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    Watching the Skies with Brad Klein: October 23-30: The morning star

    LehighValleyNews.com | By Brad Klein
    Published October 23, 2023 at 6:00 AM EDT
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    Venus with surface obscured by clouds by NASA MESSENGER spacecraft.

    • The planet, Venus is shining brightly in the pre-dawn Eastern sky this week
    • Venus can play the role of Morning or Evening Star depending on its position around the Sun
    • The full moon in October is known as the "Hunter’s Moon"

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Brad Klein reviews the week’s astronomical highlights with Bethlehem’s 'Backyard Astronomy Guy', Marty McGuire.
    This week, a look at the morning star, which is really the planet Venus.

    McGuire said this week is one of the best times to view Venus, rising in the East before dawn. It’s now the brightest object in the night sky after the Sun and Moon.

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    WLVR’s Brad Klein (l) and Bethlehem’s "Backyard Astronomy Guy" Marty McGuire

    And speaking of the Moon, Saturday Oct. 28 marks the full "Hunter’s Moon."

    McGuire recommends looking for Jupiter along with the full moon in the evening sky.

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    Brad Klein
    I was a founding member of the WLVR News team in 2019, bringing more than 20 years of experience in radio journalism, podcast, and video production. I’ve had a role in a number of long-running programs at NPR, MSNBC and WNYC. A founding producer of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday,” I played similar start-up roles for NPR’s Weekly Edition, MSNBC’s Edgewise, Public Radio International’s Satellite Sisters and even as a writer on one of the early pilot episodes of the news/comedy show, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. I’ve also worked as a reporter, producer, and director for National Public Radio News programs including Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. An avid naturalist, I lead educational programs for the American Museum of Natural History and Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
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