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The Actual Astronomy Podcast — 551 episodes

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#549 - The Observer’s Calendar for September 2026

2

#548 - Visual Astronomy in Draco

3

#547 - 12 Months of Messier August Edition

4

#546 - Planning Dark Sky Trips

5

#545 - Observer’s Calendar for August 2026

6

#544 - 7” Achro Attempts at Correcting Chromatic Aberration

7

#543 - 3D Printing and Astronomy

8

#542 - 12 Months of Messier July Edition

9

#541 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2026

10

#540 - 12 Month of Messier June Edition

11

#539 - David Nagler Answers Listener Questions

12

#538 - Listener Emails

13

#537 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2026

14

#536 - Observing While the Moon is Up

15

#535 - 12 Months of Messier May

16

#534 - Telescope Powers

17

#533 - The Observer’s Calendar for May 2026

18

#532 - Spring Galaxy Hunting and Listener Emails

19

#531 - 12 Months of Messier April Edition

20

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

21

#529 - A Listener Builds His Dream Observatory

22

#528 - The Observer’s Calendar for April 2026

23

#527 - A Reflection Nebula Filter?

24

#526 - 12 Months of Messier - March Edition

25

#525 - Dumb Things We Have Done at the Telescope

26

#524 - The Observer’s Calendar for March 2026

27

#523 - 12 Months of Messier February Edition

28

#522 - Owning 20+ Telescopes with Richard Navarette

29

#521 - Listener Emails

30

#520 - The Observer’s Calendar for February 2026

31

#519 - OzSky with Clint Reading

32

#518 - 12 Months of Messier Month 1

33

#517 - Navigating the Night Sky

34

#516 - The Observer’s Calendar for January 2026

35

#515 - PiFinder with Richard Wolf-Jacobson

36

#514 - Beginner Christmas Scope Recommendations and Our Wishes Lists

37

#513 - Late Autumn Observing

38

#511 - Mark Radice’s Recent Adventure

39

#512 - The Observer’s Calendar for December 2025

40

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

41

#509 - A Tribute to Al Nagler

42

#508 - Bad Light Update & Comet Observations

43

#507 - Observer’s Calendar for November 2025

44

#505 - First Night With Your First Telescope Guide

45

#506 - Comet A6 Lemmon & Comet R2 SWAN

46

#504 - Bad Light and Light Pollution

47

#503 - M55, Helix Nebula and other Observations

48

#502 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2025

49

#501 - Titan Transit and Other Observations

50

#500 - Feature Constellation Taurus

51

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

52

#498 - Observer’s Calendar for September 2025

53

#497 - 78 Nights in Namibia with Alister Ling

54

#496 - Listener Emails

55

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

56

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

57

#493 - The Observer’s Calendar August 2025

58

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

59

#491 - We Judge Your Observing

60

#490 - First Upgrades For Your Telescope

61

#489 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2025

62

#488 - Telescope Store Tours

63

#487 - Mini Solar Scope and Recent Observations

64

#486 - Chiricahua Sky Village with Peter Monson

65

#485 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2025

66

#484 - Star Party Primer

67

#483 - Affordable Wide-Field with Brian Ventrudo

68

#482 - Organizing Astronomy Gear

69

#481 - April Observing Sessions

70

#480 - The Observer’s Calendar for May 2025

71

#479 - Comet C2025F2 SWAN and Listener Email

72

#478 - Favourite Equipment by Elimination

73

#477 - Observer’s Calendar for April 2025

74

#476 - Gear Talk and Listener Emails

75

#475 - A History of Planetary Motion with Dave Chapman

76

#474 - Skies Over the Southern Ocean with Michael Wright

77

#473 - Sirius Observing in Canis Major

78

#472 - The Observer’s Calendar for March 2025

79

#471 - Naked Eye Observing

80

#470 - Gear Haul with Craig Levine

81

#469 - Non-Astronomy Things We Do While Observing

82

#468 - Observer’s Calendar for February 2025

83

#467 - Eyepiece Updates and Contact Red Polymer Advice

84

#466 - Listener Emails and Christmas Gifts

85

#465 - 7” Refractor First Light

86

#464 - Observing Lists and Eyepiece Cleaning

87

#463 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2025

88

#462 - Atmospheric Dispersion Correctors

89

#461 - Obstacles to Doing Astronomy

90

#460 - Lost Astronomy Gear and Listener Emails

91

#459 - Winter Observing Plans

92

#458 - Observer’s Calendar for December 2024

93

#357 - Autumn Observing

94

#456 - Observing in the Namibian Desert with Mark Radice

95

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

96

#454 The Observer’s Calendar for November 2024

97

#453 - Aurora Outburst

98

#452 - Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas

99

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

100

#450 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2024

101

#449 - Getting Borg Telescopes Operational

102

#448 - We Observed Together!

103

#447 - Stars and Birds with Dave Chapman

104

#446 - The Observer’s Calendar for September 2024

105

#445 - Listener Emails

106

#444 - Focusing on Perseus

107

#443 - Listener Emails

108

#442 - Observer’s Calendar for August 2024

109

#441 - Observing in Grasslands National Park

110

#440 - Resources For Astronomy

111

#439 - Changes to the Podcast and Listener Emails

112

#438 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2024

113

#437 - Listener Emails

114

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

115

#435 - Don’t Buy That Telescope

116

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

117

#433 - Shane’s New Telescope

118

#432 - The Sherwood Planetarium

119

#431 - Listener Emails

120

#430 - Circus at Mokes Lake

121

#429 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2024

122

#428 - More Aurora Observing Reports

123

#427 - Rain, Grasslands, Aurora, and Smoke

124

#426 - Street Astronomy with Bill Green

125

#425 - Mount Fix and Scope Picks

126

#424 - Urban Astronomy

127

#423 - The Joy of Observing

128

#422 - Chris’s Observatory Update

129

#421 - Observer’s Calendar for May 2024

130

#420 - Overlooked Observing Tips and Techniques

131

#419 - More Listener Solar Eclipse Observing Reports

132

#418 -April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Observing Reports

133

#417 - Globular Clusters with Peter Jedicke

134

#416 - Listener Emails

135

#413 - The Gegenschein and an Oz Star Party Report

136

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

137

#412 - Light Pollution with Bill McGeeney

138

#414 - Observer’s Calendar for April 2024

139

#411 - Double Stars and Some Observations

140

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

141

#409 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice

142

#408 - Listener Telescopes and Eyepieces

143

#407 - Deep Sky Eye Observatory with Tim Doucette

144

#406 - Getting Through Winter

145

#405 - Large Telescopes and Planetary Imaging With Damien K

146

#404 - Observer’s Calendar for March 2024

147

#403 - Amateur Telescope Making with Tom Otvos

148

#402 - Aurora Hunting with Vincent Ledvina

149

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

150

#400 - Listener Emails

151

#399 - Astronomy Books With Chris Wilcox

152

#398 - Making Your Own Eyepieces and Other Listener Email

153

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

154

#396 - Solar Eclipse Dreams

155

#394 - Observer’s Calendar for February 2024

156

#395 - An Asteroid, Comet Images, and Observations

157

#393 - Astronomy Outreach and Advice for Chris

158

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

159

#391 - Listener’s New Gear

160

#390 - Naming Asteroids with Peter Jedicke

161

#389 - New Eyepiece Lines from Takahashi and Masuyama

162

#388 - SettingUp Our New Telescopes

163

#387 - Our New Telescopes

164

#386 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2024

165

#385 - Matching Telescopes Designs to Object Type

166

#384 - Observe Jupiter During the Daytime without Any Optics

167

#383 - Lake and Terrain Effects on Astronomy

168

#382 - First Light For Chris’s Observatory

169

#381 - Green Stars? with Dave Chapman

170

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

171

#379 - Observer’s Calendar for December 2023

172

#378 - Listener Emails

173

377 - EQ Mounts vs. Alt/Az Mounts

174

#376 - All About Achromats

175

#375 - A Night at the David Dunlap Observatory

176

#375 - We Finally Observed Together!

177

#373 - Visiting the Dorner Telescope Museum

178

#372 - The Goldendale Village

179

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

180

#370 - Observing The Classic Galactic Nebulae List

181

#369 - Observer’s Calendar November 2023

182

#368 - Planning For Success

183

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

184

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

185

#365 - Annular Eclipse October 14, 2023

186

#364 - Fall Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman

187

#362 - Oddball Accessories

188

#363 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2023

189

#361 - More Refreshing Views With Mark Radice

190

#360 - Observing Last Night

191

#359 - Listener Emails

192

#358 - Capricornus Deep Dive

193

#357 - An Observing Guide to Jupiter and Saturn

194

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

195

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

196

#354 - Observer’s Calendar For September 2023

197

#353 Attending the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party and Other Observations

198

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

199

#351 - Our Summer Ketchup Epsiode

200

#350 - Owning More Than One Telescope With Alister Ling

201

#349 - All About Binoviewers

202

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

203

#346 - Telescope Focal Lengths and Ratios

204

#347 - Objects to observe in August 2023

205

#345 - Stefan Zietara on Patrick Moore

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

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

210

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

211

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

212

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

213

#342 - Objects to Observe in July 2023

214

#337 - Nebulae With Daniel Andreason

215

#336 - An Introduction to Stars with Daniel T Andreason

216

#335 - An Eyepiece Set for Under $200

217

#334 - Solar Observing

218

#333 - Carbon Stars with Luca Vanzella

219

#332 - Listener Emails

220

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

221

#330 - Objects to Observe in June 2023

222

#329 - A Solar Eclipse Expedition With Clark Muir

223

#328 - How to Use a Star Atlas

224

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

225

#326 - Spring Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman

226

#325 - Smashing Telescopes and Astronomical Adventures with Eric Klaszus

227

#323 - Observing and Sketching with Berta Beltran

228

#322 - A Beginners Guide to Binoculars to Astronomy

229

#324 - Objects to Observe in May 2023

230

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

231

#320 - Observing Reports From Chris and Shane

232

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

233

#318 - Telescope Shopping in Japan With Justin Lee

234

#317 - Listener Emails

235

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

236

#314 - M51 With Alister Ling

237

#313 - Spring Observing Plans

238

#312 - Listener Emails and Observations

239

#315 - Objects to Observe in April 2023

240

#311 - Beginner Astronomy Books

241

#310 - Winter Wide Field Wonders

242

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

243

#308 - Northern Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman

244

#307 - Listener Emails

245

#306 - Observing Lists with Alister Ling

246

#305 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice

247

#304 - Objects to Observe in March 2023

248

#303 - History of 100mm Takahashi Refractors

249

#302 - Nexus Pro Digital Setting Circles

250

#301 - Listener Emails and “Green” Comet Observations

251

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

252

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

253

#299 - Light Pollution with special guest Rick Huziak

254

#298 - Night Vision Astronomy with special guest Dale Eason

255

#297 - Objects to Observe in February 2023

256

#296 - Higher Capacity Mounts for Visual Observing

257

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

258

#294 - Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman

259

#293 - How to Observe Comet 2022 E3 ZTF

260

#292 - Listener Emails and Observations

261

#291 - Observing in New Zealand

262

#290 - Listener Questions and Answers

263

#289 - Holiday Observing and Patreon Support Contest Winners

264

#288 - A Night at the Lowell Observatory

265

#287 - Objects to Observe in January 2023

266

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

267

#285 - The 12 Eyepieces of Christmas

268

#284 - Learning the Night Sky Part 2

269

#283 - Observing the Mars Occultation

270

#282 - Tips For Purchasing an Astronomy Property

271

#281 - Logging Observations Part 2

272

#280 - Logging Observations Part 1

273

#279 - Objects to Observe in December 2022

274

#278 - Mars, Jupiter, & DSO Observing Reports

275

#277 - Learning the Night Sky

276

#276 - Schmidt Cassegrains versus Dobsonians

277

#275 - Listener Observing Reports

278

#274 - New 85 Degree Pentax Eyepieces

279

#273 - Pun Contest Conclusion

280

#272 - ATM-ing with Special Guest Tom Otvos

281

#271 - Observations and Puns

282

#270 - Objects to Observe in November 2022

283

#269 - Telescope Magnification and Field of View

284

#268 - Lots of Pun Entries and Listener Emails

285

#267 - Mars Observing Guide

286

#266 - Mars and Jupiter Observations Plus Listener Emails

287

#265 - Troubles Seeing Jupiter Details and Other Listener Emails

288

#264 - Some Observing and Some Sketching

289

#263 - All About Nebula and Light Pollution Reduction Filters

290

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

291

#261 - Objects to Observe in October 2022

292

#260 - Observing Our Closest Star and Distant Stars

293

#259 - Focusing on Focusers

294

#258 - Lots of Observing to Talk About

295

#257 - Mount Kobau Star Party Observing Report

296

#256 - Listener Observing Reports

297

#255 - Late Summer Observing Reports

298

#254 - Focusing on the Messier List

299

#253 - Objects to Observe in September 2022

300

#252 - Observing Reports

301

#251 - Remembering Don Machholz

302

#250 - Observing Report From the Nebraska Star Party

303

#249 - Constellation View Binoculars

304

#248 - Observing Saturn

305

#247 - Observing Reports

306

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

307

#245 - All About Binocular Mounts

308

#244 - Objects to Observe in August 2022

309

#243 - Accessories for Astronomy

310

#242 - Observing in the Toy Box Constellations

311

#241 - Catching Up

312

#240 - Observing the Sun

313

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

314

#238 - Surfing the Summer Star Clouds

315

#237 - Binocular Tour of the Summer Milky Way

316

#236 - Introduction of ‘Summer Shorts’ Episodes

317

#235 - Objects to Observe in July 2022

318

#234 - Conversation With Special Guest Brian Ventrudo

319

#233 - Scorpius Deep Dive

320

#232 - Interesting Email Exchanges

321

#231 - SQM Updates and Other Odds and Ends

322

#230 - Double Stars with Blake Nancarrow

323

#229 - Another Listener Email Episode

324

#228 - Comet Catcher Updates and Observing Reports

325

#227 -Observation Reports From Grasslands National Park

326

#226 - Objects to Observe In June 2022

327

#225 - Beginner’s Advice

328

#224 - Lunar Eclipse Observations

329

#223 - All About Binoculars

330

#222 - Chris Purchased a Vintage Telescope!

331

#221 - All About Reflectors

332

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

333

#218 - New Telescope First Light

334

#219 - Objects to Observe in May 2022

335

#217 - All About Compound Telescopes

336

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

337

#215 - All About Refractors!

338

#214 - Discussing Which Eyepieces to Purchase

339

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

340

#212 - Gear Reviews and Sirius B Finally Appears

341

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

342

#210 - Comet Hunting With Dan Machholz

343

#209 - Objects to Observe in April 2022

344

#208 - The Skies Have Cleared!

345

#207 - Cleaning Optics

346

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

347

#205 - More Listener Emails

348

#204 - Special Guest Don Machholz Discusses the Messier Marathon

349

#203 - A Discussion About Fr. Lucien Kemble

350

#202 - Living Vicariously Through Listener Emails

351

#201 - Objects to Observe in March 2022

352

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

353

#199 - Interesting Observing Projects

354

#198 - More Listener Emails

355

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

356

#196 - Lots of Observing Reports

357

#195 - The Winter Blues Continue

358

#194 - Sketching and Visual Astronomy With Mike Rector

359

#192 - Bad Weather and Listener Emails

360

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

361

#191 - Astronomy Friends

362

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

363

#189 - All About Asterisms

364

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

365

#187 - Understanding Eyepieces

366

#186 - More JWST and Meteorite Information

367

#185 - Collecting Meteorites

368

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

369

#183 - Objects to Observe in January 2022

370

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

371

#181 - Christmas Space-tacular

372

#180 - It’s Getting Cold

373

#179 - Another Chat with Mark from Refreshing Views

374

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

375

#177 - Getting Ready For Cold Weather Observing

376

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

377

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

378

#174 - An Unexpected Review of the Pentax XW Eyepieces

379

#173 - Observing Minor Planets and Asteroids

380

#172 - Partial Lunar Eclipse Observations

381

#171 - All About the 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse

382

#170 - Suitcase Observatory Update & Pondering New Telescopes

383

#169 - Autumn Observing Part 2

384

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

385

#167 - Objects to Observe in November 2021

386

#166 - More New Eyepieces to Test

387

#165 - Autumn Observing Part 1

388

#164 - Traditional Observatory and a Suitcase Observatory

389

#163 - First Light For a Couple of New Eyepieces

390

#162 - Special Guest Epsiode

391

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

392

#160 - Lots of Observing More Binoviewer Feedback

393

#159 -Picking Eyepieces

394

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

395

#157 - Objects to Observe in October 2021

396

#156 - First Light With the Binoviewer and Mount Surgery

397

#155 - Autumn Observing

398

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

399

#153 - Listener Emails

400

#151 - More Deep Sky Observing Reports

401

#152 - Dark Sky Observing Report

402

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

403

#150 - Objects to Observe in September 2021

404

#148 - Continuing the Summer Stars and Planets Presentation

405

#147 - The Stars and Terrestrial Planets of Summer

406

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

407

#145 - Recent Listener Observing Reports

408

#144 - Chris and Shane Have Some Observing Reports

409

#143 - Dark Sky Observing Report

410

#142 - All About Public Observing

411

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

412

#140 - Objects to Observe in August 2021

413

#139 - Dark Sky Packing Survival Guide

414

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

415

#137 - Another Listener Mailbag Episode

416

136 - Unplanned Gegenschein Observation

417

#135 - Light Pollution Abatement

418

#134 - A New Observing Site and Some Listener Emails

419

#133 - Summer Binocular Tour

420

#132 - New Perspectives From Old Astronomers

421

#131 - Objects to Observe in July 2021

422

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

423

#129 - Night Vision and Dark Adaptation

424

#128 - Observing with 50mm Refractors

425

#127 - All About Finding Stuff in Space

426

#126 -Ophiuchus Observing Report

427

#125 - Small Telescope Observing

428

#124 - Lots of Recent Observing!

429

#123 - Objects to Observe in June 2021

430

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

431

#121- Recreating Galileo’s Observations

432

#120 - Binoviewers and a DIY Variable Barlow

433

#119 - Deep Sky Observing in Ophiuchus

434

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

435

#117 - Listener Emails

436

#116 - Miscellaneous Astronomy Ramblings

437

#115 - Objects to Observe in May 2021

438

#114 -Gear Talk

439

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

440

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

441

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

442

#110 - New Gear and Observing Reports

443

#109 - Learn About Variable Star Observing and the AAVSO

444

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

445

#107 - Your Guide to Upgrading Gear

446

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

447

#105 - Objects to Observe In April 2021

448

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

449

#103 - Your Guide to Buying Used Astronomy Gear

450

#102 - Double Star and Solar Observing Reports

451

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

452

#100 - 40mm Eyepiece Comparisons and Observing Reports

453

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

454

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

455

#97 - Objects to Observe in March 2021

456

#96 - Book Reviews and an Observing Log Template

457

#95 - An Introduction to Deep Sky Objects

458

#94 - Finally, We Have Our Own Observing Report

459

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

460

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

461

#91 - Telescopes and the Lunar X

462

#90 - Meanderings of Two Bored Astronomers

463

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

464

#88 - Objects to Observe in February 2021

465

#87 - 3D Printing and Astronomy

466

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

467

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

468

#84 -Searching For New Dark Sky Locations

469

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

470

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

471

#81 - More Listener Observation Logs

472

#80 - Book Give Away Winner & Listener Observations

473

#79 - Objects to Observe in January 2021

474

#78 - Final Conjunction Observations and Looking Towards 2021

475

#77 - Your Guide to Observing Double Stars

476

#76 - Almost Great Conjunction Observations

477

#75 - The Great Jupiter & Saturn Conjunction

478

#74 - Light Pollution Filters & A Book Give Away

479

#73 - A Beautiful Open Cluster Tour

480

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

481

#71 - A Frankenscope and Observing Colour on the Moon

482

#70 - Objects to Observe in December 2020

483

#69 - Listener Questions are Answered #3

484

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

485

#67 - Starter Telescope Recommendations

486

#66 - Eyepiece Chat

487

#65 - The Ultimate Guide to Observing Guides

488

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

489

#63 - Your Guide to Observing Mercury

490

#62 - Listener Questions Are Answered #2

491

#61 - Your Guide to Observing the Moon

492

#60 - Objects to Observe in November 2020

493

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

494

#58 - Comparing Eyepieces, Telescopes, and Filters

495

#57 - Observing Mars Throughout History

496

#56 - Last Week’s Observing Recap

497

#55 - Listener Questions Are Answered

498

#54 - Incredible Mars Observation

499

#53 - Objects to Observe in October 2020

500

#52 - The Art of Sketching Observations

501

#51 - Chris and Shane Discuss Their Most Memorable Observations

502

#50 - Chris's Recent Mars Observations

503

#49 -Your Guide to Observing Mars 2020

504

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

505

#47 - Andromeda Constellation Deep Dive

506

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

507

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

508

#44 - Objects to Observe in September 2020

509

#43 - An Economic Way to Double Your Eyepiece Collection

510

#42 - Life, The Universe and Everything!

511

#41 - All About Backyard Observatories

512

#40 - Learn Different Techniques to See More Planetary Detail

513

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

514

#38 - Filter Impacts & More Planetary Observing

515

#37 - Deep Dive Into Scorpius

516

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

517

#35 - Objects to Observe in August 2020

518

#34 - Goodbye Comet NEOWISE, hello Jupiter!

519

#33 - Comet NEOWISE Observations and Upcoming Meteor Showers

520

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

521

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

522

#30 - Great Comet Update and Observing Guide

523

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

524

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

525

#27 - Objects to Observe in July 2020

526

Recent Observations of the Moon, Jupiter, and Double Stars

527

#25 - Cloudy Night Astronomy

528

#24 - Discover Some Lesser Known Constellations

529

#23 - Easy Astrophotography

530

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

531

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

532

#20 - Now is the Time to Observe Noctilucent Clouds

533

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

534

#18 - Objects to Observe in June 2020

535

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

536

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

537

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

538

#14 - Recent Observing and a Guide to Astronomy Binoculars

539

#13 - Keeping a Record of Your Observations

540

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

541

#11 - Everything about Eyepieces

542

#10 - New telescope first light!

543

#9 - Objects to Observe in May 2020

544

#8 - Recent Venus Observations

545

#7 - Gear Talk

546

#6 - Introduction to the Universe

547

#5 - Gear Talk

548

#4 - Getting Started in Astronomy

549

#3 - The Ultimate Travel Telescope?

550

#2 - Classic Telescope Discussion

551

#1 - Introduction to the Actual Astronomy Podcast