Howdy Star Gazers, this is Drew with Star Trails.
I wanted to pop into your feed with a quick update.
The show has been off the air for the past three
weeks, partly due to some technical gremlins,
some work -related travel, and the usual slings
and arrows of life and career. Taking the entire
month of September off wasn't my plan. But don't
worry, the show isn't gone. We'll return with
a full show on Sunday, October the 5th. In the
meantime, we've missed a few great sky moments.
September gave us a glowing harvest moon, the
fall equinox as Earth tilted into a new season,
a perfect new moon for dark skies, and the anniversary
of Neptune's discovery back in 1846. A world
first revealed through mathematics before it
was ever seen through a telescope. But there's
plenty to look forward to as we close out September.
We'll begin the week with a slim, waxing crescent
moon climbing slowly night by night toward the
first quarter by week's end. Meanwhile, Saturn
is well into its evening dance, visible early
in the night, and Jupiter is rising later in
the night toward the pre -dawn hours. If your
skies are dark and your timing is right, those
two giants may start stealing some of the celestial
attention. Though nothing extreme leaps out in
this observation window, the end of September
is a quiet buildup before more dramatic scenes
arrive later in October. When Star Trails returns
next week, we'll dive into some of the unanswered
questions of the cosmos, puzzles like the strange
tilt of Uranus, the riddle of fast radio bursts,
and the lingering questions about the universe's
missing matter. Think of it as a cosmic unsolved
mysteries special. Also, thanks to those of you
who reached out and wondered what was going on
with the show. It means the world to know you're
out there listening. As always, keep looking
up and clear skies everyone!