Join @AwesomeAstroPod today for the Tale of Two Telescopes, exploring NASA’s new flagship James Webb Space Telescope, and ESA’s pioneering Euclid, set to uncover the Dark Universe. Enjoy!
Apr 21st: Large Aperture Observing and Sketching with Howard Banich
Join us today as @ActualAstronomy discuss about creating photographic-like sketches through 28-inch portable reflector with Howard Banich
Feb 27th: Telescopes, The Next Level
Today we’re going to take things to the next level and get you drooling about bigger and better telescopes. If you’re serious about astronomy, what kinds of telescopes will give you the best bang for big bucks?
Oct 13th: Actual Astronomy Listener Emails
Today’s @ActualAstronomy will have listeners emails and talk about variety of observations, putting together a small telescope, eyepiece comparisons and finally a new listener who is just getting back into astronomy.
Jul 3rd: Climate Change and Telescopes & Rare Atira
Travelers in the Night discuss about the negative effect of climate change on astronomical research. And also the discovery of 2020 RX8
May 2nd: Survey Science: Newest Projects & Results
There are general-purpose telescopes and missions that astronomers can use to study specific objects. And there are the survey missions that look at the entire sky, which astronomers can use to answer questions about the Universe.
Apr 21st: Refracting Telescope
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Refracting Telescopes. In this episode we dive into our telescope of choice, refractors, with a discussion around Achro’s, APO’s, doublets, triplets and flat field designs
Mar 27th: Flying Peanut & Monster Telescope
Today Travelers in the Night bring you stories about 1999 JD6 and ELT or extremely large telescope currently build in Chile.
Mar 24th: Building Space Telescopes… In Space
As astronomers and engineers design the next generation of giant space telescopes, they’re running up against the limits of current launch providers. To go bigger, space agencies will need to consider assembling their next-generation space telescopes… in space.
Feb 14th: Things We Can Look Forward To
In a rare moment of weakness, Pamela has decided she’s open to the possibility that a future exists. That missions, telescopes and spacecraft are going to be built and they’re going to do science. Today we’ll talk about what we’re looking forward to before she changes her mind and my naive optimism for the future.