Astronomy 101 | July 14 - July 20
Season 48 Episode 28 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STG420 July 14-20, 2025 “Astronomy 101: Shortcut to Sky Degrees”
Star Gazers STG420 July 14-20, 2025 “Astronomy 101: Shortcut to Sky Degrees”
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Astronomy 101 | July 14 - July 20
Season 48 Episode 28 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STG420 July 14-20, 2025 “Astronomy 101: Shortcut to Sky Degrees”
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HOW FAR AWAY IS CASSIOPEIA FROM CEPHEUS, OR FROM THE# BIG DIPPER?
THE SKY IS ALWAYS MOVING, BUT THESE DISTANCES STAY THE SAME.
ASTRONOMERS# MEASURE THEM USING DEGREES - BUT I’M GOING TO GIVE YOU A HACK.
AND TO DO IT ALL# YOU NEED ARE THESE LITTLE *FINGERS* IF YOU STICK OUT YOUR ARM -# YOUR PINKY IS ABOUT ONE DEGREE, THREE FINGERS IS FIVE, A FIST IS TEN AND# A HAWAIIAN SHAKA IS 25!
LET’S TRY IT.
HIT THE DARKNESS ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK AT# 1AM.
LOOK FOR SATURN IN THE SOUTHEAST.
27 DEGREES FROM THE SATURN - ABOUT ONE SHAKA!
# ON TUESDAY, A FIST AND A FEW# FINGERS - ABOUT FIFTEEN DEGREES!
BY WEDNESDAY THE MOON IS ONLY TWO# DEGREES AWAY - ABOUT TWO PINKIES!
ON THURSDAY, SEVENTEEN -# APPROXIMATELY FIST AND THREE FINGERS TRY OUT YOUR NEW SKILLS.
JUST# NEED YOUR FINGERS KEEP LOOKIN‘ UP!
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