Night Sky Transcripts

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR DECEMBER SKY 2014 Hello, I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences; welcome to The Night Sky. The holiday season is upon us and before we all succumb to the rigors of gift buying, family get-togethers and too much eggnog let’s take a little bit of time to … Highlights of our December Sky Transcript

The Night Sky  – CELESTIAL SPECTACLES OF NOVEMBER Hello, I’m Darrell Heath of the UALR College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences; welcome to The Night Sky. Now that we are well into fall you should be outside taking advantage of the cooler weather and longer nights available for stargazing.   With the cooler weather you don’t … Celestial Spectacles of November

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT SKY – October 2014 Hi everyone, I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences; welcome to The Night Sky. Autumn is my favorite time of the year; there is just something magical about it.   Perhaps it has something to do with the days growing … October 2014 – Things That Go Bump in the Night Sky

September 2014 AUTUMNAL EQUINOX AND THE CHANGING SEASONS Hi everyone, I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences, welcome once again to The Night Sky. Do you closely monitor the motions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars across the sky throughout the year? Chances are you don’t but if you … September 2014 The Autumnal Equinox and the Changing Seasons

The Night Sky August 2014 – Our Home in the Universe The Milky Way Hi everyone, I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences, welcome to The Night Sky. For me, one of the most satisfying aspects of stargazing is gaining a deeper understanding of how I fit into a much … August 2014 – Our Home in the Universe – The Milky Way

July 2014 – The Curious Case of the Balls of Unearthly Light Hi everyone, I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences; welcome to “The Night Sky” As you can tell by the intro there have been a few changes here at UALR, namely in the realigning of our academic resources. … July 2014 The Curious Case of the Balls of Unearthly Light

PLANETS ON PARADE May 2014 Hello everyone, I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Science and I’ll be your guide to what’s up in the night sky. Back in my day there were nine planets but with Pluto having been re-assigned as a dwarf planet our solar system now has eight: Mercury, Venus, Earth, … May 2014 – The Planets on Parade

The Night Sky Script April 2014 April’s Lunar Eclipse Hello, stargazers, I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Science. Welcome to The Night Sky. An eclipse is one of nature is most dramatic and startling celestial events. In ancient times, long before science explained the phenomena , eclipses often induced more terror than awe … April 2014 April’s Lunar Eclipse

March 2014 Touring Taurus with Binoculars Hi everyone I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Science, welcome to The Night Sky. When most people think of astronomy they think of telescopes as the essential piece of equipment needed to explore the night sky. But this isn’t quite true, you can actually see a lot … March 2014 Touring Taurus with Binoculars

ORION, THE CELESTIAL HUNTER Hi everyone, I’m Darrell Heath with the UALR College of Science, welcome to The Night Sky. If I had to choose my favorite from among the 88 officially recognized constellations, I’d have to pick Orion. Orion is widely regarded among stargazers as the brightest and most conspicuous of our constellations Visible … February 2014 – Orion the Celestial Hunter