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Comet C2025 R2 SWAN  C/2025 A6 Lemmon

The comet was discovered by Carl Clarence Kiess at Lick Observatory on a photographic plate obtained in the morning hours of 6 July 1911 with the Crocker photographic telescope. The comet appeared as a distorted nebulous object with a short tail. The presence of the comet was confirmed visually the next day. The comet hadContinue reading “Episode 498 – Observer’s Calendar for September 2025 Show Notes”

Aug 1 – Carbon Star V Cyg at it’s best Aug 2 – Lunar Straight Wall and Eyes of Clavius Aug 3 – Antares 0.6 N. Of Moon Ausonia at opposition m=9.3 Aug 6 – Wargetin Pancake visible on Moon Aug 9 – Full Moon – NGC 6723 well placed Aug 10 – Jupiter andContinue reading “Episode 493 – Observer’s Calendar for August 2025”

MERCURY Very low in WNW in evening twilight, lost after mid-month VENUS In ENE morning twilight all month MARS Very low in W, sets before 12 am JUPITER Rises after 4 am in ENE, E at dawn SATURN Rises in E before 1 am, high in S at dawn July 1 – Canada Day! JULYContinue reading “Episode 489 – Observer’s Calendar for July 2025”

June 1 – Venus at greatest elongation in morning sky 46-degrees from Sun. Mars is still 30-degrees up but just over 5 arc seconds when the month begins. June 3rd – first quarter Moon June 4th – Lunar Straight Wall Visible this evening June 5th – Eye of Clavius visible on Moon June 6th –Continue reading “Episode 485 – Observer’s Calendar for June 2025 Show Notes”

May 1 Morning  May Comet C2025 F2 SWAN? Passes Pleiades on May 1 & 2 But only 1-2 degrees up in a dark sky for us…likely visibility is going to be a challenge…much fainter than Tsuchen Atlas was back in October, that comet was Mag. 2 and could be tough to see 10-12 degree higher…Continue reading “Episode 480 – The Observer’s Calendar for May 2025 Show Notes”

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*M41: bright, magnitude 4.5, pinpoint stars in the Plossl eyepiece.  A great place to start, and some say, to end on a positive note. The only object viewed with the Plossl eyepiece. Cr121 is a mag 2.6 cluster 60 arcmin diameter.  There were about 2 dozen stars distinguishable in a loose structure characterized by 2Continue reading “Episode 473 – Sirius Observing in Canis Major Show Notes”

The Observer’s Calendar for March 2025 on Episode 472 of the Actual Astronomy podcast. I’m Chris and joining me is Shane. We are amateur astronomers who love looking up at the night sky and this podcast is for everyone who enjoys going out under the stars. March 4 th is Pancake Tuesday March 5 –Continue reading “Episode 472 – Observer’s Calendar For March 2025 Show Notes”