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The Actual Astronomy Podcast

Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett

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

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36:15

#139 - Dark Sky Packing Survival Guide

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/29

Chris and Shane discuss what they pack for dark sky observing.

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24:47

#138 - No Clouds, But Lots of Forest Fire Smoke

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/26

Forest fire smoke has been reducing the observing opportunities, but Chris was able to get some observing at his new site.

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41:34

#137 - Another Listener Mailbag Episode

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/22

Chris and Shane read some listener emails covering many different topics. One listener is building his own alt/az mount with tracking and goto capabilities!

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36:08

136 - Unplanned Gegenschein Observation

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/20

Dave Chapman shares his unplanned observation of the gegenschein from the Winter Star Party in Florida, US.

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37:01

#135 - Light Pollution Abatement

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/15

Chris and Shane discuss the astronomer’s nemesis, light pollution!

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39:42

#134 - A New Observing Site and Some Listener Emails

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/13

Chris has a new observing site that has great potential and some listener emails are read.

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54:34

#133 - Summer Binocular Tour

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/08

Chris and Shane take listeners on a binocular tour of the night sky. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com

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46:09

#132 - New Perspectives From Old Astronomers

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/05

Chris shares some observations from old astronomers and how they saw the night sky.

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39:22

#131 - Objects to Observe in July 2021

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/07/01

Chris and Shane discuss solar system objects and events to observe in July. Show notes available at www.actualastronomy.com

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38:12

#130 - What is the Criteria that Defines a ‘Good...

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/06/29

Chris and Shane discuss a listener question, what are the attributes that good observers have?

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57:24

#129 - Night Vision and Dark Adaptation

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/06/24

Chris and Shane discuss some of the science regarding night vision as well as some tips on how to achieve and preserve your night vision.

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50:35

#128 - Observing with 50mm Refractors

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/06/21

Chris and Shane have nearly completed adding all of the parts needed to use their miniBorg 50mm telescopes. You might be surprised what a 50mm ‘finder scope’ can show!

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56:34

#127 - All About Finding Stuff in Space

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/06/17

Chris and Shane walk through how they determine what to observe in the night sky and how to use different tools to locate your object.

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52:26

#126 -Ophiuchus Observing Report

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/06/14

Chris has been making good progress on his Ophiuchus observing project, he shares details in this episode.

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55:01

#125 - Small Telescope Observing

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/06/10

Shane delivers his presentation about why he enjoys using small telescopes. Download the presentation at www.actualastronomy.com to follow along.

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56:32

#124 - Lots of Recent Observing!

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/06/07

Chris and Shane were able to get lots of observing done this past week. Hear the details in this episode.

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51:27

#123 - Objects to Observe in June 2021

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/06/01

Chris and Shane discuss solar system objects and events to observe in June.

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59:37

#122 - Early Morning Planet Observing and Chris’s...

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/05/31

Chris and Shane recap their observing from the past week and Chris was able to test his new configuration for the Takahashi FC100.

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58:27

#121- Recreating Galileo’s Observations

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/05/27

Special guests, Clark Muir - RASC National History Chair and Randall Rosenfeld - RASC Past National History Chair, join Chris and Shane to discuss details of observations by the first astronomers. Clark also shares his project of creating and using a Galileo telescope.

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48:56

#120 - Binoviewers and a DIY Variable Barlow

The Actual Astronomy Podcast ·

2021/05/24

Shane talks about the advantages of binoviewers for deep sky observing and Chris shares his current project of building a DIY variable barlow.

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