Listen "Sky Guide April 2018"
Episode Synopsis
What to look out, and up, for in December. Ralph, Paul & Jen pick their highlights for this month's skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to observers and imagers: The features visible on Mars Jupiter visible in the morning sky Venus in the evening sky The Lyrid meteor shower Next up, we take a deep sky pick from our list of favourites for this time of year. Ralph – The Beehive and King Cobra open clusters in Cancer Jen - M82, The Cigar Galaxy, and M81, a starburst galaxy in Ursa Major Paul – A tour of the Virgo cluster of galaxies and Markarian's Chain And we finish this sky guide with April's moon phases.
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