The Actual Astronomy Podcast

#441 - Observing in Grasslands National Park 22.07.2024 46:37 ↓

Chris shares his observing reports from his trip Grasslands National Park West Block. 

#440 - Resources For Astronomy 15.07.2024 47:12 ↓

Chris and Shane share their favourite resources that make observing g sessions successful. 

#439 - Changes to the Podcast and Listener Emails 08.07.2024 52:31 ↓

Chris and Shane announce a big change to the podcast and discuss come listener emails. 

#438 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2024 01.07.2024 28:00 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in July 2024, including a comet that might become visible with the naked eye in September/October. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com

#437 - Listener Emails 27.06.2024 43:33 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss some listener emails. 

#436 - Stars A Month-by-Month Tour of the Constellations with Mike Lynch 25.06.2024 48:08 ↓

Chris and Shane welcome Mike Lynch to talk about his book titled Stars A Month-by-Month Tour of the Constellations.

#435 - Don’t Buy That Telescope 20.06.2024 42:04 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss items that you may not need to go out observing.

#434- Another Telescope, Noctilucent Clouds, and Listener Emails 17.06.2024 38:21 ↓

Chris buys a new telescope! Also some listener emails in this episode. 

#433 - Shane’s New Telescope 13.06.2024 35:40 ↓

Shane talks about his new Takahashi FOA-Q telescope.

#432 - The Sherwood Planetarium 10.06.2024 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/

#431 - Listener Emails 06.06.2024 44:26 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss listener emails.

#430 - Circus at Mokes Lake 03.06.2024 57:22 ↓

Inspired by a listener email, Chris and Shane talk about how an observing session can unexpectedly be interrupted. 

#429 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2024 30.05.2024 34:39 ↓

Chris and Shane talk interesting things to observe in June 2024. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com

#428 - More Aurora Observing Reports 27.05.2024 57:03 ↓

Chris and Shane talk read and discuss more aurora observing reports.

#427 - Rain, Grasslands, Aurora, and Smoke 23.05.2024 50:43 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about recent observing in Grasslands and the recent large aurora outburst.

#426 - Street Astronomy with Bill Green 20.05.2024 1:03:19 ↓

Chris and Shane welcome Bill Green to the show to talk about doing street astronomy for public outreach. 

#425 - Mount Fix and Scope Picks 16.05.2024 48:41 ↓

Chris thinks he might have solved his mount issues and Shane is thinking about buying a new telescope.

#424 - Urban Astronomy 13.05.2024 41:01 ↓

Chris and Shane give tips for observing under light polluted skies. 

#423 - The Joy of Observing 09.05.2024 1:04:37 ↓

Chris and Shane recorded this episode live at the 2024 RASC General Assembly. Dave Chapman joins the conversation as well as a couple other surprise guests including Alan Dyer. 

#422 - Chris’s Observatory Update 06.05.2024 1:05:53 ↓

Chris tells us about the progress of his observatory build. 

#421 - Observer’s Calendar for May 2024 02.05.2024 23:49 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about interesting things to observe in May 2024. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com

#420 - Overlooked Observing Tips and Techniques 29.04.2024 1:03:38 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about some obscure tips that might improve your next observing session.

#419 - More Listener Solar Eclipse Observing Reports 25.04.2024 19:53 ↓

Chris and Shane read the remaining solar eclipse listener emails.

#418 -April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Observing Reports 22.04.2024 35:59 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss their observations of the partial solar eclipse in Regina, Saskatchewan and read listener’s eclipse observing reports.

#417 - Globular Clusters with Peter Jedicke 18.04.2024 1:06:10 ↓

Chris and Shane welcome Peter Jedicke back to the show to talk about globular clusters.