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The Night Sky Podcast Produced By Billy Newman. Astronomia Astronomia e scienze spaziali Scienza
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  • The Night Sky Podcast | 22: Chasing Perseid Meteor Shower | Red Lights and Glow Sticks for Night Photography

    The Night Sky Podcast | 22: Chasing Perseid Meteor Shower | Red Lights and Glow Sticks for Night Photography
    Oct 16 2026

    Welcome to The Night Sky Podcast Episode 22: Chasing Perseid Meteor Shower | Red Lights and Glow Sticks for Night Photography.

    Episode Outline & Chapters
    • [00:00] Show Introduction & Musical Theme
    • [00:12] Chasing Perseid Meteor Shower
    • [09:54] Red Lights and Glow Sticks for Night Photography
    • [16:40] Billy Newman’s Summer Photo Mixdown
    • [23:37] Episode Sign-off & Show Credits
    In This Episode:
    • Chasing Perseid Meteor Shower: Billy discusses the excitement of new music releases while shifting focus to his annual tradition of viewing the Perseid meteor shower. He shares memories of watching the event with friends at a paragliding spot, explaining how Earth’s orbit intersects comet debris in August.
    • Red Lights and Glow Sticks for Night Photography: The speaker discusses using red clip lights on camera bags to preserve night vision while setting up for astrophotography in the wilderness. To solve the problem of losing gear in the dark, he recommends adding glow sticks as visual markers to easily locate equipment after moving around.
    • Billy Newman’s Summer Photo Mixdown: The host showcases a series of black-and-white astrophotography images captured during summer trips to Eastern Oregon, highlighting details like Jupiter, Saturn, and the Milky Way. He also shares stories from his travels along the John Day River and Owhahee Canyon, contrasting remote wilderness with crowded RV spots.
    Credits & Support

    Host & Producer: Billy Newman

    Explore commercial and outdoor photography, media tech projects, and field guides at BillyNewmanPhoto.com.

    Support the independent podcast and view show archives at wnp-pay.web.app.
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    22 min
  • The Night Sky Podcast – Bonus: Mars at Its Brightest in Retrograde | Hercules: The Mythological Hero and the Great M13 Cluster

    The Night Sky Podcast – Bonus: Mars at Its Brightest in Retrograde | Hercules: The Mythological Hero and the Great M13 Cluster
    Oct 14 2026

    Welcome to The Night Sky Podcast Bonus Episode with host Billy Newman.

    Episode Overview

    Billy Newman discusses Mars reaching its peak brightness during retrograde motion, noting how predictable these celestial patterns are despite their complex orbital mechanics. He highlights the ideal viewing conditions for Memorial Day weekend in the Northwest, where Mars shines brightly near Saturn in the Scorpio/Libra region.

    Timeline & Chapters

    [00:00] Introduction & Show Overview [00:12] Mars at Its Brightest in Retrograde [06:25] Station Break & Musical Interlude [07:09] Hercules: The Mythological Hero and the Great M13 Cluster [12:32] Mid-Show Transition [12:59] Antlia: The Air Pump Constellation in Deep Space [15:52] Outro & Credits

    In This Episode
    • Mars at Its Brightest in Retrograde: Billy Newman discusses Mars reaching its peak brightness during retrograde motion, noting how predictable these celestial patterns are despite their complex orbital mechanics. He highlights the ideal viewing conditions for Memorial Day weekend in the Northwest, where Mars shines brightly near Saturn in the Scorpio/Libra region.
    • Hercules: The Mythological Hero and the Great M13 Cluster: Billy Newman explores the massive Keystone asterism of Hercules, ancient Greek hero mythology, and the awe-inspiring experience of resolving the Great Globular Cluster M13 through a backyard telescope.
    • Antlia: The Air Pump Constellation in Deep Space: Billy Newman explores the constellation Antlia (the air pump), detailing its faint stars in the southern celestial hemisphere, historical origins from Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, and observing techniques away from light pollution.
    Connect & Support

    Host: Billy Newman Website: billynewmanphoto.com Support & Funding: If you enjoy this podcast and want to support continued independent production, visit wnp-pay.web.app.

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    16 min
  • Billy Newman Photo Podcast | 157 First Day Of Fall

    Billy Newman Photo Podcast | 157 First Day Of Fall
    Sep 24 2020
    First Day Of Fall, Smoke on the west coast, Oregon Wildfires, Working on photos and writing. Gear that I work with Professional film stock I work with https://imaging.kodakalaris.com/photographers-photo-printing/film/color I keep my camera in a Lowepro camera bag https://www.lowepro.com/us-en/magnum-400-aw-lp36054-pww/ When I am photographing landscape images I use a Manfrotto tripod https://www.manfrotto.com/us-en/057-carbon-fiber-4-section-geared-tripod-mt057c4-g/ A lot of my film portfolio was created with the Nikon N80 and Nikon F4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f4.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/n80.htm The Nikon D2H and Nikon D3 were used to create many of the digital images on this site https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3 https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond2h Two lenses I am using all the time are the 50mm f1.8 and the 17-40mm f4 https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/5018daf.htm https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/17-40mm.htm Some astrophotography and documentary video work was created with the Sony A7r https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-alpha-a7r I am currently taking photographs with a Canon 5D https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii If you’re looking to discuss photography assignment work or a podcast interview, please drop me an email. Drop Billy Newman an email here. If you want to book a wedding photography package, or a family portrait session, please visit GoldenHourWedding.com or you can email the Golden Hour Wedding booking manager here. If you want to look at my photography, my current portfolio is here. If you want to purchase stock images by Billy Newman, my current Stock photo library is here. If you want to learn more about the work Billy is doing as an Oregon outdoor travel guide, you can find resources on GoldenHourExperience.com. If you want to listen to the Archeoastronomy research podcast created by Billy Newman, you can listen to the Night Sky Podcast here. If you want to read a free PDF eBook written by Billy Newman about film photography: you can download Working With Film here. Yours free. Want to hear from me more often? Subscribe to the Billy Newman Photo Podcast on Apple Podcasts here. If you get value out of the photography content I produce, consider making a sustaining value for value financial contribution, visit the Support Page here. You can find my latest photo books all on Amazon here. I am Billy Newman, a photographer and creative director that has served clients in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii for 10 years. I am an author, digital publisher, and Oregon travel guide. I have worked with businesses and individuals to create a portfolio of commercial photography. The images have been placed within billboard, print, and digital campaigns including Travel Oregon, Airbnb, Chevrolet, and Guaranty RV. My photographs often incorporate outdoor landscape environments with strong elements of light, weather, and sky. Through my work, I have published several books of photographs that further explore my connection to natural places. Link First Day Of Fall Website Billy Newman Photo https://billynewmanphoto.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/billynewmanphoto Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/billynewmanphotos/ Twitter https://twitter.com/billynewman Instagram https://www.instagram.com/billynewman/ About https://billynewmanphoto.com/about/ 157 Billy Newman Photo podcast mixdown First Day Of Fall Hello, and thank you very much for listening to this episode of The Billy Newman photo podcast. Appreciate you guys checking this one out. It's nice that the good part of the smoke is cleared up here in the western part of Oregon. I'm pretty happy about that. I think on the last podcast, and you probably might have heard me talking about the Oregon wildfires. And some of the consequences that have arisen from those starting up over the Labor Day weekend and are really stuck have really taken off over the Labor Day weekend. Really strange to kind of go through it and experience it. You know, I guess there have been other big fires like that in the past. I'm sure there's a lot of stuff in California that is still going on. And I don't think he's had the kind of rain relief that Oregon has been fortunate to get, at least in some northern parts of Oregon. So I think some of that is some good news for the Oregon side. I know that the fires are still going on. I know that they're not really all 100% contained. I think even you know, like the fire that was in Southern Oregon and the talent. The Phoenix area still exists. It's still burning. And it's I think there's another one is shady Cove that's still burning. I think really like there's a significant amount that's still on fire. But I also think it's a little more of a controlled and contained space now. I know that they contain it. And so it's probably good news for the most part. And Wow, did we get some good brainstorms over the last couple of ...
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    30 min
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