1 00:00:15,030 --> 00:00:11,589 your guide to constellations deep sky 2 00:00:16,630 --> 00:00:15,040 objects planets and events 3 00:00:41,990 --> 00:00:16,640 tonight's sky 4 00:00:55,270 --> 00:00:44,389 jupiter lies high above the western 5 00:01:17,350 --> 00:00:58,069 a telescope will reveal the gas planet's 6 00:01:21,270 --> 00:01:19,350 as the brilliant stars of winter 7 00:01:23,670 --> 00:01:21,280 progress toward the west the 8 00:01:25,510 --> 00:01:23,680 constellations of spring make their 9 00:01:28,149 --> 00:01:25,520 appearance 10 00:01:32,069 --> 00:01:28,159 two march constellations derived from 11 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:32,079 greek mythology gemini and cancer lie in 12 00:01:38,310 --> 00:01:33,600 the zodiac 13 00:01:42,149 --> 00:01:38,320 sky through which the sun 14 00:01:45,749 --> 00:01:42,159 moon and planets appear to travel 15 00:01:48,310 --> 00:01:45,759 the gemini twins lie high overhead 16 00:01:51,109 --> 00:01:48,320 they were among jason's argonauts who 17 00:02:01,030 --> 00:01:51,119 sailed the seas searching for the golden 18 00:02:10,070 --> 00:02:03,510 the two bright stars are the heads of 19 00:02:16,949 --> 00:02:12,710 a fuzzy patch lies near the feet of the 20 00:02:40,470 --> 00:02:20,550 called m35 it is a pretty cluster of 21 00:02:46,790 --> 00:02:43,750 cancer is often identified as a crab but 22 00:02:48,630 --> 00:02:46,800 has also been seen as a lobster or 23 00:02:50,390 --> 00:02:48,640 crayfish 24 00:02:53,509 --> 00:02:50,400 in greek mythology 25 00:02:56,070 --> 00:02:53,519 cancer was placed in the heavens by hera 26 00:02:58,470 --> 00:02:56,080 wife of zeus to immortalize its 27 00:03:02,630 --> 00:02:58,480 tenacious but futile battle with 28 00:03:08,630 --> 00:03:05,270 it is a much dimmer constellation than 29 00:03:11,509 --> 00:03:08,640 gemini and hard to see in light polluted 30 00:03:18,470 --> 00:03:14,710 within cancer lies the lovely beehive 31 00:03:23,110 --> 00:03:21,030 ancient stargazers called it the cloudy 32 00:03:25,750 --> 00:03:23,120 star 33 00:03:28,110 --> 00:03:25,760 this large cluster contains hundreds of 34 00:03:51,910 --> 00:03:28,120 stars and lies about 35 00:03:56,710 --> 00:03:54,949 saturn rises by midnight and will be up 36 00:03:59,270 --> 00:03:56,720 for the rest of the night 37 00:04:08,949 --> 00:03:59,280 climbing high into the southern sky 38 00:04:08,959 --> 00:04:17,749 use a telescope to see its rings 39 00:04:21,990 --> 00:04:20,870 the night sky is always a celestial 40 00:04:24,310 --> 00:04:22,000 showcase