https://simplecast.com Learn the Night Sky You always wanted to learn more about the stars we see up there in the night sky but don't know where to start? Learn the Night Sky podcast takes you on a stargazing journey for beginners in compact 20-to 30-minute episodes. 2023 Learn the Night Sky en Tue, 2 May 2023 23:18:33 +0000 Wed, 3 May 2023 07:02:29 +0000 https://learn-the-night-sky.simplecast.com Learn the Night Sky https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1c966770-4c30-4254-82a9-8da310a5ae94/f2da7c82-bb66-4a96-9fcc-5302a3b80a00/3000x3000/whatsapp-image-2023-02-21-at-9-59-08-pm.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://learn-the-night-sky.simplecast.com episodic You always wanted to learn more about the stars we see up there in the night sky but don't know where to start? Learn the Night Sky podcast takes you on a stargazing journey for beginners in compact 20-to 30-minute episodes. Wanda Parapluie no https://feeds.simplecast.com/f9195Xiu ancient history, astronomy, history, how to, night sky, stargazing Wanda Parapluie learnthenightsky@gmail.com 7a2d306d-4390-41b6-b0c5-d04961f9833d Learn the Night Sky Ep. 2 In Episode 2, you’ll learn about the celestial sphere, the difference between constellations and asterisms as well as starhopping and we’ll be looking up into the night sky as every week to discover what to see in the month of May. We’ll finish our journey with stories about the moon, our closest celestial neigbor.

For more visual material, please go over to Youtube and watch the episode there: https://youtu.be/iUR3SXFKtQg

If you liked the stories and legends about the Moon, I highly recommend "Moon: Nature and Culture" by Edgar Williams.

Any questions or feedback? Write to learnthenightsky@gmail.com 

]]> Tue, 2 May 2023 23:18:33 +0000 learnthenightsky@gmail.com (Wanda Parapluie) https://learn-the-night-sky.simplecast.com/episodes/learn-the-night-sky-ep-2-IPQgnh4i In Episode 2, you’ll learn about the celestial sphere, the difference between constellations and asterisms as well as starhopping and we’ll be looking up into the night sky as every week to discover what to see in the month of May. We’ll finish our journey with stories about the moon, our closest celestial neigbor.

For more visual material, please go over to Youtube and watch the episode there: https://youtu.be/iUR3SXFKtQg

If you liked the stories and legends about the Moon, I highly recommend "Moon: Nature and Culture" by Edgar Williams.

Any questions or feedback? Write to learnthenightsky@gmail.com 

]]> Learn the Night Sky Ep. 2 Wanda Parapluie 00:30:47 Topics covered in Ep. 2: Celestial sphere, constellations and asterisms, starhopping, line of sight effect, observations in May, stories and legends about the Moon Topics covered in Ep. 2: Celestial sphere, constellations and asterisms, starhopping, line of sight effect, observations in May, stories and legends about the Moon stargazing, astronomy for beginners no full 2 b6a327f6-e9f3-4230-a573-43e276d95399 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

 

Any questions or feedback? Write to learnthenightsky@gmail.com

]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:26:15 +0000 learnthenightsky@gmail.com (Wanda Parapluie) https://learn-the-night-sky.simplecast.com/episodes/learn-the-night-sky-ep-1-WrjbGmXv 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

 

Any questions or feedback? Write to learnthenightsky@gmail.com

]]> Learn the Night Sky Ep. 1 Wanda Parapluie 00:22:11 Welcome to Learn the Night Sky - a podcast where you’ll be looking up with me into the night sky. In this first episode, you'll learn some basics such as the motions of the skies, how to navigate and orient yourself, I’ll show you what to observe in the last week of April and at the end of this episode, we compare paintings from Mars' and Venus' love affair and think about Mayan Astronomy. Welcome to Learn the Night Sky - a podcast where you’ll be looking up with me into the night sky. In this first episode, you'll learn some basics such as the motions of the skies, how to navigate and orient yourself, I’ll show you what to observe in the last week of April and at the end of this episode, we compare paintings from Mars' and Venus' love affair and think about Mayan Astronomy. stargazing, jupiter, moon, astronomy for beginners, venus, mars, acient greek no full 1