Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Summer Sky Forecast

Photo by Flickr user Ryan Wick.

Summertime -- time to head somewhere dark and look up at the sky. From the always dependable Perseid meteor shower to a mid-August triple conjunction of the moon, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, we'll give you a heads-up on what to watch for in your summer stargazing in July and August.

Guests

Joe Rao
Meteorologist, News 12 Network
Associate at New York's Hayden Planetarium
Columnist for the New York Times, Space.com, and Natural History Magazine
Westchester, New York

Related Links

• Space.com:Skywatching Highlights of 2010
• amnh: Celestial Highlights: Summer Streakers with Joe Rao

Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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