Find That Pi Day Crown in the Stars | March 10 - March 16
Season 48 Episode 10 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ503 March 10-16, 2025 “Find That Pi Day Crown in the Stars”
Star Gazers STGZ503 March 10-16, 2025 “Find That Pi Day Crown in the Stars”
Star Gazers is presented by your local public television station.
Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Find That Pi Day Crown in the Stars | March 10 - March 16
Season 48 Episode 10 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ503 March 10-16, 2025 “Find That Pi Day Crown in the Stars”
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CHECK THE TIME FOR THE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE ON FRIDAY YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THAT.
BUT NO MATTER WHAT HIT THE DARKNESS ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK AND CAN FIND THE HANDLE OF THE BIG DIPPER IN THE NORTHEAST.
FOLLOW THE BIG DIPPER’S ARC TO ARCTURUS IN BOOTES THE HERDSMAN.
RIGHT BELOW BOOTES ARE SEVEN, SEMI-BRIGHT STARS IN A BACKWARD-C!
THAT’S CORONA BOREALIS OR NORTHERN CROWN.
ARABIC MYTHS CALLED THIS SHAPE THE BOWL OF THE POOR, AND THE NATIVE AMERICAN CHEYENNE CALLED IT THE CAMP CIRCLE, AND THE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL TRIBES CALLED IT THE BOOMERANG.
PI DAY ONLY HAPPENS IN THE US, BECAUSE OF HOW WE WRITE OUR DATES, BUT ALBERT EINSTEIN WAS BORN ON THREE-FOURTEEN TOO!
IF YOU’RE FEELING EXTRA PI--OUS SPOT IT AT ONE FIFTY NINE AM TO CELEBRATE PI DAY, AT EXACTLY PI TIME!
EINSTEIN WOULD BE PROUD, KEEP LOOKIN’ UP!
Star Gazers is presented by your local public television station.
Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation