With just the naked eye, there's so much to look up at in our solar system! Astronomy tools like telescopes and binoculars can help us see details of celestial objects in our solar system—like craters and rays on the Moon, rings around Saturn or moons orbiting Jupiter—but are not always needed to find our celestial neighbors. Learn how to observe our solar system using just the naked eye with Nick in this edition of Skywatch Wednesday.

VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:06 View the Full Hunter's Moon
03:00 How To Find Jupiter and Saturn
04:09 How To Find Venus
04:53 How To Find Mercury
05:54 Spot Mercury, Spica, and the Moon
06:26 BepiColumbo Mission Overview

Skywatch Wednesday is a production of the Adler Planetarium—the first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere! Located on Chicago’s lakeshore, the museum typically hosts more than half a million visitors each year and reaches millions more through youth STEAM programs, neighborhood skywatching events, people-powered research, and other outreach efforts. Today, the Adler is bringing our unique approach—scientific exploration rooted in community and connection—to guests from around the world who can enjoy the digital Adler from their own homes, libraries, schools or offices.

⭐️ What's Up In The Night Sky For The Week Of: October 20, 2021

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IMAGE CREDITS
Dome Background Image: The Wizard Nebula, NGC 7380 in SHO By Nick Lake—Image details: https://www.astrobin.com/j3ypej/
Moon, Jupiter and Saturn images: By Nick Lake
Venus Phase: By Lukáš Kalista - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
BepiColombo Trajectory Animation: By Phoenix7777 - Own workData source: HORIZONS System, JPL, NASA, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
BepiColombo Earth flyby: By ESA/BepiColombo/MTM, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
BepiColombo Mercury: Image credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

VISUALIZATION CREDITS
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SOUND CREDITS
Fretless by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song...
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