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The Actual Astronomy Podcast — 544 episodes

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#542 - 12 Months of Messier July Edition

2

#541 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2026

3

#540 - 12 Month of Messier June Edition

4

#539 - David Nagler Answers Listener Questions

5

#538 - Listener Emails

6

#537 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2026

7

#536 - Observing While the Moon is Up

8

#535 - 12 Months of Messier May

9

#534 - Telescope Powers

10

#533 - The Observer’s Calendar for May 2026

11

#532 - Spring Galaxy Hunting and Listener Emails

12

#531 - 12 Months of Messier April Edition

13

#530 - Tele Vue in June & Chris Sends a Prized Possession to a Listener

14

#529 - A Listener Builds His Dream Observatory

15

#528 - The Observer’s Calendar for April 2026

16

#527 - A Reflection Nebula Filter?

17

#526 - 12 Months of Messier - March Edition

18

#525 - Dumb Things We Have Done at the Telescope

19

#524 - The Observer’s Calendar for March 2026

20

#523 - 12 Months of Messier February Edition

21

#522 - Owning 20+ Telescopes with Richard Navarette

22

#521 - Listener Emails

23

#520 - The Observer’s Calendar for February 2026

24

#519 - OzSky with Clint Reading

25

#518 - 12 Months of Messier Month 1

26

#517 - Navigating the Night Sky

27

#516 - The Observer’s Calendar for January 2026

28

#515 - PiFinder with Richard Wolf-Jacobson

29

#514 - Beginner Christmas Scope Recommendations and Our Wishes Lists

30

#513 - Late Autumn Observing

31

#511 - Mark Radice’s Recent Adventure

32

#512 - The Observer’s Calendar for December 2025

33

#510 - Getting Ready For Cold Weather Observing & Listener Emails

34

#509 - A Tribute to Al Nagler

35

#508 - Bad Light Update & Comet Observations

36

#507 - Observer’s Calendar for November 2025

37

#505 - First Night With Your First Telescope Guide

38

#506 - Comet A6 Lemmon & Comet R2 SWAN

39

#504 - Bad Light and Light Pollution

40

#503 - M55, Helix Nebula and other Observations

41

#502 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2025

42

#501 - Titan Transit and Other Observations

43

#500 - Feature Constellation Taurus

44

#499 - Observing Features on Jupiter’s Moons & Other Observations

45

#498 - Observer’s Calendar for September 2025

46

#497 - 78 Nights in Namibia with Alister Ling

47

#496 - Listener Emails

48

#495 - Grasslands National Park Observing & Telescopes for Young People

49

#494 - Mid-summer Observing Reflections with Mike O’Brien

50

#493 - The Observer’s Calendar August 2025

51

#492 - How to Get Over Your Fear of the Dark and General Astro Topics

52

#491 - We Judge Your Observing

53

#490 - First Upgrades For Your Telescope

54

#489 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2025

55

#488 - Telescope Store Tours

56

#487 - Mini Solar Scope and Recent Observations

57

#486 - Chiricahua Sky Village with Peter Monson

58

#485 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2025

59

#484 - Star Party Primer

60

#483 - Affordable Wide-Field with Brian Ventrudo

61

#482 - Organizing Astronomy Gear

62

#481 - April Observing Sessions

63

#480 - The Observer’s Calendar for May 2025

64

#479 - Comet C2025F2 SWAN and Listener Email

65

#478 - Favourite Equipment by Elimination

66

#477 - Observer’s Calendar for April 2025

67

#476 - Gear Talk and Listener Emails

68

#475 - A History of Planetary Motion with Dave Chapman

69

#474 - Skies Over the Southern Ocean with Michael Wright

70

#473 - Sirius Observing in Canis Major

71

#472 - The Observer’s Calendar for March 2025

72

#471 - Naked Eye Observing

73

#470 - Gear Haul with Craig Levine

74

#469 - Non-Astronomy Things We Do While Observing

75

#468 - Observer’s Calendar for February 2025

76

#467 - Eyepiece Updates and Contact Red Polymer Advice

77

#466 - Listener Emails and Christmas Gifts

78

#465 - 7” Refractor First Light

79

#464 - Observing Lists and Eyepiece Cleaning

80

#463 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2025

81

#462 - Atmospheric Dispersion Correctors

82

#461 - Obstacles to Doing Astronomy

83

#460 - Lost Astronomy Gear and Listener Emails

84

#459 - Winter Observing Plans

85

#458 - Observer’s Calendar for December 2024

86

#357 - Autumn Observing

87

#456 - Observing in the Namibian Desert with Mark Radice

88

#455 - C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Observing Reports

89

#454 The Observer’s Calendar for November 2024

90

#453 - Aurora Outburst

91

#452 - Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas

92

#451 - Explore Scientific 12mm 92 Degree and Other Observations

93

#450 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2024

94

#449 - Getting Borg Telescopes Operational

95

#448 - We Observed Together!

96

#447 - Stars and Birds with Dave Chapman

97

#446 - The Observer’s Calendar for September 2024

98

#445 - Listener Emails

99

#444 - Focusing on Perseus

100

#443 - Listener Emails

101

#442 - Observer’s Calendar for August 2024

102

#441 - Observing in Grasslands National Park

103

#440 - Resources For Astronomy

104

#439 - Changes to the Podcast and Listener Emails

105

#438 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2024

106

#437 - Listener Emails

107

#436 - Stars A Month-by-Month Tour of the Constellations with Mike Lynch

108

#435 - Don’t Buy That Telescope

109

#434- Another Telescope, Noctilucent Clouds, and Listener Emails

110

#433 - Shane’s New Telescope

111

#432 - The Sherwood Planetarium

112

#431 - Listener Emails

113

#430 - Circus at Mokes Lake

114

#429 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2024

115

#428 - More Aurora Observing Reports

116

#427 - Rain, Grasslands, Aurora, and Smoke

117

#426 - Street Astronomy with Bill Green

118

#425 - Mount Fix and Scope Picks

119

#424 - Urban Astronomy

120

#423 - The Joy of Observing

121

#422 - Chris’s Observatory Update

122

#421 - Observer’s Calendar for May 2024

123

#420 - Overlooked Observing Tips and Techniques

124

#419 - More Listener Solar Eclipse Observing Reports

125

#418 -April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Observing Reports

126

#417 - Globular Clusters with Peter Jedicke

127

#416 - Listener Emails

128

#413 - The Gegenschein and an Oz Star Party Report

129

#415 - Picking the Right Beer for the April 8th Solar Eclipse

130

#412 - Light Pollution with Bill McGeeney

131

#414 - Observer’s Calendar for April 2024

132

#411 - Double Stars and Some Observations

133

#410 - The Planetary Nebula of H.D. Curtis

134

#409 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice

135

#408 - Listener Telescopes and Eyepieces

136

#407 - Deep Sky Eye Observatory with Tim Doucette

137

#406 - Getting Through Winter

138

#405 - Large Telescopes and Planetary Imaging With Damien K

139

#404 - Observer’s Calendar for March 2024

140

#403 - Amateur Telescope Making with Tom Otvos

141

#402 - Aurora Hunting with Vincent Ledvina

142

#401 - Borg 90FL, Practice Sketching, and Listener Emails

143

#400 - Listener Emails

144

#399 - Astronomy Books With Chris Wilcox

145

#398 - Making Your Own Eyepieces and Other Listener Email

146

#397 - Getting Started in Astronomy with Special Guest Alejandro E. Hernandez Padilla

147

#396 - Solar Eclipse Dreams

148

#394 - Observer’s Calendar for February 2024

149

#395 - An Asteroid, Comet Images, and Observations

150

#393 - Astronomy Outreach and Advice for Chris

151

#392 - What We Do When it’s Too Cold Outside

152

#391 - Listener’s New Gear

153

#390 - Naming Asteroids with Peter Jedicke

154

#389 - New Eyepiece Lines from Takahashi and Masuyama

155

#388 - SettingUp Our New Telescopes

156

#387 - Our New Telescopes

157

#386 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2024

158

#385 - Matching Telescopes Designs to Object Type

159

#384 - Observe Jupiter During the Daytime without Any Optics

160

#383 - Lake and Terrain Effects on Astronomy

161

#382 - First Light For Chris’s Observatory

162

#381 - Green Stars? with Dave Chapman

163

#380 - Stars You Should Know - Southern Skies Edition with Dave Chapman

164

#379 - Observer’s Calendar for December 2023

165

#378 - Listener Emails

166

377 - EQ Mounts vs. Alt/Az Mounts

167

#376 - All About Achromats

168

#375 - A Night at the David Dunlap Observatory

169

#375 - We Finally Observed Together!

170

#373 - Visiting the Dorner Telescope Museum

171

#372 - The Goldendale Village

172

#371 - Observing Sketching From Hawaii with Dr. Cindy Krach

173

#370 - Observing The Classic Galactic Nebulae List

174

#369 - Observer’s Calendar November 2023

175

#368 - Planning For Success

176

#367 - Observations, Weather Forecast Resources, and Listener Emails

177

#366 - A Book Review and the Observer’s Calendar

178

#365 - Annular Eclipse October 14, 2023

179

#364 - Fall Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman

180

#362 - Oddball Accessories

181

#363 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2023

182

#361 - More Refreshing Views With Mark Radice

183

#360 - Observing Last Night

184

#359 - Listener Emails

185

#358 - Capricornus Deep Dive

186

#357 - An Observing Guide to Jupiter and Saturn

187

#356 - Canon Image Stabilized Binoculars and a Comet Nishimura Observation

188

#355 - A Tribute to Double Star Observer and Our Friend Blake Nancarrow

189

#354 - Observer’s Calendar For September 2023

190

#353 Attending the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party and Other Observations

191

#352 - Shane’s Grasslands National Park Observing Report & Chris’s Observatory Update

192

#351 - Our Summer Ketchup Epsiode

193

#350 - Owning More Than One Telescope With Alister Ling

194

#349 - All About Binoviewers

195

#348 - Dave Chapman’s Star You Should Know for Summer

196

#346 - Telescope Focal Lengths and Ratios

197

#347 - Objects to observe in August 2023

198

#345 - Stefan Zietara on Patrick Moore

199

#344 - Blake’s Beginners Tips #2 Other Stellar Designations with Blake Nancarrow

200

#343 - Blake’s Beginners Tips #1 It’s all Greek to me with Blake Nancarrow

201

#341 - The Astronomer’s Workbench with Jerry Oltion Part 2

202

#341 - The Astronomer’s Workbench with Jerry Oltion Part 1

203

#340 - A Short Episode on the Planets with Daniel T Andreason

204

#339 - A Short Episode on Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets with Daniel T Andreason

205

#338 - A Short Episode on Galaxies with Daniel T Andreason

206

#342 - Objects to Observe in July 2023

207

#337 - Nebulae With Daniel Andreason

208

#336 - An Introduction to Stars with Daniel T Andreason

209

#335 - An Eyepiece Set for Under $200

210

#334 - Solar Observing

211

#333 - Carbon Stars with Luca Vanzella

212

#332 - Listener Emails

213

#331 - Ultra-Fast Telescope Maker and Visual Observer Mel Bartels

214

#330 - Objects to Observe in June 2023

215

#329 - A Solar Eclipse Expedition With Clark Muir

216

#328 - How to Use a Star Atlas

217

#327 - Carbon Stars, Splitting Sirius B, a Wooden Pier, and Sun Spots

218

#326 - Spring Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman

219

#325 - Smashing Telescopes and Astronomical Adventures with Eric Klaszus

220

#323 - Observing and Sketching with Berta Beltran

221

#322 - A Beginners Guide to Binoculars to Astronomy

222

#324 - Objects to Observe in May 2023

223

#321 - 3D Printing Binoculars with Analog Sky’s Robert Asumendi

224

#320 - Observing Reports From Chris and Shane

225

#319 - Large Aperture Telescope Observing and Sketching with Howard Banich

226

#318 - Telescope Shopping in Japan With Justin Lee

227

#317 - Listener Emails

228

#316 - The Life of an Astronomy Gear Junkie with Craig Levine

229

#314 - M51 With Alister Ling

230

#313 - Spring Observing Plans

231

#312 - Listener Emails and Observations

232

#315 - Objects to Observe in April 2023

233

#311 - Beginner Astronomy Books

234

#310 - Winter Wide Field Wonders

235

#309 - Chris Seeks Listener Advice For His Next Telescope Purchase

236

#308 - Northern Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman

237

#307 - Listener Emails

238

#306 - Observing Lists with Alister Ling

239

#305 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice

240

#304 - Objects to Observe in March 2023

241

#303 - History of 100mm Takahashi Refractors

242

#302 - Nexus Pro Digital Setting Circles

243

#301 - Listener Emails and “Green” Comet Observations

244

#300 Part 2 - Live Recording Hosted by the Kitchener Waterloo RASC Centre

245

#300 Part 1 - Live Recording Hosted by the Kitchener Waterloo RASC Centre

246

#299 - Light Pollution with special guest Rick Huziak

247

#298 - Night Vision Astronomy with special guest Dale Eason

248

#297 - Objects to Observe in February 2023

249

#296 - Higher Capacity Mounts for Visual Observing

250

#295 - Reflections of a Newtonian Observer with special guest Mike O’Brien

251

#294 - Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman

252

#293 - How to Observe Comet 2022 E3 ZTF

253

#292 - Listener Emails and Observations

254

#291 - Observing in New Zealand

255

#290 - Listener Questions and Answers

256

#289 - Holiday Observing and Patreon Support Contest Winners

257

#288 - A Night at the Lowell Observatory

258

#287 - Objects to Observe in January 2023

259

#286 - Observing the Radcliffe Wave with Special Guest Brian Ventrudo

260

#285 - The 12 Eyepieces of Christmas

261

#284 - Learning the Night Sky Part 2

262

#283 - Observing the Mars Occultation

263

#282 - Tips For Purchasing an Astronomy Property

264

#281 - Logging Observations Part 2

265

#280 - Logging Observations Part 1

266

#279 - Objects to Observe in December 2022

267

#278 - Mars, Jupiter, & DSO Observing Reports

268

#277 - Learning the Night Sky

269

#276 - Schmidt Cassegrains versus Dobsonians

270

#275 - Listener Observing Reports

271

#274 - New 85 Degree Pentax Eyepieces

272

#273 - Pun Contest Conclusion

273

#272 - ATM-ing with Special Guest Tom Otvos

274

#271 - Observations and Puns

275

#270 - Objects to Observe in November 2022

276

#269 - Telescope Magnification and Field of View

277

#268 - Lots of Pun Entries and Listener Emails

278

#267 - Mars Observing Guide

279

#266 - Mars and Jupiter Observations Plus Listener Emails

280

#265 - Troubles Seeing Jupiter Details and Other Listener Emails

281

#264 - Some Observing and Some Sketching

282

#263 - All About Nebula and Light Pollution Reduction Filters

283

#262 - Autumn Equinox Sky Camp at Kelling Heath With Mark Radice

284

#261 - Objects to Observe in October 2022

285

#260 - Observing Our Closest Star and Distant Stars

286

#259 - Focusing on Focusers

287

#258 - Lots of Observing to Talk About

288

#257 - Mount Kobau Star Party Observing Report

289

#256 - Listener Observing Reports

290

#255 - Late Summer Observing Reports

291

#254 - Focusing on the Messier List

292

#253 - Objects to Observe in September 2022

293

#252 - Observing Reports

294

#251 - Remembering Don Machholz

295

#250 - Observing Report From the Nebraska Star Party

296

#249 - Constellation View Binoculars

297

#248 - Observing Saturn

298

#247 - Observing Reports

299

#246 - A Short History of Burnham’s Celestial Handbook and it’s Author

300

#245 - All About Binocular Mounts

301

#244 - Objects to Observe in August 2022

302

#243 - Accessories for Astronomy

303

#242 - Observing in the Toy Box Constellations

304

#241 - Catching Up

305

#240 - Observing the Sun

306

#239 - Observing Dark Nebula: A Beginner’s Guide

307

#238 - Surfing the Summer Star Clouds

308

#237 - Binocular Tour of the Summer Milky Way

309

#236 - Introduction of ‘Summer Shorts’ Episodes

310

#235 - Objects to Observe in July 2022

311

#234 - Conversation With Special Guest Brian Ventrudo

312

#233 - Scorpius Deep Dive

313

#232 - Interesting Email Exchanges

314

#231 - SQM Updates and Other Odds and Ends

315

#230 - Double Stars with Blake Nancarrow

316

#229 - Another Listener Email Episode

317

#228 - Comet Catcher Updates and Observing Reports

318

#227 -Observation Reports From Grasslands National Park

319

#226 - Objects to Observe In June 2022

320

#225 - Beginner’s Advice

321

#224 - Lunar Eclipse Observations

322

#223 - All About Binoculars

323

#222 - Chris Purchased a Vintage Telescope!

324

#221 - All About Reflectors

325

#220 - A Couple of Short Observing Reports & A Bunch of Listener Emails

326

#218 - New Telescope First Light

327

#219 - Objects to Observe in May 2022

328

#217 - All About Compound Telescopes

329

#216 - Details About Shane’s New Refractor and Listener Emails

330

#215 - All About Refractors!

331

#214 - Discussing Which Eyepieces to Purchase

332

#213 - What to Observe in Hydra, Crater, Cancer, Sextants, and Corvus

333

#212 - Gear Reviews and Sirius B Finally Appears

334

#211 - Some Light Observing, New Books, and New Gear

335

#210 - Comet Hunting With Dan Machholz

336

#209 - Objects to Observe in April 2022

337

#208 - The Skies Have Cleared!

338

#207 - Cleaning Optics

339

#206 - Some Solar Observing and New Books Are On the Way

340

#205 - More Listener Emails

341

#204 - Special Guest Don Machholz Discusses the Messier Marathon

342

#203 - A Discussion About Fr. Lucien Kemble

343

#202 - Living Vicariously Through Listener Emails

344

#201 - Objects to Observe in March 2022

345

#200 - Sketching, Imaging, and a Few Other Topics with Mary McIntyre

346

#199 - Interesting Observing Projects

347

#198 - More Listener Emails

348

#197 - What We Want to See in the Winter Sky Before it’s Gone

349

#196 - Lots of Observing Reports

350

#195 - The Winter Blues Continue

351

#194 - Sketching and Visual Astronomy With Mike Rector

352

#192 - Bad Weather and Listener Emails

353

#193 - Objects to Observe in the February Night Sky 2022

354

#191 - Astronomy Friends

355

#190 - Listener Emails and a Mini Review of the Nikon Spotting Scope Eyepiece

356

#189 - All About Asterisms

357

#188 - When Will the Skies Clear?!?!

358

#187 - Understanding Eyepieces

359

#186 - More JWST and Meteorite Information

360

#185 - Collecting Meteorites

361

#184 - A Very Chilly Observing Session & an Amazing Listener Observation of the James Webb Space Telescope

362

#183 - Objects to Observe in January 2022

363

#182 - It’s Officially Cold…and a New Eyepiece to Try

364

#181 - Christmas Space-tacular

365

#180 - It’s Getting Cold

366

#179 - Another Chat with Mark from Refreshing Views

367

#178 - Electric Jackets, Flashlight Hacks, and Comet Leonard Observations

368

#177 - Getting Ready For Cold Weather Observing

369

#176 - Listener Observations of Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard

370

#175 - Comet Leonard and Other Objects to Observe in December 2021

371

#174 - An Unexpected Review of the Pentax XW Eyepieces

372

#173 - Observing Minor Planets and Asteroids

373

#172 - Partial Lunar Eclipse Observations

374

#171 - All About the 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse

375

#170 - Suitcase Observatory Update & Pondering New Telescopes

376

#169 - Autumn Observing Part 2

377

#168 - 30mm APM UFF & 32mm Masuyama Initial Reports

378

#167 - Objects to Observe in November 2021

379

#166 - More New Eyepieces to Test

380

#165 - Autumn Observing Part 1

381

#164 - Traditional Observatory and a Suitcase Observatory

382

#163 - First Light For a Couple of New Eyepieces

383

#162 - Special Guest Epsiode

384

#161 - What to Do When Cloud Moves in Just Before You Are About to Observe

385

#160 - Lots of Observing More Binoviewer Feedback

386

#159 -Picking Eyepieces

387

#158 - Chris and Shane Have Lots of Observing to Talk About

388

#157 - Objects to Observe in October 2021

389

#156 - First Light With the Binoviewer and Mount Surgery

390

#155 - Autumn Observing

391

#154 - Binoviwer is in the Mail and Some New Dobs From StellaLyra

392

#153 - Listener Emails

393

#151 - More Deep Sky Observing Reports

394

#152 - Dark Sky Observing Report

395

#149 - Shane Has First Light With the Borg 50FL

396

#150 - Objects to Observe in September 2021

397

#148 - Continuing the Summer Stars and Planets Presentation

398

#147 - The Stars and Terrestrial Planets of Summer

399

#146 - New Gear Has Arrived and More is on the Way

400

#145 - Recent Listener Observing Reports

401

#144 - Chris and Shane Have Some Observing Reports

402

#143 - Dark Sky Observing Report

403

#142 - All About Public Observing

404

#141 - Chris’s New Dark Site Had First Light!

405

#140 - Objects to Observe in August 2021

406

#139 - Dark Sky Packing Survival Guide

407

#138 - No Clouds, But Lots of Forest Fire Smoke

408

#137 - Another Listener Mailbag Episode

409

136 - Unplanned Gegenschein Observation

410

#135 - Light Pollution Abatement

411

#134 - A New Observing Site and Some Listener Emails

412

#133 - Summer Binocular Tour

413

#132 - New Perspectives From Old Astronomers

414

#131 - Objects to Observe in July 2021

415

#130 - What is the Criteria that Defines a ‘Good Observer’?

416

#129 - Night Vision and Dark Adaptation

417

#128 - Observing with 50mm Refractors

418

#127 - All About Finding Stuff in Space

419

#126 -Ophiuchus Observing Report

420

#125 - Small Telescope Observing

421

#124 - Lots of Recent Observing!

422

#123 - Objects to Observe in June 2021

423

#122 - Early Morning Planet Observing and Chris’s Takahashi Setup is Nearing Completion

424

#121- Recreating Galileo’s Observations

425

#120 - Binoviewers and a DIY Variable Barlow

426

#119 - Deep Sky Observing in Ophiuchus

427

#118 - First Light For a New Mount and Eyepiece as Well as Some Observing Reports

428

#117 - Listener Emails

429

#116 - Miscellaneous Astronomy Ramblings

430

#115 - Objects to Observe in May 2021

431

#114 -Gear Talk

432

#113 - Big Aperture Observing - 20” f/3.3

433

#112 - A Nebula Filter Overview and a Quick Comparison of the Televue Delite vs. the Pentax XF

434

#111 - Deep Sky Observing in Leo, Virgo, and Coma Berenices

435

#110 - New Gear and Observing Reports

436

#109 - Learn About Variable Star Observing and the AAVSO

437

#108 - A Telescope Horror Story and Some Observing Reports With Unexpected Aurora

438

#107 - Your Guide to Upgrading Gear

439

#106 -Advice For Buying an H-alpha Solar Telescope & Chris Shares First Light With the miniBorg 50

440

#105 - Objects to Observe In April 2021

441

#104 - Chris’s New Tiny Telescope, Finders, and Observing Reports

442

#103 - Your Guide to Buying Used Astronomy Gear

443

#102 - Double Star and Solar Observing Reports

444

#101 - Deep Sky Observing in Auriga, Gemini, and Cancer

445

#100 - 40mm Eyepiece Comparisons and Observing Reports

446

#99 - Gear Works: Diagonals and Eyepiece Field of View

447

#98 - A New Eyepiece For Shane & Chris is Considering a Tiny Telescope

448

#97 - Objects to Observe in March 2021

449

#96 - Book Reviews and an Observing Log Template

450

#95 - An Introduction to Deep Sky Objects

451

#94 - Finally, We Have Our Own Observing Report

452

#93 - Deep Sky Observing in Canis Major, Canis Minor, Monoceros, and a Few Other Constellations!

453

#92 - Listener Observations of Sirius B - A Bucket List Double!

454

#91 - Telescopes and the Lunar X

455

#90 - Meanderings of Two Bored Astronomers

456

#89 - Lots of Eyepiece Discussion...and Some Other Stuff

457

#88 - Objects to Observe in February 2021

458

#87 - 3D Printing and Astronomy

459

#86 - Chris and Shane’s Current Observing Projects/Lists

460

#85 - Our Companion to Objects to Observe in the Night Sky

461

#84 -Searching For New Dark Sky Locations

462

#83 - Deep Sky Observing in Orion, Taurus, and Perseus

463

#82 - Tasco 10TE First Light & One More Listener Observation Log

464

#81 - More Listener Observation Logs

465

#80 - Book Give Away Winner & Listener Observations

466

#79 - Objects to Observe in January 2021

467

#78 - Final Conjunction Observations and Looking Towards 2021

468

#77 - Your Guide to Observing Double Stars

469

#76 - Almost Great Conjunction Observations

470

#75 - The Great Jupiter & Saturn Conjunction

471

#74 - Light Pollution Filters & A Book Give Away

472

#73 - A Beautiful Open Cluster Tour

473

#72 - Find Out What is Possible with a Celestron 76mm Firstscope

474

#71 - A Frankenscope and Observing Colour on the Moon

475

#70 - Objects to Observe in December 2020

476

#69 - Listener Questions are Answered #3

477

#68 - First Light For the Borg and a Skywatcher AZ5 Review

478

#67 - Starter Telescope Recommendations

479

#66 - Eyepiece Chat

480

#65 - The Ultimate Guide to Observing Guides

481

#64 - Seven Planets in One Night and a Telescope Comparison

482

#63 - Your Guide to Observing Mercury

483

#62 - Listener Questions Are Answered #2

484

#61 - Your Guide to Observing the Moon

485

#60 - Objects to Observe in November 2020

486

#59 - Your Guide to Observing in the Constellation of Pegasus

487

#58 - Comparing Eyepieces, Telescopes, and Filters

488

#57 - Observing Mars Throughout History

489

#56 - Last Week’s Observing Recap

490

#55 - Listener Questions Are Answered

491

#54 - Incredible Mars Observation

492

#53 - Objects to Observe in October 2020

493

#52 - The Art of Sketching Observations

494

#51 - Chris and Shane Discuss Their Most Memorable Observations

495

#50 - Chris's Recent Mars Observations

496

#49 -Your Guide to Observing Mars 2020

497

#48 - Finally Chris and Shane Observe Together...Under a Dark(ish) Sky

498

#47 - Andromeda Constellation Deep Dive

499

#46 - First Light Review of the Skywatcher AZ-GTI & Last light review of the Masuyama 35mm

500

#45 - Chris Has Transformed Into a Nocturnal Creature and Shane Tests a Legendary Eyepiece

501

#44 - Objects to Observe in September 2020

502

#43 - An Economic Way to Double Your Eyepiece Collection

503

#42 - Life, The Universe and Everything!

504

#41 - All About Backyard Observatories

505

#40 - Learn Different Techniques to See More Planetary Detail

506

#39 - Perseid Meteor Shower and Using the Summer Triangle to Navigate the Sky

507

#38 - Filter Impacts & More Planetary Observing

508

#37 - Deep Dive Into Scorpius

509

#36 - Lots of Planetary Observing Reports with Eyepiece and Filter Comparisons

510

#35 - Objects to Observe in August 2020

511

#34 - Goodbye Comet NEOWISE, hello Jupiter!

512

#33 - Comet NEOWISE Observations and Upcoming Meteor Showers

513

#32 - Detailed Plans for an Astronomy Trip to Grasslands National Park

514

#31 - Comet NEOWISE Observing Reports and Chris Tests His Revamped 80mm Telescope

515

#30 - Great Comet Update and Observing Guide

516

#29 - Don't Cry Over Spilled Milky Way!

517

#28 - The Darkness is Coming...and a Comet!

518

#27 - Objects to Observe in July 2020

519

Recent Observations of the Moon, Jupiter, and Double Stars

520

#25 - Cloudy Night Astronomy

521

#24 - Discover Some Lesser Known Constellations

522

#23 - Easy Astrophotography

523

#22 - A Noctilucent Cloud Sighting! Find Out Which Comets and Asteroids Are Visible this Month

524

#21 - Learn About the Gaseous Planets...Hint, it's the Other 4 Planets We Didn't Talk About in Episode #15

525

#20 - Now is the Time to Observe Noctilucent Clouds

526

#19 - Using Exit Pupil as a Guide to Build Your Eyepiece Collection

527

#18 - Objects to Observe in June 2020

528

#17 - You've Purchased a Telescope and Some Eyepieces....Now What?

529

#16 - In the Voice of Jim Morrison...This is the End, of Venus Observations

530

#15 - Learn About the 4 Terrestrial Planets....Hint, it's the Inner 4 Planets

531

#14 - Recent Observing and a Guide to Astronomy Binoculars

532

#13 - Keeping a Record of Your Observations

533

#12 - Map of the Sky, Which is the Right Star Atlas for You?

534

#11 - Everything about Eyepieces

535

#10 - New telescope first light!

536

#9 - Objects to Observe in May 2020

537

#8 - Recent Venus Observations

538

#7 - Gear Talk

539

#6 - Introduction to the Universe

540

#5 - Gear Talk

541

#4 - Getting Started in Astronomy

542

#3 - The Ultimate Travel Telescope?

543

#2 - Classic Telescope Discussion

544

#1 - Introduction to the Actual Astronomy Podcast