1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What is gracing the September 2024 skies?&amp;nbsp; A juuuuust barely partial lunar eclipse, the best viewing for Saturn, 5 lunar close encounters, and the transition to fall. Hi everybody, I’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare. &amp;nbsp; We’ll start by talking about September’s big events, then highlight the naked eye planets, and finish up with the lunar phases, so you can plan ahead better than me. &amp;nbsp; 7th – 8th – Opposition of Saturn – Saturn, Earth, and the Sun are essentially lined up, causing Saturn to rise at sunset, and set at sunrise, with best viewing around midnight. &amp;nbsp; 17th - Just Barely Partial Lunar Eclipse - The Moon passes into the shadow that Earth is casting into the solar system, but only a little.&amp;nbsp; Times here are Eastern Daylight, so adjust for your location, assuming you are in the Americas, Africa, or Europe.&amp;nbsp; The penumbral stage will be almost not noticeable, however the hour of partiality will be.&amp;nbsp; At 10:12pm the Moon will start to graze the dark inner portion of the Earth’s shadow called the umbra.&amp;nbsp; About half an hour later it’ll be at maximum eclipse, with 8% of it covered up.&amp;nbsp; Another half hour later, the dark shadow will no longer be noticeable, and the moon will be in the penumbra until 12:47am. 8:41pm - Penumbral Eclipse Starts 10:12pm - Partiality Starts 10:44pm - Maximum Eclipse (8%) 11:15pm - Partiality Ends 12:47pm - Penumbral Eclipse Ends &amp;nbsp; We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.&amp;nbsp; 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!&amp;nbsp; 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.&amp;nbsp; 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 info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org. The 365 Days of Astronomy http://www.365DaysOfAstronomy.org/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/32938642/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/177541592