The Ecliptic Moon Meetups of 2025 | February 03 - February 09
Season 48 Episode 5 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ450 February 3-9, 2025 “The Ecliptic Moon Meetups of 2025”
Star Gazers STGZ450 February 3-9, 2025 “The Ecliptic Moon Meetups of 2025”
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Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
The Ecliptic Moon Meetups of 2025 | February 03 - February 09
Season 48 Episode 5 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ450 February 3-9, 2025 “The Ecliptic Moon Meetups of 2025”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipHEY STARSIGNS, TRACE HERE THE MOON IS ON A FUN CYCLE THIS SPRING AND IT’LL HELP US FIND THE ECLIPTIC.
LEMME SHOW YA.
ON FEBRUARY SIXTH THE MOON WILL MEET UP WITH JUPITER, THEN ON THE NINTH WITH MARS.
THEN IN MARCH LUNA WILL VISIT VENUS THEN JUPITER BEFORE RETURNING TO HER OLD FLAME MARS.
THEN SHE HITS UP JUPITER AND MARS AGAIN IN APRIL - THEN MERCURY AND MARS AND AND AND!!
IN THE END : THE MOON REPEATS THIS CYCLE FOR A WHILE, BECAUSE PLANETS AND OUR MOON ALL ORBIT ON APPROXIMATELY THE SAME PLANE - THE ECLIPTIC!
WHEN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM WAS FORMING IT LOOKED LIKE A FRISBEE WITH A LUMP IN THE MIDDLE.
THE SPINNING DUST AND GAS FORMED A DISC ALL THE PLANETS AND MOST OF THE MOONS FORMED OUT OF THAT!
SO, TODAY, WE SEE THEM ON THE ECLIPTIC THE NAME FOR THE IMAGINARY LINE WHERE PLANETS AND MOONS APPEAR IN THE SKY!
CHECK ON IT THIS SPRING WHILE YOU KEEP LOOKIN UP!
Star Gazers is presented by your local public television station.
Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation