EPISODE · Jul 31, 2025 · 43 MIN
What's Up In The Sky? August's Stellar Stargazing Guide!
from Please Look Up · host Particle WA
The Night Sky!Stuff we will see: It's all about the Milkyway in August (just look up!)Stuff we won't see: Southern Hemisphere misses out on the Perseid meteor shower (lucky you if you're in the north!)Planets: Jupiter and Venus get close and personal in the morning of the 12th & 13th August. Something something optics, physics. Constellation of the Month: Norma - The Set Square. Beth gets constellation bias thinking about Norma and it's lack of greek mythology, but there's something mysterious hiding out there just beyond our view. called "the great attractor."Star Stories: Earth & it's many meanings to many peoples. Space Fail of the Month: An Artemis Rocket Booster went BOOM!Space Picture of the Month:- Beth - NASA Apollo mission patches https://particle.scitech.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/7995383large-1.jpg- Leon - Solid Rocket Boostershttps://particle.scitech.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/boosterstar.pngSpace Flight Focus: Gilmore Space - Eris 1 (Recorded before it launched and will feature more in our September episode)More space stuff: https://www.scitech.org.au/explore/the-sky-tonight/Science news from WA:WA science. Done different. | Particle
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The Night Sky!Stuff we will see: It's all about the Milkyway in August (just look up!)Stuff we won't see: Southern Hemisphere misses out on the Perseid meteor shower (lucky you if you're in the north!)Planets: Jupiter and Venus get close and personal in the morning of the 12th & 13th August. Something something optics, physics. Constellation of the Month: Norma - The Set Square. Beth gets constellation bias thinking about Norma and it's lack of greek mythology, but there's something mysterious hiding out there just beyond our view. called "the great attractor."Star Stories: Earth & it's many meanings to many peoples. Space Fail of the Month: An Artemis Rocket Booster went BOOM!Space Picture of the Month:- Beth - NASA Apollo mission patches https://particle.scitech.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/7995383large-1.jpg- Leon - Solid Rocket Boostershttps://particle.scitech.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/boosterstar.pngSpace Flight Focus: Gilmore Space - Eris 1 (Recorded before it launched and will feature more in our September episode)More space stuff: https://www.scitech.org.au/explore/the-sky-tonight/Science news from WA:WA science. Done different. | Particle
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