Archive for the ‘Interview’ Category
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Today’s Radio Schedule at a GLANCE:
SET #1: 60-Second Earth ~ Discovery Now ~ Astronomy Out & About
SET #2: 60-Second Mind ~ EarthSky ~ 365 Days of Astronomy ~ Planetary Radio ~ BONUS! AAAS Science Update
SET #3: 60-Second Science ~ AAAS Science Update ~ Big Picture Science!
SET #4: 60-Second Tech ~ A Moment of Science ~ 365 Days of Astronomy ~ Science Talk ~ BONUS! WHYY SkyTalk
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Monday, December 19th, 2011

Under British Skies interviewed the lovely Hanny Van Arkel, and learnt all about her work with the Voorwerp and the Peas. We also talked about BBC Stargazing Live, and what events the Under British Skies team are involved in.
The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 20 Shownotes
The UBS team
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy news, Galaxy Zoo, Hanny van Arkel, Paul Harper, Richie Jarvis, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies, Voorwerp
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Iin an Under British Skies “Extra”, Richie interviews Paul Vanezis, one of the producers of the BBC program “Star Gazing Live” – the BBC needs our help
The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: http://nebul.ae/afm/Episode19/UnderBritishSkies-Episode19Shownotes.pdf
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, BBC, BBC Stargazing Live, live astronomy, podcast, Richie Jarvis, sky events, Stargazing Live, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies
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Monday, November 21st, 2011

In a word: LOTS! Paul and Nick Evetts highlight some of the projects ESA has worked on recently, Nick Howes discusses his work at the Faulkes Telescope, and also at ESA; Ninian Boyle presents the night sky this month in his “Astronomy Know How”; and in an Under British Skies “Extra”, Richie interviews Paul Vanezis, one of the producers of the BBC program “Star Gazing Live” – the BBC needs our help
The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: http://nebul.ae/afm/Episode19/UnderBritishSkies-Episode19Shownotes.pdf
The UBS team
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, ESA, Nick Evetts, Nick Howes, Paul Harper, Richie Jarvis, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies
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Saturday, November 19th, 2011
On “The Event^Horizon!” hosts Nick Evetts and Marty Kunz are again joined by Astronomy.FM’s newest SkyGuide – John Schroer (former Planetarium Director of the Detroit Science Center, and host of the TV show “Astronomy for Everyone”)
Tonight we welcome a special guest – Bob Lunsford of the American Meteor Society, on the occasion of their centenary! Bob talks about observing, recording, and submitting your meteor observations.
Also discussed tonight:
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, American Meteor Society, astronomy, Astronomy.FM, Bob Lunsford, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, internet radio, John Schroer, Leonids, live astronomy, look up, Marty Kunz, meteor shower, Nick Evetts, night sky, podcast, science, sky events, The Event^Horizon!
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Tonight on “York∞Universe!”, live from Toronto’s York University:
~ An interview with astronomer Amelia Ortiz-Gil, of the University of Valencia
~ Supernovae
~ Asteroid 2005 YU55, which whizzes past Earth TOMORROW!
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Tags: AFM*Radio, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, International Year of Astronomy, internet radio, IYA, Jesse Rogerson, Lianne Manzer, live astronomy, News, night sky, Paul Delaney, podcast, science, sky events, Ted Rudyk, York University, York∞Universe!
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
It’s a York Halloween special! In tonight’s YorkUniverse – Paul is back in Canada after circling the globe! He is joined by Ted as they welcome a former York collegue – Sarah Sadavoy (now an astronomer at the University of Victoria) – as they discuss stellar evolution, Pluto’s moons, and remember Pleiades.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, contest, Hubble, imaging, internet radio, live astronomy, look up, NASA, night sky, Pluto, podcast, Sarah Sadavoy, science, sky events, space probes, spaceflight, University of Victoria, York University
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Friday, July 22nd, 2011
Under British Skies’ episode 16, which aired on July 17 and featured an interview with the Meteorite Men’s Geoffrey Notkin, is now available on podcast. Check it out, here!
Following is a list of some of the websites and pages, in no particular order, mentioned during the show:
MeteorLab: What are Meteorites?
Meteorite Men!
Geoffrey Notkin’s new book: Meteorite Hunting - How to find treasure from Space
Natural History Museum: A collection of images by Paul Harper
American Meteor Society: Fireball Reports
Geology.com: Impactites – Ghostly Footprints of Ancient Meteorites
Geology.com: Zoomable Satellite Imagery of Meteor Craters and Asteroid Impact Sites
Geology.com: Did Meteorite Bombardments Make Early Earth More Habitable?
The Telegraph: Woman ‘hit by meteorite’
Tags: #meteorites, comets, impact sites, Under British Skies
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