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NASACast: What’s Up? Video Podcasts

What’s Up? — A monthly video that gives tips for where you can find the moon, planets and stars in the night sky. Also includes amateur astronomy news and updates on NASA missions.

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What's Up - September 2023 Sep 01, 2023

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Enjoy the bright beacon of Venus on September mornings, end the month with a Harvest Moon, and seek the elusive zodiacal light under dark skies.

What's Up - August 2023 Aug 01, 2023

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What are some skywatching highlights in August 2023? Saturn reaches opposition this month, meaning it's at its biggest and brightest for the year, and visible all night. The "shooting stars" of the annual Perseid meteors are a must-see, overnight on August 12th. And this month brings two full moons – the second of which is a "Super Blue Moon."

What's Up - July 2023 Jul 01, 2023

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What are some skywatching highlights in July 2023? Mars and Venus start the month close together, but part ways and head lower as July goes on. Mars appears very near Regulus in Leo on the 9th and 10th. Saturn and Jupiter rule the night, along with bright star Fomalhaut. And July is prime time for viewing the Milky Way core from dark sky locations.

What's Up - June 2023 Jun 01, 2023

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What are some skywatching highlights in June 2023? Mars and Venus get closer, the bright stars of Summer, and how an ancient scholar used the June solstice to determine the size of planet Earth.

What's Up - May 2023 May 01, 2023

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Planets strike a pose with the Moon, we reach "peak Venus," and what's different about the skies of the Southern Hemisphere.

What's Up - April 2023 Mar 31, 2023

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Mercury reaches its highest in the evening sky for the year for Northern Hemisphere observers.

What's Up - March 2023 Mar 02, 2023

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Venus climbs high while Jupiter dives sunward, and the little planet that shares its namesake with your breakfast cereal.

What's Up - February 2023 Jan 31, 2023

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The brightest planets converge, the constellation Auriga, and two star clusters you might want to get Sirius about.

What's Up - January 2023 Dec 29, 2022

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Some lovely groupings this month include the Moon with Mars, and later with Jupiter, and a close conjunction of Venus and Saturn.

What's Up - December 2022 Dec 01, 2022

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Your evening planet highlights, including the disappearance of Mars, and the constellation Pegasus.

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