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August 28-September 4, 2009: Thuban, the Hercules Cluster, and the Veil Nebula

Michael Bakich — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:30:00 GMT

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 August 28-September 4, 2009

Binoculars:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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August 21-28, 2009: Algedi and Dabih, M73, and Gyulbudaghian’s Nebula

Michael Bakich — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:39:00 GMT

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 August 21-28, 2009

Binoculars:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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!

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July 31-August 7, 2009: Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, NGC 6738, and Bernes 157

Michael Bakich — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:44:00 GMT

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 July 31-August 7, 2009

Binoculars:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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!

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July 24-31, 2009: Barnard’s E, the Double Double, and globular cluster NGC 6717

Michael Bakich — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:31:00 GMT

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 July 17-24, 2009

Binoculars:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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!

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July 17-24, 2009: The Coathanger, globular cluster M22, the Phantom Streak

Michael Bakich — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:14:00 GMT

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 July 17-24, 2009

Naked eye:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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!

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July 10-17, 2009: The Teapot of Sagittarius, globular cluster M4, the Snake Nebula

Michael Bakich — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:34:00 GMT

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 July 10-17, 2009

Naked eye:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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!

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July 3-10, 2009: The False Comet, open cluster M23, and globular cluster M69

Matt Quandt — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:56:00 GMT

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 July 3-10, 2009

Naked eye:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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!

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June 26-July 3, 2009: The Keystone, globular cluster M10, reflection nebula NGC 6726

Michael Bakich — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:18:00 GMT

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 26-July 3, 2009

Naked eye:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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!

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June 19-26, 2009: Ptolemy’s Cluster, globular cluster M14, and the galaxy UGC 10822

Michael Bakich — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:48:00 GMT

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 19-26, 2009

Naked eye:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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!

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June 12-19, 2009: The Butterfly Cluster, globular cluster M107, and spiral galaxy NGC 6207

Michael Bakich — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:06:00 GMT

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 12-19, 2009

Naked eye:

Small telescope:

8-inch or larger telescope:

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.