Without This Star Astronomers Are Lost | April 15 - April 21
Season 47 Episode 16 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ408 April 15-21, 2024 “Without This Star Astronomers Are Lost”
Star Gazers STGZ408 April 15-21, 2024 “Without This Star Astronomers Are Lost”
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Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Without This Star Astronomers Are Lost | April 15 - April 21
Season 47 Episode 16 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ408 April 15-21, 2024 “Without This Star Astronomers Are Lost”
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TO DO THAT, TRY OBSERVING A SINGLE STAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN LIKE VEGA!
TO FIND VEGA HIT THE SKIES JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LOOK NORTHEAST.
VEGA IS A BLUE-WHITE MAIN SEQUENCE STAR, AND THE FIFTH BRIGHTEST IN THE SKY; IT SHOULD BE EASY TO SPOT.
VEGA IS 25.3 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY, OR 148.7 BILLION MILES RELATIVELY CLOSE FOR A STAR.
IT WAS THE FIRST STAR TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED IN 1850, AND IS THE BASIS FOR ALL THE STAR MAGNITUDES IN THE SKY!
VEGA IS IN THE CONSTELLATION LYRA THE HARP, AND IS THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SUMMER TRIANGLE ASTERISM!
SEE?
EACH STAR HAS A STORY.
THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE MORE YOU’LL SEE COLORS AND RELATIVE POSITIONS IN THE SKY.
EVENTUALLY THEY’LL BECOME FAMILIAR FRIENDS WHO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.
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