"What's Up?" and "Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer"

I didn’t notice when they first posted it, but here’s the "What’s Up?" for September.

JPL puts out one of these about every month. It’s part of their general science outreach effort and focuses on observing the universe with your naked eye. The September edition talks about looking at the Milky Way from a dark sky location. Our friend, Old Town Astronomer Jane Houston Jones, narrates this series.

Also, if you can stand his annoying personality, there’s another regular astronomy video you can see, with Jack Horkheimer. The current, upcoming, and recent episodes are available here. The one-minute version of the episode for the week of September 15 is pretty good. It discusses Vega, a blue super-giant star in the constellation of Lyra.

Sidewalk and Astronomy Stuff in Early September

Caroline and I will be joining Old Town Astronomers in Monrovia (corner of Myrtle and Lime) on Saturday, September 6 for moon and Jupiter viewing. Old Town Astronomers will be in Pasadena (Colorado, near Delacey) on Friday, September 12. On both nights, anticipate set up around 7:30pm and tear down a bit before 10pm.

On Saturday, September 13 and Sunday September 14, the Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show comes to Pasadena. Click on the link for more information. I’ll probably attend at least part of one day. But I’ll most be going as a spectator rather than as a participant. It’ll be nice to see all those vendors in one place, and maybe catch a talk or two. Also, on Sunday, there’ll be a celebration for John Dobson’s (father of sidewalk astronomy) birthday. He’s 93, I think.