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- Orionid Meteor Shower
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Wednesday, October 21 at 3:00am - The Perseid Meteor Shower
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This week on Star Date: the queen of the stars. Cassiopeia, the queen, soars high overhead on autumn evenings. We’ll talk about the constellation’s history, and about some of its powerful stars -- two that exploded, and another that will explode. P...
This week on Star Date: changing seasons. A new season starts this week -- not on Earth, but on the planet Mars. We’ll have details. And we’ll also talk about the search for the most powerful form of energy in the universe. Please join us for this and more -- on Star Date. F...
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The Orionid meteor shower is a great opportunity to invite friends over for a star party or just enjoy it with someone special. The best viewing will be before dawn on Wednesday, October 21 with a second chance after sunset that night. Learn more about it here: http://stardate.org/nightsky/meteors/
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Impress your friends ...with your knowledge of the heavens—get a subscription to StarDate magazine to learn more about our universe. Click here: http://stardate.org/magazine/subscribe.h
This week on Star Date: lucky stars. A couple of “lucky” stars are in view in the evening sky this week. They’re part of Aquarius, one of the constellations of the celestial “sea.” Please join us for this, plus an autumn meteor shower -- on Star Date. Find a ...
In the new issue of StarDate magazine, read about what's next for space-based telescopes, and how galaxy mergers might result in supermassive black holes being kicked out into space. Plus we bring you skywatching tips and skymaps, the latest astronomy news, and more...
This week on Star Date: lunar lineup. The Moon swings past some bright company in the morning sky this week -- the planets Venus and Saturn, plus the star that represents the heart of the lion. Please join us for this impressive lineup, plus much more — on Star Date. ...
This week on Star Date: Moon madness. A half century after a spacecraft gave us our first look at the far side of the Moon, another craft is about to peek into another “dark” part of the Moon: craters near the south pole. Please join us for this and more -- on Star Date. F...
This week on Star Date: heavy planet. The bright planet Jupiter huddles up to the Moon this week. It’s the biggest, heaviest planet in the solar system -- and the one where you’d feel heaviest. Please join us for Jupiter and much more -- on Star Date. F...
This week on Star Date: bright giants. The Moon passes the heart of the scorpion this week -- the star Antares. It’s really two stars, though, and both of them are quite impressive. I’m Sandy Wood. Please join us for the stars of Antares, plus a change of seasons, on Star Date. F...
This week on Star Date: green giant. The planet Uranus is putting on its best showing of the year this week. It’s a giant world with a thick green atmosphere. Please join us for all the details, plus a conjunction between the Moon and Venus, on Star Date. ...
This week on Star Date: the eagle. A faint eagle soars across the top of the sky on summer and autumn evenings. And a spacecraft is on course toward it. It’ll pass one of its stars in about four million years. Please join us for all the details -- on Star Date. ...
This week on StarDate: stormy skies. A giant storm on the Sun 150 years ago produced some beautiful skies, but it didn’t do much good for the era’s communications. And if a similar storm happened today, the results could be catastrophic. Please join us -- on StarDate. F...
This week on Star Date: the swan. Cygnus, the swan, soars gracefully across the top of the sky on summer nights. It’s home to a beautiful double star, plus some of the biggest, heaviest stars in the galaxy. ...
