Arcturus, Ophiucus, Virgo and Libra | April 21 - April 27
Season 48 Episode 16 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ509 April 21-27, 2025 “The Box of Arcturus, Ophiucus, Virgo and Libra”
Star Gazers STGZ509 April 21-27, 2025 “The Box of Arcturus, Ophiucus, Virgo and Libra”
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Arcturus, Ophiucus, Virgo and Libra | April 21 - April 27
Season 48 Episode 16 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ509 April 21-27, 2025 “The Box of Arcturus, Ophiucus, Virgo and Libra”
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THERE ARE 88 CONSTELLATIONS IN THE SKY.
THIS WEEK WE’RE GOING TO DRAW A BOX AND FIND FOUR OF THEM MAKE SURE YOU FIND A DARK SPOT!
HIT THE DARKNESS AT THREE AM AND LOOK WEST, BUT GET READY TO SPIN AROUND!
USE THE HANDLE OF THE BIG DIPPER AND ARC TO ARCTURUS, THEN SPIKE TO SPICA.
SPICA IS PART OF VIRGO, THIS LITTLE-KNOWN DIAMOND ASTERISM FORMS HER MIDSECTION HERE, BUT SHE’S LARGER THAN THAT ENCOMPASSING SEVERAL MORE STARS.
NEXT, LOOK FOR A BRIGHT ORANGE STAR TOWARD THE HORIZON ON THE LEFT, THAT’S ANTARES IN SCORPIUS THE SCORPION IN BETWEEN I THE VERY DIM LIBRA SCALES.
LIBRA USED TO BE PART OF SCORPIUS, BUT WAS LOBBED OFF TO BE THE SCALES OF ROMAN JUSTICE.
FINALLY, IF YOU MADE A BOX USING ARCTURUS, SPICA, ANTARES AND THIS STAR THAT’S RASALHAUGE THE HEAD OF OPHIUCHUS THE SERPENT BEARER!
FOUR CONSTELLATIONS IN ONE MINUTE?
I’M PROUD OF 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