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Telescope Powers","slug":"534-telescope-powers","published_at":"2026-05-11T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/534-telescope-powers","url":"https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/e/534-telescope-powers/","duration_seconds":3653,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/episodes/534-telescope-powers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/534-telescope-powers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"#533 - The Observer’s Calendar for May 2026","slug":"533-the-observer-s-calendar-for-may-2026","published_at":"2026-05-04T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/533-the-observer-s-calendar-for-may-2026","url":"https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/e/533-the-observer-s-calendar-for-may-2026/","duration_seconds":1781,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/episodes/533-the-observer-s-calendar-for-may-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/533-the-observer-s-calendar-for-may-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"#532 - 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A Reflection Nebula Filter?","slug":"527-a-reflection-nebula-filter","published_at":"2026-03-23T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/527-a-reflection-nebula-filter","url":"https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/e/527-a-reflection-nebula-filter/","duration_seconds":3615,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/episodes/527-a-reflection-nebula-filter/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/527-a-reflection-nebula-filter.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"#526 - 12 Months of Messier - March Edition","slug":"526-12-months-of-messier-march-edition","published_at":"2026-03-16T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/526-12-months-of-messier-march-edition","url":"https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/e/526-12-months-of-messier-march-edition/","duration_seconds":2922,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/episodes/526-12-months-of-messier-march-edition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/526-12-months-of-messier-march-edition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"#525 - Dumb Things We Have Done at the Telescope","slug":"525-dumb-things-we-have-done-at-the-telescope","published_at":"2026-03-09T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/525-dumb-things-we-have-done-at-the-telescope","url":"https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/e/525-dumb-things-we-have-done-at-the-telescope/","duration_seconds":2745,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/episodes/525-dumb-things-we-have-done-at-the-telescope/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/525-dumb-things-we-have-done-at-the-telescope.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"#524 - 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Owning 20+ Telescopes with Richard Navarette","slug":"522-owning-20-telescopes-with-richard-navarette","published_at":"2026-02-16T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/522-owning-20-telescopes-with-richard-navarette","url":"https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/e/522-owning-20-telescopes-with-richard-navarette/","duration_seconds":3770,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/episodes/522-owning-20-telescopes-with-richard-navarette/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/522-owning-20-telescopes-with-richard-navarette.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"#521 - Listener Emails","slug":"521-listener-emails","published_at":"2026-02-09T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/521-listener-emails","url":"https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/e/521-listener-emails/","duration_seconds":3340,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/episodes/521-listener-emails/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/521-listener-emails.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"#520 - The Observer’s Calendar for February 2026","slug":"520-the-observer-s-calendar-for-february-2026","published_at":"2026-02-02T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/520-the-observer-s-calendar-for-february-2026","url":"https://actualastronomy.podbean.com/e/520-the-observer-s-calendar-for-february-2026/","duration_seconds":2474,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/episodes/520-the-observer-s-calendar-for-february-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actual-astronomy-podcast-502016/520-the-observer-s-calendar-for-february-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"#519 - 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