Learn the Night Sky Ep. 1

References and more info:

If you wanna know more about the concepts of the meridian, zenith, ecliptic, celestial sphere, magnitude, and measuring distances, I highly recommend this awesome series  from Eyes on the Sky  on Youtube (Stargazing Basics 1-3): https://youtu.be/XUbG8jboh4M 

Astronomical events mentioned:

Month of April: https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html

Calendar of Astronomical Events from In-The-Sky.org: https://in-the-sky.org/newscal.php

Best of 2023: Night sky events not to miss - https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/best-of-2023-night-sky-events-not-to-miss/

Mars + Venus love affair paintings:  

Look at these two paintings and tell me that Botticelli's painting is not boring! Also, Mars doesn't look that handsome to me in both.

 Sandro Botticelli's Venus and Mars (1485): https://thatmuse.com/2021/11/12/when-love-conquers-war-botticellis-venus-and-mars/

Joachim Wtewael's painting (1604–1608): https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RFE

Ancient Mayan Astronomy:

Interesting article about the Maya and the Stars: https://www.thoughtco.com/ancient-maya-astronomy-2136314

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