Utah Skies
Every Tuesday at 4:48 p.m.
Utah Skies is a journey to the astronomical universe featuring astronomical enthusiasts Tom Westre and Blaine Dickey from the Cache Valley Astronomical Society. This weekly two minute segment can be heard Tuesday afternoons at 4:48 during All Things Considered. Clear skies!
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The night sky is divided up into 88 constellations. The easiest constellation to recognize is Orion the Hunter. Orion is easy to see in the evening during… -
The popular Orion constellation is rising about midnight this month. It is relatively easy to find as it is made up of very bright stars. The three bright… -
In astronomy an asterism is a group of stars that form an image but is not a constellation. The Big Dipper is a common asterism. It is made of seven… -
Have you noticed the weather is changing? The days and nights seem cooler as the month of September moves on. The seasons are transitioning this month.… -
As the sky darkens tonight, you can easily see Jupiter to the East. Looking a little further to the Southeast the next bright object is Saturn. Saturn is… -
After sundown in the late summer, one of the first visible stars will be Vega. It will be almost directly over your head. At star parties I am often asked… -
The following is an unedited transcript:Jupiter is the largest of the sun’s planets. Like Saturn, Jupiter is a “gas giant” made up of mostly hydrogen and… -
The following is an unedited transcript:My wife will often say that astronomy is a deceiving hobby. When you look at something through a telescope lens… -
The following is an unedited transcript.It’s not unusual to look up at the night sky and see a swift moving object light up the sky and just as quickly… -
After the sunsets this week the constellation Leo the Lion will be setting in the western horizon. His head is formed by a few stars that look like a…
