Chris and Shane are amateur astronomers that share their love of the night sky. Check out the latest episodes below.
#526 – 12 Months of Messier – March Edition – The Actual Astronomy Podcast
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 …
Episode 524 – The Observer’s Calendar for March 2026
End of Feb. beginning of March Comet C/2024 E1 Wierzchos 6th – 7th magnitude Mar 1 – Struve 1183 Monoceros – Colourful Double Mar 2 – Regulus .4-degrees S of Moon – Need to be further East…7-degrees for us Mar 3- Full Moon & Lunar Eclipse for Western NA 5:30am here 5 Lynx colourful double…
Episode 523 – 12 Months of Messier February Edition Show Notes
M1- a 1054 AD Supernova noted by Chinese astronomers created this nebula. Also possibly noted by Navaho in their Potroglyphs. Bevis found the nebula remnant. Christened the “Crab Nebula” by Lord Rosse for it’s appearance through his large speculum telescope. The Crab nebula is a supernova remnant in Taurus and appears as a hazy patch…
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