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Episode 89 - Dark Dragons Astronomy & The Future of Clear Dark Sky
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Episode Overview
Roo sits down with Rick and Jeff, founders of Dark Dragons Astronomy, to discuss new hardware and software developments, large-aperture lunar observing, and a major announcement involving the historic Clear Dark Sky website.
Also - The Astrocast is proud to Dedicate this episode to the late, great Attilla Danko. A very, very special and heartfelt thank you to his wife Ingrid, for her incredible work with Rick and Jeff through an unimaginably difficult time. From the entire astronomy community, we thank you Ingrid.
Featured Topics
Gear & Tools Mentioned
Want to get your own DragonLAIR WiFi Controller? Check em out! Wanna take care of your flats in the observatory? They can handle that too! Finally, if you need a rain sensor like we discussed during the show, check this out!
If you want to say hi to Rick and Jeff - stop by the DDA Discord! If you need a quote/info for your observatory, you can also reach out here.
Additional Resources and Links discussed Today
Why Datacenters in Space are a Terrible Idea: Sorry I forgot your name for a minute there, Kyle!
Canadian Meteorological Center
Attila Danko memorial on Cloudy Nights
David Lorenz Light Pollution Atlas WOW, this is AWESOME! Check it out!!
Clear Darky Sky Web Archive (see the original version)
Limiting Magnitude Calculator by Ben Sugerman
DragonLight Mobile: Search your App store for “DragonLight Mobile”, available on iOS and Android!
Dragon Device Finder: Search your app store for DragonLight Mobile or Dragon Device Finder. Available on both iOS and Android!
Astropeak Update
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Email me at "Roo@TheAstrocast.com" with any questions/comments. Thanks for listening!
