Actual Astronomy - Listeners’ Emails

<p class="p1">Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Dennis wrote:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Just was listening to the October observing podcast and heard you hoping for a list of single transits of Jupiter. Sky and Telescope magazine publishes a complete list of transits and occultations each month.</em></p> <p class="p1"><strong>JR wrote:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Hi Chris and Shane,</em></p> <p class="p1"><em>I blame you guys!</em></p> <p class="p1"><em>I'm not one to make an impulse buy, especially when it comes to astronomy gear, but after stumbling on this Cloudy Nights thread and listening to your discussions about the 50mm Borg, I broke out the credit card tonight…</em></p> <p class="p1"><strong>Bill Wrote:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Sorry guys but there won’t be any observation from me for that night. I’ll be in Whistler BC for the Fungus Among Us mushroom Festival. I’ll be helping out with the elementary school presentations and forest walks. I’m excited but hoping it starts to rain so there’s more to show. Drought is bad here…</em></p> <p class="p1"><strong>John wrote:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Dear Chris and Shane,</em></p> <p class="p1"><em>I want to thank you both for fanning the flames of my old love, observing. When I was a kid I spent many hours… (wait for it)…"going out under the stars" with my department store refractor and then an 8” Celestron Schmidt Cassegrain that was generously lent to me by a friend of my Dad’s. After that scope went back to its owner life crowded out optical observing. Until recently…</em></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1">Just visit: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy">https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy</a> and donate as much as you can!</p> <p class="p1">Share t