Episodes
Monday Sep 28, 2020
#52 - The Art of Sketching Observations
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Chris and Shane welcome observing friend Kathleen as the first guest appearance on the podcast. Kathleen shares her thoughts on sketching observations and other aspects of amateur astronomy.
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
#51 - Chris and Shane Discuss Their Most Memorable Observations
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Chris and Shane have been observing the nigh sky for a long time. Hear about their most memorable observations. You may want to add some of these to your observing lists.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
#50 - Chris's Recent Mars Observations
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Dark sky observing plans were scuttled due to wild fire smoke, however Chris was still able to view Mars on a couple of different nights.
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
#49 -Your Guide to Observing Mars 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Every two years, Mars becomes an interesting telescopic object to observe due to it's close proximity to Earth. 2020 happens to be one of the close approaches, in fact this will be the closest Mars is to Earth until 2034!
Monday Sep 14, 2020
#48 - Finally Chris and Shane Observe Together...Under a Dark(ish) Sky
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
For the first time this year, Chris and Shane meet up to observe under a relatively dark sky. Listen to hear the observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, various clusters, and an excellent double star in Andromeda.
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
#47 - Andromeda Constellation Deep Dive
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Chris and Shane provide some astronomical history of the Andromeda constellation and list many interesting objects to observe within it.
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Chris finally got the mount he has been wanting and tells us the pros and cons. Shane decided he does not like the Masuyama 35mm, find out why.
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Chris continues to log pre-sunrise observations and Shane tests a recently acquired 35mm Masuyama eyepiece. There are lots of planetary observations to hear about.