Actual Astronomy - What to Observe in April

<p class="p1">Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan.</p> <p class="p2">The lads chat about the early morning things to keep an eye out for:</p> <p class="p2">- Mars, Saturn & Venus conjunction in the morning!</p> <p class="p2">- April 3: Uranus is 6° north of the Moon.</p> <p class="p2">- April 9: Rupus Recta, the Lunar Straight Wall.</p> <p class="p2">- April 12th: Jupiter & Neptune very close conjunction.</p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p2">Then there are things that aren’t just in the early morning:</p> <p class="p2">- April 8: the Lunar “X”, a chiaroscuro event.</p> <p class="p2">- April 12th: Asteroid 8 Flora is at opposition. March showers bring April flowers?</p> <p class="p2">- April 17: Uranus is 2° south of Mercury in the evening.</p> <p class="p2">- April 22/23: Lyrid Meteor shower.</p> <p class="p2">And much, much more!</p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p1">We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">Just visit: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy">https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy</a> and donate as much as you can!</p> <p class="p1">Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">Every bit helps! Thank you!</p> <p class="p1">------------------------------------</p> <p class="p1">Do go visit <a href= "http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop">http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop</a> for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness!</p> <p class="p1"><a href= "http://cosmoquest.org/Donate">http://cosmoquest.org/Donate</a> This show is made possible through your donations.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just <a href="http://cosmoquest.org/Donate">click</a>!)</p> <p class="p1">---------------