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Podcast about astronomy and the joys of watching the skies at night--and sometimes during the day... more
FAQs about SkyCaramba:How many episodes does SkyCaramba have?The podcast currently has 249 episodes available.
June 29, 2025Appreciating Galileo's mistakeThe moon hides Mars and Spica this week. Mercury's at its best for the current evening showing. Earth is at aphelion. And Saturn and Neptune appear close. So do Venus and Uranus. We can use these close calls to appreciate how Galileo mistook Neptune for a star....more5minPlay
June 22, 2025The centaur and the wolfJupiter's still out of view. Mercury's up in the evening. Mars is at the lion's belly. Venus and Saturn show in the morning. And see a fabled centaur and an unstoried wolf cross the meridian in the evening....more4minPlay
June 15, 2025Midnight sun. Twilight, too.Jupiter is out of sight this week. Mercury passes through Gemini. Mars reaches the heart of Leo. Venus gets a visit from the moon. And the June solstice is coming. Most of us know that means midnight sun from far northern locations. However, we don't often think about midnight twilight from places not so far north....more6minPlay
June 08, 2025Mesmerizing MiraMercury and Jupiter pass each other in the evening. Mars continues moving toward Regulus. Venus is coming off its best morning appearance. And Mira is coming into magnified views for northern sky watchers. This star is called wonderful for many reasons, one of which is it seems to vanish and reappear....more6minPlay
June 01, 2025Regulus RevelationsJupiter is almost at the feet of Gemini. Mercury moves to the evening. Venus shines bright from the Pisces linkage. A mostly daytime meteor shower. And Mars approaches the heart of Leo. There's a lot more to that star, Regulus, than meets the naked eye....more6minPlay
May 25, 2025Semi-circle Mercury and solstice on MarsJupiter's long slow goodbye from the evening sky continues. Mars is still prominent. Venus and Saturn look nice at dawn. Mercury approaches its semi-circle phase. But for some reason, we don't see it that way exactly when we should. And Mars has its northern solstice....more6minPlay
May 18, 2025Can you see stars in the daytime?Jupiter and Mars climb among the evening stars. Mercury sinks into the sunrise. And can you see stars in the daytime from the bottom of a smokestack or deep well? Some serious studies have been done....more6minPlay
May 11, 2025A monstrous zodiac omissionThe morning planets are drifting apart. The evening planets climb toward their next destinations. The moon hides Antares. And there's a monster of a constellation several solar system objects pass through, yet we don't think of it as part of the zodiac....more5minPlay
May 04, 2025Not a planet and not a starMars in the Beehive. The moon over Zavijava. A morning planet grouping includes two binocular solar system objects. And planetoid and asteroid are two words that can mean that same thing. When the first such objects were discovered, astronomers weren't sure what to call them. They had characteristics of planets and asteroids....more6minPlay
April 27, 2025Seeing very new and very old moonsThe moon moves into the evening sky. There's a record for seeing the youngest moon, but nobody seems to make a contest out of seeing the oldest moon.Vesta is at opposition.A cluster of planets adorns the morning sky close to the horizon....more6minPlay
FAQs about SkyCaramba:How many episodes does SkyCaramba have?The podcast currently has 249 episodes available.