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Venus is the scorpion's head, Lacerta, and more about Mira and Algol

Venus is the scorpion's head, Lacerta, and more about Mira and Algol

FromSkyCaramba


Venus is the scorpion's head, Lacerta, and more about Mira and Algol

FromSkyCaramba

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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week's astronomical action: Venus passes through the scorpion's head. The moon passes in front of the archer's bow. Jupiter and Saturn keep hanging out in Capricornus.
Naming a new constellation after a reptile turned out to be more popular than naming it after any king.
And how did one variable star get the name of something fearsome but another is called wonderful?
Released:
Oct 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Podcast about astronomy and the joys of watching the skies at night--and sometimes during the day