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#533 – The Observer’s Calendar for May 2026 – The Actual Astronomy Podcast

  1. #533 – The Observer’s Calendar for May 2026
  2. #532 – Spring Galaxy Hunting and Listener Emails
  3. #531 – 12 Months of Messier April Edition
  4. #530 – Tele Vue in June & Chris Sends a Prized Possession to a Listener
  5. #529 – A Listener Builds His Dream Observatory
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Episode 531 – 12 Months of Messier April Edition Show Notes

M40 – 9.6 Magnitude 1.7’ This is a pair of faint stars located in Ursa Major. They are a tough find in binoculars, and you will be challenged to split them with binoculars. In telescopes, they appear to be an identical pair of stars and easy to split even at low power. M108 – 10th…

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