00:00The Moon joins a tea party, Venus cranks up the brightness, the seasons officially change,
00:06and the Harvest Moon meets up with some planetary neighbors.
00:09That's what's up for September.
00:12From September 14th through 20th, let the Moon guide you to a few celestial landmarks.
00:18About an hour after sunset, look south to find the Moon in the evening sky.
00:23Night by night, the Moon shifts positions against the background stars, passing near Antares.
00:30This bright, reddish star marks the heart of the constellation Scorpius.
00:36Next, you'll see the teapot, a group of stars in neighboring Sagittarius that really does resemble a teapot,
00:43complete with a handle, lid, and spout.
00:46If you're under an especially dark sky, you may see hazy steam rising from the teapot spout.
00:54Follow that steam to its thickest part, and you'll be looking toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
01:01Look west on September 18th as Venus hits peak brilliance.
01:06You won't have to search hard to find it.
01:08Shortly after sunset, Venus will stand out as a brilliant point of light,
01:13low above the western horizon, outshining every star around it.
01:17A clear view of the horizon will give you the best chance to catch it before it sets.
01:22Then, on September 19th, celebrate International Observe the Moon Night.
01:27People around the world are invited to look up and connect with our nearest celestial neighbor
01:32while learning more about lunar science, exploration,
01:35and the many ways the Moon has shaped cultures around the world.
01:38Find an event near you, or learn how to participate from wherever you are
01:43at go.nasa.gov slash observe the moon.
01:48On September 22nd, it's officially fall in the northern hemisphere,
01:53while spring begins in the southern hemisphere.
01:56That's the September equinox, when the sun is directly above Earth's equator.
02:01Around the world, day and night are close to equal in length.
02:05From there, daylight keeps getting shorter in the northern hemisphere
02:09and longer in the southern hemisphere.
02:13And on September 26th, the harvest moon takes center stage,
02:18rising in the east shortly after sunset.
02:21It won't be alone.
02:23Saturn appears nearby, with faint Neptune completing a wide triangle in the sky.
02:28Saturn is the easy one.
02:30You can see it with just your eyes.
02:33Neptune is a bit more challenging.
02:34Beijing.
02:35At a moment.
