Actual Astronomy - Listeners’ Emails

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected] Dennis wrote: Just was listening to the October observing podcast and heard you hoping for a list of single transits of Jupiter. Sky and Telescope magazine publishes a complete list of transits and occultations each month. JR wrote: Hi Chris and Shane, I blame you guys! I'm not one to make an impulse buy, especially when it comes to astronomy gear, but after stumbling on this Cloudy Nights thread and listening to your discussions about the 50mm Borg, I broke out the credit card tonight… Bill Wrote: Sorry guys but there won’t be any observation from me for that night. I’ll be in Whistler BC for the Fungus Among Us mushroom Festival. I’ll be helping out with the elementary school presentations and forest walks. I’m excited but hoping it starts to rain so there’s more to show. Drought is bad here… John wrote: Dear Chris and Shane, I want to thank you both for fanning the flames of my old love, observing. When I was a kid I spent many hours… (wait for it)…"going out under the stars" with my department store refractor and then an 8” Celestron Schmidt Cassegrain that was generously lent to me by a friend of my Dad’s. After that scope went back to its owner life crowded out optical observing. Until recently…   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].