Chris and Shane are amateur astronomers that share their love of the night sky. Check out the latest episodes below.
Episode 528 – The Observer’s Calendar for April 2026 Show Notes
Gamma Leonis – Colourful double star April 2 – Full Moon Spica and Moon less than 4-degrees apart April 3 – Morning Targets April 5th – Spot Sirius unaided eye before sunset this week. April 6th and later NGC 2903, large 9th mag. Spiral in Leo M48 – 6th mag. OC well placed at the…
Episode 526 – 12 Months of Messier – March Edition Show Notes
M41 This cluster in Canis Major is visible as a hazy patch to the naked eye just below Sirius. M41 is resolvable in binoculars and appears fairly loose in telescopes at low power. Some sources say it was observed by Aristotle, but it was not, reading his notes he refers to a star with a …
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