Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky. In each episode, Michael highlights:
- One object you can see without any optical aid
- One object you can see with a small (4-inch) telescope
- One object you can see with at least an 8-inch telescope
Targets for June 5-12, 2009
Naked eye: Variable star R Coronae Borealis
Small telescope: Open cluster NGC 6124
8-inch or larger telescope: Globular cluster NGC 6144
Starting June 4, the weekly observing podcast is available to registered members of Astronomy.com. The podcast remains FREE, so please register with the site to make sure you don't miss an episode!
Listen to podcast.
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