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Weekend Sky Report WFYI Public Media
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Matt Pelsor is an astronomy geek. He loves observing the stars, planets and other celestial objects that fill our night sky. With his help, you'll discover the magic of the skies, from streaking comets to harvest moons, in the Weekend Sky Report archives.
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First Quarter Moon
This weekend, if we're lucky to get clear enough skies, check out one of the best moon phases
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Hyades
This weekend's target is a classic cold weather cluster right next door to its famous half-sisters.
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Pleiades
This weekend, look for a classic target known and celebrated since time immemorial.
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Halloween Full Moon
This weekend, two rare lunar treats. And the trick is, they always happen at the same time.
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Globular Cluster M22
While the moon is pretty to look at and easy to find, its light outshines a lot of deep sky objects. Galaxies, star clusters, nebulae. So moonless nights are what amateur astronomers live for.
Customer Reviews
Finally
Now I don’t have to search the web for the happenings in the night sky. This is faster and a better way to take in the need to knows. Edit: Not sure what happened but hoping you’re ok and come back and continue making episodes. Love this podcast.
Edit: What happened to this podcast? No new episodes in a long time.
Brief and to point
Just enough information to help you find the object and know something about it. The pleasant background music adds to the experience without overshadowing the speaker. And it doesn’t jar you out of your seat.