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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #445 - Listener Emails | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:36:37 | |
Chris and Shane respond to a bunch of listener emails. | |||
| #444 - Focusing on Perseus | 19 Aug 2024 | 00:53:33 | |
Perseus has many diverse objects to observe. Chris and Shane talk about the various objects to add to your observing list. Details can be found at www.actualastronomy.com | |||
| #435 - Don’t Buy That Telescope | 20 Jun 2024 | 00:42:04 | |
Chris and Shane discuss items that you may not need to go out observing. | |||
| #345 - Stefan Zietara on Patrick Moore | 27 Jul 2023 | 01:03:09 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Stefan Zietara to the show. Stefan shares some stories of his friendship with Patrick Moore. | |||
| #344 - Blake’s Beginners Tips #2 Other Stellar Designations with Blake Nancarrow | 24 Jul 2023 | 00:19:01 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Blake to talk about stellar designations. | |||
| #343 - Blake’s Beginners Tips #1 It’s all Greek to me with Blake Nancarrow | 20 Jul 2023 | 00:24:02 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Blake Nancarrow back to the show. This time Blake will explain why it’s nice to learn the Greek alphabet to help with your observing. | |||
| #341 - The Astronomer’s Workbench with Jerry Oltion Part 2 | 17 Jul 2023 | 00:33:00 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Jerry Oltion to the show to talk about observing, telescope building and writing. This is part 2 of 2 episodes. Be sure to check out Jerry’s website www.jerryoltion.com | |||
| #341 - The Astronomer’s Workbench with Jerry Oltion Part 1 | 13 Jul 2023 | 00:49:37 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Jerry Oltion to the show to talk about observing, telescope building and writing. This is part 1 of 2 episodes. Be sure to check out Jerry’s website www.jerryoltion.com | |||
| #340 - A Short Episode on the Planets with Daniel T Andreason | 10 Jul 2023 | 00:33:22 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Daniel T Andreason to talk about planets. | |||
| #339 - A Short Episode on Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets with Daniel T Andreason | 06 Jul 2023 | 00:18:41 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Daniel T Andreason to talk about solar system objects. | |||
| #338 - A Short Episode on Galaxies with Daniel T Andreason | 03 Jul 2023 | 00:24:30 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Daniel T Andreason to the show to talk about galaxies. | |||
| #342 - Objects to Observe in July 2023 | 29 Jun 2023 | 00:35:22 | |
Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in July 2023. Please note this episode number is out of sequence. Episodes 338 - 341 will be released in the upcoming weeks. | |||
| #337 - Nebulae With Daniel Andreason | 26 Jun 2023 | 00:22:07 | |
Chris and Shane discuss the classes of nebulae with special guest Daniel Andreason. | |||
| #434- Another Telescope, Noctilucent Clouds, and Listener Emails | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:38:21 | |
Chris buys a new telescope! Also some listener emails in this episode. | |||
| #336 - An Introduction to Stars with Daniel T Andreason | 22 Jun 2023 | 00:28:13 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Daniel Andreason to podcast to begin a series of short episodes. | |||
| #335 - An Eyepiece Set for Under $200 | 19 Jun 2023 | 00:45:22 | |
Chris and Shane provide some options to build a set of eyepieces for under $200 that will give quality views. | |||
| #334 - Solar Observing | 15 Jun 2023 | 00:54:29 | |
Chris and Shane talk about what you need to safely observe our Sun. | |||
| #333 - Carbon Stars with Luca Vanzella | 12 Jun 2023 | 00:58:19 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Luca Vanzella to discuss carbon stars. You can find the Carbon Star Hunter list at www.vanzella.com | |||
| #332 - Listener Emails | 08 Jun 2023 | 00:32:40 | |
Chris and Shane discuss listener emails about the Moon burger mystery, h-alpha solar observing magnifications and others. | |||
| #331 - Ultra-Fast Telescope Maker and Visual Observer Mel Bartels | 05 Jun 2023 | 01:02:59 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Mel Bartels to the show to talk about observing and making ultra-fast reflectors. | |||
| #330 - Objects to Observe in June 2023 | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:25:29 | |
Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in June 2023. | |||
| #329 - A Solar Eclipse Expedition With Clark Muir | 29 May 2023 | 00:54:52 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Clark Muir back to the show to discuss his recent trek to Australia where he viewed a total solar eclipse. | |||
| #328 - How to Use a Star Atlas | 25 May 2023 | 00:18:49 | |
Chris and Shane talk about how they use star atlases. | |||
| #327 - Carbon Stars, Splitting Sirius B, a Wooden Pier, and Sun Spots | 22 May 2023 | 00:18:54 | |
Chris and Shane discuss listener emails. | |||
| #433 - Shane’s New Telescope | 13 Jun 2024 | 00:35:40 | |
Shane talks about his new Takahashi FOA-Q telescope. | |||
| #326 - Spring Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman | 18 May 2023 | 00:50:03 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Dave Chapman back to the show to talk about some interesting spring stars. | |||
| #325 - Smashing Telescopes and Astronomical Adventures with Eric Klaszus | 15 May 2023 | 00:59:24 | |
Chris and Shane talk about telescope tragedies and some incredible observing journeys. | |||
| #323 - Observing and Sketching with Berta Beltran | 11 May 2023 | 00:53:56 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Berta Beltran to talk about observing and sketching. | |||
| #322 - A Beginners Guide to Binoculars to Astronomy | 08 May 2023 | 00:47:27 | |
Chris and Shane give an overview of using binoculars for astronomy. | |||
| #324 - Objects to Observe in May 2023 | 04 May 2023 | 00:35:12 | |
Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in May 2023. | |||
| #321 - 3D Printing Binoculars with Analog Sky’s Robert Asumendi | 01 May 2023 | 00:55:12 | |
Chris and Shane talk about Robert Asumendi’s amazing project to create designs, instructions, and sourcing details for anyone in the world to create their own 3D printed binoculars/binoscope! | |||
| #320 - Observing Reports From Chris and Shane | 27 Apr 2023 | 00:46:08 | |
Chris and Shane share their observing reports. | |||
| #319 - Large Aperture Telescope Observing and Sketching with Howard Banich | 24 Apr 2023 | 00:57:06 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Howard Banich to discuss large aperture observing and sketching. | |||
| #318 - Telescope Shopping in Japan With Justin Lee | 20 Apr 2023 | 00:53:09 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Justin Lee to talk about his experience shopping for telescopes in Japan. | |||
| #317 - Listener Emails | 17 Apr 2023 | 00:29:30 | |
Chris and Shane discuss listener emails. | |||
| #432 - The Sherwood Planetarium | 10 Jun 2024 | 00:57:18 | |
Chris and Shane welcome guests Adam Firth and Steve Wallace to talk about the Sherwood Planetarium project. More details can be found at https://sherwood-observatory.org.uk/ | |||
| #316 - The Life of an Astronomy Gear Junkie with Craig Levine | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:56:36 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Craig Levine to talk about gear! | |||
| #314 - M51 With Alister Ling | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:58:14 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Alister Ling to discuss various aspects of M51. | |||
| #313 - Spring Observing Plans | 06 Apr 2023 | 00:27:36 | |
Chris and Shane discuss their spring observing plans. | |||
| #312 - Listener Emails and Observations | 03 Apr 2023 | 00:25:10 | |
Chris and Shane respond to and discuss the latest batch of listener emails. | |||
| #315 - Objects to Observe in April 2023 | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:37:38 | |
Chris and Shane discuss interesting objects and events to observe in April 2023. | |||
| #311 - Beginner Astronomy Books | 27 Mar 2023 | 00:55:42 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Jim to the show to discuss beginner astronomy books. | |||
| #310 - Winter Wide Field Wonders | 23 Mar 2023 | 00:36:35 | |
Chris and Shane talk about a portion of the Wide Field Wonders list that Chris curated for the RASC Observer’s Handbook. | |||
| #309 - Chris Seeks Listener Advice For His Next Telescope Purchase | 20 Mar 2023 | 00:23:51 | |
Chris is contemplating which telescope he should get for his observatory and he wants your help! | |||
| #308 - Northern Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman | 16 Mar 2023 | 00:56:15 | |
Chris and Shane welcome Dave Chapman back to continue his series on Stars You Should Know. This episode focuses on northern circumpolar stars. | |||
| #307 - Listener Emails | 13 Mar 2023 | 00:44:09 | |
Chris and Shane get back to reading some listener emails. | |||
| #431 - Listener Emails | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:44:26 | |
Chris and Shane discuss listener emails. | |||
| #306 - Observing Lists with Alister Ling | 09 Mar 2023 | 00:59:51 | |
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Alister Ling to discuss observing lists. | |||
| #305 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice | 06 Mar 2023 | 00:59:04 | |
Mark Radice joins Chris and Shane to talk about his experiences at The Winter Star Party. Check out Mark’s YouTube channel called Refreshing Views. | |||
| #304 - Objects to Observe in March 2023 | 01 Mar 2023 | 00:30:49 | |
Chris and Shane discuss objects to observe in March 2023. Show notes can be found at www.actualastronomy.com | |||