Listen "One Year of Star Trails: A Journey Through the Cosmos and Time"
Episode Synopsis
This week marks a special milestone for Star Trails — our one-year anniversary! Join us as we reflect on the origins of the show, its experimental beginnings, and the journey that has brought us here.As usual, we’ll start with what you can see overhead this week, including the Moon’s waxing phases, planetary highlights like Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and notable celestial alignments featuring the Pleiades, Aldebaran, and the First Quarter Moon.Then, we’ll explore the deep sky with two constellations that deserve more attention: Auriga, home to the beautiful open clusters M36, M37, and M38, and Lynx, where we’ll track down the fascinating globular cluster NGC 2419, also known as The Intergalactic Wanderer.We’ll end with a mind-expanding journey through Carl Sagan’s Cosmic Calendar, a thought experiment that compresses the 13.8-billion-year history of the universe into a single calendar year.For more episodes and resources for backyard astronomers, visit www.startrails.show. Share the wonder of the stars with friends and continue your cosmic journey with us. Also, connect with us on Mastodon @star_trails, or on Bluesky @startrails.bsky.social.If you're enjoying the show, consider sharing it with a friend! Want to help? Buy us a coffee!Podcasting is better with RSS.com! If you're planning to start your own podcast, use our RSS.com affiliate link for a discount, and to help support Star Trails.
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