Actual Astronomy - February Observer’s Calendar
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Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. This month we talk about the Moon occulting Regulus, Saturn and Neptune pairing up while Mercury is visible in the evening sky and occulted by the Moon for some. The Zodiacal light also becomes visible in February and we give you the details on seeing lunar features and some of the best Deep Sky objects plus the Carbon and Double Stars to see at this month. Feb 1 - Full Moon - 26 Aur Coulorful Double Feb 2 - Regulus occulted by Moon for Most NA 8:50pm EST Feb 3 - Zodiacal Light becomes visible this...
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Awesome Astronomy - The End of British Astronomy?
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Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. We discuss the British Government’s vandalism of UK physics and astronomy. In better news we celebrate the refunding of NASA and the up coming Artemis II mission… will Paul finally get excited? We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: 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!...
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Ask A Spaceman Ep. 265: Does Antimatter Fall Up?
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Hosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter. What is the weak equivalency principle? How was antimatter discovered and why is it the perfect thing to put gravity to the test? What did the CERN experiment discover? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Support the show: All episodes: Watch on YouTube: Read a book: Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, physics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! Big thanks to my top Patreon supporters this month: Justin G, Chris L, Alberto M, Duncan M,...
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Astronomy Cast Ep. 780: When Asteroids & Comets Attack!
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Hosted by: Fraser Cain ( ) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay ( ) Streamed live on Jan 26, 2026. We live in a cosmic shooting gallery. It’s not a matter of “if” but “when”! Dinosaurs, blah, blah, blah. You know the drill. But seriously, folks, it’s raining rocks & ice out there! How seriously should we take it? What happens when a variety of different objects hit the Earth? Different kinds of objects affect Earth very differently when they impact. Let's discuss what makes an impactor more or less dangerous. This show is supported through people like you on...
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Travelers in the Night Eps. 851 & 852: Scientists Views Odds of Aliens & Landing On Mars
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. From May & June, 2025. Today's 2 topics: - In a recent paper published in Nature Astronomy entitled “Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life” Dr. Peter Vickers and his team of 10 co-authors report the results of their survey of the lead authors for the past 10 years in the top three astro-biological journals. These researchers sought to measure if their sample group of...
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Space Stories - Perihelion & Aphelion
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Hosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani. Earth swings closest to the Sun at perihelion and farthest at aphelion, words that apply to every planet orbiting the Sun. Learn how Kepler’s laws reveal an elliptical orbit, why Earth moves faster at perihelion, and why seasons come from Earth’s tilt, not distance. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: 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!...
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EVSN - Mystery of Mars’ Recurring Slope Lineae Possibly Solved
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From February 8, 2021. A new theory has been proposed that could answer the question of what causes recurring landslides on Mars: small-scale ice melting just below the surface may leave the regolith vulnerable to wind. Plus, a look at some of Earth’s ancient climate changes, a gamma-ray source, puffy galaxies, and this week’s What’s Up. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every...
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Guide to Space - Thanks To Gaia We Now Know Exactly Where 1.7 Billion Stars Are In The Milky Way
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Hosted by Fraser Cain. And a happy robin. From May 3, 2018. The European Space Agency just dropped an enormous amount of data onto the scientific community. The location and position of 1.7 billion stars in the Milky Way. We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: 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 for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest...
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Awesome Astronomy - 3 Days to Lose LEO
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Paul Hill and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. So it looks like Low Earth Orbit is not just crowded but a disaster waiting to happen trapping humanity on this planet for a very long time… We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: 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 for cool...
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Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #128: Persistent Claims
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Still looking. Hosted by Steve Nerlich. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Is there anything new on Planet 9? Well, not really and there is some growing skepticism about whether it’s really there. Nonetheless, its original proponents, Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin, still stick to their guns on the matter, though both agree Planet 9’s existence must be considered speculative until it is actually observed. Dear Cheap Astronomy – Is Nemesis really out there? Continuing the theme of hypothetical solar system bodies, Nemesis was proposed to be a small, dim and hence difficult to spot...
info_outlineHosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com
This month we talk about the Moon occulting Regulus, Saturn and Neptune pairing up while Mercury is visible in the evening sky and occulted by the Moon for some. The Zodiacal light also becomes visible in February and we give you the details on seeing lunar features and some of the best Deep Sky objects plus the Carbon and Double Stars to see at this month.
Feb 1 - Full Moon - 26 Aur Coulorful Double
Feb 2 - Regulus occulted by Moon for Most NA 8:50pm EST
Feb 3 - Zodiacal Light becomes visible this month in W evening skies when Moon isn’t in sky.
Feb 6 - Carbon Star W Orion best this evening
Feb 7 h3945 CMa, a Colorful Double well placed
Feb 9th Last Quarter Moon - Gegenschein high in S at midnight for next 2 weeks
NGC 1502 Well placed at the end of Kemble’s Cascade
Feb 10th - Antares 0.7 degrees N of Moon - Not here in NA! - Lunar Curtis X visible
Feb 17 - New Moon / Young Crescent Moon visible in W after Sunset - Annular Eclipse…for Antarctica
Feb 18 - Venus 1.7 degrees S of Moon and Mercury .1 degrees N of Moon, Occultation for S USA.
Feb 19 - Mercury at greatest Elongation 18-degrees from Sun in evening sky.
Feb 23 - Hipparchus Ray - 20 Gem Colorful double star - Carbon Star UU Aur best
Feb 24 First Quarter Moon & PLEIADES - Magnus Ray visible and Mons Pico & Beta
Feb 25th - Lunar Straight Wall Visible - 38 Gem colorful Double
Feb 26th - Mercury 5-degrees N of Venus
Feb 27th - Jupiter 4-degrees S of Moon - Not here - NGC 2403, NGC 2392 & NGC 2237 Well Placed
Feb 15 - Saturn .9 degrees S of Neptune - NGC 2362 Well placed this evening
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