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Chris and Shane are amateur astronomers that share their love of the night sky. Check out the latest episodes below.

#422 – Chris’s Observatory Update The Actual Astronomy Podcast

  1. #422 – Chris’s Observatory Update
  2. #421 – Observer’s Calendar for May 2024
  3. #420 – Overlooked Observing Tips and Techniques
  4. #419 – More Listener Solar Eclipse Observing Reports
  5. #418 -April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse Observing Reports

Episode 421 – Observer’s Calendar for May 2024 Show Notes

Friday May 3rd Saturn 0.8- of a degree left of the Moon this morning Sunday May 5th – Eta Aquaria Meteor Shower ZHR=50 Monday May 6th – Mercury and Moon ~ 4-degrees Tuesday May 7th – New Moon Week of May 5th to 11th – Saturn Mars and Mercury line up in the morning sky…

Episode 414 – Observer’s Calendar for April 2024 Show Notes

April 1 – Zodiacal light visible in West for next 2 weeks. April 2 – Last quarter Moon April 6 – Mars, Saturn and Moon form a Triangle in East at dawn April 7- International Dark Sky Week April 8 – Total Solar Eclipse April 10 – Jupiter and Uranus 4-degrees below the Moon this…

Episode 404 – Observer’s Calendar for March 2024 Show Notes

Juno (minor-planet designation: 3 Juno) is a large asteroid in the asteroid belt. Juno was the third asteroid discovered, in 1804, by German astronomer Karl Harding. It is one of the twenty largest asteroids and one of the two largest stony (S-type) asteroids, along with 15 Eunomia. It is estimated to contain 1% of the…

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