1 00:00:14,390 --> 00:00:10,390 your guide to constellations deep-sky 2 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:14,400 objects planets and events tonight's sky 3 00:00:42,939 --> 00:00:39,549 after nightfall look high in the 4 00:00:51,210 --> 00:00:42,949 southern sky to find the king of planets 5 00:01:09,010 --> 00:00:54,390 a telescope will reveal Jupiter's cloud 6 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:12,410 Mars and Saturn appear low in the 7 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:23,970 southeast late in the evening you can 8 00:01:42,610 --> 00:01:26,130 get a better view of the planets through 9 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:45,440 looking toward the south we've turned 10 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:47,490 away from the crowded center of our 11 00:01:53,980 --> 00:01:50,490 Milky Way galaxy thus we see farther 12 00:01:57,470 --> 00:01:53,990 into the universe the large 13 00:02:00,650 --> 00:01:57,480 constellation Virgo fills the southern 14 00:02:03,350 --> 00:02:00,660 sky in the late evening one of these 15 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:03,360 zodiacal constellations of ancient times 16 00:02:14,870 --> 00:02:07,050 Virgo honors the life-giving virtues of 17 00:02:18,530 --> 00:02:14,880 women using a pair of binoculars visit 18 00:02:22,250 --> 00:02:18,540 the Virgo cluster of galaxies these tiny 19 00:02:23,630 --> 00:02:22,260 smudges of light are galaxies far away 20 00:02:27,260 --> 00:02:23,640 from our own Milky Way 21 00:02:32,030 --> 00:02:27,270 each aglow with the light of billions of 22 00:02:39,319 --> 00:02:35,569 the sombrero galaxy m-104 23 00:02:41,929 --> 00:02:39,329 lies in the southern part of Virgo it's 24 00:02:54,740 --> 00:02:41,939 dark dust Lane makes it look like a 25 00:03:03,180 --> 00:02:58,110 to smaller constellations lie above 26 00:03:06,030 --> 00:03:03,190 Virgo Coma Berenices honors a queen who 27 00:03:21,900 --> 00:03:06,040 gave her long hair to the gods to ensure 28 00:03:56,770 --> 00:03:26,770 m64 a spiral galaxy can be found tangled 29 00:04:11,380 --> 00:03:59,660 Janey's Vinod acai represents the 30 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:14,290 the brightest star in canis vinod aside 31 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:18,769 is cor caroli the heart of Charles named 32 00:04:37,990 --> 00:04:34,630 m51 in Keeney's Vinod acai is known as 33 00:04:40,990 --> 00:04:38,000 the Whirlpool Galaxy it is one of the 34 00:04:56,649 --> 00:04:41,000 most beautiful face on spirals in the 35 00:05:07,369 --> 00:05:00,050 the annual ADA acquara de er shower 36 00:05:10,909 --> 00:05:07,379 returns this month on the night of May 37 00:05:14,689 --> 00:05:10,919 4th to May 5th expect to see up to 10 38 00:05:22,369 --> 00:05:14,699 meteors per hour look for them shooting 39 00:05:25,540 --> 00:05:22,379 from the east after midnight the night 40 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:25,550 sky is always a celestial showcase