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

#516 – The Observer’s Calendar for January 2026 The Actual Astronomy Podcast

  1. #516 – The Observer’s Calendar for January 2026
  2. #515 – PiFinder with Richard Wolf-Jacobson
  3. #514 – Beginner Christmas Scope Recommendations and Our Wishes Lists
  4. #513 – Late Autumn Observing
  5. #511 – Mark Radice’s Recent Adventure

Episode 516 – The Observer’s Calendar for January 2026 Show Notes

Jan 1 – Struve 627 in Orion Colourful Double Star  Jan 2 – 40 Harmonia at opposition a large S-type (silicate) asteroid located in the inner region of the Main Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.  Jan 3 – Full Moon They are named after Quadrans Muralis, a 19th-century constellation that is no longer officially…

Episode 512 – The Observer’s Calendar for December 2025 Show Notes

Dec 3rd/4th – Moon 0.8-degrees N of Pleiades Carbon Star U Lyr best tonight Dec 4th – Full Moon in Taurus Dec 7th – Jupiter 4-degrees South of Moon Mercury Greatest Elongation 21-degrees from Sun in morning Sky Endymion sunset rays visible on Moon Dec ⅞ Moon and M44 Dec 8th – 16 Psyche at…

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