TrueSciPhi

Podcast Profile: Backyard Astronomer - Delta College Public Radio

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401 episodes
2018 to 2026
Median: 2 minutes
Collection: Physics, Math, and Astronomy

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Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):

This podcast offers short, practical guides to what to look for in the night sky, geared toward backyard observers and emphasizing sights that can be enjoyed with the naked eye or simple equipment like binoculars and small telescopes. Across the episodes, the host highlights season-by-season changes in the sky and explains how to use familiar patterns as guideposts, such as well-known constellations and asterisms, to locate other targets.

A major theme is observing the Moon: following its waxing and waning phases, noticing how the day–night line reveals changing surface detail, and learning about features such as maria, rays, impact basins, and earthshine. The show also covers special lunar events, including total lunar eclipses, and connects full moons with traditional seasonal names.

The podcast frequently spotlights bright planets and when they are best placed for viewing, including close approaches and pre-dawn pairings. It also points listeners to standout stars and explains what makes them notable, from brightness to color and stellar life cycles. Deep-sky objects visible in darker skies—nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters—are introduced as targets when moonlight is minimal.

Recurring sky events such as meteor showers, comets (including unusual visitors), and the visibility of Earth-orbiting satellites like the space station are also part of the mix. Alongside observing tips, the show occasionally touches on practical stargazing considerations, such as choosing a telescope and finding darker conditions.

Episodes:

3/2/26 - Venus Meets Saturn at Dusk 2026-Mar-02 2 minutes

2/23/26 - Lunar Eclipse at Dawn 2026-Feb-24 2 minutes

2/16/26 - Lepus the Hare 2026-Feb-16 2 minutes

2/9/26 - The Dog Star 2026-Feb-09 2 minutes

2/2/26 - The Great Orion Nebula 2026-Feb-02 2 minutes

1/26/26 - Binoculars and the Gibbous Moon 2026-Jan-26 2 minutes

1/19/26 - Is Betelgeuse Due to Explode? 2026-Jan-20 2 minutes

1/12/26 - Jupiter at Close Approach 2026-Jan-12 2 minutes

1/5/26 - Orion Returns 2026-Jan-05 2 minutes

12/29/25 - Saturn at its Highest 2026-Jan-05 2 minutes

12/22/25 - The Holiday Crescent 2025-Dec-22 2 minutes

12/15/25 - The Goat Star 2025-Dec-15 2 minutes

12/8/25 - Geminid Meteor Shower 2025-Dec-09 2 minutes

11/24/25 - Buying a Telescope 2025-Nov-24 2 minutes

11/17/25 - The Seven Sisters 2025-Nov-14 2 minutes

11/10/25 - The Great Andromeda Galaxy 2025-Nov-10 2 minutes

11/3/25 - The W of Cassiopeia 2025-Nov-03 2 minutes

10/27/25 - The Moon Waxes 2025-Oct-28 2 minutes

10/20/25 - Comet Lemmon 2025-Oct-20 2 minutes

10/13/25 - Orionid Meteor Shower 2025-Oct-13 2 minutes

10/6/25 - Waning Gibbous Moon 2025-Oct-06 2 minutes

10/29/25 - Observe the Moon Night 2025-Sep-30 2 minutes

9/22/25 - The Autumn Equinox 2025-Sep-23 2 minutes

9/15/25 - Delphinus the Dolphin 2025-Sep-15 2 minutes

9/8/25 - The Summer Milky Way 2025-Sep-08 2 minutes

9/1/25 - The Moon’s Southern Seas 2025-Sep-02 2 minutes

8/25/25 - An Interstellar Visitor 2025-Aug-25 2 minutes

8/18/25 - Sagittarius the Archer 2025-Aug-18 2 minutes

8/11/25 - Scorpius the Scorpion 2025-Aug-11 2 minutes

8/4/25 - Venus Meets Jupiter 2025-Aug-04 2 minutes

7/28/25 - The Moon’s Eastern Seas 2025-Jul-28 2 minutes

7/21/25 - See the Space Station 2025-Jul-21 2 minutes

7/14/25 - Cygnus the Swan 2025-Jul-14 2 minutes

7/7/25 - The Man in the Moon 2025-Jul-07 2 minutes

6/30/25 - A Feast of Morning Objects 2025-Jun-30 2 minutes

6/23/25 - The Colors of Stars 2025-Jun-23 2 minutes

6/16/25 - The Northern Crown 2025-Jun-16 2 minutes

6/9/25 - The Strawberry Moon 2025-Jun-11 2 minutes

6/2/25 - Does The Moon Rotate? 2025-Jun-02 2 minutes

5/26/25 - Spike to Spica 2025-May-27 2 minutes

5/19/25 - Coma Star Cluster 2025-May-19 2 minutes

5/12/25 - Leo the Lion 2025-May-12 2 minutes

5/5/25 - Waxing Gibbous Moon 2025-May-06 2 minutes

4/28/25 - Meteors from Halley’s Comet 2025-Apr-28 2 minutes

4/21/25 - The Spring Triangle 2025-Apr-21 2 minutes

4/14/25 - Tour the Stars of Leo 2025-Apr-14 2 minutes

4/7/25 - The Big & Little Dippers 2025-Apr-05 2 minutes

3/31/25 - Earthshine 2025-Mar-30 2 minutes

3/24/25 - The Little Beehive 2025-Mar-23 2 minutes

3/17/25 - The March Equinox 2025-Mar-16 2 minutes

3/10/25 - Total Lunar Eclipse 2025-Mar-08 2 minutes

3/3/25 - Venus & Mercury at Dusk 2025-Mar-02 2 minutes

2/24/25 - The Winter Triangle 2025-Mar-02 2 minutes

2/17/25 - The Great Orion Nebula 2025-Feb-16 2 minutes

2/10/25 - The Crescent Venus 2025-Feb-10 2 minutes

2/3/25 - The Moon Waxes 2025-Feb-02 2 minutes

1/27/25 - Say Goodbye to Saturn 2025-Jan-26 2 minutes

1/20/25 - The Face of Taurus 2025-Jan-20 2 minutes

1/13/25 - A Parade of Planets 2025-Jan-12 2 minutes

1/6/25 - The Wolf Moon Eats Mars 2025-Jan-05 2 minutes

12/30/24 - The Return of Orion 2024-Dec-31 2 minutes

12/23/24 - Birthday of the Sun 2024-Dec-30 2 minutes

12/16/24 - The Seven Planet Challenge 2024-Dec-15 2 minutes

12/9/24 - The Lunar Seas 2024-Dec-08 2 minutes

12/2/24 - Jupiter at Close Approach 2024-Dec-03 2 minutes

11/25/24 - Buying a Telescope 2024-Nov-24 2 minutes

11/18/24 - Bright Stars in the East 2024-Nov-19 2 minutes

11/11/24 - The Beaver Moon 2024-Nov-10 2 minutes

11/4/24 - Venus, Mercury, and the Moon 2024-Nov-04 2 minutes

10/28/24 - Pleiades Star Cluster 2024-Oct-28 2 minutes

10/22/24 - The Great Square of Pegasus 2024-Oct-22 2 minutes

10/14/24 - Waning Gibbous Moon 2024-Oct-14 2 minutes

10/7/24 - An October Comet 2024-Oct-07 2 minutes

9/30/24 - The W of Cassiopeia 2024-Sep-30 2 minutes

9/16/24 - Saturn at Close Approach 2024-Sep-20 2 minutes

9/9/24 - Observe the Moon Night 2024-Sep-10 2 minutes

9/2/24 - Sagittarius the Archer 2024-Sep-03 2 minutes

8/26/24 - The Milky Way 2024-Aug-26 2 minutes

8/19/24 - The Lure of Astronomy 2024-Aug-19 2 minutes

8/12/24 - The Super Sturgeon Moon 2024-Aug-13 2 minutes

8/5/24 - The Perseid Meteor Shower 2024-Aug-05 2 minutes

7/29/24 - Morning Planets 2024-Jul-29 2 minutes

7/22/24 - The Eye of the Eagle 2024-Jul-22 2 minutes

7/15/24 - The Moon’s Southern Seas 2024-Jul-15 2 minutes

7/8/24 - Globular Cluster in Hercules 2024-Jul-08 2 minutes

7/1/24 - Heart of the Scorpion 2024-Jul-02 2 minutes

6/24/24 - The Summer Triangle 2024-Jun-24 2 minutes

6/17/24 - The Sea of Rains 2024-Jun-17 2 minutes

6/10/24 - The Moon Waxes 2024-Jun-10 2 minutes

5/27/24 - Spike to Spica 2024-May-29 2 minutes

5/20/24 - Are UFOs Real? 2024-May-20 2 minutes

5/13/24 - Size of Lunar Craters 2024-May-14 2 minutes

5/6/24 - Corvus the Crow 2024-May-07 2 minutes

4/29/24 - Leo the Lion 2024-Apr-30 2 minutes

4/22/24 - Arch of Spring 2024-Apr-22 2 minutes

4/15/24 - The Lunar Seas 2024-Apr-16 2 minutes

4/8/24 - The Big Dipper 2024-Apr-08 2 minutes

4/1/24 - Beehive Star Cluster 2024-Apr-01 2 minutes

3/25/24 - Total Solar Eclipse 2024-Mar-25 2 minutes

3/18/24 - Jupiter, Mercury, and a Comet 2024-Mar-18 2 minutes

3/11/24 - Earthshine 2024-Mar-11 2 minutes

3/4/24 - More Northern Lights! 2024-Mar-05 2 minutes

2/26/24 - The Winter Triangle 2024-Feb-26 2 minutes

2/19/24 - Man in the Moon 2024-Feb-22 2 minutes

2/12/24 - Meteors & Meteorites 2024-Feb-12 2 minutes

2/5/24 - Orion’s Belt 2024-Feb-05 2 minutes

1/29/24 - Pollux and Castor 2024-Jan-29 2 minutes

1/22/24 - The Waning Gibbous Moon 2024-Jan-24 2 minutes

1/15/24 - The Bull’s Eye 2024-Jan-16 2 minutes

1/8/24 - Venus & Mercury at Dawn 2024-Jan-12 2 minutes

1/1/24 - Orion the Hunter 2024-Jan-03 2 minutes

12/25/23 - Cold Full Moon 2023-Dec-26 2 minutes

12/18/23 - Birthday of the Sun 2023-Dec-18 2 minutes

12/11/23 - Geminid Meteor Shower 2023-Dec-11 2 minutes

12/4/23 - The Eye of the Fish 2023-Dec-04 2 minutes

11/27/23 - Buying a Telescope 2023-Nov-27 2 minutes

11/20/23 - Uranus Close Approach 2023-Nov-23 2 minutes

11/13/23 - Pleiades Star Cluster 2023-Nov-14 2 minutes

11/6/23 - The Andromeda Galaxy 2023-Nov-06 2 minutes

10/30/23 - Jupiter in the East 2023-Oct-30 2 minutes

10/23/23 - Features of the Gibbous Moon 2023-Oct-25 2 minutes

10/16/23 - Orionid Meteor Shower 2023-Oct-16 2 minutes

10/9/23 - Annular Solar Eclipse 2023-Oct-09 2 minutes

10/2/23 - The W of Cassiopeia 2023-Oct-02 2 minutes

9/25/23 - A Super Harvest Moon 2023-Sep-27 2 minutes

9/18/23 - Delphinus the Dolphin 2023-Sep-17 2 minutes

9/11/23 - Saturn and Titan 2023-Sep-11 2 minutes

9/4/23 - The Morning Star 2023-Sep-06 2 minutes

8/28/23 - The Lure of Astronomy 2023-Aug-28 2 minutes

8/21/23 - A Super Blue Moon 2023-Aug-23 2 minutes

8/14/23 - The Backbone of Night 2023-Aug-15 2 minutes

8/7/23 - The Perseid Meteor Shower 2023-Aug-07 2 minutes

7/31/23 - How Far Can You See? 2023-Aug-01 2 minutes

7/24/23 - The Lunar Seas 2023-Jul-24 2 minutes

7/17/23 - The Keystone of Hercules 2023-Jul-17 2 minutes

7/10/23 - The Summer Triangle 2023-Jul-10 2 minutes

7/3/23 - Happy Aphelion Day 2023-Jul-06 2 minutes

7/3/23 - Happy Aphelion Day 2023-Jul-04 2 minutes

6/26/23 - The Sea of Rains 2023-Jun-28 2 minutes

6/19/23 - Moon, Mars & Venus 2023-Jun-19 2 minutes

6/12/23 - A Green Star? 2023-Jun-12 2 minutes

6/5/23 - The Northern Crown 2023-Jun-05 2 minutes

5/29/23 - Vega in the East 2023-May-30 2 minutes

5/22/23 - The Waxing Crescent 2023-May-23 2 minutes

5/15/23 - Coma Star Cluster 2023-May-15 2 minutes

5/8/23 - Arc to Arcturus 2023-May-09 2 minutes

5/1/23 - The Moon Illusion 2023-May-01 2 minutes

4/24/23 - Arch of Spring 2023-Apr-24 2 minutes

4/17/23 - Lyrid Meteor Shower 2023-Apr-17 2 minutes

4/10/23 - Venus and Mercury 2023-Apr-10 2 minutes

4/3/23 - The Big Dipper 2023-Apr-06 2 minutes

3/27/23 - Sea of Tranquility 2023-Mar-27 2 minutes

3/20/23 - The Crab and the Beehive 2023-Mar-20 2 minutes

3/13/23 - See The Asteroid Ceres 2023-Mar-14 2 minutes

3/6/23 - Watch The Northern Lights 2023-Mar-10 2 minutes

2/27/23 - Waxing Gibbous Moon 2023-Mar-01 2 minutes

2/20/23 - Venus Meets Jupiter 2023-Feb-20 2 minutes

2/13/23 - The Winter Triangle 2023-Feb-20 2 minutes

2/6/23 - The Great Orion Nebula 2023-Feb-06 2 minutes

1/30/23 - The Snow Moon 2023-Jan-30 2 minutes

1/23/23 - Comet ZTF 2023-Jan-23 2 minutes

1/16/23 - Venus & Saturn Conjunction 2023-Jan-17 2 minutes

1/9/23 - Pollux and Castor 2023-Jan-09 2 minutes

1/2/23 - Happy Perihelion Day 2023-Jan-03 2 minutes

12/26/22 - Orion Is Back 2022-Dec-27 2 minutes

12/19/22 - Five Planets for Christmas 2022-Dec-22 2 minutes

12/12/22 - Geminid Meteor Shower 2022-Dec-13 2 minutes

12/5/22 - Splashes on the Full Moon 2022-Dec-07 2 minutes

11/28/22 - The Red Planet Returns 2022-Nov-29 2 minutes

11/21/22 - Buying a Telescope 2022-Nov-23 2 minutes

11/14/22 - Pleiades Star Cluster 2022-Nov-16 2 minutes

11/7/22 - The Great Andromeda Galaxy 2022-Nov-07 2 minutes

10/31/22 - A Frost Moon Total Eclipse 2022-Oct-31 2 minutes

10/24/22 - Great Square of Pegasus 2022-Oct-24 2 minutes

10/17/22 - Orionid Meteor Shower 2022-Oct-17 2 minutes

10/10/22 - The W of Cassiopeia 2022-Oct-10 2 minutes

10/3/22 - Features of the Gibbous Moon 2022-Oct-03 2 minutes

9/26/22 - International Observe the Moon Night 2022-Sep-26 2 minutes

9/19/22 - Jupiter in the East 2022-Sep-21 2 minutes

9/12/22 - Delphinus the Dolphin 2022-Sep-12 2 minutes

9/5/2022 - The Harvest Moon 2022-Sep-08 2 minutes

8/29/22 - Saturn at Close Approach 2022-Aug-29 2 minutes

8/22/22 - Milky Way at its Best 2022-Aug-22 2 minutes

8/15/22 - Mars, Moon & the Pleiades 2022-Aug-17 2 minutes

8/8/22 - Does The Moon Rotate? 2022-Aug-09 2 minutes

8/1/22 - The Lunar Seas 2022-Aug-01 2 minutes

7/25/22 - The Eye of the Eagle 2022-Jul-25 2 minutes

7/18/22 - The Keystone of Hercules 2022-Jul-19 2 minutes

7/11/22 - Tail of the Swan 2022-Jul-11 2 minutes

7/4/22 - The Moon Waxes 2022-Jul-07 2 minutes

6/27/22 - The Summer Triangle 2022-Jun-27 2 minutes

6/20/22 - Antares the Supergiant 2022-Jun-20 2 minutes

6/13/22 - Planets on Parade 2022-Jun-13 2 minutes

6/6/22 - Size of Lunar Craters 2022-Jun-06 2 minutes

5/30/22 - Brilliant Vega Returns 2022-May-31 2 minutes

5/23/22 - Tau Herculid Meteors 2022-May-23 2 minutes

5/16/22 - Coma Star Cluster 2022-May-17 2 minutes

5/9/22 - A May Total Lunar Eclipse 2022-May-09 2 minutes

5/2/22 - Arc to Arcturus 2022-May-03 2 minutes

4/25/22 - Mercury at its Best 2022-Apr-25 2 minutes

4/18/22 - International Dark Sky Week 2022-Apr-18 2 minutes

4/11/22 - Arch of Spring 2022-Apr-11 2 minutes

4/4/22 - The Waxing Crescent 2022-Apr-06 2 minutes

3/28/22 - Beehive Star Cluster 2022-Mar-28 2 minutes

3/21/22 - A Trio of Morning Planets 2022-Mar-21 2 minutes

3/14/22 - The March Equinox 2022-Mar-14 2 minutes

3/7/22 - Sea of Serenity 2022-Mar-09 2 minutes

2/28/22 - Lepus the Hare 2022-Feb-28 2 minutes

2/21/22 - The Winter Triangle 2022-Feb-21 2 minutes

2/14/22 - The Dog Star 2022-Feb-15 2 minutes

2/7/22 - Goodbye to Jupiter, Hello to Venus 2022-Feb-08 2 minutes

1/31/22 - The Heads of Gemini 2022-Feb-01 2 minutes

1/24/22 - The Great Orion Nebula 2022-Jan-25 2 minutes

1/17/22 - See the ISS 2022-Jan-18 2 minutes

1/10/22 - The Gibbous Moon 2022-Jan-10 2 minutes

1/3/22 - Orion Returns 2022-Jan-03 2 minutes

12/27/21 - The Face of Taurus 2021-Dec-28 2 minutes

12/20/21 - Birthday of the Sun 2021-Dec-20 2 minutes

12/13/21 - The Moon Waxes 2021-Dec-14 2 minutes

12/6/21 - Venus-Saturn-Jupiter 2021-Dec-06 2 minutes

11/29/21 - The Eye of the Fish 2021-Dec-02 2 minutes

11/22/21 - Seven Sisters Return 2021-Nov-24 2 minutes

11/15/21 - Almost Total Lunar Eclipse 2021-Nov-15 2 minutes

11/8/21 - Venus in the Southwest 2021-Nov-10 2 minutes

11/1/21 - Capella in the Northeast 2021-Nov-01 2 minutes

10/25/21 - Our Sister Spiral Galaxy 2021-Oct-25 2 minutes

10/18/21 - Great Square of Pegasus 2021-Oct-18 2 minutes

10/11/21 - Observe The Moon Night 2021-Oct-10 2 minutes

10/4/21 - The W of Cassiopeia 2021-Oct-05 2 minutes

9/27/21 - The Aurora Borealis 2021-Sep-26 2 minutes

9/20/21 - The Autumn Equinox 2021-Sep-22 2 minutes

9/13/21 - Features of the Waxing Moon 2021-Sep-14 2 minutes

9/6/21 - Aquila the Eagle 2021-Sep-07 2 minutes

8/30/21 - The Milky Way 2021-Aug-30 2 minutes

8/23/21 - Venus and Arcturus 2021-Aug-23 2 minutes

8/16/21 - The Moon and Jupiter 2021-Aug-17 2 minutes

8/9/21 - The Perseid Meteor Shower 2021-Aug-09 2 minutes

8/2/21 - Saturn Close Approach 2021-Aug-02 2 minutes

7/26/21 - Cygnus the Swan 2021-Jul-26 2 minutes

7/19/21 - Buck Moon Meets Giant Planets 2021-Jul-19 2 minutes

7/12/21 - Earthshine 2021-Jul-12 2 minutes

7/5/21 - The Summer Triangle 2021-Jul-05 2 minutes

6/21/21 - The Rose Moon 2021-Jun-24 2 minutes

6/14/21 - Heart of the Scorpion 2021-Jun-16 2 minutes

6/7/21 - The Northern Crown 2021-Jun-10 2 minutes

5/31/21 - The Harp Star 2021-Jun-02 2 minutes

5/24/21 - Super Flower Blood Moon 2021-May-25 2 minutes

5/17/21 - Sea of Serenity 2021-May-18 2 minutes

5/10/21 - Arc to Arcturus, Spike to Spica 2021-May-12 2 minutes

5/3/21 - Meteors from Halley’s Comet 2021-May-01 2 minutes

4/26/21 - Splashes on the Moon 2021-Apr-28 2 minutes

4/19/21 - Lyrid Meteor Shower 2021-Apr-19 2 minutes

4/12/21 - The Horse and Rider 2021-Apr-13 2 minutes

4/5/21 - Jupiter & Saturn in the Morning 2021-Apr-05 2 minutes

3/29/21 - Leo the Lion 2021-Mar-29 2 minutes

3/22/21 - The Sea of Rains 2021-Mar-22 2 minutes

3/15/21 - Observing in the Dark 2021-Mar-15 2 minutes

3/8/21 - Beehive Star Cluster 2021-Mar-09 2 minutes

3/1/21 - Mars Meets the Pleiades 2021-Mar-02 2 minutes

2/22/21 - Lepus the Hare 2021-Feb-24 2 minutes

2/15/21 - Emissaries to Mars 2021-Feb-15 2 minutes

2/8/21 - The Two Dog Stars 2021-Feb-10 2 minutes

2/1/21 - Orion the Hunter 2021-Feb-01 2 minutes

1/25/21 - January Full Moon Names 2021-Jan-25 2 minutes

1/18/21 - The Waxing Moon 2021-Jan-18 2 minutes

1/11/21 - Mars, Uranus & the Moon 2021-Jan-13 2 minutes

1/4/20 - The Eye of the Bull 2021-Jan-05 2 minutes

12/28/20 - Pollux and Castor 2020-Dec-28 2 minutes

12/21/20 - The Christmas Sky 2020-Dec-23 2 minutes

12/14/20 - The Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 2020-Dec-15 2 minutes

12/7/20 - Geminid Meteor Shower 2020-Dec-10 2 minutes

11/30/20 - The Waning Gibbous 2020-Dec-02 2 minutes

11/23/20 - The Beaver Moon 2020-Nov-25 2 minutes

11/16/20 - Return of the Pleiades 2020-Nov-16 2 minutes

11/9/20 - Moon Greets Venus & Mercury 2020-Nov-10 2 minutes

11/2/20 - The Great Spiral in Andromeda 2020-Nov-03 2 minutes

10/26/20 - Halloween Blue Moon 2020-Oct-26 2 minutes

10/19/20 - Orionid Meteor Shower 2020-Oct-19 2 minutes

10/12/20 - The “W” and the Double Cluster 2020-Oct-12 2 minutes

10/5/20 - The Red Planet Approaches! 2020-Oct-05 2 minutes

9/28/20 - The Harvest Moon 2020-Sep-29 2 minutes

9/21/20 - Moon Greets Three Planets 2020-Sep-24 2 minutes

9/14/20 - Delphinus the Dolphin 2020-Sep-13 2 minutes

9/7/20 - The Northern Lights 2020-Sep-09 2 minutes

8/31/20 - The Morning Star 2020-Aug-31 2 minutes

8/24/20 - The Backbone of Night 2020-Aug-24 2 minutes

8/17/20 - The Teapot of Sagittarius 2020-Aug-19 2 minutes

8/10/20 - The Perseid Meteor Shower 2020-Aug-10 2 minutes

8/3/20 - Jupiter & Saturn at Their Prime 2020-Aug-04 2 minutes

7/27/20 - A Good Week for Lunar Observing 2020-Jul-29 2 minutes

7/20/20 - Last Chance to see Comet NEOWISE 2020-Jul-20 2 minutes

7/13/20 - Morning Sky Full of Planets 2020-Jul-15 2 minutes

7/6/20 - The Eye of the Eagle 2020-Jul-07 2 minutes

6/29/20 - The Waxing & Waning Moon 2020-Jun-29 2 minutes

6/22/20 - The First Stars to Appear 2020-Jun-22 2 minutes

6/15/20 - The Summer Solstice 2020-Jun-15 2 minutes

6/8/20 - Blue Supergiant Spica 2020-Jun-08 2 minutes

6/1/20 - June Full Moon Names 2020-Jun-01 2 minutes

5/25/20 - Mercury at Its Prime 2020-May-23 2 minutes

5/18/20 - Venus Slips by Mercury 2020-May-18 2 minutes

5/11/20 - The Big & Little Dippers 2020-May-11 2 minutes

5/4/20 - Bright Stars in the West 2020-May-04 2 minutes

4/27/20 - International Space Station 2020-Apr-27 2 minutes

4/20/20 - The Lyrid Meteor Shower 2020-Apr-20 2 minutes

4/13/20 - Moon Meets Three Planets 2020-Apr-12 2 minutes

4/6/20 - The Pink Super Moon 2020-Apr-07 2 minutes

3/30/20 - Venus Meets The Pleiades 2020-Mar-31 2 minutes

3/23/20 - Earthshine 2020-Mar-24 2 minutes

3/16/20 - A Trio of Morning Planets 2020-Mar-16 2 minutes

3/9/20 - The Little Beehive 2020-Mar-10 1 minute

3/2/20 - Gibbous Moon 2020-Mar-02 2 minutes

2/24/20 - Moon Meets Venus & Uranus 2020-Feb-25 2 minutes

2/17/20 - Use the Belt Stars 2020-Feb-17 2 minutes

2/10/20 - The Orion Nebula 2020-Feb-10 2 minutes

2/3/20 - Venus & Mercury 2020-Feb-10 1 minute

1/27/20 - The Waxing Moon 2020-Jan-29 1 minute

1/20/20 - Betelgeuse Going Supernova? 2020-Jan-22 1 minute

1/13/20 - Mars Meets Its Rival 2020-Jan-13 1 minute

1/6/20 - The Wolf Moon 2020-Jan-09 1 minute

12/30/19 - Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2019-Dec-30 2 minutes

12/23/19 - Birthday of the Sun 2019-Dec-20 1 minute

12/16/19 - Fomalhaut 2019-Dec-17 2 minutes

12/9/19 - The Cold Moon 2019-Dec-09 2 minutes

12/2/19 - Seven Sisters 2019-Dec-03 1 minute

11/25/19 - The Andromeda Galaxy 2019-Nov-25 1 minute

11/18/19 - Venus Encounters Jupiter 2019-Nov-18 1 minute

11/11/19 - Transit of Mercury 2019-Nov-11 1 minute

11/4/19 - Capella in Auriga 2019-Nov-04 1 minute

10/28/19 - Cassiopeia the Queen 2019-Oct-28 1 minute

10/21/19 - Orionid Meteor Shower 2019-Oct-25 1 minute

10/14/19 - Great Square of Pegasus 2019-Oct-14 1 minute

10/7/19 - The Lunar Seas 2019-Oct-07 1 minute

9/30/19 - Observe the Moon Night 2019-Sep-30 1 minute

9/23/19 - The Autumn Equinox 2019-Sep-23 1 minute

9/16/19 - Orion in the Morning 2019-Sep-16 1 minute

9/9/19 - The Harvest Moon 2019-Sep-11 1 minute

9/2/19 - The Milky Way 2019-Sep-03 1 minute

8/26/19 - Sagittarius the Archer 2019-Aug-27 1 minute

8/19/19 - Bright Planets in the South 2019-Aug-19 1 minute

8/12/19 - The Sturgeon Moon 2019-Aug-13 1 minute

8/5/19 - The Perseid Meteor Shower 2019-Aug-05 2 minutes

7/29/19 - The Aurora Borealis 2019-Jul-29 1 minute

7/22/19 - The Summer Triangle 2019-Jul-24 1 minute

7/15/19 - Saturn's Close Approach 2019-Jul-15 2 minutes

7/8/19 - The Moon Meets Jupiter 2019-Jul-09 1 minute

7/1/19 - The Crescent Moon of Apollo 11 2019-Jul-02 2 minutes

6/24/19 - Vega Is Back 2019-Jun-25 2 minutes

6/17/19 - Mars Meets Mercury 2019-Jun-13 2 minutes

6/10/19 - Jupiter at Close Approach 2019-Jun-10 2 minutes

6/3/19 - Corona Borealis 2019-Jun-03 2 minutes

5/27/19 - Jupiter Returns 2019-May-28 2 minutes

5/20/19 - Corvus the Crow 2019-May-20 2 minutes

5/13/19 - Bright Stars in the West 2019-May-15 2 minutes

5/6/19 - The Waxing Crescent 2019-May-07 2 minutes

4/29/19 - Follow the Arc to Arcturus 2019-Apr-29 2 minutes

4/22/19 - The Waning Moon 2019-Apr-22 2 minutes

4/15/19 - The Big Dipper 2019-Apr-17 2 minutes

4/8/19 - Beehive Star Cluster 2019-Apr-08 2 minutes

4/1/19 - International Space Station 2019-Apr-01 2 minutes

3/25/19 - A Line of Morning Planets 2019-Mar-26 2 minutes

3/18/19 - Full Worm Moon 2019-Mar-18 2 minutes

3/11/19 - First Quarter Moon 2019-Mar-10 1 minute

3/4/19 - The Little Beehive 2019-Mar-04 1 minute

2/18/19 - Lepus the Hare 2019-Feb-18 1 minute

2/11/19 - Closest Full Moon of 2019 2019-Feb-11 1 minute

2/4/19 - Great Orion Nebula 2019-Feb-04 1 minute

1/28/19 - The Northern Lights 2019-Jan-29 1 minute

1/21/19 - Venus Meets Jupiter 2019-Jan-21 1 minute

1/14/19 - Total Eclipse of the Moon 2019-Jan-15 1 minute

1/7/19 - The Shifting of the Moon 2019-Jan-07 1 minute

12/31/18 - Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2018-Dec-28 2 minutes

12/24/18 - The Seven Sisters 2018-Dec-21 1 minute

12/17/18 - Apollo 8's 50th Anniversary 2018-Dec-17 1 minute

12/10/18 - Comet Wirtanen 2018-Dec-10 1 minute

12/3/18 - Venus Returns 2018-Dec-03 1 minute

11/26/18 - Capella, The Goat Star 2018-Nov-28 1 minute

11/19/18 - The Beaver Moon 2018-Nov-21 1 minute

11/12/18 - Follow the Moon 2018-Nov-12 1 minute

11/5/18 - The Andromeda Galaxy 2018-Nov-05 1 minute

10/29/18 - Great Square of Pegasus 2018-Oct-29 1 minute

10/22/18 - Cassiopeia the Queen 2018-Oct-23 1 minute

10/15/18 - International Observe the Moon Night 2018-Oct-19 1 minute

10/8/18 - Last Chance to See Jupiter 2018-Oct-08 1 minute

10/1/18 - Satellites & The ISS 2018-Oct-01 1 minute

9/24/18 - Harvest Moon 2018-Sep-24 1 minute

9/17/18 - The Autumn Equinox 2018-Sep-17 1 minute

9/10/18 - Say Goodbye to Venus 2018-Sep-11 1 minute

9/3/18 - The Milky Way 2018-Aug-31 1 minute

8/27/18 - A Panorama of Jupiter-Saturn-Mars 2018-Aug-27 2 minutes

8/20/18 - The Sturgeon Moon 2018-Aug-20 1 minute

8/13/18 - Crescent Moon & Planetary Motion 2018-Aug-10 1 minute

8/6/18 - Perseid Meteor Shower 2018-Aug-06 1 minute

7/30/18 - Mars at Close Approach 2018-Jul-30 1 minute

7/23/18 - Rays of the Full Moon 2018-Jul-23 1 minute

7/16/18 - The Summer Triangle 2018-Jul-16 1 minute

7/9/18 - Saturn at Close Approach 2018-Jul-09 1 minute

7/2/18 - Vega 2018-Jul-02 1 minute

6/25/18 - Four Planets in the Evening 2018-Jun-26 1 minute

6/18/18 - First Quarter Moon 2018-Jun-19 1 minute

6/11/18 - Northern Crown 2018-Jun-11 1 minute

6/4/18 - Mars Brightens 2018-Jun-04 1 minute