Minnesota Night Skies: occultations galore!

This month on Minnesota Night Skies, it's occultations galore!

The International Space Station gives you the best chance to see it in sunlight.  You can find out more at the Heavens Above website, or NASA’s Spot the Station app or the Spot the Station website.

Meanwhile, the moon occults Fang (!), you can track lunar occultations of bright stars online at Bright Star Occultation, the waning crescent moon upstages the Pleiades, and the Southern Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower is a great preface to the Perseids coming next month.

 

Astro Bob is podcasting! Astro Bob King and Echo Press reporter and host Lisa Johnson did an astronomy radio show together for many years, and now they’re back on a podcast for all of Minnesota, called Minnesota Night Skies. 

Bob King is an amateur astronomer, an photographer and author. His most recent book is called “Magnificent Aurora” about the Northern Lights. He writes a syndicated column for the Duluth News Tribune and is a regular contributor to Sky & Telescope magazine. 

Bob recommends several guides to help you find what’s up in the sky. For more information about the star maps and a local information calendar, you can check out Skymaps.com. Also look for  Stellarium Mobile where you get your apps. It's available for both Apple and Android phones. And check out Heavens Above at Heavens Above.com.