Actual Astronomy - 12 Months of Messier

Episode 531.

Just a reminder for people to write in with their questions for David Nagler.

Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan who enjoy teaching astronomy classes and showing the public views through their telescopes. actualastronomy@gmail.com

Some binocular astronomy targets:

- M40 - 9.6 Magnitude 1.7'

This is a pair of faint stars located in Ursa Major. They are a tough find in binoculars, and you will be challenged to split them with binoculars. In telescopes, they appear to be an identical...