Join us today as @ActualAstronomy discuss about creating photographic-like sketches through 28-inch portable reflector with Howard Banich
Apr 21st: Large Aperture Observing and Sketching with Howard Banich
Actual Astronomy Archive
Mar 30th: Objects to Observe in the April 2023 Night Sky
Today’s Actual Astronomy talk about how to find and observe Mercury during its best evening elongation for 2023 this April and then go over some of the pairings of the Moon and planets before concluding with Venus
Mar 16th: Northern Stars You Should Know with Guest Dave Chapman
Focussing on classic Greek-Roman names with occasional indigenous references. The classic names are used in some GoTo telescope software for sky alignment. We discuss 12 Stars from Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Draco and Cephus. Learn about the dipper pointer stars, The Guardians of the Pole, a star named after an Apollo astronaut and about the original Cepheid Variable.
Mar 2nd: Objects to Observe in the March 2023 Night Sky
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the March 2023 Night Sky. In this episode we’ll talk about two conjunctions, first is Venus and Jupiter followed by Mercury and Jupiter.
Feb 16th: Light Pollution with special guest Rick Huziak
Today’s @ActualAstronomy discuss about light pollution Rick Huziak.
Feb 2nd: Objects to Observe in the February 2023 Night Sky
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the February 2023 Night Sky. In this episode we’ll talk about a conjunction of Venus and Neptune, the Moon pairing up with Venus & Jupiter before it gets so close to Mars. We’ll also talk about Comets and the Constellation Orion.
Jan 19th: How to observe Comet 2022 E3 ZTF
The Actual Astronomy Podcast Presents How to Observe Comet 2022 E3 ZTF. How comet got their names. How to find Comet ZTF (C/2022 E3) and what you can expect to see with the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes.
Jan 5th: Objects to Observe in the January 2023 Night Sky
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the January 2023 Night Sky. In this episode we’ll talk about the Moon pairing up with Venus & Saturn then Jupiter and it gets so close to to Mars and Uranus it passes over them for some lucky observers just not Shane and I.
Dec 22nd: Learning The Christmas Sky
Time for Christmas Sky with @ActualAstronomy. Listeners will learn about the key asterisms, constellations & stars. It is Winter Solstice time so we will focus on the early winter sky you will see from the Northern Hemisphere.
Dec 1st: Objects to Observe in the December 2022 Night Sky
December object to observe with @ActualAstronomy places a focus on how to get the most out of the Mars Opposition Occultation and the happenings overhead. Also several pairings between the Moon and Planets.