Star Hopping

Star Hopping

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Star Hopping episodes

  • SH042 – Find M36, M38, and the Flaming Star Nebula

    In Episode SH042 of Star Hopping… We’ll look at the Auriga region, and show you how to find M36, M38 and the amazing Flaming Star Nebula, which contains a runaway star. Find out this nebula’s mystery by watching the episode! Intro Well this week we’re covering a couple bright open clusters that we haven’t hit before on Read More ...

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    10 min
  • SH041 – Find NGC 247, NGC 7793, and NGC 55

    In Episode SH041 of Star Hopping… We’ll look at the Sculptor region, and show you how to find three incredible needle galaxies. We’ll locate NGC 247 in the neighboring constellation of Cetus, NGC 7793, a violent galaxy with a hidden mystery, and the huge half degree long NGC 55. This last galaxy is larger than Read More ...

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    11 min
  • SH040 – Find M76, NGC 752, and The PacMan Nebula

    In Episode SH040 of Star Hopping… We’ll look at the Andromeda region, and show you how to find Messier 76, the Little Dumbbell Nebula, the huge open cluster NGC 752, and the familiar shaped PacMan Nebula. Intro Well, we’re back to our spaceship set after returning from KPO’s European Astronomy Tour. It was a fantastic Read More ...

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    12 min
  • EAT09 – Jodrell Bank Observatory
    In episode EAT09 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we’ll be visiting the wondrous Jodrell Bank Observatory, and it’s iconic 250 foot Lovell Radio Telescope. This massive dish is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world, and was the largest when it was built in 1957. This was just in time to allow the British to Read More ...
    7 min
  • EAT08 – Birr Castle and the Leviathan Telescope
    In episode EAT08 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we’ll be visiting the famous Birr Castle and William Parson’s amazing 72 inch Leviathan telescope. This site is an important piece of astronomy history. Birr Castle in central Ireland is the present day home of the 7th Earl of Rosse. The 3rd Earl was William Parsons, an English-Irish Read More ...
    11 min
  • EAT07 – The Royal Edinburgh Observatory
    In episode EAT07 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we’ll be visiting the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, here on Blackford Hill in the old city of Edinburgh, Scotland. This observatory was built and established in April 1896, when two telescopes were moved from other locations and installed in the new observatory. The first was a 15-inch refractor, placed Read More ...
    30 min
  • EAT06 – Stonehenge
    In episode EAT06 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we will explore the mysterious ancient observatory of Stonehenge in southern England. We’ll discuss the history and meaning of the placement of the individual stones in this amazing observatory. This iconic monument of 160 rocks and stones dates back to a time before the Egyptians built the ancient Read More ...
    9 min
  • EAT04 – Land of the Midnight Sun
    In episode EAT04 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we’re coming to you from Flam, Norway, located at 61 degrees north latitude. Here at the northernmost point of our trip, we’re going to experience the phenomenon of the Midnight Sun. At this point we are only 5 degrees south of the Arctic Circle, the most northerly Read More ...
    9 min
  • EAT05 – The Royal Greenwich Observatory
    In episode EAT05 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we trek to the heart of Jolly Olde England, where we visit the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. This is one of the most exciting episodes of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, where we interview the curator of the museum and learn about the history of the RGO. The RGO is Read More ...
    25 min
  • EAT02 – Astronomy on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2
    In episode EAT02 of KPO’s European Astronomy Tour, we are in the midst of our Atlantic Crossing, on board Cunard’s Queen Mary II, the greatest ocean liner in the world. We’re spending 9 days aboard this historic vessel, and during that time we will be treated to Cunard’s famous astronomy enrichment programs. In this episode, we Read More ...
    31 min

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In this series of programs we’ll show you the most beautiful sights in the night sky, and explain exactly how to find them with your binoculars or telescope.