The 365 Days Of Astronomy, The Daily Podcast Of The International Year Of Astronomy 2009

What is gracing the September 2024 skies?  A juuuuust barely partial lunar eclipse, the best viewing for Saturn, 5 lunar close encounters, and the transition to fall. Hi everybody, I’m Rob Webb, your Last Minute Astronomer, bringing astronomy to normies and nerds, with little time to spare.   We’ll start by talking about September’s big events, then highlight the naked eye planets, and finish up with the lunar phases, so you can plan ahead better than me.   7th – 8th – Opposition of Saturn – Saturn, Earth, and the Sun are essentially lined up, causing Saturn to rise at sunset, and set at sunrise, with best viewing around midnight.   17th - Just Barely Partial Lunar Eclipse - The Moon passes into the shadow that Earth is casting into the solar system, but only a little.  Times here are Eastern Daylight, so adjust for your location, assuming you are in the Americas, Africa, or Europe.  The penumbral stage will be almost not noticeable, however the hour of partiality will be.  At 10:12pm the Moon will start to g