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Thursday, February 9th, 2012

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

Today’s Radio Schedule at a GLANCE:

SET #1: 60-Second Earth ~ Discovery Now ~ Space Pirate Radio

SET #2: 60-Second Mind ~ EarthSky ~ 365 Days of Astronomy ~ Astronomy Ireland ~ Dr. Karl’s Great Moments in Science

SET #3: 60-Second Mind ~ AAAS Science Update ~  Naked Astronomy 

SET #4: 60-Second Science ~ A Moment of Science ~ 365 Days of AstronomyGroks Science ~ Science Update

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AFM’s Space Pirate Radio 2011.12.01: Three’s Company

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Diane has taken the night off, so Marty (with fellow mutineers Nick and Paul) review the Sun and planets tonight. Can amateurs observe exoplanets M42 the great nebula in Orion? And laptop computer use in the field.

AFM’s The Event^Horizon! 2011.11.26: Trek Trivia

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Tonight on The Event^Horizon Nick and Marty start out with a little bit of StarTrek trivia. Spoof a few causes for Phobos-Grunt not going to Mars. Leading to Curiosity”s Launch. Ending with a discussion on the best way to explore Mars

AFM’s Space Pirate Radio 2011.11.24: Astronomical Turkeys

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Captian’s Marty and Diane talk about ideas and hypothesis about astronomy that have proved wrong. How can you prove the age of the universe and where is it’s center? Are we at the center of anything? Do planets contain mysterious powers. Missing any planets anyone? The less you see the more there must be.

AFM’s Event^Horizon 2011.11.19: Bob Lunsford – American Meteor Society @ 100 Years of Looking Up!

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:

AFM’s Space Pirate Radio 2011.11.17: “What’s Up with the Pirates?”

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Join Captains Marty and Diane as they share tall tales
of the High Space Seas, on Space Pirate Radio!

  • Astronauts ride Soyuz to the International Space Station
  • What do you think was the first object to be called a planet?
  • Jupiter tonight!
  • Dante’s Solar System
  • October’s AAPOD winner
  • Constellations and asterisms in the Autumn
  • What’s the other evening planet?
  • Sunspots lately
  • Powering probes; Curiosity is getting ready for Mars

“Space Pirate Radio” and Astronomy.FM are sponsored by Global-Rent-A-Scope – GRAS THE Global Remote Telescope Network for Astromony. Imaging or Science.

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AFM’s Event^Horizon! 2011.11.12: Mars – The Good, the Bad, & Phobos-Grunt

Saturday, November 12th, 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:

  • Discussion about traveling to Mars plus failed probes past and present
  • Asteroid 2005 YU55 didn’t kill us
  • Carl Sagan’s influence on modern astronomers
  • The Sun may be sending aurora our way this weekend

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An Astronomy.FM*Radio Special Event 2011.11.11: Remembering Carl Sagan

Friday, November 11th, 2011

(originally broadcast on Astronomy.FM*Radio
on November 9th, 2009)

Carl Sagan was an inspiration for a generation of astronomers, and a shining light of science & reason.  He is sorely missed.  In this special episode of Space Pirate Radio, hosts Marleen Bryan and Marty Kunz celebrate a life well-lived.


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