefighterFit https://firefighterfitendurance.com/ Beasts OCR https://beastsocr.org/about/ #beastnetpod Have a listen, do us a favor and rate us and leave a review on your favorite Podcast Platform. Screenshot it and email the review to us at BeastNetPodcast@gmail.com and we will send you a sticker. www.BeastNetPod.com Get Your Groove On by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal Torn by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge Freedom by Twisterium | https://www.twisterium.com Bittersweet by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Wandering by Numall Fix | https://soundcloud.com/numall-fix Runaways by MegaEnx | https://soundcloud.com/megaenx Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US #BeastNetPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/support

Today Pretty Mike and Ryan Fick talk with Ryan Koch from Swanson Grit. They discuss Ryan's background in OCR including Spartan Canada before it went back to Spartan North America and his involvement there. They talk about what Swanson Grit is and their upcoming Sagitta series qualifier event on 2/29/20. The events at Swanson Grit are all a part of the Beasts #raceLocal #runLocal and Beasts for a cause events that you can join here: https://beastschallenge.com/events https://sagittaseries.com/ Sagitta Partners: Swanson Grit https://www.facebook.com/swansongrit/ 3 Elements https://3lmnz.com/ Epic Series OCR https://epicseriesocr.com/ Summit to Swamp https://summittoswamp.com/ FirefighterFit https://firefighterfitendurance.com/ Beasts OCR https://beastsocr.org/about/ #beastnetpod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beastnetpod/support

Nesta semana Lua Nova em Sagitário, Vênus em Capricórnio.

Our Buzzfeed quiz is starting to implode on itself... this week we find out what type of Buzzfeed quiz we are?! As for craft content, Vivian's shawl game is on point, with a nearly finished Bubble Brioche and a finished Sagitta! Alyson meanwhile is sooooo close to finishing her Tunisian sweater. Quiz: https://bzfd.it/32oJ9uX Bubbly Brioche: https://bit.ly/35IRGvx Cœur battant sweater: https://bit.ly/2LHNAfx Sagitta shawl: https://bit.ly/2KyxNPH INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/kcacypodcast ETSY: http://pearlandplum.etsy.com WEBSITE: http://kcacypodcast.wordpress.com RAVELRY: http://bit.ly/2mirMdK Buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/kcacypodcast Theme music: Carpe Diem Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://bit.ly/1b8Hyff

Goodbye summer, hello September! We've both had busy Augusts, Vivian with her move to Virginia and Alyson with the Edinburgh Fringe. But we've also managed to do a bit of crafting. Alyson is still chugging away at her Tunisian crochet sweater, as well as something we'll term "miscellaneous." And Vivian isn't quite so done with her Sagitta shawl as she thought she would be. ------------------------- Quiz: https://bzfd.it/2lC2xVL Cœur battant sweater: https://bit.ly/2LHNAfx Sagitta shawl: https://bit.ly/2KyxNPH Triangle stocking: https://bit.ly/2kiVtwZ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/kcacypodcast ETSY: http://pearlandplum.etsy.com WEBSITE: http://kcacypodcast.wordpress.com RAVELRY: http://bit.ly/2mirMdK  Buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/kcacypodcast Theme music: Carpe Diem Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://bit.ly/1b8Hyff

July is the month of Jupiter and Saturn this year, with both gracing the skies all night, easily visible with the naked eye, and even better through binoculars or a telescope.   Naked-eye PLANETS... Around Sunset – Jupiter (S), Saturn (SE) Throughout the night – Jupiter (SàSW), Saturn (SEàSW) Morning – Saturn (SW)   Mercury Not really visible. Venus Not really visible. Mars Not really visible. Jupiter Already high in the sky as dusk turns to night off in the SE and will probably be the first point of light you can see. Throughout each night it’ll move toward the South, then set in the SW by 4am at the beginning of the month. Throughout the month it’ll start higher in the sky and set earlier, by 2am on the 31st. Saturn Saturn will trail behind Jupiter in the sky by about 30˚, rising just after sunset, and setting right around sunrise. Hence, this month it’s Saturn’s turn to reach opposition, giving us a lot of time to observe the planet and its rings.   EVENTS... New Moon – 2nd (darkest skies) First Quarter Moon – 9th (Visible until midnight) Full Moon – 16th (Visible all night) Last Quarter Moon – 24th (Visible from midnight into the morning) 12th – 16th – Close Encounter – Moon, Jupiter, Saturn – A great lineup for 5 days, with Saturn and Jupiter starting each night in the SSE, about 30˚ apart from each other. On the 12th, the Moon will be about 10˚ up and to the right of Jupiter. The next night it travels to just 3.5˚ to the left of Jupiter. Now the Moon starts heading closer to Saturn, being almost right between Jupiter and Saturn on the 14th, then just 2.5˚ to the right of Saturn on the 15th. On the 16th, the Moon bids adieu to the gassy outer planets and finishes the encounter 10˚ down and to the left of Saturn, creating a great evening lineup of the Moon, Saturn, and Jupiter for the remainder of the night. 16th – Partial Lunar Eclipse – If you live in South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, or Africa, you’ll be able to see this. Those of us in North America…nope. 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 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.  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 to check out my Podbean page, YouTube Channel, and Twitter feed, or get my podcast feed on Stitcher, or iTunes.

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.  June will be warmer, with shorter nights, but still some good events. Watch for Mercury and Mars in a conjunction mid-month, Jupiter up all night long, and some good lunar close encounters.   Naked-eye PLANETS... Around Sunset – Mars (W) until 10:30pm – 9:30pm, Mercury (W) until 10pm Throughout the night – Jupiter (SEàSàSW), Saturn (SEàSW) Morning – Saturn (SW), Jupiter (SW) Mercury Makes something of an appearance this month, by starting out low on the Western horizon after sunset, setting itself around 10pm but getting a little higher each night until the last week. Make sure you have a clear horizon to the WNW, where Mars will also be making an appearance, with both planets closest together on the 18th. Venus Not really visible. You MIGHT catch it if you have binoculars pointing ENE an hour before sunrise, low on the horizon. Mars Mars is already in the W around sunset and setting a little after 10:30pm in the beginning of the month, getting lower each day until it sets around 9:30 at the end of the month. Mars will pass right by Mercury on the 18th. Bring some binoculars to help, but your naked eye should be sufficient to catch both of the planets in West after sunset until the last week of June. Jupiter Will be reaching opposition this month, meaning it’s off in the SE after sunset, passes by the South after midnight, and sets in the SW right around sunrise. Great time to get the telescope out to see the cloud bands and Galilean moons. Saturn Rising between 11pm and 9pm, Saturn will be about 30˚ to the left of Jupiter all month, hanging out in the top left of Sagittarius. If you’re up early, it’s a good time to observe its highly tilted rings, as it’s still above the horizon in the SW before sunrise.   EVENTS... New Moon – 3rd (darkest skies) First Quarter Moon – 10th (Visible until midnight) Full Moon – 17th (Visible all night) Last Quarter Moon – 25th (Visible from midnight into the morning) 4th/5th – Close Encounter – Moon, Mars, Mercury – A VERY very thin crescent Moon will be technically visible just 5˚ to the left of Mercury and VERY low on the horizon, but you’ll probably need binoculars to catch either of them. The next night on the 5th, the Moon will be higher and a tad thicker and now 5˚ up and to the left of Mars, making a nice string of objects – Moon, Mars, Mercury. 16th – 19th – Close Encounter – Moon, Jupiter, Saturn – Get out after sunset on the 16th to find the Moon only 4˚ down and to the left of Jupiter.  Watch them travel together throughout the night to the West by sunrise. The next night, the Moon will move to be almost directly in the middle between Jupiter and Saturn. The 18th is when the Moon visits Saturn, only 1˚ below, starting around 10pm. Lastly, the Moon finishes off the left side of a Moon-Saturn-Jupiter lineup on the 19th. 16th – 19th – Conjunction – Mars, Mercury – Get out right after sunset with a pair of binoculars. Look W and a tiny bit to the right to find Mars and Mercury less than 1˚ apart, with Mars on the left and Mercury on the right before the 18th. Then, on the 18th, Mercury is directly above Mars. Then they switch positions and Mercury is moving to the left of Mars. 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.     CONSTELLATIONS... Use a sky map from www.skymaps.com to help you out. After Dinner, Before Bed: 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 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.  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 Before Work: Summer Triangle – 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. Don’t forget to check out my Podbean page, YouTube Channel, and Twitter feed, or get my podcast feed on Stitcher, or iTunes.  

In this episode of “The Digital Broker”, Steve and Ryan speak to Frank Sentner, the original founder of Sagitta ™ and a legendary figure in the insurance industry. Frank explains the history of data standards in the insurance industry (ACORD), whether data standards are still needed, how APIs are impacting the insurance industry, latest technological developments in the insurance space, and how to evaluate insurtech startups.

Trusted Counsel’s Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak to Liz Harvey, CEO of Island Windjammers. Island Windjammers provides cruises in the Eastern Caribbean to seasoned travelers who’d likely gawk at the idea of booking a trip aboard an overcrowded massive cruise line where the activity of choice is rock climbing on the massive wall on the deck. Instead, guests on any of the three Island Windjammer’s ships; the Diamant, Sagitta, or the Vela, happily spend their recreational dollars for the experience of smaller sailing ships (10 – 26 guests), visits to smaller islands in the Caribbean, exploring quaint villages, and having more typical ship activities such as snorkeling and hikes.  During the course of the podcast, CEOs, business owners, and C-level executives will learn: What led Liz Harvey to form Island Windjammers Her best tactic for marketing the business How she’s able to manage her team virtually from the United States Her experience with fundraising and taking advantage of Rule 506(c) How she managed to solidify her business when 2017 hurricanes hit hard and nearly decimated her ships and the business Don’t miss a single episode of our podcast show. Subscribe to our show “In Process Podcast” on iTunes and now of Google Play to receive this episode as well as future episodes to your smartphone. Did you enjoy this episode? Are you a regular Trusted Counsel podcast listener? We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts on the podcast or call out your favorite episode by leaving us a rating on iTunes. It takes less than five minutes, but can significantly impact future programming. Interested in being a guest on our show? Email our show producers at inprocess@trusted-counsel.com for more information.

In this episode of “The Digital Broker” podcast, Steve and Ryan speak with Chris Roman of Magnum Insurance Agency about transitioning from Vertafore's agency management software, Sagitta (which they had been using for twenty years) to TechCanary, a new, modern solution.

In Episode SH036 of Star Hopping… We’ll look at the Sagitta, Delphinus, and Equuleus region, and show you how to find the loose globular cluster Messier 71, the nearly naked eye globular Messier 2, and the top-tier globular cluster, Messier 15. Intro Well, we’ll continue on with three easy targets for smaller telescopes this week, Read More ... The post SH036 – Find M71, M2, and M15 in your Telescope appeared first on Star Hopping.

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.

Have you ever wondered about the sun sign of your favorite celebrity? When a rising star makes a career- solidifying move, what is happening in her or his chart? In this episode, we will feature Fox News Radio?????s Entertainment Reporter, Michelle Polli