Auriga, Perseus and Taurus | November 24 - November 30
Season 48 Episode 47 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ540 Nov 24-30, 2025 “Auriga, Perseus and Taurus”
Star Gazers STGZ540 Nov 24-30, 2025 “Auriga, Perseus and Taurus”
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Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Auriga, Perseus and Taurus | November 24 - November 30
Season 48 Episode 47 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ540 Nov 24-30, 2025 “Auriga, Perseus and Taurus”
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WANT TO JOIN ME?
HIT THE DARKNESS AT EIGHT PM AND# LOOK NORTHEAST.
YOU SHOULD SEE CAPELLA IN AURIGA THE CHARIOTEER -# IT’S THE SIXTH BRIGHTEST IN THE SKY, AND IS ACTUALLY A COMPLEX FOUR-STAR# SYSTEM 42 LIGHT-YEARS AWAY.
NEXT LOOK FOR ELNATH - ONE OF TWO ‘SHARED# STARS’ IN OUR SKIES AS IT’S PART OF AURIGA, BUT ALSO THE TIP OF TAURUS# THE BULL’S NORTHERN HORN!
LOOKING A BIT FURTHER TO THE RIGHT# IS THE ORANGE GIANT ALDEBARAN, THE EYE OF THE BULL, SURROUNDED# BY THE V-SHAPED HYADES CLUSTER.
LASTLY, IMAGINE TAURUS AND AURIGA WERE HOLDING# UP A THIRD - THAT WOULD BE PERSEUS - THE HERO WHO SLEW MEDUSA - HER HEAD IS THERE TOO IN THE# SKY!
FIND MIRFAK, THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN PERSEUS, BUT TO ITS RIGHT IS ALGOL, THE EYE OF MEDUSA -# HERE!
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY IT FLICKERS SPOOKILY!
SO MUCH TO SEE WHEN YOU KEEP LOOKIN’ UP!
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