The Actual Astronomy Podcast

#391 - Listener’s New Gear 18.01.2024 23:23 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss new gear that some listeners received over the holidays. 

#390 - Naming Asteroids with Peter Jedicke 15.01.2024 1:03:55 ↓

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 11.01.2024 55:33 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about the new Masuyama MOP and Takahashi TPL eyepieces. 

#388 - SettingUp Our New Telescopes 08.01.2024 53:46 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about what they need to do to get their new telescopes operating.

#387 - Our New Telescopes 04.01.2024 54:37 ↓

Chris and Shane share details of their newly acquired telescopes.

#386 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2024 01.01.2024 25:05 ↓

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 21.12.2023 34:34 ↓

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 18.12.2023 15:36 ↓

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 14.12.2023 53:48 ↓

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 11.12.2023 43:04 ↓

Chris shares his observing report for first light from his new observatory!

#381 - Green Stars? with Dave Chapman 07.12.2023 21:45 ↓

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 04.12.2023 49:19 ↓

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 30.11.2023 27:56 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in December 2023. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com

#378 - Listener Emails 27.11.2023 49:57 ↓

Chris and Shane catch up responding to some listener emails.

377 - EQ Mounts vs. Alt/Az Mounts 23.11.2023 49:42 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss the virtues of equatorial mounts and alt/az mounts.

#376 - All About Achromats 20.11.2023 1:01:56 ↓

Chris and Shane spend the hour talking about achromatic refractors.

#375 - A Night at the David Dunlap Observatory 16.11.2023 37:28 ↓

Chris shares his experience touring the David Dunlap Observatory in Toronto.

#375 - We Finally Observed Together! 13.11.2023 57:11 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about their recent observing session together at Chris’s dark sky location.

#373 - Visiting the Dorner Telescope Museum 09.11.2023 43:57 ↓

Chris shares his recent experience visiting the Dorner Telescope Museum. 

#372 - The Goldendale Village 06.11.2023 56:55 ↓

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 02.11.2023 1:03:35 ↓

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 30.10.2023 58:21 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about observing an old list called the Galactic Nebulae List. 

#369 - Observer’s Calendar November 2023 26.10.2023 29:53 ↓

Chris and Shane discuss things to observe in November 2023.

#368 - Planning For Success 23.10.2023 38:48 ↓

Chris and Shane talk about how they plan to have successful observing sessions. 

#367 - Observations, Weather Forecast Resources, and Listener Emails 19.10.2023 53:03 ↓

Chris and Shane cover multiple topics in this episode.