Spooky Secret Stars | October 28 - November 3
Season 47 Episode 44 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ436 Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2024 “Spooky Secret Stars”
Star Gazers STGZ436 Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2024 “Spooky Secret Stars”
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Spooky Secret Stars | October 28 - November 3
Season 47 Episode 44 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ436 Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2024 “Spooky Secret Stars”
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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LET’S FIND A NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND TO TRICK OR TREAT HIT THE DARKNESS AT TEN PM AND LOOK SOUTHWEST FOR ALTAIR IN AQUILA THE EAGLE.
ALTAIR IS ONLY 17 LIGHT YEARS AWAY MAKING IT ONE OF OUR CLOSEST STAR NEIGHBORS.
YOU DON’T WANNA RING ALTAIRS DOORBELL.
ALTAIR IS SPINNING AT OVER 286 KILOMETERS PER SECOND!
THE SPIN IS SO FAST, IT ACTUALLY SQUISHES THE ENTIRE STAR AT THE POLES!
NEXT LOOK SOUTH, YOU'LL SEE ONLY ONE BRIGHT STAR.
THIS IS FOMALHAUT THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE CONSTELLATION OF PISCIS AUSTRALIS OR THE SOUTHERN FISH.
ASTRONOMERS PHOTOGRAPHED THE FIRST EVER PLANET AROUND FOMALHAUT.
YOU HAVE TO REALLY SQUINT, BUT THERE IT IS.
ASTRONOMERS DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF PLANETS AROUND OTHER STARS BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW WHERE WE HAVE A PICTURE OF.
WE’VE DISCOVERED THOUSANDS OF PLANETS.
MAYBE ONE DAY WE CAN TRICK OR TREAT ON SOME!
AS LONG AS THEY DON’T SPIN TOO FAST.
KEEP LOOKIN’ UP!
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