Alright, Let's Go Star Hopping!
In Episode SH032 of Star Hopping… We’ll be exploring the Scorpius region, and we’ll use our star hopping methods to find the bright open clusters Messier 6 (The Butterfly Cluster), Messier 7 (Ptolemy’s Cluster), and the irregularly shaped globular cluster Messier 62.
In Episode SH031 of Star Hopping… We’ll be exploring the Ophiuchus region, and we’ll use our star hopping methods to find the bright globular clusters Messier 10, Messier 12, and Messier 4, just across the border in Scorpius.
In Episode SH030 of Star Hopping… We’ll be exploring the rich Centaurus region, and we’ll use our star hopping methods to find the bright face-on barred Spiral galaxy, Messier 83, the peculiar galaxy NGC 5128, and the largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri.
In Episode SH029 of Star Hopping… In this Star Hopping “Extra”, we’ll discuss the process of using an AutoGuider to do Astrophotography, and do an unboxing of the Orion StarShoot AutoGuider.
In Episode SH028 of Star Hopping… We’ll show you how to find a new visitor to our solar system, Comet LINEAR. Then we’ll find the planets Mars and Saturn, close by the comet in the early morning sky.
In Episode SH027 of Star Hopping… In this Star Hopping “Extra”, we’ll discuss the different types of Nebulae that you can find in your telescope, and explain the differences between them.
In Episode SH026 of Star Hopping… In this Star Hopping “Extra”, we’ll continue our Basic Astrophotography series. In this episode we’ll talk about all the equipment, setup, and procedures to perform prime focus astrophotography: the effort of connecting your DSLR camera to the main focus of your telescope.
In Episode SH025 of Star Hopping… We’ll be exploring the Hercules & Serpens region, and we’ll use our star hopping methods to find the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, M13, the globular cluster M92 also in Hercules, and the globular cluster M5 in Serpens.
In Episode SH024 of Star Hopping… In this Star Hopping “Extra”, we’ll continue our Basic Astrophotography series. In this episode we’ll talk about all the equipment, setup, and procedures to perform piggybacking astrophotography: the effort of using the telescope’s motion to capture astrophotos with your DSLR camera and lens.
In Episode SH023 of Star Hopping… We’ll be exploring the Bootes & Corvus region, and we’ll use our star hopping methods to find the massive globular cluster Messier 3, the interacting Antennae Galaxies, and the gorgeous edge-on spiral, Messier 104.