Actual Astronomy - Observing While the Moon is Up

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan who enjoy teaching astronomy classes and showing the public views through their telescopes. [email protected]

In this episode we read some listener emails and discuss our recent observing sessions, sketching and Shane talks about his first experience with the PiFinder.

• Observing Last night.
• It was a nearly full Moon on May 2nd, Full Moon was May 1.
• How to plan?
• What scope(s),
• New / different Gear?
• Would it be dark at all? Lunar analemma?
• What to look at?

Pi Finder!

Cor Caroli — Canes Venatici

2 CVn — Canes Venatici

12 Com — Coma Berenices

24 Com — Coma Berenices

32 Com — Coma Berenices

Iota Boo — Boötes

Delta Boo — Boötes

Alkalurops — Boötes

These ones aren't the best positions but are doable

Tau Leo and 83 Leo - Leo

Rasalgethi and 100 Her - Her

We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.

Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can!

Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!

Every bit helps! Thank you!

------------------------------------

Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness!

http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.

Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!)

------------------------------------

The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu

Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].