I've always liked viewing Antares and monitoring the large variability of its brightness that occurs usually over a period of a few years , a clear sign of its Supernova destined growing instability. I've watched it since the late 1970s, so have had time to see it cycle its brilliance many times🎉
This star caught my eye yesterday, during a hot summer night here in Oregon. It was twinkling so brightly and quickly, and alot of the color was so red. It's been interesting learning about this star.
I live in northern England and we get Antares but not the tail of the Scorpion 🦂. Antares is my second lowest first magnitude star with Fomalhaut being the lowest.I have a fond memory of the Scorpion as about 6 years ago I was flying from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid overnight and out of the window mid Atlantic there was Scorpius hanging in the sky.
Always great, Jeanine. I love your show. I used to know most of this in my younger days. Now I have to watch to remind myself of what I might have forgotten. Thanks for the walks down a starry memory lane.
I live in southern New Mexico and partly because of your channel Janine I got back into astronomy and bought a serious telescope. I've been trying to look at Scorpius all summer, but it has been cloudy every night! Monsoon season in NM.
I live in equator, i can see the Scorpius in perfect form almost every single night except when it's full moon because it'll be too bright. it's one of my favorite, in east java we call it "ental doyong" or "leaning palm tree"
So glad you are back from your wonderful experience with NASA. Happy that my night sky lessons can continue and with even more insights from your “lessons”. with the “pros”. You are like having a private tutor!! The summer sky in my area (Long Island, NY) is so murky and light-polluted that the constellations and Milky Way are whatever my imagination can conjure up!! I’m happy when I can find the alpha stars in each constellation! I take what I can get! But… I keep looking up!
I managed to capture an image of Antares that is extremely detailed. I used a Vespera 11 smart telescope. The long exposure reveals the stars surrounding chromosphere and the many smaller stars right next to it. I have posted a video of my results on my you tube page. It’s an actual image so no animation artistry employed. The page is called Screedy. The image is better than any you have shown here. But nice work on your video. I came here seeking more information on Antares. Thank you for your fine work.
I’ve heard from numerous astrologers that Antares is the star of the warrior, great for military honors, courage, etc good example Mike Tyson’s moon placement is in Antares (Mike tyson modern day gladiator(boxer) who came and conquered his way to the top.
I saw Antares after listening to this AMAZING lesson. Also saw the last two eye-stars at the end of the group Shaula and Lesath. Also noticed -- After going through your video DENEB -- that a little bit beneath Deneb on the left there are also two stars that look like an eye, but cannot find the name. Thank you for sharing your deep knowledge. 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Great explanation. I love it. More informative. I was so curious to know more about antares. I everyday watch at 4 am. In many times I see meters also passing at around that time. It's fascinating to meet your chanel. Great! I wish you the success!
Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpion. It has the Bayer designation a Scorpii, which is Latinised to Alpha Scorpii.Often reffered to as "the heart of the scorpion" ...
My second favourite constellation (after Crux 🇦🇺) because you can really see a scorpion 🦂 It isn’t too difficult to find in the sky compared to your example photographs since most of the stars in them are dim or not visible. The downside is it’s visible during winter for us and it’s so dang cold to go outside 🥶 There is an interesting mythological relationship with Orion. 😉
Yes, I like the mythology of how Orion and Scorpius are on opposite sides of the sky. I haven’t thought about the fact that it would be cold for you during the time that Scorpius is out. That’s how it is when I see Orion and friends. It’s such a gorgeous sky but so cold. I didn’t have this issue when I lived in Hawaii though🏝
How do you see a scorpion? Like head down, head up, claws etc. I used to see a head down one as a kid, but then saw a drawing head up with only 1 claw...and now I can't see one any longer.
@@PowerScissor Hey there! I’m at 35° South and I see the two arms toward the zenith; the tail is facing down (towards the south celestial pole. I can make out the arms, the heart (Antares) and the curving tail. Not a picture of a scorpion 🦂 but it’s the closest to what it’s supposed to represent I think. I mean, look at Aries 🤣
@@MyBlueZed I now live at 47°N so I don't see the whole thing, and it's blocked by a tree from my house. Maybe I'm just misremembering what I saw as a kid. It feels like I used to see a head down two armed scorpion...sort of like this 🦂 when I lived farther South. Up here by Seattle there's so much light pollution from the city I don't see much anyway.
I've always been grateful for the ecliptic. It saves me from looking all over the sky for things. I alwas know i will find the moon and all other local planets along that line. It kind of idiot proofs things a bit, which is great luck for me. Haha!
You said Antares is called the heart of scorpius being of a binary is that Antares A or Antares B. So is it two hearts or is it one singularty? And whats the rest of the stars in scorpius any planets? Doing some studys on my birth sign in zodiac chart. Thanks
Can anyone explain why objects in the night sky are often referred to as being visible during Summer in the N. hemisphere and Winter in the S. hemisphere? Wouldn't it make more sense to just say the months it is visible? I'm sure there's some obvious reason I'm not thinking of, so excuse my ignorance.
I tend to talk about what I see living in the northern hemisphere and how the patterns change with the seasons. However, I am evolving out of this way of teaching. I recognize it's easier now to say which months they appear as opposed to seasons, especially since the seasons are different in the hemispheres.
Yes it can be on the main sequence. However the term ‘blue giant’ can apply to a wide variety of stars. If a star is large, blue and luminous, this term is often used.
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I've always liked viewing Antares and monitoring the large variability of its brightness that occurs usually over a period of a few years , a clear sign of its Supernova destined growing instability. I've watched it since the late 1970s, so have had time to see it cycle its brilliance many times🎉
I just saw the whole constellation and specially Antares, didn’t know it is a binary system.I watched that from the Jordanian desert. Jordan.
This star caught my eye yesterday, during a hot summer night here in Oregon. It was twinkling so brightly and quickly, and alot of the color was so red. It's been interesting learning about this star.
I live in northern England and we get Antares but not the tail of the Scorpion 🦂. Antares is my second lowest first magnitude star with Fomalhaut being the lowest.I have a fond memory of the Scorpion as about 6 years ago I was flying from Rio de Janeiro to Madrid overnight and out of the window mid Atlantic there was Scorpius hanging in the sky.
Love that 25 brightest stars ensemble. Seeing all of them together and the slight differences in colour is nice.
I live in Kansas and I love looking at Antares! Thanks for giving me some more information on it!
The Heart of the scorpion is my favorite star ⭐️
My favorite star and constellation!
Always great, Jeanine. I love your show. I used to know most of this in my younger days. Now I have to watch to remind myself of what I might have forgotten. Thanks for the walks down a starry memory lane.
I live in southern New Mexico and partly because of your channel Janine I got back into astronomy and bought a serious telescope. I've been trying to look at Scorpius all summer, but it has been cloudy every night! Monsoon season in NM.
I live in equator, i can see the Scorpius in perfect form almost every single night except when it's full moon because it'll be too bright. it's one of my favorite, in east java we call it "ental doyong" or "leaning palm tree"
So glad you are back from your wonderful experience with NASA. Happy that my night sky lessons can continue and with even more insights from your “lessons”. with the “pros”. You are like having a private tutor!!
The summer sky in my area (Long Island, NY) is so murky and light-polluted that the constellations and Milky Way are whatever my imagination can conjure up!! I’m happy when I can find the alpha stars in each constellation! I take what I can get!
But… I keep looking up!
I managed to capture an image of Antares that is extremely detailed. I used a Vespera 11 smart telescope. The long exposure reveals the stars surrounding chromosphere and the many smaller stars right next to it. I have posted a video of my results on my you tube page. It’s an actual image so no animation artistry employed. The page is called Screedy. The image is better than any you have shown here. But nice work on your video. I came here seeking more information on Antares. Thank you for your fine work.
Thanks Janine, it’s good to have you back in the saddle so to speak.When Antares is about I usually make it one of my alignment stars for my go to.
Thank you so much for making these videos. I enjoy listening to these as i get ready for work. Well done. Please keep making them.
I’ve heard from numerous astrologers that Antares is the star of the warrior, great for military honors, courage, etc good example Mike Tyson’s moon placement is in Antares (Mike tyson modern day gladiator(boxer) who came and conquered his way to the top.
Do you know if Janine believes in Astrology! Most Astrophysicists don’t. My mid heaven is conjunct Antares
THANK YOU so much for sharing🤩💫Love from Denmark
I absolutely love your videos ❤️
So impressive and powerful, and 15 million years, actually a baby, the dinosaurs never saw this object. What a thought! Nice video. +1
I saw Antares after listening to this AMAZING lesson. Also saw the last two eye-stars at the end of the group Shaula and Lesath. Also noticed -- After going through your video DENEB -- that a little bit beneath Deneb on the left there are also two stars that look like an eye, but cannot find the name. Thank you for sharing your deep knowledge. 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Amazing job with this video! Here's to 100k subscribers!
Great explanation. I love it. More informative. I was so curious to know more about antares. I everyday watch at 4 am. In many times I see meters also passing at around that time.
It's fascinating to meet your chanel.
Great!
I wish you the success!
Epic video. 👍
I noticed this....but my favorite constellation is Orion n my favorite star is Sirius
Just seen it tonight in California
Thanks!
Well explained!
Antares is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpion. It has the Bayer designation a Scorpii, which is Latinised to Alpha Scorpii.Often reffered to as "the heart of the scorpion" ...
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Thank you 👍🙏🙏🙏 from 🤗🇷🇺❤️. Bless you.
My second favourite constellation (after Crux 🇦🇺) because you can really see a scorpion 🦂
It isn’t too difficult to find in the sky compared to your example photographs since most of the stars in them are dim or not visible. The downside is it’s visible during winter for us and it’s so dang cold to go outside 🥶
There is an interesting mythological relationship with Orion. 😉
Yes, I like the mythology of how Orion and Scorpius are on opposite sides of the sky. I haven’t thought about the fact that it would be cold for you during the time that Scorpius is out. That’s how it is when I see Orion and friends. It’s such a gorgeous sky but so cold. I didn’t have this issue when I lived in Hawaii though🏝
How do you see a scorpion?
Like head down, head up, claws etc.
I used to see a head down one as a kid, but then saw a drawing head up with only 1 claw...and now I can't see one any longer.
@@PowerScissor Hey there! I’m at 35° South and I see the two arms toward the zenith; the tail is facing down (towards the south celestial pole. I can make out the arms, the heart (Antares) and the curving tail. Not a picture of a scorpion 🦂 but it’s the closest to what it’s supposed to represent I think. I mean, look at Aries 🤣
@@MyBlueZed I now live at 47°N so I don't see the whole thing, and it's blocked by a tree from my house.
Maybe I'm just misremembering what I saw as a kid. It feels like I used to see a head down two armed scorpion...sort of like this 🦂 when I lived farther South.
Up here by Seattle there's so much light pollution from the city I don't see much anyway.
What is the other large red super giant star that can be seen near Antares and the Scorpius constellation
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Lets point Webb at it!
I've always been grateful for the ecliptic. It saves me from looking all over the sky for things. I alwas know i will find the moon and all other local planets along that line. It kind of idiot proofs things a bit, which is great luck for me. Haha!
Is this from a live lesson? What's up with the popping mic sounds?
What will become of Antares B when A goes supernova?
You said Antares is called the heart of scorpius being of a binary is that Antares A or Antares B. So is it two hearts or is it one singularty? And whats the rest of the stars in scorpius any planets? Doing some studys on my birth sign in zodiac chart. Thanks
Does that mean Antares A is going to swallow Antares B at some point?
So if Antares A goes Supernova, what will happen to Antares B?
Can anyone explain why objects in the night sky are often referred to as being visible during Summer in the N. hemisphere and Winter in the S. hemisphere?
Wouldn't it make more sense to just say the months it is visible?
I'm sure there's some obvious reason I'm not thinking of, so excuse my ignorance.
I tend to talk about what I see living in the northern hemisphere and how the patterns change with the seasons. However, I am evolving out of this way of teaching. I recognize it's easier now to say which months they appear as opposed to seasons, especially since the seasons are different in the hemispheres.
Does the ecliptic line vary in different hemispheres? Or is it the same regardless of perspective
Super sky's in Hawaii I lived on Big Island.
Hello, have you seen it lately? It's blinking
I never drew the connection between Aries/Mars and Scorpio/Antares/Not Mars.
Thank you for this video! Just one question - how a blue giant can be on the main sequence?
The fact that it’s on its main sequence enables it to burn vast amounts of hydrogen making it very hot and blue in color.
Yes it can be on the main sequence. However the term ‘blue giant’ can apply to a wide variety of stars. If a star is large, blue and luminous, this term is often used.
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My first Super Thanks! I appreciate this!! 😀
Cool. Is this the star that spins so fast it bulges? Maybe that's arcturus.
There are a few stars that spin like the way you describe. Vega is one of those…that’s my next video.
@@learnthesky Maybe it is Altair I am thinking of. Is it another fast spinner? I am thinking of about a day of 9 hours or so.
@@learnthesky ok oops. 🙂 I just found your video. It must be what I am thinking of because it is indeed, 9 hour rotation.
In night sky there is bright star in east but i don't what is it. please can you share with us.
Where do you live? It makes a big difference, do you know your latitude and then I can probably tell you?
Any more details about this star? Latitude can help to ID. What time do you see it and during what season?
@@MountainFisher horn of africa
@@learnthesky i see this month, it is summer time also i live somalia.
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Didn't know Antares was a binary star system.
I thought you couldn’t see Scorpius from the Northern Hemisphere?
You can definitely see it in the Northern Hemisphere. I find it slightly easier to see when I’m closer to the equator.
@@learnthesky! Nice 😊. Forgot to mention I live in the UK. Can you still see it that far up from the equator? I love your videos btw.
Actually Antares is my birth star ⭐
but i don't believe astrology,
like astronomy
I'm a Scorpio ♏️
Hi, my name is like yours. Jenny
Hindi language
Antares is the brightest star, for snakes.
Where I live it reminds me of a lobster.
Still paying 📥
As a skorpio from a roblox game, I shall wipe out Orion because it’s funny
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Edit : you have alert the horde