Pi Day to Eclipse Them All | March 3 - March 9
Season 48 Episode 9 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ502 March 3-9, 2025 “Pi Day to Eclipse Them All”
Star Gazers STGZ502 March 3-9, 2025 “Pi Day to Eclipse Them All”
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Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Pi Day to Eclipse Them All | March 3 - March 9
Season 48 Episode 9 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ502 March 3-9, 2025 “Pi Day to Eclipse Them All”
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NEXT WEEK A TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE HAPPENS ON PI DAY!
I KNOW!!
LET’S LEARN ABOUT IT HIT THE DARKNESS EQUIVALENT OF JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME AND LOOK FOR THE MOON ALMOST STRAIGHT UP, RIGHT NEXT TO REGULUS IN LEO THE LION.
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, THE MOON WILL BE COVERED COMPLETELY BY THE SHADOW OF THE EARTH.
THIS WILL TURN IT A RUSTY, BEAUTIFUL RED COLOR!
A DO-NOT-MISS ASTRONOMICAL EVENT FOR 2025.
ADD TO THAT IT’S ON PI DAY!
PI DAY IS MARCH FOURTEENTH IN THE US, THREE ONE FOUR.
IT’S THE RATIO OF A CIRCLE’S CIRCUMFERENCE TO ITS DIAMETER.
THIS FASCINATING, NEVER ENDING STRING OF NUMBERS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND CIRCLES AND SPHERES.
PI IS USED TO CALCULATE THE VOLUME OF A SPACECRAFT’S FUEL TANK (1), OR THE CURVE OF A TELESCOPE MIRROR (2).
NEEDLESS TO SAY, BOTH PI AND THE LUNAR ECLIPSE ARE INCREDIBLE.
WHICH IS MORE?
I LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU.
KEEP LOOKIN’ UP!
Star Gazers is presented by your local public television station.
Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation