Podcaster: Shane and Chris
Title: Actual Astronomy: The Observer’s Calendar for April 2025
Organization: Actual Astronomy
Link : https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/ ; https://www.deepskyeye.com/
Description: The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for April 2025. In this episode we talk about how to see the Moon as it pairs with Pleiades, Mars, Smallest full moon on April 13th then pairs with Antares. Don’t miss the Lyrid meteor shower and catch Venus, Moon, Saturn and Mercury in the morning sky. We also discuss some stars and deep sky objects including globular cluster M68 and a few galaxies like M104 and M83.
Bio: Shane and Chris are amateur astronomers who enjoy teaching astronomy classes and performing outreach where they help the eyes of the public to telescope eyepieces.
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Transcript:
365 Days of Astronomy
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