Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Amateur astronomy sky guides • Planet visibility, conjunctions, oppositions • Comets, meteor showers, eclipses, occultations • Lunar features and craters • Deep-sky tours (galaxies, nebulae, clusters, doubles) • Spaceflight news (Artemis, Starliner, Starship) • Astrophotography workflows, PixInsight/ASIAIR, smart telescopes • Light pollution, observing tips, astronomy history/interviews
This podcast is geared toward amateur astronomers and blends practical observing guidance with accessible astronomy education and spaceflight updates. A recurring focus is monthly sky planning: what planets are visible in the evening and predawn, when to watch for notable alignments and conjunctions, and how to prepare for seasonal events such as meteor showers, comets, and eclipses. Episodes frequently add a “lunar feature” segment that highlights specific craters, rilles, or mare boundaries, along with tips for spotting them through binoculars or small telescopes.
Beyond solar-system observing, this podcast regularly tours deep-sky targets by constellation and season, including star clusters, nebulae, double and multiple stars, and galaxies. Listeners are given a sense of what objects look like at the eyepiece and how difficulty changes with different instruments, from handheld binoculars to backyard telescopes.
Space and astronomy news also appears throughout, with attention to major missions and developments in human spaceflight and exploration, including NASA’s Artemis program and related spacecraft updates, as well as other notable launches and observatory milestones.
For those interested in imaging, the show includes hands-on astrophotography content: discussions of acquisition strategy (such as integration time and calibration frames), gear and control ecosystems, and detailed image-processing workflows in tools like PixInsight, sometimes paired with downloadable data for practice. Interviews and community-oriented episodes broaden the scope to include amateur astronomy projects, clubs, light pollution issues, and emerging technologies like smart telescopes, alongside occasional historical profiles of influential astronomers.
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Episodes:
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What's Up in the June 2026 Skies? Part 2 - Sea of Crises and Deep Sky Gems!
2026-Jun-02
16 minutes
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What's up in the June 2026 Skies? Part 1 - Planets and Space News
2026-Jun-01
15 minutes
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Artemis II recap and what's up in the May 2026 Skies? Part 1
2026-Apr-19
10 minutes
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What's up in the April 2026 skies? A bright comet???
2026-Apr-06
24 minutes
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10 Amazing Things You Can See In A Small Telescope
2026-Mar-20
27 minutes
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What's up in the March 2026 skies?
2026-Mar-01
28 minutes
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All About Artemis II
2026-Feb-14
18 minutes
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What's up in the February 2026 Skies?
2026-Jan-31
20 minutes
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New for 2026 - Pixinsight Workflow with downloadable data
2026-Jan-24
21 minutes
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What's Up in the January 2026 Skies?
2025-Dec-29
17 minutes
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What's Up in the December 2025 Skies?
2025-Nov-29
31 minutes
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Saturn-Titan Transits with Greg Shanos
2025-Nov-16
37 minutes
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What's Up in the November 2025 Skies?
2025-Oct-26
21 minutes
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1,000 Subscribers on YouTube Special! **Contest**
2025-Oct-14
8 minutes
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What's Up in the October 2025 Skies?
2025-Sep-28
28 minutes
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Rediscovering the Joy of Visual Observing
2025-Sep-15
17 minutes
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What's Up in the September 2025 Skies? 100th episode!
2025-Aug-28
27 minutes
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The Great Astronomers: Henrietta Swan Leavitt, the woman who measured the universe
2025-Aug-09
22 minutes
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What's Up in the August 2025 Skies?
2025-Jul-24
26 minutes
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All About the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
2025-Jul-08
23 minutes
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What's Up in the July 2025 Skies?
2025-Jun-29
31 minutes
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Integration Time: Is more really better?
2025-Jun-22
20 minutes
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What's Up in the June 2025 Skies?
2025-May-28
21 minutes
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Looking Ahead: What's coming up on the podcast?
2025-May-18
4 minutes
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What's Up in the May 2025 Skies?
2025-Apr-27
26 minutes
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Inside NEAF 2025: The World's Largest Astronomy Expo
2025-Apr-14
27 minutes
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What's Up in the April 2025 Skies?
2025-Mar-30
25 minutes
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Talking Smart Telescopes with Phil Harrington and Al Papsun
2025-Mar-09
58 minutes
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What's Up in the March 2025 Skies?
2025-Feb-25
25 minutes
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Talking about the WVAA - A unique Astronomy Club
2025-Feb-16
67 minutes
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What's Up in the February 2025 Skies
2025-Jan-31
22 minutes
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2024 - The Year in Review
2025-Jan-12
21 minutes
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What's Up in the January 2025 Skies?
2024-Dec-31
22 minutes
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New Jersey Skies: The Rise of the Drones
2024-Dec-21
11 minutes
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What's Up in the December 2024 Skies?
2024-Nov-27
19 minutes
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Astronomy Basics
2024-Nov-20
20 minutes
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What's Up in the November 2024 Skies?
2024-Oct-28
25 minutes
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It's here! Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
2024-Oct-10
16 minutes
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What's Up in the October 2024 Skies?
2024-Oct-10
22 minutes
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My Workflow with the ASIAIR
2024-Sep-22
40 minutes
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What's Up in the September 2024 Skies?
2024-Aug-27
27 minutes
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All About Emission Nebulae
2024-Aug-16
28 minutes
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What's Up in the August 2024 Skies?
2024-Jul-28
24 minutes
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All About Comets
2024-Jul-15
25 minutes
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What's Up in the July 2024 Skies?
2024-Jun-28
24 minutes
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All About T Corona Borealis - The Blaze Star
2024-Jun-09
15 minutes
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What's Up in the June 2024 Skies?
2024-May-27
21 minutes
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Discussing Light Pollution with Dr. Mario Motta, M.D.
2024-May-21
64 minutes
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What's Up in the May 2024 Skies?
2024-Apr-30
18 minutes
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Eclipse Followup - April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
2024-Apr-26
22 minutes
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What's Up in the April 2024 Skies?
2024-Mar-24
28 minutes
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The Great American Eclipse of April 8, 2024 - Part 2
2024-Mar-04
22 minutes
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What's Up in the March 2024 Skies?
2024-Feb-23
26 minutes
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The Great American Eclipse of April 8, 2024 - Part 1
2024-Feb-11
22 minutes
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What's Up in the February 2024 Skies?
2024-Jan-24
21 minutes
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All About the Moon
2024-Jan-09
23 minutes
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What's Up in the January 2024 Skies?
2023-Dec-28
18 minutes
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A Holiday Greeting
2023-Dec-26
4 minutes
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What's Up in the December 2023 Skies?
2023-Nov-26
23 minutes
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Buying a Telescope - A beginner's guide
2023-Nov-18
30 minutes
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What's Up in the November 2023 Skies?
2023-Oct-28
26 minutes
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October 2023 Space Mission Updates
2023-Oct-15
11 minutes
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What's Up in the October 2023 Skies?
2023-Sep-22
25 minutes
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Eclipse Special! Upcoming Annular Eclipse on October 14th!
2023-Sep-10
19 minutes
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What's Up in the September 2023 Skies?
2023-Aug-26
25 minutes
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The Great Astronomers - Caroline Herschel
2023-Aug-19
15 minutes
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What's Up in the August 2023 Skies?
2023-Jul-24
20 minutes
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One year of JWST and more!
2023-Jul-15
8 minutes
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What's Up in the July 2023 Skies?
2023-Jun-28
17 minutes
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All about Stellafane! Hear about the convention from 3 people who've each attended 50 times!
2023-Jun-02
96 minutes
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What's Up in the June 2023 Skies?
2023-May-22
15 minutes
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I took an image of M81, here's how I did it!
2023-May-07
53 minutes
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What's Up in the May 2023 Skies?
2023-Apr-26
11 minutes
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Astro News Updates! Starship, JUICE, Interviews and more!
2023-Apr-21
15 minutes
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What's Up in the April 2023 Skies?
2023-Mar-25
18 minutes
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Discussing Antique Telescopes, the AAVSO and more with Peter Bealo
2023-Mar-11
69 minutes
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What's Up in the March 2023 Skies?
2023-Feb-26
16 minutes
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Talking Artificial Intelligence with James Maynard
2023-Feb-13
43 minutes
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What's Up in the February 2023 Skies?
2023-Jan-29
19 minutes
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Goodnight Oppy, a Movie Review and a Comet ZTF Update
2023-Jan-17
14 minutes
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What's Up in the January 2023 Skies?
2022-Dec-29
22 minutes
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2022 Year End Space Mission Update
2022-Dec-18
13 minutes
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What's Up in the December 2022 Skies?
2022-Nov-25
25 minutes
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Joe Rao and the December 2022 Mars Occultation
2022-Nov-04
95 minutes
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What's Up in the November 2022 Skies?
2022-Oct-28
23 minutes
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Interview with Nightscape Photographer Silvana Della Camera
2022-Oct-20
55 minutes
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What's up in the October 2022 Skies?
2022-Sep-25
24 minutes
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Bonus Episode! Space Mission Updates!
2022-Sep-10
7 minutes
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Where did the Moon come from? An interview with Michael Corvese
2022-Sep-03
42 minutes
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What's Up in the September 2022 Skies?
2022-Aug-29
20 minutes
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Artemis I is about to launch!
2022-Aug-25
8 minutes
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We're Celebrating Our One-Year Anniversary!
2022-Aug-18
10 minutes
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What's Up in the August 2022 Skies?
2022-Jul-29
21 minutes
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First Science Images from the James Webb Space Telescope
2022-Jul-16
14 minutes
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What's up in the July 2022 Skies?
2022-Jun-30
21 minutes
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The Game Changer - The ZWO ASIAIR
2022-Jun-18
22 minutes
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What's up in the June 2022 Skies?
2022-May-30
18 minutes
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The Great Astronomers - Part 2 - Sir William Herschel
2022-May-15
15 minutes
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What's up in the May 2022 Skies?
2022-Apr-30
25 minutes
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The Ultimate Sense of Perspective - An Interview with Zane Landers
2022-Apr-22
69 minutes
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What's Up in the April 2022 Skies?
2022-Apr-01
18 minutes
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Astrophotography on a budget
2022-Mar-23
23 minutes
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What's Up in the March 2022 Skies?
2022-Mar-01
20 minutes
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Beginning Astronomy, an interview with "Stargazer" Steve Dodson
2022-Feb-06
60 minutes
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What's up in the February 2022 Sky?
2022-Jan-31
20 minutes
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The Great Astronomers - Part 1 - Charles Messier
2022-Jan-17
17 minutes
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What's up in the January 2022 skies?
2022-Jan-01
12 minutes
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The James Webb Space Telescope has finally launched!!!
2021-Dec-29
10 minutes
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A guide to buying a telescope for a budding astronomer
2021-Dec-10
16 minutes
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What's up in the December 2021 Sky?
2021-Nov-29
21 minutes
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Talking Amateur Astronomy with Pat Manley
2021-Nov-22
74 minutes
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What's up in November 2021 Skies?
2021-Oct-30
24 minutes
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A bright comet may be gracing our skies and more
2021-Oct-19
17 minutes
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What's up in the sky this October?
2021-Sep-30
13 minutes
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Talking Astrophotography with Jonathon Eggleston from West Virginia Astronomy
2021-Sep-23
61 minutes
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What's up in the sky this September
2021-Sep-01
17 minutes
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