Are you Looking for a Specific Star Hopping Episode?
Here you can Search for specific Star Hopping shows. The table below allows you to search in many different ways.
You can enter any value into the Search box:
- Episode Number (“SH039”)
- Month of the Year (January”, “April”, etc)
- Constellation (“Scorpius”, “Orion”, etc)
- Object Catalog Entry (“M5”, “NGC7009”, etc)
- Object Proper Name (“Orion Nebula”, etc)
- Object Difficulty (“Easy”, “Moderate”, “Difficult”)
- Object Type (“Nebula”, “Open Cluster”, “Galaxy”, etc)
So let’s say you wanted to find all shows and deep sky objects we covered during the month of June; all you would have do is enter “June” into the Search box.
As you type, the list will be filtered for you, and the list of objects fitting your search value will be displayed. If there are more that 10 episodes returned, you can use the arrows at the bottom of the table to see then next page, or use the dropdown to display more episodes.
After you have the list you are looking for, just click on the Episode Number link to visit that Episode’s post page.
On the Episode page, you can see the episode image, read the episode description and intro, and listen to the Episode’s podcast.
Episode Name | Month | Constellation | Object | Proper Name | Difficulty | Type |
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SH001 | October | Sagittarius | M8 | Lagoon Nebula | Easy | Nebula |
SH001 | October | Sagittarius | M20 | Trifid Nebula | Easy | Nebula |
SH001 | October | Sagittarius | M22 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH002 | October | Andromeda | M31 | Andromeda Galaxy | Easy | Galaxy |
SH002 | October | Triangulum | M33 | Triangulum Galaxy | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH002 | October | Perseus | NGC869,884 | Double Cluster | Easy | Open |
SH003 | October | Lyra | M57 | Ring Nebula | Easy | Planetary |
SH003 | October | Vulpecula | M27 | Dumbbell Nebula | Difficult | Planetary |
SH003 | October | Pegasus | M15 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH004 | October | Taurus | M45 | Pleiades | Easy | Open |
SH004 | October | Taurus | M1 | Crab Nebula | Moderate | Supernova |
SH004 | October | Auriga | M37 | Moderate | Open | |
SH005 | October | Aquarius | NGC253 | Sculptor Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH005 | October | Aquarius | NGC7293 | Helix Nebula | Moderate | Planetary |
SH005 | October | Capricornus | M30 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH006 | November | Orion | M42 | Orion Nebula | Easy | Nebula |
SH006 | November | Orion | NGC2024 | Flame Nebula | Moderate | Nebula |
SH006 | November | Orion | Barnard33 | Horsehead Nebula | Difficult | Nebula |
SH006 | November | Orion | M78 | Moderate | Nebula | |
SH007 | November | NA | NA | Telescopes for Beginners, Part 1 | NA | NA |
SH008 | November | NA | NA | Telescopes for Beginners, Part 2 | NA | NA |
SH009 | November | Monoceros | Rosette Nebula | Moderate | Nebula | |
SH009 | November | Monoceros | Christmas Tree Cluster | Moderate | Open | |
SH009 | November | Gemini | M35 | Moderate | Open | |
SH010 | December | Canis Major | M41 | Easy | Open | |
SH010 | December | Puppis | M46 | Difficult | Open | |
SH010 | December | Puppis | M47 | Difficult | Open | |
SH010 | December | Canis Major | NGC2362 | Mexican Jumping Star | Moderate | Open |
SH011 | December | NA | NA | Comet Catalina & Morning Planets | NA | NA |
SH012 | December | Ursa Major | M81 | Bode's Galaxy | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH012 | December | Ursa Major | M82 | Cigar Galaxy | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH012 | December | Cancer | M44 | Easy | Open | |
SH013 | December | Lepus | M79 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH013 | December | Fornax | NGC1365 | Difficult | Galaxy | |
SH013 | December | Fornax | NGC1316 | Fornax A | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH014 | January | Leo | M65 | Leo Triplet | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH014 | January | Leo | M66 | Leo Triplet | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH014 | January | Leo | NGC2903 | Easy | Galaxy | |
SH015 | January | NA | NA | The Different Types of Galaxies | NA | NA |
SH016 | January | Ursa Major | M106 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH016 | January | Ursa Major | M101 | Pinwheel Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH016 | January | Canes Venatici | M51 | Whirlpool Galaxy | Easy | Galaxy |
SH017 | January | Canes Venatici | M63 | Sunflower Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH017 | January | Coma Berenices | M64 | Black Eye Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH017 | January | Coma Berenices | NGC4565 | Needle Galaxy | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH018 | February | Virgo | M98 | Realm of the Galaxies, Part 1 | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH018 | February | Virgo | M99 | Realm of the Galaxies, Part 1 | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH018 | February | Virgo | M100 | Realm of the Galaxies, Part 1 | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH019 | February | Virgo | M84 | Realm of the Galaxies, Part 2 | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH019 | February | Virgo | M86 | Realm of the Galaxies, Part 2 | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH019 | February | Virgo | NGC4435 | Eyes Galaxies | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH020 | February | Virgo | M58 | Realm of the Galaxies, Part 3 | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH020 | February | Virgo | M90 | Realm of the Galaxies, Part 3 | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH020 | February | Virgo | M87 | Smoking Gun Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH021 | February | NA | NA | The Different Types of Star Clusters | NA | NA |
SH022 | March | NA | NA | Astrophotography with a Fixed Tripod | NA | NA |
SH023 | March | Bootes | M3 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH023 | March | Corvus | NGC4028 | Antennae Galaxies | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH023 | March | Corvus | M104 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH024 | March | NA | NA | Astrophotography | NA | NA |
SH025 | March | Hercules | M13 | Hercules Cluster | Moderate | Globular |
SH025 | March | Hercules | M92 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH025 | March | Serpens | M5 | Easy | Globular | |
SH026 | March | NA | NA | Photography | NA | NA |
SH027 | April | NA | NA | The Different Types of Nebulae | NA | NA |
SH028 | April | NA | NA | Comet LINEAR & Morning Planets | NA | NA |
SH029 | April | NA | NA | Astrophotography using an Autoguider | NA | NA |
SH030 | April | Centaurus | M83 | Southern Pinwheel Galaxy | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH030 | April | Centaurus | NGC5128 | Cent A, Hamburger Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH030 | April | Centaurus | Swan Nebula | Moderate | Globular | |
SH031 | May | Ophiuchus | M10 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH031 | May | Ophiuchus | M12 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH031 | May | Scorpius | M4 | Easy | Globular | |
SH032 | May | Scorpius | M6 | Easy | Open | |
SH032 | May | Scorpius | M7 | Easy | Open | |
SH032 | May | Scorpius | M62 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH033 | May | Scutum | M11 | Wild Duck Cluster | Moderate | Open |
SH033 | May | Scutum | M16 | Moderate | Nebula | |
SH033 | May | Sagittarius | M17 | Difficult | Nebula | |
SH034 | May | Cygnus | Coathanger | Easy | Open | |
SH034 | May | Cygnus | NGC6690 | Veil Nebula | Moderate | Supernova |
SH034 | May | Cygnus | NGC7000 | North American Nebula | Moderate | Nebula |
SH035 | June | Sagittarius | M25 | Moderate | Open | |
SH035 | June | Sagittarius | M28 | Easy | Globular | |
SH035 | June | Sagittarius | M55 | Difficult | Globular | |
SH036 | June | Sagitta | M71 | Moderate | Open | |
SH036 | June | Aquarius | M2 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH036 | June | Pegasus | M15 | Easy | Globular | |
SH037 | June | Cassiopeia | M103 | Easy | Open | |
SH037 | June | Cassiopeia | NGC457 | E.T. Cluster | Easy | Open |
SH037 | June | Cassiopeia | NGC7789 | Caroline's Rose | Moderate | Open |
SH038 | June | Cepheus | Cocoon Nebula | Difficult | Nebula | |
SH038 | June | Cepheus | Iris Nebula | Difficult | Nebula | |
SH038 | June | Cepheus | NGC6946 | Fireworks Galaxy | Difficult | Galaxy |
SH039 | June | Perseus | Heart & Soul Nebulae | Difficult | Nebula | |
SH039 | June | Perseus | M34 | Easy | Open | |
SH039 | June | Perseus | NGC891 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH040 | September | Andromeda | M76 | Little Dumbbell Nebula | Moderate | Planetary |
SH040 | September | Andromeda | NGC752 | Easy | Open | |
SH040 | September | Andromeda | NGC281 | PacMan Nebula | Moderate | Nebula |
SH041 | October | Cetus | NGC247 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH041 | October | Sculptor | NGC779 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH041 | October | Sculptor | NGC55 | Difficult | Galaxy | |
SH042 | October | Auriga | M36 | Easy | Open | |
SH042 | October | Auriga | M38 | Easy | Open | |
SH042 | October | Auriga | IC405 | Flaming Star Nebula | Difficult | Nebula |
SH043 | November | Orion | NGC2174 | Monkeyhead Nebula | Moderate | Nebula |
SH043 | November | Gemini | IC443 | Jellyfish Nebula | Moderate | Supernova Remnant |
SH043 | November | Gemini | NGC2392 | Eskimo Nebula | Difficult | Planetary |
SH044 | November | Orion | NGC1977 | Running Man Nebula | Easy | Nebula |
SH044 | November | Orion | IC2118 | Witch Head Nebula | Difficult | Nebula |
SH044 | November | Monoceros | NGC2261 | Hubble's Variable Nebula | Moderate | Nebula |
SH045 | December | Canis Major | IC2177 | Seagull Nebula | Difficult | Nebula |
SH045 | December | Gemini | Abell 21 | Medusa Nebula | Difficult | Planetary |
SH045 | December | Hydra | M48 | Easy | Open | |
SH046 | December | Camelopardalis | NGC 2403 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH046 | December | Ursa Major | M108 | Surfboard Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH046 | December | Ursa Major | M97 | Owl Nebula | Moderate | Planetary |
SH047 | January | Leo | M95 | Difficult | Galaxy | |
SH047 | January | Leo | M96 | Difficult | Galaxy | |
SH047 | January | Leo | M105 | Difficult | Galaxy | |
SH048 | NA | NA | NA | TimeLapse Astrophotography | NA | NA |
SH049 | February | Canes Venatici | M94 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH049 | February | Canes Venatici | NGC5033 | Difficult | Galaxy | |
SH049 | February | Canes Venatici | NGC4631 | Whale Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH050 | NA | NA | NA | 50th Celebration | NA | NA |
SH051 | March | Coma Berenices | M85 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH051 | March | Coma Berenices | M88 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH051 | March | Coma Berenices | M91 | Difficult | Galaxy | |
SH052 | March | Leo | NGC3521 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH052 | March | Sextans | NGC3115 | Spindle Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH052 | March | Hydra | NGC3242 | Ghost of Jupiter | Difficult | Planetary |
SH053 | NA | NA | NA | Digital Image Processing | NA | NA |
SH054 | NA | NA | NA | The Great American Solar Eclipse, Pt. 1 | NA | NA |
SH055 | NA | NA | NA | Trio of Comets | NA | NA |
SH056 | May | Draco | NGC 5907 | Splinter Galaxy | Moderate | Galaxy |
SH056 | May | Draco | M102 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH056 | May | Draco | NGC 6543 | Cat Eye Nebula | Difficult | Planetary |
SH057 | NA | NA | NA | Photograph the Great American Eclipse | NA | NA |
SH058 | June | Cygnus | IC 1318 | Gamma Cygni Nebula | Moderate | Nebula |
SH058 | June | Cygnus | NGC 6888 | Crescent Nebula | Difficult | Nebula |
SH058 | June | Lyra | M56 | Moderate | Globular | |
SH059 | NA | NA | NA | Big Announcements, and Eclipse Full Dress Rehearsal | NA | NA |
SH060 | NA | NA | NA | Eclipse Documentary | NA | NA |
SH061 | October | Cepheus | NGC 1396 | Elephant's Trunk Nebula | Moderate | Nebula |
SH061 | October | Cassiopeia | M52 | Difficult | Open Cluster | |
SH061 | October | Andromeda | NGC 7662 | Blue Snowball Nebula | Moderate | Planetary |
SH062 | January | Camelopardalis | IC 342 | Moderate | Galaxy | |
SH062 | January | Cassiopeia | IC 59-63 | Gamma Cassiopeia Nebula | Moderate | Nebula |
SH062 | January | Cepheus | NGC 7635 | Bubble Nebula | Difficult | Nebula |