The Actual Astronomy Podcast

#268 - Lots of Pun Entries and Listener Emails 24.10.2022 36:47 ↓

Chris and Shane read new entries in the pun contest and a few listener emails. 

#267 - Mars Observing Guide 20.10.2022 50:30 ↓

Chris and Shane share their experiences on how to get the best views of Mars. 

#266 - Mars and Jupiter Observations Plus Listener Emails 17.10.2022 39:11 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss their recent observing and read listener emails. 

#265 - Troubles Seeing Jupiter Details and Other Listener Emails 13.10.2022 51:51 ↓

Chris and Shane respond to listener emails. 

#264 - Some Observing and Some Sketching 10.10.2022 56:25 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss some of their recent observing. Chris shares a new sketching technique he is trying. 

#263 - All About Nebula and Light Pollution Reduction Filters 06.10.2022 50:31 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about the various filters used to observe nebulae and help reduced the impacts of light pollution. 

#262 - Autumn Equinox Sky Camp at Kelling Heath With Mark Radice 03.10.2022 1:05:29 ↓

Mark Radice, creator of Refreshing Views on YouTube, joins Chris and Shane to share his experience at the Autumn Equinox Sky Camp at Kelling Heath. 

#261 - Objects to Observe in October 2022 29.09.2022 36:43 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss interesting objects and events to observe in October 2022. Show notes are available at www.actualastronomy.com . 

#260 - Observing Our Closest Star and Distant Stars 26.09.2022 37:13 ↓

Chris and Shane continue to enjoy favourable observing weather. Lots of observations to report!

#259 - Focusing on Focusers 22.09.2022 46:50 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about all things related to telescope focusers. 

#258 - Lots of Observing to Talk About 19.09.2022 51:01 ↓

Chris and Shane have been able to observe a lot lately. Check out their observing reports!

#257 - Mount Kobau Star Party Observing Report 15.09.2022 19:28 ↓

Chris and Shane read a listener’s observing report from the Mount Kobau Star Party. 

#256 - Listener Observing Reports 12.09.2022 34:55 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss listeners observing reports. 

#255 - Late Summer Observing Reports 08.09.2022 34:28 ↓

Chris and Shane share their recent observing reports. 

#254 - Focusing on the Messier List 05.09.2022 19:11 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss if the Messier list is missing any objects and if there are any objects that should be removed from the list. 

#253 - Objects to Observe in September 2022 01.09.2022 28:56 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss the objects to observe in September 2022.

#252 - Observing Reports 29.08.2022 26:19 ↓

Chris and Shane share their recent observing reports. 

#251 - Remembering Don Machholz 25.08.2022 10:57 ↓

Chris and Shane reflect on the impact Don Machholz had on amateur astronomy. 

#250 - Observing Report From the Nebraska Star Party 22.08.2022 17:33 ↓

Chris and Shane read Eric Klaszus’s observing report from his time at the 2022 Nebraska Star Party. 

#249 - Constellation View Binoculars 18.08.2022 23:02 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss the extreme low power/wide field of binoculars that are excellent for framing entire constellations. 

#248 - Observing Saturn 15.08.2022 25:54 ↓

With opposition having just passed, Chris and Shane talk about observing Saturn.

#247 - Observing Reports 11.08.2022 25:52 ↓

Chris and Shane share some of their recent observing reports. 

#246 - A Short History of Burnham’s Celestial Handbook and it’s Author 08.08.2022 14:50 ↓

Shane gets the day off! Chris walks through the history of the Burnham’s Celestial Handbook. 

#245 - All About Binocular Mounts 04.08.2022 20:30 ↓

Some binoculars require a mount in order to provide stable views. Chris and Shane discuss the various mounting options for binoculars.

#244 - Objects to Observe in August 2022 01.08.2022 23:03 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about interesting objects to observe in August 2022.