The Actual Astronomy Podcast
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#406 - Getting Through Winter
Chris and Shane talk about the astronomy things they do get through winter and they discuss a few listener emails.
#405 - Large Telescopes and Planetary Imaging With Damien K
Chris welcomes Damien K to the show to talk about big aperture and planetary imaging.
#404 - Observer’s Calendar for March 2024
Chris and Shane talk about interesting things to observe in March 2024. Show notes are available on www.actualastronomy.com
#403 - Amateur Telescope Making with Tom Otvos
Chris and Shane welcome Tom Otvos back to the show to talk about making your own telescope.
#402 - Aurora Hunting with Vincent Ledvina
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Vincent Ledvina to talk about all things related to the aurora.
#401 - Borg 90FL, Practice Sketching, and Listener Emails
Shane shares his first night out with the Borg 90FL, Chris talks about his approach to practicing his skating indoors, and they discuss a few listener emails.
#400 - Listener Emails
Chris and Shane discuss listener emails.
#399 - Astronomy Books With Chris Wilcox
Chris and Shane welcome Chris Wilcox to the show to talk about astronomy books. Chris owns a small book store in the US and has some great recommendations. Show notes available on www.actualastronomy.com
#398 - Making Your Own Eyepieces and Other Listener Email
Chris and Shane discuss listener emails with one that is centered on making your own eyepieces.
#397 - Getting Started in Astronomy with Special Guest Alejandro E. Hernandez Padilla
Chris and Shane welcome long time listener Alejandro E. Hernandez Padilla to the show to discuss how he recently entered the hobby of amateur astronomy.
#396 - Solar Eclipse Dreams
Chris and Shane discuss how to prepare for the 2024 Solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
#394 - Observer’s Calendar for February 2024
Chris and Shane talk about interesting things to observe in February 2024.
#395 - An Asteroid, Comet Images, and Observations
Chris and Shane discuss listener emails.
#393 - Astronomy Outreach and Advice for Chris
Chris and Shane discuss listener emails.
#392 - What We Do When it’s Too Cold Outside
Chris and Shane talk about what they do when it gets too cold to observe.
#391 - Listener’s New Gear
Chris and Shane discuss new gear that some listeners received over the holidays.
#390 - Naming Asteroids with Peter Jedicke
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Peter Jedicke to talk about asteroids and how they are named.
#389 - New Eyepiece Lines from Takahashi and Masuyama
Chris and Shane talk about the new Masuyama MOP and Takahashi TPL eyepieces.
#388 - SettingUp Our New Telescopes
Chris and Shane talk about what they need to do to get their new telescopes operating.
#387 - Our New Telescopes
Chris and Shane share details of their newly acquired telescopes.
#386 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2024
Chris and Shane talk about interesting things to observe in January 2024. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com
#385 - Matching Telescopes Designs to Object Type
Chris and Shane answer a listener email asking which telescopes are suited for classes of objects.
#384 - Observe Jupiter During the Daytime without Any Optics
January 18th is a date when observing Jupiter during the daytime has favourable conditions. Alister Ling shares the details.
#383 - Lake and Terrain Effects on Astronomy
Chris and Shane welcome Alister Ling back to the show to discuss the effects that lakes and terrain can impact observing.
#382 - First Light For Chris’s Observatory
Chris shares his observing report for first light from his new observatory!
#381 - Green Stars? with Dave Chapman
Dave returns to the podcast to answer the question - are there any stars that are green?
#380 - Stars You Should Know - Southern Skies Edition with Dave Chapman
Chris and Shane welcome Dave back to the show for the final instalment of the Stars You Know series. This episode is dedicated to stars visible from southern latitudes. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com
#379 - Observer’s Calendar for December 2023
Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in December 2023. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com
#378 - Listener Emails
Chris and Shane catch up responding to some listener emails.
377 - EQ Mounts vs. Alt/Az Mounts
Chris and Shane discuss the virtues of equatorial mounts and alt/az mounts.
#376 - All About Achromats
Chris and Shane spend the hour talking about achromatic refractors.
#375 - A Night at the David Dunlap Observatory
Chris shares his experience touring the David Dunlap Observatory in Toronto.
#375 - We Finally Observed Together!
Chris and Shane talk about their recent observing session together at Chris’s dark sky location.
#373 - Visiting the Dorner Telescope Museum
Chris shares his recent experience visiting the Dorner Telescope Museum.
#372 - The Goldendale Village
Chris and Shane welcome Christopher and Bill from the Glendale Sky Village to discuss this astronomer haven!
#371 - Observing Sketching From Hawaii with Dr. Cindy Krach
Chris and Shane welcome special guest Cindy Krach to the show to talk about sketching and observing in Hawaii.
#370 - Observing The Classic Galactic Nebulae List
Chris and Shane talk about observing an old list called the Galactic Nebulae List.
#369 - Observer’s Calendar November 2023
Chris and Shane discuss things to observe in November 2023.
#368 - Planning For Success
Chris and Shane talk about how they plan to have successful observing sessions.
#367 - Observations, Weather Forecast Resources, and Listener Emails
Chris and Shane cover multiple topics in this episode.
#366 - A Book Review and the Observer’s Calendar
Chris and Shane read a book review from Dave Chapman and talk about the RASC Observer’s Calendar.
#365 - Annular Eclipse October 14, 2023
Chris and Shane talk about observing the upcoming annular eclipse on October 14, 2023.
Ep 57#364 - Fall Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman
Dave Chapman returns to the podcast to continue the Stars You Should Knkw series. Show notes are available at www.actualastronomy.com
#362 - Oddball Accessories
Chris and Shane discuss accessories that they use but are not talked about very often.
Ep 56#363 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2023
Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in October. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com
#361 - More Refreshing Views With Mark Radice
Chris and Shane welcome Mark Radice back to the show to talk about about live image stacking.
#360 - Observing Last Night
Chris talks about the observing that he recently logged.
#359 - Listener Emails
Chris and Shane read discuss listener emails about observing and gear.
#358 - Capricornus Deep Dive
Chris and Shane talk about the history of Capricornus and things to observe in this constellation.
#357 - An Observing Guide to Jupiter and Saturn
Chris and Shane talk about observing Jupiter and Saturn this fall.