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    Watching the skies with Brad Klein: First week of October 2023

    LehighValleyNews.com | By Brad Klein
    Published October 4, 2023 at 12:40 PM EDT
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    The planet Jupiter as seen from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope

    • The massive planet Jupiter is visible in the late evening sky this week
    • Look for Jupiter's moons with binoculars or a telephoto lens
    • Venus is also visible all month long in the predawn skies towards the East.

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. — This week, we have a just-past-full moon in the night sky, with Jupiter shining brightly in the Eastern sky after sundown. Venus, is now the ‘morning star’. It rises in the east a few hours before sunrise.

    Listen to Brad Klein's interview with Bethlehem’s 'Backyard Astronomy Guy,' Marty McGuire for a review of the week's astronomical highlights.

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    WLVR’s Brad Klein (l) and Bethlehem’s "Backyard Astronomy Guy" Marty McGuire
    "The massive planet Jupiter ... [is] high in the east in our late evening sky with a pair of binoculars or even a telephoto lens. You might be able to spot up to four of its largest moons in a line on either side of the planet."
    Marty McGuire, an amateur astronomer and NASA ambassador in the Lehigh Valley

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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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