Key Takeaways:
- Michael E. Bakich, Senior Editor at *Astronomy* magazine, produces a weekly podcast that identifies celestial objects and events observable in the night sky.
- The specific broadcast for April 2–9, 2015, provided three distinct astronomical targets, categorized by required observation equipment.
- These targets included Zubeneschamali (Beta Librae) for naked-eye observation, globular cluster M5 for small telescopes, and elliptical galaxy NGC 4697 for large telescopes.
- For the small-telescope target, globular cluster M5, a precise location was indicated as less than 0.4° north-northwest of the 5th-magnitude star 5 Serpentis.
You’ll find this week’s small-telescope target, globular cluster M5, less than 0.4° north-northwest of the 5th-magnitude star 5 Serpentis.
Astronomy: Roen Kelly
Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.
Targets for April 2–9, 2015
Naked eye:
Zubeneschamali (Beta [β] Librae)
Small telescope:
Globular cluster M5
Large telescope:
Elliptical galaxy NGC 4697
