The Actual Astronomy Podcast

#165 - Autumn Observing Part 1

Part 1 of Autumn Observing starts with Chris and Shane talking about the early astronomers that begun to chart the night sky and plot deep sky objects that they discovered. 

#164 - Traditional Observatory and a Suitcase Observatory

Chris discusses his early considerations for building an observatory and Shane talks about his new project of building a suitcase observatory - everything needed to observe in a suitcase that can carried onto an airplane. 

#163 - First Light For a Couple of New Eyepieces

Chris was able to try his 32mm Masuyama and Shane was able to try his 12.5mm Baader Morpheus. Hear about the first impressions in this epejsode…and some observing reports!

#162 - Special Guest Epsiode

Mark Radice from www.refreshingviews.com joins Chris and Shane to discuss lots of amateur astronomy topics. You can also check out Mark’s YouTube channel by searching for Refreshing Views. 

#161 - What to Do When Cloud Moves in Just Before You Are About to Observe

Chris and Shane talk about what they do when their observing plans are changed due to weather and other events. 

#160 - Lots of Observing More Binoviewer Feedback

Chris and Shane were to do a lot of observing during the past week. Shane continues to use his binoviewers and continues to be impressed. 

#159 -Picking Eyepieces

Chris and Shane talk about how they pick eyepieces to observe with. 

#158 - Chris and Shane Have Lots of Observing to Talk About

Chris and Shane share their observing reports.