The Actual Astronomy Podcast

By Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett

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Join amateur astronomers, Chris and Shane, as they share their experiences of observing the night sky.

Episode Date
#421 - Observer’s Calendar for May 2024
May 02, 2024
#420 - Overlooked Observing Tips and Techniques
Apr 29, 2024
#419 - More Listener Solar Eclipse Observing Reports
Apr 25, 2024
#418 -April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Observing Reports
Apr 22, 2024
#417 - Globular Clusters with Peter Jedicke
Apr 18, 2024
#416 - Listener Emails
Apr 15, 2024
#413 - The Gegenschein and an Oz Star Party Report
Apr 11, 2024
#415 - Picking the Right Beer for the April 8th Solar Eclipse
Apr 08, 2024
#412 - Light Pollution with Bill McGeeney
Apr 04, 2024
#414 - Observer’s Calendar for April 2024
Apr 01, 2024
#411 - Double Stars and Some Observations
Mar 28, 2024
#410 - The Planetary Nebula of H.D. Curtis
Mar 25, 2024
#409 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice
Mar 21, 2024
#408 - Listener Telescopes and Eyepieces
Mar 18, 2024
#407 - Deep Sky Eye Observatory with Tim Doucette
Mar 14, 2024
#406 - Getting Through Winter
Mar 11, 2024
#405 - Large Telescopes and Planetary Imaging With Damien K
Mar 07, 2024
#404 - Observer’s Calendar for March 2024
Mar 04, 2024
#403 - Amateur Telescope Making with Tom Otvos
Mar 01, 2024
#402 - Aurora Hunting with Vincent Ledvina
Feb 26, 2024
#401 - Borg 90FL, Practice Sketching, and Listener Emails
Feb 22, 2024
#400 - Listener Emails
Feb 19, 2024
#399 - Astronomy Books With Chris Wilcox
Feb 15, 2024
#398 - Making Your Own Eyepieces and Other Listener Email
Feb 12, 2024
#397 - Getting Started in Astronomy with Special Guest Alejandro E. Hernandez Padilla
Feb 08, 2024
#396 - Solar Eclipse Dreams
Feb 05, 2024
#394 - Observer’s Calendar for February 2024
Feb 01, 2024
#395 - An Asteroid, Comet Images, and Observations
Jan 29, 2024
#393 - Astronomy Outreach and Advice for Chris
Jan 25, 2024
#392 - What We Do When it’s Too Cold Outside
Jan 22, 2024
#391 - Listener’s New Gear
Jan 18, 2024
#390 - Naming Asteroids with Peter Jedicke
Jan 15, 2024
#389 - New Eyepiece Lines from Takahashi and Masuyama
Jan 11, 2024
#388 - SettingUp Our New Telescopes
Jan 08, 2024
#387 - Our New Telescopes
Jan 04, 2024
#386 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2024
Jan 01, 2024
#385 - Matching Telescopes Designs to Object Type
Dec 21, 2023
#384 - Observe Jupiter During the Daytime without Any Optics
Dec 18, 2023
#383 - Lake and Terrain Effects on Astronomy
Dec 14, 2023
#382 - First Light For Chris’s Observatory
Dec 11, 2023
#381 - Green Stars? with Dave Chapman
Dec 07, 2023
#380 - Stars You Should Know - Southern Skies Edition with Dave Chapman
Dec 04, 2023
#379 - Observer’s Calendar for December 2023
Nov 30, 2023
#378 - Listener Emails
Nov 27, 2023
377 - EQ Mounts vs. Alt/Az Mounts
Nov 23, 2023
#376 - All About Achromats
Nov 20, 2023
#375 - A Night at the David Dunlap Observatory
Nov 16, 2023
#375 - We Finally Observed Together!
Nov 13, 2023
#373 - Visiting the Dorner Telescope Museum
Nov 09, 2023
#372 - The Goldendale Village
Nov 06, 2023
#371 - Observing Sketching From Hawaii with Dr. Cindy Krach
Nov 02, 2023
#370 - Observing The Classic Galactic Nebulae List
Oct 30, 2023
#369 - Observer’s Calendar November 2023
Oct 26, 2023
#368 - Planning For Success
Oct 23, 2023
#367 - Observations, Weather Forecast Resources, and Listener Emails
Oct 19, 2023
#366 - A Book Review and the Observer’s Calendar
Oct 16, 2023
#365 - Annular Eclipse October 14, 2023
Oct 12, 2023
#364 - Fall Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman
Oct 09, 2023
#362 - Oddball Accessories
Oct 05, 2023
#363 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2023
Oct 02, 2023
#361 - More Refreshing Views With Mark Radice
Sep 28, 2023
#360 - Observing Last Night
Sep 25, 2023
#359 - Listener Emails
Sep 21, 2023
#358 - Capricornus Deep Dive
Sep 18, 2023
#357 - An Observing Guide to Jupiter and Saturn
Sep 14, 2023
#356 - Canon Image Stabilized Binoculars and a Comet Nishimura Observation
Sep 11, 2023
#355 - A Tribute to Double Star Observer and Our Friend Blake Nancarrow
Sep 04, 2023
#354 - Observer’s Calendar For September 2023
Aug 31, 2023
#353 Attending the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party and Other Observations
Aug 28, 2023
#352 - Shane’s Grasslands National Park Observing Report & Chris’s Observatory Update
Aug 24, 2023
#351 - Our Summer Ketchup Epsiode
Aug 17, 2023
#350 - Owning More Than One Telescope With Alister Ling
Aug 15, 2023
#349 - All About Binoviewers
Aug 10, 2023
#348 - Dave Chapman’s Star You Should Know for Summer
Aug 07, 2023
#346 - Telescope Focal Lengths and Ratios
Aug 03, 2023
#347 - Objects to observe in August 2023
Jul 31, 2023
#345 - Stefan Zietara on Patrick Moore
Jul 27, 2023
#344 - Blake’s Beginners Tips #2 Other Stellar Designations with Blake Nancarrow
Jul 24, 2023
#343 - Blake’s Beginners Tips #1 It’s all Greek to me with Blake Nancarrow
Jul 20, 2023
#341 - The Astronomer’s Workbench with Jerry Oltion Part 2
Jul 17, 2023
#341 - The Astronomer’s Workbench with Jerry Oltion Part 1
Jul 13, 2023
#340 - A Short Episode on the Planets with Daniel T Andreason
Jul 10, 2023
#339 - A Short Episode on Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets with Daniel T Andreason
Jul 06, 2023
#338 - A Short Episode on Galaxies with Daniel T Andreason
Jul 03, 2023
#342 - Objects to Observe in July 2023
Jun 29, 2023
#337 - Nebulae With Daniel Andreason
Jun 26, 2023
#336 - An Introduction to Stars with Daniel T Andreason
Jun 22, 2023
#335 - An Eyepiece Set for Under $200
Jun 19, 2023
#334 - Solar Observing
Jun 15, 2023
#333 - Carbon Stars with Luca Vanzella
Jun 12, 2023
#332 - Listener Emails
Jun 08, 2023
#331 - Ultra-Fast Telescope Maker and Visual Observer Mel Bartels
Jun 05, 2023
#330 - Objects to Observe in June 2023
Jun 01, 2023
#329 - A Solar Eclipse Expedition With Clark Muir
May 29, 2023
#328 - How to Use a Star Atlas
May 25, 2023
#327 - Carbon Stars, Splitting Sirius B, a Wooden Pier, and Sun Spots
May 22, 2023
#326 - Spring Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman
May 18, 2023
#325 - Smashing Telescopes and Astronomical Adventures with Eric Klaszus
May 15, 2023
#323 - Observing and Sketching with Berta Beltran
May 11, 2023
#322 - A Beginners Guide to Binoculars to Astronomy
May 08, 2023
#324 - Objects to Observe in May 2023
May 04, 2023
#321 - 3D Printing Binoculars with Analog Sky’s Robert Asumendi
May 01, 2023
#320 - Observing Reports From Chris and Shane
Apr 27, 2023
#319 - Large Aperture Telescope Observing and Sketching with Howard Banich
Apr 24, 2023
#318 - Telescope Shopping in Japan With Justin Lee
Apr 20, 2023
#317 - Listener Emails
Apr 17, 2023
#316 - The Life of an Astronomy Gear Junkie with Craig Levine
Apr 13, 2023
#314 - M51 With Alister Ling
Apr 10, 2023
#313 - Spring Observing Plans
Apr 06, 2023
#312 - Listener Emails and Observations
Apr 03, 2023
#315 - Objects to Observe in April 2023
Mar 30, 2023
#311 - Beginner Astronomy Books
Mar 27, 2023
#310 - Winter Wide Field Wonders
Mar 23, 2023
#309 - Chris Seeks Listener Advice For His Next Telescope Purchase
Mar 20, 2023
#308 - Northern Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman
Mar 16, 2023
#307 - Listener Emails
Mar 13, 2023
#306 - Observing Lists with Alister Ling
Mar 09, 2023
#305 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice
Mar 06, 2023
#304 - Objects to Observe in March 2023
Mar 01, 2023
#303 - History of 100mm Takahashi Refractors
Feb 27, 2023
#302 - Nexus Pro Digital Setting Circles
Feb 23, 2023
#301 - Listener Emails and “Green” Comet Observations
Feb 20, 2023
#300 Part 2 - Live Recording Hosted by the Kitchener Waterloo RASC Centre
Feb 16, 2023
#300 Part 1 - Live Recording Hosted by the Kitchener Waterloo RASC Centre
Feb 13, 2023
#299 - Light Pollution with special guest Rick Huziak
Feb 09, 2023
#298 - Night Vision Astronomy with special guest Dale Eason
Feb 06, 2023
#297 - Objects to Observe in February 2023
Feb 02, 2023
#296 - Higher Capacity Mounts for Visual Observing
Jan 30, 2023
#295 - Reflections of a Newtonian Observer with special guest Mike O’Brien
Jan 26, 2023
#294 - Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman
Jan 23, 2023
#293 - How to Observe Comet 2022 E3 ZTF
Jan 19, 2023
#292 - Listener Emails and Observations
Jan 16, 2023
#291 - Observing in New Zealand
Jan 12, 2023
#290 - Listener Questions and Answers
Jan 09, 2023
#289 - Holiday Observing and Patreon Support Contest Winners
Jan 05, 2023
#288 - A Night at the Lowell Observatory
Jan 02, 2023
#287 - Objects to Observe in January 2023
Dec 29, 2022
#286 - Observing the Radcliffe Wave with Special Guest Brian Ventrudo
Dec 26, 2022
#285 - The 12 Eyepieces of Christmas
Dec 22, 2022
#284 - Learning the Night Sky Part 2
Dec 19, 2022
#283 - Observing the Mars Occultation
Dec 15, 2022
#282 - Tips For Purchasing an Astronomy Property
Dec 12, 2022
#281 - Logging Observations Part 2
Dec 08, 2022
#280 - Logging Observations Part 1
Dec 05, 2022
#279 - Objects to Observe in December 2022
Dec 01, 2022
#278 - Mars, Jupiter, & DSO Observing Reports
Nov 28, 2022
#277 - Learning the Night Sky
Nov 24, 2022
#276 - Schmidt Cassegrains versus Dobsonians
Nov 21, 2022
#275 - Listener Observing Reports
Nov 17, 2022
#274 - New 85 Degree Pentax Eyepieces
Nov 14, 2022
#273 - Pun Contest Conclusion
Nov 11, 2022
#272 - ATM-ing with Special Guest Tom Otvos
Nov 07, 2022
#271 - Observations and Puns
Nov 03, 2022
#270 - Objects to Observe in November 2022
Oct 31, 2022
#269 - Telescope Magnification and Field of View
Oct 27, 2022
#268 - Lots of Pun Entries and Listener Emails
Oct 24, 2022
#267 - Mars Observing Guide
Oct 20, 2022
#266 - Mars and Jupiter Observations Plus Listener Emails
Oct 17, 2022
#265 - Troubles Seeing Jupiter Details and Other Listener Emails
Oct 13, 2022
#264 - Some Observing and Some Sketching
Oct 10, 2022
#263 - All About Nebula and Light Pollution Reduction Filters
Oct 06, 2022
#262 - Autumn Equinox Sky Camp at Kelling Heath With Mark Radice
Oct 03, 2022
#261 - Objects to Observe in October 2022
Sep 29, 2022
#260 - Observing Our Closest Star and Distant Stars
Sep 26, 2022
#259 - Focusing on Focusers
Sep 22, 2022
#258 - Lots of Observing to Talk About
Sep 19, 2022
#257 - Mount Kobau Star Party Observing Report
Sep 15, 2022
#256 - Listener Observing Reports
Sep 12, 2022
#255 - Late Summer Observing Reports
Sep 08, 2022
#254 - Focusing on the Messier List
Sep 05, 2022
#253 - Objects to Observe in September 2022
Sep 01, 2022
#252 - Observing Reports
Aug 29, 2022
#251 - Remembering Don Machholz
Aug 25, 2022
#250 - Observing Report From the Nebraska Star Party
Aug 22, 2022
#249 - Constellation View Binoculars
Aug 18, 2022
#248 - Observing Saturn
Aug 15, 2022
#247 - Observing Reports
Aug 11, 2022
#246 - A Short History of Burnham’s Celestial Handbook and it’s Author
Aug 08, 2022
#245 - All About Binocular Mounts
Aug 04, 2022
#244 - Objects to Observe in August 2022
Aug 01, 2022
#243 - Accessories for Astronomy
Jul 28, 2022
#242 - Observing in the Toy Box Constellations
Jul 25, 2022
#241 - Catching Up
Jul 21, 2022
#240 - Observing the Sun
Jul 18, 2022
#239 - Observing Dark Nebula: A Beginner’s Guide
Jul 14, 2022
#238 - Surfing the Summer Star Clouds
Jul 11, 2022
#237 - Binocular Tour of the Summer Milky Way
Jul 07, 2022
#236 - Introduction of ‘Summer Shorts’ Episodes
Jul 04, 2022
#235 - Objects to Observe in July 2022
Jun 30, 2022
#234 - Conversation With Special Guest Brian Ventrudo
Jun 27, 2022
#233 - Scorpius Deep Dive
Jun 23, 2022
#232 - Interesting Email Exchanges
Jun 20, 2022
#231 - SQM Updates and Other Odds and Ends
Jun 16, 2022
#230 - Double Stars with Blake Nancarrow
Jun 13, 2022
#229 - Another Listener Email Episode
Jun 09, 2022
#228 - Comet Catcher Updates and Observing Reports
Jun 06, 2022
#227 -Observation Reports From Grasslands National Park
Jun 02, 2022
#226 - Objects to Observe In June 2022
May 30, 2022
#225 - Beginner’s Advice
May 26, 2022
#224 - Lunar Eclipse Observations
May 23, 2022
#223 - All About Binoculars
May 19, 2022
#222 - Chris Purchased a Vintage Telescope!
May 16, 2022
#221 - All About Reflectors
May 12, 2022
#220 - A Couple of Short Observing Reports & A Bunch of Listener Emails
May 09, 2022
#218 - New Telescope First Light
May 05, 2022
#219 - Objects to Observe in May 2022
May 02, 2022
#217 - All About Compound Telescopes
Apr 28, 2022
#216 - Details About Shane’s New Refractor and Listener Emails
Apr 25, 2022
#215 - All About Refractors!
Apr 21, 2022
#214 - Discussing Which Eyepieces to Purchase
Apr 18, 2022
#213 - What to Observe in Hydra, Crater, Cancer, Sextants, and Corvus
Apr 14, 2022
#212 - Gear Reviews and Sirius B Finally Appears
Apr 11, 2022
#211 - Some Light Observing, New Books, and New Gear
Apr 07, 2022
#210 - Comet Hunting With Dan Machholz
Apr 04, 2022
#209 - Objects to Observe in April 2022
Mar 31, 2022
#208 - The Skies Have Cleared!
Mar 28, 2022
#207 - Cleaning Optics
Mar 24, 2022
#206 - Some Solar Observing and New Books Are On the Way
Mar 21, 2022
#205 - More Listener Emails
Mar 17, 2022
#204 - Special Guest Don Machholz Discusses the Messier Marathon
Mar 14, 2022
#203 - A Discussion About Fr. Lucien Kemble
Mar 10, 2022
#202 - Living Vicariously Through Listener Emails
Mar 07, 2022
#201 - Objects to Observe in March 2022
Mar 03, 2022
#200 - Sketching, Imaging, and a Few Other Topics with Mary McIntyre
Feb 28, 2022
#199 - Interesting Observing Projects
Feb 24, 2022
#198 - More Listener Emails
Feb 21, 2022
#197 - What We Want to See in the Winter Sky Before it’s Gone
Feb 17, 2022
#196 - Lots of Observing Reports
Feb 14, 2022
#195 - The Winter Blues Continue
Feb 10, 2022
#194 - Sketching and Visual Astronomy With Mike Rector
Feb 07, 2022
#192 - Bad Weather and Listener Emails
Feb 03, 2022
#193 - Objects to Observe in the February Night Sky 2022
Jan 31, 2022
#191 - Astronomy Friends
Jan 27, 2022
#190 - Listener Emails and a Mini Review of the Nikon Spotting Scope Eyepiece
Jan 24, 2022
#189 - All About Asterisms
Jan 20, 2022
#188 - When Will the Skies Clear?!?!
Jan 17, 2022
#187 - Understanding Eyepieces
Jan 13, 2022
#186 - More JWST and Meteorite Information
Jan 10, 2022
#185 - Collecting Meteorites
Jan 06, 2022
#184 - A Very Chilly Observing Session & an Amazing Listener Observation of the James Webb Space Telescope
Jan 03, 2022
#183 - Objects to Observe in January 2022
Dec 30, 2021
#182 - It’s Officially Cold…and a New Eyepiece to Try
Dec 27, 2021
#181 - Christmas Space-tacular
Dec 23, 2021
#180 - It’s Getting Cold
Dec 20, 2021
#179 - Another Chat with Mark from Refreshing Views
Dec 16, 2021
#178 - Electric Jackets, Flashlight Hacks, and Comet Leonard Observations
Dec 13, 2021
#177 - Getting Ready For Cold Weather Observing
Dec 09, 2021
#176 - Listener Observations of Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard
Dec 06, 2021
#175 - Comet Leonard and Other Objects to Observe in December 2021
Dec 01, 2021
#174 - An Unexpected Review of the Pentax XW Eyepieces
Nov 29, 2021
#173 - Observing Minor Planets and Asteroids
Nov 25, 2021
#172 - Partial Lunar Eclipse Observations
Nov 22, 2021
#171 - All About the 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 18, 2021
#170 - Suitcase Observatory Update & Pondering New Telescopes
Nov 15, 2021
#169 - Autumn Observing Part 2
Nov 12, 2021
#168 - 30mm APM UFF & 32mm Masuyama Initial Reports
Nov 08, 2021
#167 - Objects to Observe in November 2021
Nov 04, 2021
#166 - More New Eyepieces to Test
Nov 01, 2021
#165 - Autumn Observing Part 1
Oct 28, 2021
#164 - Traditional Observatory and a Suitcase Observatory
Oct 25, 2021
#163 - First Light For a Couple of New Eyepieces
Oct 21, 2021
#162 - Special Guest Epsiode
Oct 18, 2021
#161 - What to Do When Cloud Moves in Just Before You Are About to Observe
Oct 14, 2021
#160 - Lots of Observing More Binoviewer Feedback
Oct 11, 2021
#159 -Picking Eyepieces
Oct 07, 2021
#158 - Chris and Shane Have Lots of Observing to Talk About
Oct 04, 2021
#157 - Objects to Observe in October 2021
Sep 30, 2021
#156 - First Light With the Binoviewer and Mount Surgery
Sep 27, 2021
#155 - Autumn Observing
Sep 23, 2021
#154 - Binoviwer is in the Mail and Some New Dobs From StellaLyra
Sep 20, 2021
#153 - Listener Emails
Sep 16, 2021
#151 - More Deep Sky Observing Reports
Sep 13, 2021
#152 - Dark Sky Observing Report
Sep 09, 2021
#149 - Shane Has First Light With the Borg 50FL
Sep 06, 2021
#150 - Objects to Observe in September 2021
Sep 03, 2021
#148 - Continuing the Summer Stars and Planets Presentation
Aug 30, 2021
#147 - The Stars and Terrestrial Planets of Summer
Aug 26, 2021
#146 - New Gear Has Arrived and More is on the Way
Aug 23, 2021
#145 - Recent Listener Observing Reports
Aug 19, 2021
#144 - Chris and Shane Have Some Observing Reports
Aug 18, 2021
#143 - Dark Sky Observing Report
Aug 13, 2021
#142 - All About Public Observing
Aug 09, 2021
#141 - Chris’s New Dark Site Had First Light!
Aug 05, 2021
#140 - Objects to Observe in August 2021
Aug 02, 2021
#139 - Dark Sky Packing Survival Guide
Jul 29, 2021
#138 - No Clouds, But Lots of Forest Fire Smoke
Jul 26, 2021
#137 - Another Listener Mailbag Episode
Jul 22, 2021
136 - Unplanned Gegenschein Observation
Jul 20, 2021
#135 - Light Pollution Abatement
Jul 15, 2021
#134 - A New Observing Site and Some Listener Emails
Jul 13, 2021
#133 - Summer Binocular Tour
Jul 08, 2021
#132 - New Perspectives From Old Astronomers
Jul 05, 2021
#131 - Objects to Observe in July 2021
Jul 01, 2021
#130 - What is the Criteria that Defines a ‘Good Observer’?
Jun 29, 2021
#129 - Night Vision and Dark Adaptation
Jun 24, 2021
#128 - Observing with 50mm Refractors
Jun 21, 2021
#127 - All About Finding Stuff in Space
Jun 17, 2021
#126 -Ophiuchus Observing Report
Jun 14, 2021
#125 - Small Telescope Observing
Jun 10, 2021
#124 - Lots of Recent Observing!
Jun 07, 2021
#123 - Objects to Observe in June 2021
Jun 01, 2021
#122 - Early Morning Planet Observing and Chris’s Takahashi Setup is Nearing Completion
May 31, 2021
#121- Recreating Galileo’s Observations
May 27, 2021
#120 - Binoviewers and a DIY Variable Barlow
May 24, 2021
#119 - Deep Sky Observing in Ophiuchus
May 20, 2021
#118 - First Light For a New Mount and Eyepiece as Well as Some Observing Reports
May 17, 2021
#117 - Listener Emails
May 13, 2021
#116 - Miscellaneous Astronomy Ramblings
May 10, 2021
#115 - Objects to Observe in May 2021
May 06, 2021
#114 -Gear Talk
May 03, 2021
#113 - Big Aperture Observing - 20” f/3.3
Apr 29, 2021
#112 - A Nebula Filter Overview and a Quick Comparison of the Televue Delite vs. the Pentax XF
Apr 26, 2021
#111 - Deep Sky Observing in Leo, Virgo, and Coma Berenices
Apr 22, 2021
#110 - New Gear and Observing Reports
Apr 19, 2021
#109 - Learn About Variable Star Observing and the AAVSO
Apr 15, 2021
#108 - A Telescope Horror Story and Some Observing Reports With Unexpected Aurora
Apr 12, 2021
#107 - Your Guide to Upgrading Gear
Apr 08, 2021
#106 -Advice For Buying an H-alpha Solar Telescope & Chris Shares First Light With the miniBorg 50
Apr 05, 2021
#105 - Objects to Observe In April 2021
Apr 01, 2021
#104 - Chris’s New Tiny Telescope, Finders, and Observing Reports
Mar 29, 2021
#103 - Your Guide to Buying Used Astronomy Gear
Mar 25, 2021
#102 - Double Star and Solar Observing Reports
Mar 22, 2021
#101 - Deep Sky Observing in Auriga, Gemini, and Cancer
Mar 18, 2021
#100 - 40mm Eyepiece Comparisons and Observing Reports
Mar 15, 2021
#99 - Gear Works: Diagonals and Eyepiece Field of View
Mar 11, 2021
#98 - A New Eyepiece For Shane & Chris is Considering a Tiny Telescope
Mar 08, 2021
#97 - Objects to Observe in March 2021
Mar 04, 2021
#96 - Book Reviews and an Observing Log Template
Mar 01, 2021
#95 - An Introduction to Deep Sky Objects
Feb 25, 2021
#94 - Finally, We Have Our Own Observing Report
Feb 22, 2021
#93 - Deep Sky Observing in Canis Major, Canis Minor, Monoceros, and a Few Other Constellations!
Feb 18, 2021
#92 - Listener Observations of Sirius B - A Bucket List Double!
Feb 15, 2021
#91 - Telescopes and the Lunar X
Feb 11, 2021
#90 - Meanderings of Two Bored Astronomers
Feb 08, 2021
#89 - Lots of Eyepiece Discussion...and Some Other Stuff
Feb 04, 2021
#88 - Objects to Observe in February 2021
Feb 01, 2021
#87 - 3D Printing and Astronomy
Jan 28, 2021
#86 - Chris and Shane’s Current Observing Projects/Lists
Jan 25, 2021
#85 - Our Companion to Objects to Observe in the Night Sky
Jan 21, 2021
#84 -Searching For New Dark Sky Locations
Jan 18, 2021
#83 - Deep Sky Observing in Orion, Taurus, and Perseus
Jan 14, 2021
#82 - Tasco 10TE First Light & One More Listener Observation Log
Jan 11, 2021
#81 - More Listener Observation Logs
Jan 07, 2021
#80 - Book Give Away Winner & Listener Observations
Jan 04, 2021
#79 - Objects to Observe in January 2021
Dec 31, 2020
#78 - Final Conjunction Observations and Looking Towards 2021
Dec 28, 2020
#77 - Your Guide to Observing Double Stars
Dec 24, 2020
#76 - Almost Great Conjunction Observations
Dec 21, 2020
#75 - The Great Jupiter & Saturn Conjunction
Dec 17, 2020
#74 - Light Pollution Filters & A Book Give Away
Dec 14, 2020
#73 - A Beautiful Open Cluster Tour
Dec 10, 2020
#72 - Find Out What is Possible with a Celestron 76mm Firstscope
Dec 07, 2020
#71 - A Frankenscope and Observing Colour on the Moon
Dec 03, 2020
#70 - Objects to Observe in December 2020
Nov 30, 2020
#69 - Listener Questions are Answered #3
Nov 26, 2020
#68 - First Light For the Borg and a Skywatcher AZ5 Review
Nov 23, 2020
#67 - Starter Telescope Recommendations
Nov 19, 2020
#66 - Eyepiece Chat
Nov 16, 2020
#65 - The Ultimate Guide to Observing Guides
Nov 13, 2020
#64 - Seven Planets in One Night and a Telescope Comparison
Nov 10, 2020
#63 - Your Guide to Observing Mercury
Nov 05, 2020
#62 - Listener Questions Are Answered #2
Nov 03, 2020
#61 - Your Guide to Observing the Moon
Oct 29, 2020
#60 - Objects to Observe in November 2020
Oct 27, 2020
#59 - Your Guide to Observing in the Constellation of Pegasus
Oct 22, 2020
#58 - Comparing Eyepieces, Telescopes, and Filters
Oct 19, 2020
#57 - Observing Mars Throughout History
Oct 15, 2020
#56 - Last Week’s Observing Recap
Oct 13, 2020
#55 - Listener Questions Are Answered
Oct 10, 2020
#54 - Incredible Mars Observation
Oct 07, 2020
#53 - Objects to Observe in October 2020
Oct 01, 2020
#52 - The Art of Sketching Observations
Sep 28, 2020
#51 - Chris and Shane Discuss Their Most Memorable Observations
Sep 24, 2020
#50 - Chris's Recent Mars Observations
Sep 22, 2020
#49 -Your Guide to Observing Mars 2020
Sep 17, 2020
#48 - Finally Chris and Shane Observe Together...Under a Dark(ish) Sky
Sep 15, 2020
#47 - Andromeda Constellation Deep Dive
Sep 10, 2020
#46 - First Light Review of the Skywatcher AZ-GTI & Last light review of the Masuyama 35mm
Sep 07, 2020
#45 - Chris Has Transformed Into a Nocturnal Creature and Shane Tests a Legendary Eyepiece
Sep 03, 2020
#44 - Objects to Observe in September 2020
Aug 31, 2020
#43 - An Economic Way to Double Your Eyepiece Collection
Aug 27, 2020
#42 - Life, The Universe and Everything!
Aug 24, 2020
#41 - All About Backyard Observatories
Aug 20, 2020
#40 - Learn Different Techniques to See More Planetary Detail
Aug 17, 2020
#39 - Perseid Meteor Shower and Using the Summer Triangle to Navigate the Sky
Aug 13, 2020
#38 - Filter Impacts & More Planetary Observing
Aug 10, 2020
#37 - Deep Dive Into Scorpius
Aug 06, 2020
#36 - Lots of Planetary Observing Reports with Eyepiece and Filter Comparisons
Aug 03, 2020
#35 - Objects to Observe in August 2020
Jul 30, 2020
#34 - Goodbye Comet NEOWISE, hello Jupiter!
Jul 27, 2020
#33 - Comet NEOWISE Observations and Upcoming Meteor Showers
Jul 20, 2020
#32 - Detailed Plans for an Astronomy Trip to Grasslands National Park
Jul 17, 2020
#31 - Comet NEOWISE Observing Reports and Chris Tests His Revamped 80mm Telescope
Jul 13, 2020
#30 - Great Comet Update and Observing Guide
Jul 11, 2020
#29 - Don't Cry Over Spilled Milky Way!
Jul 09, 2020
#28 - The Darkness is Coming...and a Comet!
Jul 06, 2020
#27 - Objects to Observe in July 2020
Jul 01, 2020
Recent Observations of the Moon, Jupiter, and Double Stars
Jun 29, 2020
#25 - Cloudy Night Astronomy
Jun 25, 2020
#24 - Discover Some Lesser Known Constellations
Jun 22, 2020
#23 - Easy Astrophotography
Jun 18, 2020
#22 - A Noctilucent Cloud Sighting! Find Out Which Comets and Asteroids Are Visible this Month
Jun 15, 2020
#21 - Learn About the Gaseous Planets...Hint, it's the Other 4 Planets We Didn't Talk About in Episode #15
Jun 11, 2020
#20 - Now is the Time to Observe Noctilucent Clouds
Jun 08, 2020
#19 - Using Exit Pupil as a Guide to Build Your Eyepiece Collection
Jun 04, 2020
#18 - Objects to Observe in June 2020
Jun 01, 2020
#17 - You've Purchased a Telescope and Some Eyepieces....Now What?
May 28, 2020
#16 - In the Voice of Jim Morrison...This is the End, of Venus Observations
May 25, 2020
#15 - Learn About the 4 Terrestrial Planets....Hint, it's the Inner 4 Planets
May 21, 2020
#14 - Recent Observing and a Guide to Astronomy Binoculars
May 18, 2020
#13 - Keeping a Record of Your Observations
May 14, 2020
#12 - Map of the Sky, Which is the Right Star Atlas for You?
May 12, 2020
#11 - Everything about Eyepieces
May 07, 2020
#10 - New telescope first light!
May 05, 2020
#9 - Objects to Observe in May 2020
May 01, 2020
#8 - Recent Venus Observations
Apr 30, 2020
#7 - Gear Talk
Apr 28, 2020
#6 - Introduction to the Universe
Apr 27, 2020
#5 - Gear Talk
Apr 24, 2020
#4 - Getting Started in Astronomy
Apr 20, 2020
#3 - The Ultimate Travel Telescope?
Apr 19, 2020
#2 - Classic Telescope Discussion
Apr 19, 2020
#1 - Introduction to the Actual Astronomy Podcast
Apr 19, 2020