Tune in each month for a guided tour of the night sky as seen from Perth, Western Australia.
Each episode highlights all of the fascinating constellations, planets, and asteroids that you should be keeping an eye out for in the night sky. And don't worry, we'll also be highlighting the latest in space news so you'll always be in the know when it comes to the extra-terrestrial.
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This month Beth and Leon take you through the night sky of Boorloo over July (As long as the winter clouds don't get in the way. The team then talks about the Constillation of the Month, Space Flight Fails, Deep Sky Dictionary and Space Picture of the Month. Head to our Instagram @particlewa to see photos from the episode. Show notes can be found on our website at particle.scitech.org.au
Leon and Beth chat about what you'll see looking up at the sky in Boorloo in June. Featuring Antares (the moral enemy of Mars), Hydra (the giant snake) and Alphard (the lonely Librarian). Beth rants about space tourism, and Leon nerds-out over a "really cool graph." Discussed this month: The Winter Solstice Planets: Mercury, Saturn, Mars & Jupiter Constellations: Scorpius & Hydra Stars: Antares, Alphard, Space Flight Focus: Blue Origin, New Shepard. Space Pictures of the Month: Earth and Moon as viewed from Mars https://science.nasa.gov/resource/earth-and-moon-as-viewed-from-mars/ Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems Percentage of World's Population in Daylight or Twighlight Credit: timeanddate.com https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/99-percent-sunlight Credits: Hosts: Beth Maskall, Leon Smith. Recording, Mixing, and Editing: Alyshia Gatani Please Look Up is recorded at Scitech on Whadjuk Noongar Land. We embrace Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first STEM practitioners, and value their knowledge as the very first astronomers, engineers, problem-solvers and innovators of this land. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging. Want more? For more Western Australian space news, and content checkout: The Sky Tonight - Monthly Update | Scitech WA science. Done different. | Particle (scitech.org.au)
Beth and Leon discuss what's in the night sky in May. Why Boeing starliner is having so many troubles, the oddly shaped radio telescope that was an important part of WA Broadcast history, and listen to the creepy sound of Vela's pulsar.
Beth and Leon are back to tell you what you need to know about space this month. First, what's in the sky this month, including an amazing solar eclipse that you'll be able to watch... over live stream, because it happens on the other side of the world. Space Flight Focus: How is SpaceX going with launching the biggest ever rocket? Well, Leon boldly forecasts that their Starships will be carrying cargo within the year. Space Picture of the Month: We're back with more super radio friendly content. Visit our Instagram to see the pictures, and listen along as Beth talks about seeing ourselves from space, and Leon describes how the Landsat program captures data from space that can help us understand how earth is changing. Constellation of the Month: Puppis (with special mention of a nebula that looks like a zucchini and smells like a rotten egg). Find more space news on the Particle website If you have a question about space, reach out on instagram. We might be able to answer it in an upcoming episode. Find us @particlewa Credits Hosts: Leon Smith, Beth Maskall Producers: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel
Did you know that Leon is the biggest space nerd of the Scitech Planetarium crew? This month we turn the tables and let Beth ask all the questions. We also introduce new segments for some fresh perspectives on space news. First, what's in the sky this month as usual. Space Flight Focus: Beth asks Leon about recent attempts to land on the moon and whether we'd call them successes or failures. Space Picture of the Month: The duo challenge each other to describe pictures of space. See what they're talking about on our Instagram. Constellation of the Month: Carina (and Leon manages to talk about Dune Part 2.) Find more WA space news on the Particle website If you have a question about space, message us on Instagram! We might be able to answer it in an upcoming episode. Find us @particlewa Credits Hosts: Leon Smith and Beth Maskall Producers: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel