Podcast: Night-sky targets for April 10-17, 2009
The Y of Virgo, globular cluster M3, and spiral galaxy NGC 4731 are nicely visible in the next few days. We'll help you find them in this week's Astronomy magazine podcast.
By
Michael E. Bakich —
Published:
April 9, 2009Each 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 April 10-17, 2009
Naked eye: The Y of constellation Virgo
Small telescope: Globular cluster M3
8-inch or larger telescope: Spiral galaxy NGC 4731 |
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Podcast transcript
This episode's transcript contains additional links to resources within Astronomy.com to help your observing. |
StarDome
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Observing talk
After you listen to the podcast and try to find the objects, be sure to share your observing experiences with us by leaving a comment at the blog or in the Reader forums. |
Previous episodes:
- April 3-10, 2009: The Broken Engagement Ring, globular cluster M68, and the Helix Galaxy
- March 27-April 3, 2009: Coma Berenices Star Cluster, the Stargate, and spiral galaxy M99
- March 20-27, 2009: Constellation Canes Venatici, the Whirlpool Galaxy, and the Whale Galaxy
- March 13-20, 2009: Corvus the Crow, M67, and NGC 2683
- March 6-13, 2009: Head of Hydra, NGC 1981, and NGC 1999
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