[Editorial Correction: AST sent up the Blue Bird satellites incorrectly noted as Blue Walker satellites]

This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!

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Bill's Picks:

• SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket, Avery Truman, Space.com.
  
  
• An Innovative New Approach to Light Pollution Measurement by Drone, Drone.
  
  
• Hit the lights: Mets outfit Citi Field for electric light shows, Associated Press.
  
  
• Power Outages in the Southeast US Following Helene, NOAA.
  
  
• Hit the lights: Mets outfit Citi Field for electric light shows, Associated Press.

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