Actual Astronomy - What to Observe in April

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. The lads chat about the early morning things to keep an eye out for: - Mars, Saturn & Venus conjunction in the morning! - April 3: Uranus is 6° north of the Moon. - April 9: Rupus Recta, the Lunar Straight Wall. - April 12th: Jupiter & Neptune very close conjunction.   Then there are things that aren’t just in the early morning: - April 8: the Lunar “X”, a chiaroscuro event. - April 12th: Asteroid 8 Flora is at opposition. March showers bring April flowers? - April 17: Uranus is 2° south of Mercury in the evening. - April 22/23: Lyrid Meteor shower. And much, much more!   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].