Space Junk podcast

Space Junk

Space Junk is a weekly podcast dedicated to the amazing hobby of amateur astronomy. Each week we’ll answer your questions and bring you the latest information and advice on the tools, gadgets, software and techniques for maximizing your enjoyment of the night sky. Your hosts are Tony Darnell from DeepAstronomy.space and Dustin Gibson from OPT Telescopes, a world leader in telescopes and accessories.

Space Junk is a weekly podcast dedicated to the amazing hobby of amateur astronomy. Each week we’ll answer your questions and bring you the latest information and advice on the tools, gadgets, software and techniques for maximizing your enjoyment of the night sky. Your hosts are Tony Darnell from DeepAstronomy.space and Dustin Gibson from OPT Telescopes, a world leader in telescopes and accessories.

 

#125

Complete Telescope Systems vs Assembling From Components - Which is Better?

Is it better to buy a complete amateur astronomy telescope system that includes optical tu... more

15 Mar 2023

59 MINS

59:09

15 Mar 2023


#124

Backyard Observatories: Tony is Finally Building His, Should You?

Tony is finally getting to a place where he can start construction on his backyard observa... more

24 Feb 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:54

24 Feb 2023


#123

The Search for Intelligence in the Universe w/ Beth Johnson from SETI Institute

We have a guest today! Beth Johnson from the SETI Institute kindly agreed to join us to ta... more

01 Feb 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:36

01 Feb 2023


#122

How Autoguiders Can Help You Find the Meaning of Life

Tony's been thinking a lot out his life and the meaning it holds. Getting philosophical, D... more

25 Jan 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:23

25 Jan 2023


#121

Askar Astrographs // Degree for an Astronomy Job? // Becoming an Expert

Dustin has been using the new line of astrographs from Askar/Sharpstar and tells us a litt... more

18 Jan 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:13

18 Jan 2023


#120

New iOptron Mounts // The Growing Problem of LED Streetlighting

Dustin's been using some of the new iOptron mounts that have recently come out and he talk... more

11 Jan 2023

47 MINS

47:12

11 Jan 2023


#119

NASA's Artemis Mission: What is Tony's Problem?

We're Podchatting, did you know that? Tony ventures into the realm of saying what's on his... more

04 Jan 2023

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:19

04 Jan 2023


#118

Space Junk Podcast is Back

OK so we decided to pick this back up again. Tony and Dustin are back talking astronomy an... more

14 Dec 2022

51 MINS

51:49

14 Dec 2022


#117

The Search for the Perfect Telescope; Camera Resolution Wars - It's like magnification all over agai...

This episode was prompted by an email from Matt who wanted to sort out WHY different teles... more

11 Mar 2022

49 MINS

49:28

11 Mar 2022


#116

Pro-Am Astronomy Collaboration; Celestron RASA and Other Wide Field Telescopes

More than any other aspect of amateur astronomy, using your equipment to get involved in p... more

04 Mar 2022

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:06

04 Mar 2022


#115

We have Little Chance of Hearing Other Civilizations; APO's vs Catadioptric Telescopes; Another Blac...

We've been listening for signals from the galaxy hoping to detect another civilization out... more

26 Feb 2022

55 MINS

55:04

26 Feb 2022


#114

How Do We Know There are Other Planets in Our Galaxy?; Picking Your First Object to Image; Tony Gets...

The study of planets around other stars, exoplanets, is a brand new field, one that closel... more

16 Feb 2022

55 MINS

55:23

16 Feb 2022


#113

Black Holes - A Guided Tour; Telescope Autoguiders - What Good are They?; Update on JWST

In recent decades, our knowledge of what black holes are, how many and what types, has exp... more

09 Feb 2022

52 MINS

52:00

09 Feb 2022


#112

Is Earth's Magnetic Field Flipping?; Smart Telescopes; Orion The Hunter

The magnetic field of the Earth is undergoing some changes. Scientists measuring the stren... more

02 Feb 2022

49 MINS

49:56

02 Feb 2022


#111

Terraforming the Moon; Building a Beginner Astrophotography Rig; Amateur Astronomer Discovers Hot Ju...

Can we terraform the Moon? It's a better idea than terraforming Mars believe it or not. Du... more

26 Jan 2022

52 MINS

52:29

26 Jan 2022


#110

Narrow Band Filters: What You Need to Know

Imaging with filters can dramatically improve the signal to your camera allowing for much ... more

12 Jan 2022

57 MINS

57:30

12 Jan 2022


#109

Thoughts on The James Webb Space Telescope

At long last, the launch of the next big NASA flagship telescopes: JWST is ready for launc... more

22 Dec 2021

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:37

22 Dec 2021


#108

All About Astronomy Filters

Using filters in amateur astronomy can be confusing, but once you get through some of the ... more

01 Dec 2021

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:47

01 Dec 2021


#107

Getting Started in Astronomy Imaging

Taking images through your telescope has never been easier. What used to be complicated, t... more

24 Nov 2021

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:35

24 Nov 2021


#106

Building a Backyard Observatory: What You Should Know

Building your own observatory is a great way to enhance your enjoyment of getting out unde... more

17 Nov 2021

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:17

17 Nov 2021


#105

Beginner Astronomy: Where to Go and What to Bring

It's good to be back! To get things started again, we are talking about the beginning - th... more

10 Nov 2021

56 MINS

56:04

10 Nov 2021


#104

Faster Than Light Phenomena and the Story of APOD w/ Robert Nemiroff

There are things we can see, supported by mathematics, that appear superluminal. In a new ... more

22 Jun 2021

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:21

22 Jun 2021


#103

JWST Sees More Delays; NASA Going to Venus; Jeff Bezos Tries to Win Billionaire Space Race - Astrono...

It's no surprise, but JWST will be delayed again. Now we're looking at a November (at the ... more

11 Jun 2021

09 MINS

09:46

11 Jun 2021


#102

Advice for Getting Your Astronomy Images Published

Have you ever wondered what it takes to get your astrophotos into major distribution outle... more

02 Jun 2021

55 MINS

55:26

02 Jun 2021


#101

Studying Dark Energy: Astronomers Now Have 230 Million Galaxies

The Dark Energy Survey has released it's latest catalog of over 200 million galaxies to he... more

29 May 2021

09 MINS

09:19

29 May 2021