The Lucy Ann Lance Show

Buddy Stark ~ Scanning the November Night Skies


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November 4, 2024 ~ Lucy Ann Lance talks with Buddy Stark, Planetarium Manager, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History. Buddy provides sky-watching tips for November, highlighting the visibility of four planets. Saturn will be prominent in the southern sky, moving westward throughout the month, while Venus will appear bright in the western sky shortly after sunset. Buddy notes that planets can be distinguished from stars as they do not twinkle. Buddy also touches on fall constellations like Pegasus and Andromeda, which are challenging for beginners, and introduces Orion, a well-known constellation easier to locate and best observed in January. Different cultures interpret Orion differently, such as Native Americans seeing it as a canoe and Greeks as a hunter.
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