Podcast: Night-sky targets for January 16-23, 2009
The twin stars Castor and Pollux, the 9-12 Geminorum Cluster, and the Eskimo Nebula are visible in the next few days. We'll help you find them in this week's Astronomy magazine podcast.
By
Michael E. Bakich —
Published:
January 15, 2009 Gemini harbors a variety of colorful stars and several open clusters for binocular exploration
Photo by Astronomy: Roen Kelly
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 January 16-23, 2009
Naked eye: Twin stars Castor and Pollux
Small telescope: 9-12 Geminorum Cluster
8-inch or larger telescope: Eskimo Nebula |
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Podcast transcript
This episode's transcript contains additional links to resources within Astronomy.com to help your observing. |
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Observing talk
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Previous episodes:
- January 9-16, 2009: Extinct constellation Musca Borealis the Northern Fly, open cluster Collinder 464, and spiral galaxy NGC 2403
- January 1-9, 2009: Mercury, the star Rigel, and globular cluster M79
- December 26, 2008-January 2, 2009: Orion's Belt, open cluster M35, and the Christmas Tree Cluster
- December 19-26, 2008: The Kids, Pazmino's Cluster, and the Flaming Star Nebula
- December 12-19, 2008: Hyades star cluster, open cluster M37, and NGC 1275
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