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.
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#511 - Mark Radice’s Recent Adventure
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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#512 - The Observer’s Calendar for December 2025
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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#510 - Getting Ready For Cold Weather Observing & Listener Emails
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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#509 - A Tribute to Al Nagler
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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#508 - Bad Light Update & Comet Observations
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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#507 - Observer’s Calendar for November 2025
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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#505 - First Night With Your First Telescope Guide
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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#506 - Comet A6 Lemmon & Comet R2 SWAN
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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#504 - Bad Light and Light Pollution
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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#503 - M55, Helix Nebula and other Observations
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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#502 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2025
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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#501 - Titan Transit and Other Observations
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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#500 - Feature Constellation Taurus
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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#499 - Observing Features on Jupiter’s Moons & Other Observations
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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#498 - Observer’s Calendar for September 2025
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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#497 - 78 Nights in Namibia with Alister Ling
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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#496 - Listener Emails
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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#495 - Grasslands National Park Observing & Telescopes for Young People
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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#494 - Mid-summer Observing Reflections with Mike O’Brien
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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#493 - The Observer’s Calendar August 2025
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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#492 - How to Get Over Your Fear of the Dark and General Astro Topics
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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#491 - We Judge Your Observing
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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#490 - First Upgrades For Your Telescope
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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#489 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2025
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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#488 - Telescope Store Tours
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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#487 - Mini Solar Scope and Recent Observations
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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#486 - Chiricahua Sky Village with Peter Monson
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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#485 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2025
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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#484 - Star Party Primer
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May 26, 2025 |
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#483 - Affordable Wide-Field with Brian Ventrudo
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May 19, 2025 |
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#482 - Organizing Astronomy Gear
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May 12, 2025 |
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#481 - April Observing Sessions
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May 05, 2025 |
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#480 - The Observer’s Calendar for May 2025
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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#479 - Comet C2025F2 SWAN and Listener Email
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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#478 - Favourite Equipment by Elimination
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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#477 - Observer’s Calendar for April 2025
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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#476 - Gear Talk and Listener Emails
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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#475 - A History of Planetary Motion with Dave Chapman
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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#474 - Skies Over the Southern Ocean with Michael Wright
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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#473 - Sirius Observing in Canis Major
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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#472 - The Observer’s Calendar for March 2025
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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#471 - Naked Eye Observing
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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#470 - Gear Haul with Craig Levine
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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#469 - Non-Astronomy Things We Do While Observing
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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#468 - Observer’s Calendar for February 2025
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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#467 - Eyepiece Updates and Contact Red Polymer Advice
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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#466 - Listener Emails and Christmas Gifts
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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#465 - 7” Refractor First Light
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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#464 - Observing Lists and Eyepiece Cleaning
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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#463 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2025
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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#462 - Atmospheric Dispersion Correctors
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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#461 - Obstacles to Doing Astronomy
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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#460 - Lost Astronomy Gear and Listener Emails
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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#459 - Winter Observing Plans
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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#458 - Observer’s Calendar for December 2024
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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#357 - Autumn Observing
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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#456 - Observing in the Namibian Desert with Mark Radice
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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#455 - C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Observing Reports
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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#454 The Observer’s Calendar for November 2024
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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#453 - Aurora Outburst
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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#452 - Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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#451 - Explore Scientific 12mm 92 Degree and Other Observations
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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#450 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2024
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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#449 - Getting Borg Telescopes Operational
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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#448 - We Observed Together!
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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#447 - Stars and Birds with Dave Chapman
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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#446 - The Observer’s Calendar for September 2024
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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#445 - Listener Emails
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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#444 - Focusing on Perseus
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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#443 - Listener Emails
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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#442 - Observer’s Calendar for August 2024
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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#441 - Observing in Grasslands National Park
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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#440 - Resources For Astronomy
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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#439 - Changes to the Podcast and Listener Emails
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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#438 - Observer’s Calendar for July 2024
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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#437 - Listener Emails
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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#436 - Stars A Month-by-Month Tour of the Constellations with Mike Lynch
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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#435 - Don’t Buy That Telescope
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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#434- Another Telescope, Noctilucent Clouds, and Listener Emails
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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#433 - Shane’s New Telescope
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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#432 - The Sherwood Planetarium
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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#431 - Listener Emails
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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#430 - Circus at Mokes Lake
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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#429 - Observer’s Calendar for June 2024
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May 30, 2024 |
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#428 - More Aurora Observing Reports
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May 27, 2024 |
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#427 - Rain, Grasslands, Aurora, and Smoke
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May 23, 2024 |
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#426 - Street Astronomy with Bill Green
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May 20, 2024 |
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#425 - Mount Fix and Scope Picks
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May 16, 2024 |
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#424 - Urban Astronomy
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May 13, 2024 |
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#423 - The Joy of Observing
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May 09, 2024 |
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#422 - Chris’s Observatory Update
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May 06, 2024 |
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#421 - Observer’s Calendar for May 2024
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May 02, 2024 |
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#420 - Overlooked Observing Tips and Techniques
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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#419 - More Listener Solar Eclipse Observing Reports
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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#418 -April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Observing Reports
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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#417 - Globular Clusters with Peter Jedicke
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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#416 - Listener Emails
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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#413 - The Gegenschein and an Oz Star Party Report
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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#415 - Picking the Right Beer for the April 8th Solar Eclipse
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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#412 - Light Pollution with Bill McGeeney
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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#414 - Observer’s Calendar for April 2024
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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#411 - Double Stars and Some Observations
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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#410 - The Planetary Nebula of H.D. Curtis
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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#409 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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#408 - Listener Telescopes and Eyepieces
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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#407 - Deep Sky Eye Observatory with Tim Doucette
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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#406 - Getting Through Winter
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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#405 - Large Telescopes and Planetary Imaging With Damien K
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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#404 - Observer’s Calendar for March 2024
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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#403 - Amateur Telescope Making with Tom Otvos
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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#402 - Aurora Hunting with Vincent Ledvina
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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#401 - Borg 90FL, Practice Sketching, and Listener Emails
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#400 - Listener Emails
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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#399 - Astronomy Books With Chris Wilcox
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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#398 - Making Your Own Eyepieces and Other Listener Email
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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#397 - Getting Started in Astronomy with Special Guest Alejandro E. Hernandez Padilla
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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#396 - Solar Eclipse Dreams
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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#394 - Observer’s Calendar for February 2024
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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#395 - An Asteroid, Comet Images, and Observations
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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#393 - Astronomy Outreach and Advice for Chris
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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#392 - What We Do When it’s Too Cold Outside
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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#391 - Listener’s New Gear
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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#390 - Naming Asteroids with Peter Jedicke
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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#389 - New Eyepiece Lines from Takahashi and Masuyama
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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#388 - SettingUp Our New Telescopes
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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#387 - Our New Telescopes
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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#386 - Observer’s Calendar for January 2024
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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#385 - Matching Telescopes Designs to Object Type
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#384 - Observe Jupiter During the Daytime without Any Optics
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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#383 - Lake and Terrain Effects on Astronomy
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#382 - First Light For Chris’s Observatory
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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#381 - Green Stars? with Dave Chapman
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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#380 - Stars You Should Know - Southern Skies Edition with Dave Chapman
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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#379 - Observer’s Calendar for December 2023
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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#378 - Listener Emails
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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377 - EQ Mounts vs. Alt/Az Mounts
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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#376 - All About Achromats
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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#375 - A Night at the David Dunlap Observatory
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#375 - We Finally Observed Together!
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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#373 - Visiting the Dorner Telescope Museum
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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#372 - The Goldendale Village
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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#371 - Observing Sketching From Hawaii with Dr. Cindy Krach
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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#370 - Observing The Classic Galactic Nebulae List
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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#369 - Observer’s Calendar November 2023
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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#368 - Planning For Success
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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#367 - Observations, Weather Forecast Resources, and Listener Emails
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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#366 - A Book Review and the Observer’s Calendar
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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#365 - Annular Eclipse October 14, 2023
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#364 - Fall Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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#362 - Oddball Accessories
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#363 - Observer’s Calendar for October 2023
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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#361 - More Refreshing Views With Mark Radice
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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#360 - Observing Last Night
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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#359 - Listener Emails
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#358 - Capricornus Deep Dive
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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#357 - An Observing Guide to Jupiter and Saturn
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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#356 - Canon Image Stabilized Binoculars and a Comet Nishimura Observation
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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#355 - A Tribute to Double Star Observer and Our Friend Blake Nancarrow
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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#354 - Observer’s Calendar For September 2023
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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#353 Attending the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party and Other Observations
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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#352 - Shane’s Grasslands National Park Observing Report & Chris’s Observatory Update
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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#351 - Our Summer Ketchup Epsiode
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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#350 - Owning More Than One Telescope With Alister Ling
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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#349 - All About Binoviewers
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#348 - Dave Chapman’s Star You Should Know for Summer
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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#346 - Telescope Focal Lengths and Ratios
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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#347 - Objects to observe in August 2023
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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#345 - Stefan Zietara on Patrick Moore
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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#344 - Blake’s Beginners Tips #2 Other Stellar Designations with Blake Nancarrow
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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#343 - Blake’s Beginners Tips #1 It’s all Greek to me with Blake Nancarrow
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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#341 - The Astronomer’s Workbench with Jerry Oltion Part 2
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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#341 - The Astronomer’s Workbench with Jerry Oltion Part 1
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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#340 - A Short Episode on the Planets with Daniel T Andreason
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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#339 - A Short Episode on Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets with Daniel T Andreason
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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#338 - A Short Episode on Galaxies with Daniel T Andreason
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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#342 - Objects to Observe in July 2023
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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#337 - Nebulae With Daniel Andreason
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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#336 - An Introduction to Stars with Daniel T Andreason
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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#335 - An Eyepiece Set for Under $200
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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#334 - Solar Observing
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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#333 - Carbon Stars with Luca Vanzella
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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#332 - Listener Emails
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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#331 - Ultra-Fast Telescope Maker and Visual Observer Mel Bartels
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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#330 - Objects to Observe in June 2023
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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#329 - A Solar Eclipse Expedition With Clark Muir
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May 29, 2023 |
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#328 - How to Use a Star Atlas
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May 25, 2023 |
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#327 - Carbon Stars, Splitting Sirius B, a Wooden Pier, and Sun Spots
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May 22, 2023 |
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#326 - Spring Stars You Should Know with Dave Chapman
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May 18, 2023 |
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#325 - Smashing Telescopes and Astronomical Adventures with Eric Klaszus
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May 15, 2023 |
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#323 - Observing and Sketching with Berta Beltran
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May 11, 2023 |
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#322 - A Beginners Guide to Binoculars to Astronomy
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May 08, 2023 |
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#324 - Objects to Observe in May 2023
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May 04, 2023 |
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#321 - 3D Printing Binoculars with Analog Sky’s Robert Asumendi
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May 01, 2023 |
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#320 - Observing Reports From Chris and Shane
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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#319 - Large Aperture Telescope Observing and Sketching with Howard Banich
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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#318 - Telescope Shopping in Japan With Justin Lee
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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#317 - Listener Emails
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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#316 - The Life of an Astronomy Gear Junkie with Craig Levine
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#314 - M51 With Alister Ling
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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#313 - Spring Observing Plans
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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#312 - Listener Emails and Observations
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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#315 - Objects to Observe in April 2023
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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#311 - Beginner Astronomy Books
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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#310 - Winter Wide Field Wonders
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#309 - Chris Seeks Listener Advice For His Next Telescope Purchase
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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#308 - Northern Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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#307 - Listener Emails
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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#306 - Observing Lists with Alister Ling
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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#305 - The Winter Star Party with Mark Radice
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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#304 - Objects to Observe in March 2023
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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#303 - History of 100mm Takahashi Refractors
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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#302 - Nexus Pro Digital Setting Circles
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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#301 - Listener Emails and “Green” Comet Observations
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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#300 Part 2 - Live Recording Hosted by the Kitchener Waterloo RASC Centre
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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#300 Part 1 - Live Recording Hosted by the Kitchener Waterloo RASC Centre
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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#299 - Light Pollution with special guest Rick Huziak
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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#298 - Night Vision Astronomy with special guest Dale Eason
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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#297 - Objects to Observe in February 2023
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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#296 - Higher Capacity Mounts for Visual Observing
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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#295 - Reflections of a Newtonian Observer with special guest Mike O’Brien
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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#294 - Stars You Should Know With Dave Chapman
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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#293 - How to Observe Comet 2022 E3 ZTF
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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#292 - Listener Emails and Observations
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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#291 - Observing in New Zealand
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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#290 - Listener Questions and Answers
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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#289 - Holiday Observing and Patreon Support Contest Winners
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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#288 - A Night at the Lowell Observatory
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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#287 - Objects to Observe in January 2023
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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#286 - Observing the Radcliffe Wave with Special Guest Brian Ventrudo
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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#285 - The 12 Eyepieces of Christmas
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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#284 - Learning the Night Sky Part 2
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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#283 - Observing the Mars Occultation
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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#282 - Tips For Purchasing an Astronomy Property
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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#281 - Logging Observations Part 2
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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#280 - Logging Observations Part 1
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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#279 - Objects to Observe in December 2022
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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#278 - Mars, Jupiter, & DSO Observing Reports
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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#277 - Learning the Night Sky
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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#276 - Schmidt Cassegrains versus Dobsonians
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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#275 - Listener Observing Reports
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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#274 - New 85 Degree Pentax Eyepieces
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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#273 - Pun Contest Conclusion
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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#272 - ATM-ing with Special Guest Tom Otvos
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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#271 - Observations and Puns
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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#270 - Objects to Observe in November 2022
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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#269 - Telescope Magnification and Field of View
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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#268 - Lots of Pun Entries and Listener Emails
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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#267 - Mars Observing Guide
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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#266 - Mars and Jupiter Observations Plus Listener Emails
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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#265 - Troubles Seeing Jupiter Details and Other Listener Emails
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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#264 - Some Observing and Some Sketching
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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#263 - All About Nebula and Light Pollution Reduction Filters
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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#262 - Autumn Equinox Sky Camp at Kelling Heath With Mark Radice
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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#261 - Objects to Observe in October 2022
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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#260 - Observing Our Closest Star and Distant Stars
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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#259 - Focusing on Focusers
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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#258 - Lots of Observing to Talk About
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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#257 - Mount Kobau Star Party Observing Report
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#256 - Listener Observing Reports
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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#255 - Late Summer Observing Reports
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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#254 - Focusing on the Messier List
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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#253 - Objects to Observe in September 2022
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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#252 - Observing Reports
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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#251 - Remembering Don Machholz
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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#250 - Observing Report From the Nebraska Star Party
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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#249 - Constellation View Binoculars
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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#248 - Observing Saturn
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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#247 - Observing Reports
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#246 - A Short History of Burnham’s Celestial Handbook and it’s Author
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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#245 - All About Binocular Mounts
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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#244 - Objects to Observe in August 2022
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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#243 - Accessories for Astronomy
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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#242 - Observing in the Toy Box Constellations
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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#241 - Catching Up
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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#240 - Observing the Sun
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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#239 - Observing Dark Nebula: A Beginner’s Guide
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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#238 - Surfing the Summer Star Clouds
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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#237 - Binocular Tour of the Summer Milky Way
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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#236 - Introduction of ‘Summer Shorts’ Episodes
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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#235 - Objects to Observe in July 2022
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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#234 - Conversation With Special Guest Brian Ventrudo
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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#233 - Scorpius Deep Dive
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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#232 - Interesting Email Exchanges
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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#231 - SQM Updates and Other Odds and Ends
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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#230 - Double Stars with Blake Nancarrow
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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#229 - Another Listener Email Episode
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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#228 - Comet Catcher Updates and Observing Reports
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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#227 -Observation Reports From Grasslands National Park
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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#226 - Objects to Observe In June 2022
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May 30, 2022 |
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#225 - Beginner’s Advice
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May 26, 2022 |
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#224 - Lunar Eclipse Observations
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May 23, 2022 |
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#223 - All About Binoculars
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May 19, 2022 |
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#222 - Chris Purchased a Vintage Telescope!
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May 16, 2022 |
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#221 - All About Reflectors
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May 12, 2022 |
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#220 - A Couple of Short Observing Reports & A Bunch of Listener Emails
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May 09, 2022 |
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#218 - New Telescope First Light
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May 05, 2022 |
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#219 - Objects to Observe in May 2022
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May 02, 2022 |
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#217 - All About Compound Telescopes
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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#216 - Details About Shane’s New Refractor and Listener Emails
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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#215 - All About Refractors!
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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#214 - Discussing Which Eyepieces to Purchase
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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#213 - What to Observe in Hydra, Crater, Cancer, Sextants, and Corvus
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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#212 - Gear Reviews and Sirius B Finally Appears
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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#211 - Some Light Observing, New Books, and New Gear
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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#210 - Comet Hunting With Dan Machholz
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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#209 - Objects to Observe in April 2022
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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#208 - The Skies Have Cleared!
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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#207 - Cleaning Optics
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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#206 - Some Solar Observing and New Books Are On the Way
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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#205 - More Listener Emails
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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#204 - Special Guest Don Machholz Discusses the Messier Marathon
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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#203 - A Discussion About Fr. Lucien Kemble
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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#202 - Living Vicariously Through Listener Emails
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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#201 - Objects to Observe in March 2022
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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#200 - Sketching, Imaging, and a Few Other Topics with Mary McIntyre
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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#199 - Interesting Observing Projects
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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#198 - More Listener Emails
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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#197 - What We Want to See in the Winter Sky Before it’s Gone
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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#196 - Lots of Observing Reports
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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#195 - The Winter Blues Continue
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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#194 - Sketching and Visual Astronomy With Mike Rector
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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#192 - Bad Weather and Listener Emails
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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#193 - Objects to Observe in the February Night Sky 2022
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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#191 - Astronomy Friends
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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#190 - Listener Emails and a Mini Review of the Nikon Spotting Scope Eyepiece
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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#189 - All About Asterisms
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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#188 - When Will the Skies Clear?!?!
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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#187 - Understanding Eyepieces
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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#186 - More JWST and Meteorite Information
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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#185 - Collecting Meteorites
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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#184 - A Very Chilly Observing Session & an Amazing Listener Observation of the James Webb Space Telescope
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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#183 - Objects to Observe in January 2022
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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#182 - It’s Officially Cold…and a New Eyepiece to Try
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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#181 - Christmas Space-tacular
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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#180 - It’s Getting Cold
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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#179 - Another Chat with Mark from Refreshing Views
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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#178 - Electric Jackets, Flashlight Hacks, and Comet Leonard Observations
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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#177 - Getting Ready For Cold Weather Observing
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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#176 - Listener Observations of Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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#175 - Comet Leonard and Other Objects to Observe in December 2021
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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#174 - An Unexpected Review of the Pentax XW Eyepieces
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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#173 - Observing Minor Planets and Asteroids
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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#172 - Partial Lunar Eclipse Observations
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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#171 - All About the 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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#170 - Suitcase Observatory Update & Pondering New Telescopes
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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#169 - Autumn Observing Part 2
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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#168 - 30mm APM UFF & 32mm Masuyama Initial Reports
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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#167 - Objects to Observe in November 2021
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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#166 - More New Eyepieces to Test
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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#165 - Autumn Observing Part 1
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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#164 - Traditional Observatory and a Suitcase Observatory
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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#163 - First Light For a Couple of New Eyepieces
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#162 - Special Guest Epsiode
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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#161 - What to Do When Cloud Moves in Just Before You Are About to Observe
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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#160 - Lots of Observing More Binoviewer Feedback
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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#159 -Picking Eyepieces
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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#158 - Chris and Shane Have Lots of Observing to Talk About
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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#157 - Objects to Observe in October 2021
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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#156 - First Light With the Binoviewer and Mount Surgery
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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#155 - Autumn Observing
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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#154 - Binoviwer is in the Mail and Some New Dobs From StellaLyra
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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#153 - Listener Emails
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#151 - More Deep Sky Observing Reports
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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#152 - Dark Sky Observing Report
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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#149 - Shane Has First Light With the Borg 50FL
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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#150 - Objects to Observe in September 2021
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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#148 - Continuing the Summer Stars and Planets Presentation
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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#147 - The Stars and Terrestrial Planets of Summer
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#146 - New Gear Has Arrived and More is on the Way
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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#145 - Recent Listener Observing Reports
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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#144 - Chris and Shane Have Some Observing Reports
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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#143 - Dark Sky Observing Report
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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#142 - All About Public Observing
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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#141 - Chris’s New Dark Site Had First Light!
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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#140 - Objects to Observe in August 2021
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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#139 - Dark Sky Packing Survival Guide
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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#138 - No Clouds, But Lots of Forest Fire Smoke
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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#137 - Another Listener Mailbag Episode
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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136 - Unplanned Gegenschein Observation
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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#135 - Light Pollution Abatement
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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#134 - A New Observing Site and Some Listener Emails
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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#133 - Summer Binocular Tour
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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#132 - New Perspectives From Old Astronomers
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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#131 - Objects to Observe in July 2021
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#130 - What is the Criteria that Defines a ‘Good Observer’?
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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#129 - Night Vision and Dark Adaptation
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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#128 - Observing with 50mm Refractors
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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#127 - All About Finding Stuff in Space
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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#126 -Ophiuchus Observing Report
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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#125 - Small Telescope Observing
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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#124 - Lots of Recent Observing!
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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#123 - Objects to Observe in June 2021
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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#122 - Early Morning Planet Observing and Chris’s Takahashi Setup is Nearing Completion
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May 31, 2021 |
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#121- Recreating Galileo’s Observations
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May 27, 2021 |
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#120 - Binoviewers and a DIY Variable Barlow
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May 24, 2021 |
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#119 - Deep Sky Observing in Ophiuchus
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May 20, 2021 |
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#118 - First Light For a New Mount and Eyepiece as Well as Some Observing Reports
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May 17, 2021 |
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#117 - Listener Emails
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May 13, 2021 |
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#116 - Miscellaneous Astronomy Ramblings
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May 10, 2021 |
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#115 - Objects to Observe in May 2021
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May 06, 2021 |
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#114 -Gear Talk
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May 03, 2021 |
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#113 - Big Aperture Observing - 20” f/3.3
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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#112 - A Nebula Filter Overview and a Quick Comparison of the Televue Delite vs. the Pentax XF
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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#111 - Deep Sky Observing in Leo, Virgo, and Coma Berenices
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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#110 - New Gear and Observing Reports
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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#109 - Learn About Variable Star Observing and the AAVSO
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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#108 - A Telescope Horror Story and Some Observing Reports With Unexpected Aurora
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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#107 - Your Guide to Upgrading Gear
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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#106 -Advice For Buying an H-alpha Solar Telescope & Chris Shares First Light With the miniBorg 50
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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#105 - Objects to Observe In April 2021
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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#104 - Chris’s New Tiny Telescope, Finders, and Observing Reports
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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#103 - Your Guide to Buying Used Astronomy Gear
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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#102 - Double Star and Solar Observing Reports
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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#101 - Deep Sky Observing in Auriga, Gemini, and Cancer
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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#100 - 40mm Eyepiece Comparisons and Observing Reports
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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#99 - Gear Works: Diagonals and Eyepiece Field of View
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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#98 - A New Eyepiece For Shane & Chris is Considering a Tiny Telescope
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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#97 - Objects to Observe in March 2021
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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#96 - Book Reviews and an Observing Log Template
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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#95 - An Introduction to Deep Sky Objects
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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#94 - Finally, We Have Our Own Observing Report
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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#93 - Deep Sky Observing in Canis Major, Canis Minor, Monoceros, and a Few Other Constellations!
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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#92 - Listener Observations of Sirius B - A Bucket List Double!
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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#91 - Telescopes and the Lunar X
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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#90 - Meanderings of Two Bored Astronomers
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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#89 - Lots of Eyepiece Discussion...and Some Other Stuff
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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#88 - Objects to Observe in February 2021
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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#87 - 3D Printing and Astronomy
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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#86 - Chris and Shane’s Current Observing Projects/Lists
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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#85 - Our Companion to Objects to Observe in the Night Sky
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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#84 -Searching For New Dark Sky Locations
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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#83 - Deep Sky Observing in Orion, Taurus, and Perseus
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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#82 - Tasco 10TE First Light & One More Listener Observation Log
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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#81 - More Listener Observation Logs
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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#80 - Book Give Away Winner & Listener Observations
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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#79 - Objects to Observe in January 2021
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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#78 - Final Conjunction Observations and Looking Towards 2021
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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#77 - Your Guide to Observing Double Stars
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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#76 - Almost Great Conjunction Observations
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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#75 - The Great Jupiter & Saturn Conjunction
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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#74 - Light Pollution Filters & A Book Give Away
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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#73 - A Beautiful Open Cluster Tour
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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#72 - Find Out What is Possible with a Celestron 76mm Firstscope
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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#71 - A Frankenscope and Observing Colour on the Moon
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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#70 - Objects to Observe in December 2020
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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#69 - Listener Questions are Answered #3
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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#68 - First Light For the Borg and a Skywatcher AZ5 Review
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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#67 - Starter Telescope Recommendations
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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#66 - Eyepiece Chat
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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#65 - The Ultimate Guide to Observing Guides
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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#64 - Seven Planets in One Night and a Telescope Comparison
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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#63 - Your Guide to Observing Mercury
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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#62 - Listener Questions Are Answered #2
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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#61 - Your Guide to Observing the Moon
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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#60 - Objects to Observe in November 2020
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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#59 - Your Guide to Observing in the Constellation of Pegasus
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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#58 - Comparing Eyepieces, Telescopes, and Filters
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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#57 - Observing Mars Throughout History
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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#56 - Last Week’s Observing Recap
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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#55 - Listener Questions Are Answered
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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#54 - Incredible Mars Observation
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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#53 - Objects to Observe in October 2020
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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#52 - The Art of Sketching Observations
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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#51 - Chris and Shane Discuss Their Most Memorable Observations
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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#50 - Chris's Recent Mars Observations
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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#49 -Your Guide to Observing Mars 2020
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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#48 - Finally Chris and Shane Observe Together...Under a Dark(ish) Sky
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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#47 - Andromeda Constellation Deep Dive
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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#46 - First Light Review of the Skywatcher AZ-GTI & Last light review of the Masuyama 35mm
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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#45 - Chris Has Transformed Into a Nocturnal Creature and Shane Tests a Legendary Eyepiece
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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#44 - Objects to Observe in September 2020
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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#43 - An Economic Way to Double Your Eyepiece Collection
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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#42 - Life, The Universe and Everything!
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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#41 - All About Backyard Observatories
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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#40 - Learn Different Techniques to See More Planetary Detail
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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#39 - Perseid Meteor Shower and Using the Summer Triangle to Navigate the Sky
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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#38 - Filter Impacts & More Planetary Observing
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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#37 - Deep Dive Into Scorpius
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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#36 - Lots of Planetary Observing Reports with Eyepiece and Filter Comparisons
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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#35 - Objects to Observe in August 2020
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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#34 - Goodbye Comet NEOWISE, hello Jupiter!
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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#33 - Comet NEOWISE Observations and Upcoming Meteor Showers
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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#32 - Detailed Plans for an Astronomy Trip to Grasslands National Park
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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#31 - Comet NEOWISE Observing Reports and Chris Tests His Revamped 80mm Telescope
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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#30 - Great Comet Update and Observing Guide
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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#29 - Don't Cry Over Spilled Milky Way!
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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#28 - The Darkness is Coming...and a Comet!
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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#27 - Objects to Observe in July 2020
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Recent Observations of the Moon, Jupiter, and Double Stars
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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#25 - Cloudy Night Astronomy
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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#24 - Discover Some Lesser Known Constellations
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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#23 - Easy Astrophotography
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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#22 - A Noctilucent Cloud Sighting! Find Out Which Comets and Asteroids Are Visible this Month
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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#21 - Learn About the Gaseous Planets...Hint, it's the Other 4 Planets We Didn't Talk About in Episode #15
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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#20 - Now is the Time to Observe Noctilucent Clouds
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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#19 - Using Exit Pupil as a Guide to Build Your Eyepiece Collection
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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#18 - Objects to Observe in June 2020
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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#17 - You've Purchased a Telescope and Some Eyepieces....Now What?
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May 28, 2020 |
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#16 - In the Voice of Jim Morrison...This is the End, of Venus Observations
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May 25, 2020 |
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#15 - Learn About the 4 Terrestrial Planets....Hint, it's the Inner 4 Planets
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May 21, 2020 |
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#14 - Recent Observing and a Guide to Astronomy Binoculars
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May 18, 2020 |
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#13 - Keeping a Record of Your Observations
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May 14, 2020 |
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#12 - Map of the Sky, Which is the Right Star Atlas for You?
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May 12, 2020 |
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#11 - Everything about Eyepieces
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May 07, 2020 |
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#10 - New telescope first light!
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May 05, 2020 |
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#9 - Objects to Observe in May 2020
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May 01, 2020 |
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#8 - Recent Venus Observations
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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#7 - Gear Talk
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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#6 - Introduction to the Universe
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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#5 - Gear Talk
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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#4 - Getting Started in Astronomy
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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#3 - The Ultimate Travel Telescope?
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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#2 - Classic Telescope Discussion
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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#1 - Introduction to the Actual Astronomy Podcast
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Apr 19, 2020 |