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| What's Up What's Up is a monthly video feature that tells you where to look in the night sky for great views. The series is geared to views that are easily accessible to anyone. |
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| Video: What's Up for December December will be a fantastic time to see the solar system from your own back yard. + Play video Video podcast - HD (High Definition - 37Mb): + Download / + Transcript |
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| Video: What's Up for October Spooky sights fill the night sky on Halloween and celestial treats will surprise you all month long. + Play video Video podcast - HD (High Definition - 64Mb): + Download / + Transcript |
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| Video: What's Up for September Step away from the city lights and gaze up at our Milky Way galaxy. You may even see one of the galaxy's spiral arms with your own eyes! + Play video Video podcast - HD (High Definition - 64Mb): + Download / + Transcript |
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| Video: What's Up for August Jupiter reigns the night sky this month. Find out where to look and what you'll see through a telescope. + Play video Video podcast - HD (High Definition - 20Mb): + Download / + Transcript |
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| Video: What's Up for June Summer is here so it's the perfect season to talk about the sun. + Play video Video podcast - HD (High Definition - 64Mb): + Download / + Transcript Related links: + Sun/Earth activities (includes edible sun activity) + Reason for Seasons + How to Make a Sundial + Missions to the Sun |
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| Video: What's Up for May Get ready to gaze at galaxies through your telescope. Then compare your views to those taken in infrared by the Spitzer Space Telescope. + Play video Video podcast (24Mb) + Download / + Transcript Sky charts for March + Galaxies near Big Dipper + Mars and Saturn |
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| Video: What's Up for March Saturn, Mars and planetary nebula + Play video Video podcast (19Mb): + Download / + Transcript Images: + Saturn, Mars and planetary nebula + Enceladus orbit |
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| Video: What's Up for February Don't miss this month's lunar eclipse on Feb. 20. A few days later, Saturn moves to center stage. + Play video Video podcast (19Mb) + Download / + Transcript Sky charts for February + Moon, Feb. 20 + Saturn Opposition Related links: + Saturn Opposition Campaign |
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| Video: What's Up for January There's more the to the stars than meets the eye. Find out where to look for stars that have planets orbiting them. + Play video Video podcast (19Mb) + Download / + Transcript Sky charts for January + 55 Cancri + Ursa Major + Pegasus + Draco |
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| Video: What's Up for December Mars, Mars and more Mars. This month offers great views of the red planet, with or without a telescope. + Play video Video podcast (21Mb) + Download / + Transcript Sky charts for October + Mars in the sky, Dec. 15 + Opportunity on Mars, Dec. 15 + Spirit on Mars, Dec. 29-31 Related links: + Hubble Space Telescope's Mars Encounter Chart + Jane Jones' Mars Viewing Tips 2007 |
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| Video: What's Up for November This month you'll have great views of a red planet and a red star. Plus, find out when the Mars rovers are facing Earth. + Play video Video podcast (21Mb) + Download / + Transcript Sky charts for November + Mars and Mira around Orion + Opportunity's approximate location on Nov. 10 + Spirit's approximate location on Nov. 30 |
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| Video: What's Up for October Views of Saturn's weird moon Iapetus in the night sky may spook the faint hearted but a glimpse of Mars on Halloween will be a treat. + Play video Video podcast (18Mb) + Download / + Transcript Sky charts for October + Saturn's moon Iapetus on Oct. 13 + Venus in October + Jupiter on Oct. 31 - just after sunset + Mars on Oct. 31 - 10 p.m. to midnight Related links: + More about Iapetus + Saturn in your backyard and kitchen |
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| Video: What's Up for September It's the 30th anniversary of the Voyager mission and you can see all four planets that Voyager studied in the night sky this month. + Play video Video podcast (20Mb) + Download / + Transcript Animations + Jupiter in September (1.3Mb - Quicktime) + Saturn (1.7Mb - Quicktime) + Uranus and Neptune (2.5Mb - Quicktime) Sky charts for September + Jupiter in September + Saturn in September + Uranus and Neptune |
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| Video: What's Up for August The Perseid meteor shower will dazzle in the early morning hours of Aug. 13. Plus, a popular planet shows up in the night sky. + Play video Video podcast (13Mb) + Download / + Transcript More Information + Animation: Perseid meteor shower (2.5Mb - Quicktime) + Animation: Whan to see meteor showers (1.4Mb - Quicktime) + Aug. 28 Lunar Eclipse + Sept. 1 Aurigid Meteor Shower For Educators + Exploring Meteor Mysteries + Exploring the Moon |
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| Video: What's Up for July Take a guided tour of the moon and discover some cool lunar sites visible without a telescope. + Play video + Moon chart - landing sites |
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| Video: What's Up for June Jupiter and Venus put on a spectacular show this month. Our two-minute night sky video guide tells you where to look. + Play video Video podcast (8Mb) + Download / + Transcript After midnight, you can find Jupiter and the asteroid Vesta. Sky charts for June + Jupiter + Venus (larger view) |
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| Video: What's Up for May Lots of planets are visible in the night sky this month. Plus, an asteroid makes a guest appearance. + Play video Sky charts for May + Early May Sky Venus and Saturn are visible in the early evening throughout May. + Late May Sky Towards the end of May, Mercury joins Venus and Saturn in the early evening sky. + Overnight May Sky After midnight, you can find Jupiter and the asteroid Vesta. |
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| Video: What's Up for April Great views of Saturn and the moon. + Play video + Sky chart (larger view) |
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