↓
 

Urban Astronomer

Making sense of the universe one page at a time

  • News and Updates
  • Astronomy
    • Astronomer Profiles
      • Astronomers Through History
      • South African Astronomers
    • Astronomy 101
      • Questions and Answers
        • Short Questions
      • The Solar System
      • Meteor Showers
    • Bad Science, UFO’s and Modern Myths
  • Making Telescopes
  • Astrophotography
    • Equipment
      • Computer
      • The Optical Train
      • The Mount
      • The Camera
    • Capturing
      • Planning
      • Calibration
  • The Urban Astronomer Podcast
    • Podcast Archive
  • Support the Show

Tag Archives: Globular Cluster

Podcast #4: Interview with Chris Stewart

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 21 Mar, 2017 by Allen Versfeld27 Jun, 2017
Microphone. Image By Jpcuevas (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Welcome to the 4th episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast!  This episode features news about the discovery of an intermediate mass black hole, and the next in our series of interviews with prominent figures in South African amateur astronomy.  This weeks guest: Chris Stewart.

https://media.blubrry.com/urbanastronomer/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/constellationonline.net/media/Podcast/UrbanAstronomer/UA_Episode_4.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:13 — 25.8MB) | Embed

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Email | Deezer | RSS | More

Continue reading →
Posted in News and Updates, The Urban Astronomer Podcast | Tagged 47 Tuc, ATM, Black Hole, Equipment, Globular Cluster, Interview, Telescope | Leave a reply

The Small Magellanic Cloud and 47 Tuc

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 3 Oct, 2015 by Allen Versfeld31 May, 2016
SMC and 47 Tuc

A few nights ago, I captured this image of the Small Magellanic Cloud and the nearby globular cluster 47 Tuc.  It had been a while since I’d last taken the camera outside, and I wanted to grab something relatively simple while the weather was still clear.  So I decided to have another go at capturing a long exposure wide-field image.  Previous images of the Milky Way in Sagittarius, and the region around Crux and Carina, had been disappointing because of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged 47 Tuc, Astrophotography, dwarf galaxy, Globular Cluster, Small Magellanic Cloud | Leave a reply
We protect our inboxes with spam protection for domains

Subscribe to Podcast

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAndroidby EmailRSSMore Subscribe Options
Support Urban Astronomer on Patreon!
Become a patron at Patreon!
Find our new home on Mastodon
Proudly hosted by Monoceros Digital Consulting -- © Allen Versfeld 2022
↑