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Horkheimer: Greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. Every year
on the summer solstice we ask you to experience a great star rise
over our Earth's horizon. A star so huge we could fit over one
and a quarter million Earths inside it. It sounds simple enough
but few people ever pay close enough attention to ever really
experience the rising of the only star we can see in the daytime,
the star we call our Sun, a star I like to call our Day Star.
This year we're suggesting that you celebrate "Day Star Day" on the weekend of the summer solstice and since the summer solstice is Friday June 20th we suggest you celebrate on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Now I know some of you are thinking that I'm talking about a sunrise and that you've seen thousands of them. But believe it or not although you may have seen thousands of Sunrises very few people have ever taken the time to completely experience what's happening all around them as the Sun rises because sunrise involves a complex series of steps as night slowly turns into dawn and finally into day. And believe me if you follow our simple instructions you will be amazed at what you've missed because you will experience one of the grandest events in nature which most people ignore.
To participate here is all you have to do.
Simply get up fifteen minutes before twilight begins while it
is still dark out on the day you've chosen and whether you live
in the heart of a city or out in the country makes no difference
because it's not the Sun itself you're going to observe but the
effects of sunrise on everything around you as your part of the
world slowly turns from night into day. It is better to be outside
but if not just sit by an open window. Now for the rules which
are absolutely essential: no radio, no television, no doing your
normal wake up routine. All distractions must be eliminated. Simply
sit quietly inside or outside and when you see the sky slowly
start to brighten look, listen and feel what happens all around
you because a Sunrise is more than visual. Watch the delicate
interplay of light, color and shadow, but also listen and you
will hear the sounds of our world and its creatures waking up.
You'll feel the wind change, the temperature change and much,
much more. Keep track of all the subtle changes you notice and
record your observations on paper or into a voice recorder. Then
read or listen to your observations a few days later. Believe
me if you've never done this before you'll be absolutely amazed
at what a star rise over a small planet can do for you. Of course
remember to never look directly at the Sun at any time, only observe
its effects. Happy "Daystar Day" and keep looking up!
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Horkheimer: On this summer solstice weekend June 20, 21, and 22 we invite you to celebrate the rising of our local star the Sun because most people have never really experienced a sunrise. Get up before twilight begins to observe not the Sun itself but the incredible effects of a sunrise on everything all around you. Sit quietly and tune in with all your senses. Listen to the different sounds of nature as our Earth wakes up. Feel the wind and temperature change and watch the delicate interplay of light, color and shadow. Trust me if you've never done this before you'll be amazed at what you've missed and at what a star rise over a small planet can do for you. Keep looking up.
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* This week's Sky At A Glance
and Planet Roundup from Sky & Telescope.Starry Night Deluxe was used to produce this episode
of Star Gazer
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