JPL multimedia

There are a lot of really interesting multimedia offerings on the JPL website this month. On JPL's front page http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm you'll find: What's Up - a short podcast showcasing a unique view of the night sky. January's podcast is available, a little later than usual, due to so much going on in space and science-wise, in January, including,,, Cassini at Saturn Interactive Explorer - NASA's first 3-D interactive mission experience using a web browser. Explorer 1, the first US Earth-orbiting satellite, launched January 31, 1958 Scroll past the top features to News and Features for: Cassini finds Rhythm in Saturn's Rings January 29 - Asteroid zooms by Earth And finally, NASA and Beatles celebrate anniversaries by beaming "Across the Universe" into Deep Space. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-019 We'll be offering some special viewing opportunities this month in addition to our usual sidewalk astronomy on the 15th and 16th of February. February 20 is the date of a total lunar eclipse, and the viewing time will be much more convenient than the last one. You'll be able to view the eclipse in the early evening from moonrise at about 5:30 p.m., to totality at about 7:00 p.m. and then the eclipse will be over at about 8:30. We'll send out more info on this sooner to the date, but will bring some telescopes down to Library Park in Monrovia on Wednesday the 20th, weather permitting. Jane and Mojo (in Florida this week) -- Jane Houston Jones Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205 Pasadena, CA 91109 818-393-6435 jane.h.jones(a)jpl.nasa.gov Cassini SOC http://soc.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm What's Up? http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/amateurastronomy/index.html