Vera Rubin's Big Milestone // How To Watch The Eclipse // New Moon Rovers

Vera Rubin’s Camera is complete, where are rogue planets coming from, NASA chooses suppliers for its new lunar rover, and an earlier formation for the Moon.
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00:00 Intro
00:14 Vera Rubin's camera is ready
noirlab.edu/public/news/noirl...
01:39 Where do rogue planets come from
www.universetoday.com/166406/...
03:44 NASA gives contracts for new Moon rovers
www.universetoday.com/166500/...
05:32 SLIM's still alive
www.universetoday.com/166431/...
06:48 Hopping on the Moon
www.universetoday.com/166473/...
08:54 Vote results
09:45 Earliest possible Moon formation
www.universetoday.com/166479/...
11:54 Simulating a neutron star surface
www.universetoday.com/166434/...
13:19 Newsletter
13:59 How to watch the eclipse
Host: Fraser Cain
Producer: Anton Pozdnyakov
Editing: Artem Pozdnyakov
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[@onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475]

Good advice Fraser! 👍 My first Total Solar Eclipse i photographed (a few still shots), observed through a 130mm reflector telescope with certified solar filter, AND observed through eclipse glasses. It was fine, but if people are going to try these, PRIORITIZE direct viewing! That's the experience. _LOOK AROUND_ at the landscape, take in every second. And don't bother with the other stuff unless you feel up to it in the moment. Set it up bofore hand, but don't feel pressured to use any of it. Direct view is the experience. Also, make sure you use ISO spec solar filters and viewing glases, there are some fakes out their unfortunately). But above all _GET TO THR PATH OF 100% TOTALITY!_ You will have a completely different ecprience than people just outside it. Totally different worlds. Clear Skies to us all folks! Keep looking up.

[@Chazd1949]

That's exactly what I did in 2017 - what a great experience it was. Even the annular eclipse in 1984 was spectacular.The center of the eclipse passed right over Atlanta and I was a grad student at GA Tech at the time.

[@onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475]

@@Chazd1949 Total eclipse is an awesome experience. You just can't explain it to someone who hasn't experienced one. I will mark us fortunate.

[@Keith136ful]

@@Chazd1949 Yes, I attended the event set up by Frasier and Dr Pamela Gay in 2017. What a fantastic experience. I was at the site where we got to see the full 2+ minutes of totality. A bucket list event if there ever was one.

[@MrT------5743]

Many of the fake eclipse glasses have the correct ISO number on them. So just because it says ISOxxxx does not mean they are not fake.

[@bernstock]

Can't wait for Vera Rubin!

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

We're driving up to Maine for the eclipse, weather's looking great!🤞👍😎😎

[@MCsCreations]

If you find a Maine Coon kitty, do not lose the opportunity and adopt him. One of my cats I believe is mixed Maine Coon and damn... He behaves a lot like a dog and he's really sweet!

[@FlyingPhantom8]

I live in maine so excited its looking to be sunny. Odds were not great for this time of year

[@frasercain]

Yeah, who would have expected that?

[@miinyoo]

In New England, you never know what the weather will be in a couple hours, especially cloud cover. It's way against the odds we get the perfect day exactly when it's desired up here. Enjoy the sheer luck.

[@tomgarcialmt]

@@frasercain Ditching Texas and driving North! Wish me luck

[@richardvanasse9287]

Just watched the eclipse in Quebec. It was awesome! Hopefully everyone else had as clear of skies as we did .

[@miinyoo]

Against all odds, Monday is going to be awesome for us New Englanders! From all my research it seems the best approach is "have alternate routes" and "go early, stay late". Bring real maps. College of DuPage's RDPS cloud models are so incredibly useful for picking a spot. Switch to Cloud Cover and scroll to 15Z (3PM EDT) on the Apr 8th frame.

[@tactileslut]

When I saw the cloud map on a weather report [ kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHzMiopjjtRkpa8si=Xc1SjJLsfaTIKDl5 skim to 4:42 ] I thought of Fraser and how Vancouver might beat Texas for viewing.

[@agmiddles]

I know this video has passed but I just saw my first full solar eclipse from Simcoe Ontario, clouds mostly gone with just whisps and I saw the most amazing view of the corona shimmering! This was spectacular / surreal and my friends who were ho home before, were not home home when it happened. This is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen / expereinced. I hope I can see something like this somewhere in my life again. I get it, go see an eclipse if you can. I got my 3 mins baby and I want more!!!!

[@tetsuclaw]

I went with my family to view the abyss in a pot with full totality. We changed our locations the night before due to weather reasons as it was gonna rain in our first pick of location so we went south east from there along the path and got a good spot to see it. We all had the ISO 12312-2 solar glasses to see it with and it was a huge success.

[@MelindaGreen]

For the same reason that it's both safe and good to look directly at the eclipse during totality, it's also safe to view with binoculars during totality. The view is jaw-droppingly beautiful and cannot be captured by any photograph or other display due to the extreme dynamic range. The corona is simply ungodly beautiful. I encourage everyone to do this, and of course to do it safely.

[@omnigma]

Of course you mean those with totality, right?

[@MelindaGreen]

@@omnigma That's what I said. Twice.

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Thank you Fraser et al.

[@MrCoxmic]

Vera Rubin, wow, just wow, it will be amazing

[@Kamil_O]

Each day we are closer to Moon Rovers races

[@Keith136ful]

Best of luck seeing the eclipse and thanks to you and Pamela for an outstanding experience in 2017. I was with the small group that went to the alternate site and we got tremendous views for the 2+ minutes of totality. The entire experience was one I will remember.

[@lanemckinney8094]

I love space bites I appreciate you! 🚀☄️🛰️🔭

[@captainboots]

I loved your explanation of how to experience the eclipse. Thus far I have been cautious about my approach to going to see it. I almost got ticket and reservations for Austin TX given the 'predictions' based on past weather. I'm so glad I didn't. I'm now planning to get close to Indiana and then getting up at 8am and going wherever looks best. I did get a new tripod to try and get a couple of pictures, but I'm taking to heart what folks like you say to JUST ENJOY THE ACTUAL VIEW WITH YOUR ACTUAL EYES as much as possible. I worry a little I'll wuss out and not go, but I think that I will make my way out there.

[@frasercain]

Go for it and good luck. But taking a picture of an eclipse is finicky. You need to go from solar exposure to deep space in seconds. Then you're trying to nail the focus...

[@captainboots]

@@frasercain FYI, I did go to Indiana. The weather was perfect. For now I'm too exhausted to say more than EFFING AWESOME

[@JAGzilla-ur3lh]

I'm allergic to pollen and the Yellow Death is out in full force this year, so being outside is kind of a no-go for me right now. I also work nights, so being awake in the afternoon is a problem. And I'm hundreds of miles outside the path of totality. And it's cloudy here. Guess I'm going to have to miss this one, haha. Oh well, there'll be others. Good luck to everyone who has an actual shot at experiencing it!

[@dark.and.planty]

It will be sunny in Montreal!!!!!! Miracle 🙌🏼

[@jamesfrankel7827]

Was cloudy in new jersey back in 8-21-2017. Took great photos with my phone while a partial eclipse about 40%. The clouds were a great filter.

[@chrisbragdon5901]

I’v used the Mylar material they use to make potato chip bags as a way to look at the sun! Do your own experiments looking through different brands of potato chip bags, you’ll find some are more optically pure than other brands by staring at a low Watt light bulb to test this. A great way to gain weight!

[@brainbark]

I vote for Vera Rubin Camera!

[@frasercain]

Me too!

[@Humanity_Hope_]

I am looking forward to seeing VRO on line!

[@frasercain]

Same

[@manoz6194]

I remember taking apart a floppy disk and looking at it through that haha

[@LarryMoore-hc4tk]

For the Question Program: how seismically(?) stable/active is Mars?

[@ToTheGAMES]

I can recommend the newsletter! Been reading it for a long while now.

[@Video2Webb]

Ditto. SO glad to have discovered Fraser Cain! About to subscribe because he reallhy deserves it and I can just about afford the lowest level!

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY

[@meesalikeu]

ooh boy we are going to be talking a lot about the eclipse next space bites i can’t wait 🎉

[@jamesfowley4114]

With all the advancements, it's a good time to be alive. Could the Japanese lander be catching some reflected light during the lunar day?

[@benjaminhanke79]

It would be cool if they could tip it over on its legs with the RCS thrusters.

[@ZeroIQ2]

My understanding of neutron stars is their gravity is insanely strong, so I can't even imagine the amount of energy it takes for a flare to leave it. That blows my mind. I wonder how far the flare can travel before it gets trapped by the neutron star's gravity again?

[@AlexxBabee073]

Got this new lens and filter to get some first time pics and I completely agree with Fraser*. I got some really nice pics for it being my first one but I kinda regret not focusing on experiencing the eclipse in its entirety.

[@frasercain]

My wife said I was staring at the Sun for the entire totality. 😀

[@AlexxBabee073]

@@frasercain good idea 😆 next time! glad clouds didn’t ruin it for either of us

[@shamrockisland]

Loving the info ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@frasercain]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CHEESYhairyGASH]

Go on Vera

[@HcVRGbyOB9CHK0chBKaX]

Thanks!

[@frasercain]

Thank you!

[@seionne85]

@fraser cain I've been following astronomy, physics, rocketry channels for years now, but for some reason i was never recommended your channel, or i didn't notice it. I think i see why, i try to watch videos with a host as opposed to animated videos, or voice over stock images. Looking through your recent videos i noticed that those with your face in the thumbnail seem to get slightly more views, and im thinking its bc that differentiates you from those type of channel. Could be nothing but i thought I'd point it out

[@Laszlo34]

You're not the first person to say to me "It's huge!"

[@frasercain]

It's huge and it's here!

[@andreypopov6958]

if the moon was formed together with the structure of the solar system, there would be minerals, but in fact there is nothing on the moon except regolith )) rogue planet, an excellent description for our moon

[@bigbadbou]

Come to Quebec, so far it's supposed to be a clear day at 15 C Megantic, Bromont, Coaticook.

[@frasercain]

I know. I'm sorry Canada. I lost faith and now I'll pay the price. 😔🇨🇦

[@massimookissed1023]

🔮 The crystallisation of rock 🤘

[@frasercain]

Many rocks are crystals.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Clear quartz is the rock crystal. Stibnite is the heavy metal crystal. For personal alignment with the eclipse, it is recommended to wear a moonstone over a sunstone, and a Ziggy Stardust style costume

[@savage5757]

0:15 it would be very cool if there was a similar observatory in the northern hemisphere

[@Ed_Stuckey]

I'm flying my Learjet up to Nova Scotia. ✈🌑

[@frasercain]

Good call. And good luck!

[@GizzyDillespee]

Isn't that from a Carly Simon song?🤣

[@Ed_Stuckey]

@@GizzyDillespee Nice catch. 👍 Also: not vain and no Learjet. 😅

[@jamesmurray3179]

I live in Paris TX we're right in the path of totality. the weather man has been saying it might be cloudy but that doesn't mean it will be. I hope you enjoy your stay here, there's no place like it

[@frasercain]

Yep, it's clearly variable here. Things change quickly.

[@Alph413]

The golf ball @ 25K meters…that’s, that’s just up my ally…

[@neomew]

Hey Fraser, eclipse question! At what point in Earth's history was the longest total solar eclipse possible? How long could it have possibly been in theory? I know the moon's apparent size was larger in the past which would have increased the duration. However, Earth also rotated faster, which should have shortened the duration. Which of these factors would have dominated? -Trey

[@Dqualls187]

Lets go Vera! 🎉

[@frasercain]

Just a few more months now.

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

Last time I saw a eclipse, I only had some over exposed contact sheets (camera film), still impressive. Weather does not look good for monday on Vancouver Island but who knows

[@frasercain]

It's only a partial on Vancouver Island, which is why I went to Texas. 😀 Although I should have gone to Montreal

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

@@frasercainUnderstood, Good luck, wherever you are. Its the process of chasing it, that could be as memorable :)

[@universemaps]

I'm going straight to read the stories that were left out... specially the one with the safest route to leave the solar system

[@eneslem]

Hey Fraser, much like how you can have multiple telescope speard out to make a larger telescope, could you have multiple transmitters spread out to make a much larger transmitter?

[@loocrepus]

Fraser.. you should cancel your plans to go to Dallas.. go to Magog or COmpton, QC, where luckily the weather looks great..as per Clearoutside and Astrospheric.

[@frasercain]

Too late, I'm already locked in.

[@davidgroll-cook7125]

It would be so cool to develop a ship, The Eagle, from space 1999

[@frasercain]

Hah, awesome

[@baerster]

Hi Fraser, for observing the eclipse in Texas, is there an app and a message board or other source(s) you recommend for getting detailed weather information that is useful for people hunting for a break in the low clouds, and that distinguishes between the high cirrus clouds that might not be a problem and the low stratus or cumulus clouds that will be a problem?

[@nirbhay_raghav]

I know its a bit cliche at this point but I would love to hear your thoughts on this: What would we see if we point the Vera C Rubin's camera towards Earth from space? Will it be better than the best spy satellites that US or China has in space? Ofcourse in the optical range and nothing fancy like SARs. Maybe include this in the next QNA!

[@frasercain]

There are spy satellites which are better than Hubble pointed down towards Earth. In fact, Nancy Grace Roman was a mirror created for a spy satellite and then given to NASA because it didn't meet the military's needs any more.

[@laurencecope7083]

Watched the eclipse in 1999 from Somerset UK, it was a very strange experience.

[@frasercain]

Yeah, there's nothing else like it

[@stephenkiely9244]

Hey Fraser, would a moon motorbike make more sense than a buggy/car? Saves on space and cheaper. They could possibly bring two for double the distance.

[@akers189]

Which star has the most planets or we need it? What is the smallest size star recorded that has a planet orbiting it? Thanks, Jason

[@galaxya40s95]

Why are you not posting the poll along with the video? Why wait for up to 24 hours?

[@svendrastrupandersen5866]

Hi fraser! Could we have rogue planets in our solar system from far away? Either as one of our planets, dwarf planets or as a moon around one of our planets? Are there any candidates?

[@jamysmith7891]

Partly cloudy across the whole dang track

[@frasercain]

Yeah, no easy spots to go

[@dellaroccia]

The field of view of the Rubin telescope is almost 50 times the area of the moon (7 times the diameter)

[@j7ndominica051]

I have never seen a solar eclipse. I think seeing the surroundings go dark suddenly during a total eclipse of the heart would more exciting than watching to circles float over one another. Maybe it would have been different in ancient times before video. So I wouldn't even need to look at the sun. Why did Hafnium begin decaying after the moon formed? I would think that the element would decay while it sat dispersed in space. Did the formation itself create the Hafnium?

[@rogerforsman5064]

Well if you studied Celestial mechanics you know! (Binary stars are very common)

[@ReinReads]

One of my biggest hopes is that Vera Rubin can’t find planet 9, and it turns out that “planet 9” is a black hole orbiting our sun on some eccentric orbit. Probes to a black hole in my lifetime would be truly amazing.

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

If we have a black hole in orbit around our sun we could use it to exploit how time is running slowly close to a black hole, by buying shares, travel to planet 9 and returning to earth hundreds of years later being a billionaire, or bring a lot of furniture with you, and return to earth selling it as antiques, another business opportunity must be for people needing treatments not yet existing, travel to planet 9, stay there 1 year and return to a future earth where they then can be healed properly, perhaps even enjoy life as billionaires

[@pigbenis8366]

There should be large oxygen tanks attached on the lunar Rover that the astronauts can plug into once they're on that way they don't have to use their personal supply and they can drive around for longer periods and conduct more experiments.

[@joey_after_midnight]

I wonder if Lenz's Law repulsion could be used by a Hopper to levitate across the Lunar Surface, like an Ingenuity Helicopter but pushing against the Aluminim Oxide in the Regolith.

[@frasercain]

I wonder what the range of that force is?

[@Djfmdotcom]

JAXA should be proud! SLIM is like the little lunar engine that could 😂♥

[@tetraquark2402]

Could do with self righting landers imo

[@Nolan1410]

How do we tell the differnece between rogue planets and rogue moons?

[@muddygun]

Checking out "want to leave the solar system section." I was thinking it might have information about the fastest gravitational path out, but it just talks about sending a probe past Voyager and getting a picture. Has anyone done a decent path that would result in the largest speed to getting out of the solar system? I assume it means a close fly-by of the Sun....but maybe there is some planet gravity assists with that too.

[@frasercain]

That's the trick. The closest flyby of the Sun you can do without melting your spacecraft. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberth_effect

[@robchissy]

is it possible to follow the eclipse from start to finish if you use an airplane, how fast would you need to fly and how long could it last

[@comatoned]

Coma crash on my couch for the eclipse. Hotels are like $600 a night 😢

[@Joeljaboy]

I’m rooting for SLIM so hard lmao

[@zebonautsmith1541]

Imagine a rogue planet passing through our solar system and disrupting the orbit of the Earth.

[@HansMilling]

Imagine if the lander had landed in the correct orientation The amount of science and photos it could have provided.

[@user-kg4fr9jr7v]

About rogue planets. Hey, every star eventually dies. And loses more than a half of a mass. So it won't be a gravitational well anymore, at least not that deep as before. I guess half of planets should escape from dying system because of mass thrown away. Isn't that a missing piece about where did they come from?

[@merky6004]

IIRC The Vera Rubin will discover many more objects in our solar system. Crazy amount. Estimates of the doubling of know objects. Think on that. 2x.

[@allenfogarty2384]

I am from New Orleans, well outside the path of the eclipse. Will I see any change in the sun or will it just be a normal day?

[@frasercain]

You'll see a partial eclipse, so a chunk of the Sun will get gobbled up by the Moon.

[@X3MgamePlays]

Here is a question. If we see a neutron star rotating 1000 times per minute. How many rotations does it actually do, observed from the surface of the neutron star itself? (I can do the math, but I am incredibly lazy atm)

[@australien6611]

That's what she said..

[@AlexTannertv]

I have a question. I know the gas giants’ orbital positions have moved over time, is it possible earth’s also did during the early solar system? Would this have an affect on formation models?

[@frasercain]

Yes, but not a huge amount

[@MajSolo]

What are the bigger computer centers that search the data for the astronomers?

[@MCsCreations]

Thanks for all the news, Fraser! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@frasercain]

Thanks!

[@blurglide]

Would we have heavy elements close to the surface of the earth without the moon formation event? Would Mars or Venus have....say...tungsten or uranium near the surface?

[@disinclinedto-state9485]

Question: could planet nine have been kicked out, hence the evidence in the orbits of other things but no planet seen?

[@AEFisch]

What if Hubble was near ISS? Since the Chinese have put their telescope next to their space station, doesn't it make sense to extend ISS and put our instruments accessible for service?

[@benjaminhanke79]

Is it worth it to travel to a place where I can watch an eclipse at sunset? Should I expect something special to happen? I'm talking of the August 2026 eclipse in Europe. I'm undecided between Iceland and Mallorca.

[@massimookissed1023]

So long as the eclipse happens before the sun goes below the horizon, it should look like any other eclipse. Mallorca may have better chance of clear skies and less risk of a volcano scuppering your plans.

[@frasercain]

You want to maximize your chances of clear skies. That's the only thing that matters. Not a picnic, a heist. 😀

[@benjaminhanke79]

​@@massimookissed1023I would love to see an Volcanic eruption! That won't disrupt my plans because I will take the ferry. My real problem is I'm biased. I fell in love with Iceland and have no feelings for Mallorca at all.

[@JenniferA886]

👍👍👍

[@peterd9698]

It would be cool if we find a planet 9.. but we are bound to find a bunch more dwarf planets. IMO they (and various icy moons) are our future in space. Big balls of ore and volatiles in shallow gravity wells)

[@frasercain]

Yeah, absolutely. 😀

[@andremartel828]

Isn't the universe actually running in 4 dimensions in which time is the 4th dimension?

[@luboinchina3013]

New telescope? New gear? Wait for the weather and wildfires to say NO STARS TONIGHT 😂

[@frasercain]

That's how it works, you know what you did.

[@rj66600]

I’m going to see the eclipse. Have no idea where. The weather forecast is horrible. Everyone going be safe. It’s going to be a lot of people and traffic. Give yourself time. Enjoy!!!

[@steveclauter6802]

Why don't these lunar "landers" use their thrusters to set/flip themselves upright?

[@JamesCairney]

My guess would be the slight time delay in sending instructions then waiting to find out what happened means making things worse is a good possibility if they try. They might be aswell trying, those that dare, win.

[@hive_indicator318]

Because they didn't put thrusters on the top.

[@frasercain]

They don't have them.

[@hatterson]

I thought about this recently in relation to the BREAD experiment looking for dark matter and I'm only half joking. What is more important for a scientific experiment, having a well designed experiment or having a good acronym? Or is it even possible/allowed to have a well designed experiment if you haven't already thought of a good acronym?

[@frasercain]

The acronym obviously. A strong name means better science.

[@MrGaborseres]

👍

[@AEFisch]

Go to Montreal instead of Texas!

[@frasercain]

No kidding. I betrayed Canada by going to Texas.

[@bentationfunkiloglio]

Lahvah tubes! Crazy Canadians.

[@TheMrTact]

Just post the newsletter somewhere so we can read it. No need to email it all over the place...

[@frasercain]

You can get all stories from RSS if you like, or just go to Universe Today a few times a day.

[@culture-nature-mobility7867]

If (at least some of the) rogue planets form on their own without a star, they should be renamed, shouldn't they?

[@vturiserra]

12:19 When you say a thousand times a minute, I think you actually mean nearly a thousand times a second.

[@frasercain]

Nope, I think 700 rps is the max. They're measured in RPM

[@vturiserra]

@@frasercain Yes, but 1,000 RPM is orders of magnitude slower than 700 RPS.

[@BabyMakR]

If Thea was about the size of Mars, how big was the Earth at that time, or was a bunch of mass lost into orbits from the crash?

[@CuckFinn]

Close to the size it is now

[@JamesCairney]

Random, but, the blue light should be green now, spring and that know?

[@frasercain]

Hah, you got it

[@malakiblunt]

If rouge planets are so easy to find - why cant we find planet 10 (pluto is still 9)

[@olorin4317]

I kinda want to change my name to Newt Ron Star.

[@omnigma]

Interesting at first, but lost me at the moons origins