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.
Jan 15th: Amateur Astronomy Kits For 2022
What’s the best gear you can gift to amateur astronomer? Or what’s the best telescope you can get this year to do your hobby? Listen to today @deepastronomy for answers.
Jan 12th: What Comes After LUVOIR? Three Extreme Ideas For Space Telescopes
After James Webb Space Telescope, there’s LUVOIR, but what come after? Let’s have our imaginations take flight, out into the Universe, and consider some of the most incredible ideas suggested for telescopes.
Dec 18th: Great Beginner Astronomy Telescope Kit for 2022
This episode features a beginner’s telescope kit that we think is high quality and designed to get you off to a good start.
Aug 21st: Amateur Telescope Automation: What You Need to Know
Automating an observing run is one of the most efficient uses of your equipment. But what do you need to make this possible? What can you expect for results?
Aug 19th: Listener Astronomy Observations
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Listener Astronomy Observations. The discussion will be from new telescope observations, to sharing views with others.
May 17th: Sounding Rockets
Last week we talked about balloon-based astronomy. This week we’re gonna talk about putting telescopes on rockets and making observations mid flight. Welcome to the wild world of sounding rockets.
May 5th: Awesome Astronomy May 2021 New Round Up
Time for news roundup with @AwesomeAstroPod at #365DaysOfAstro. Today we have sky guide, update on life on Venus, Life around Proxima Centauri and more stories.
Apr 24th: Watching The Watchers
Today on @cosmicsavannah, Timothy Roelf from University of Cape Town talks about his project which is going to contribute a lot to improving the performance of telescopes such as MeerLICHT and BlackGEM
Apr 12th: Astronomy With The Unaided Eye
We talk a lot about telescopes, but you really don’t need any special equipment to appreciate what the night sky has to offer. Let’s talk about what kinds of things you can see with just your eyes.