Astronomy.FM » Nick Evetts http://astronomy.fm The Voice of Astronomy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:56:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AFM*Radio podcasts contain original AFM Programs, or programs made available to AFM*Radio by their creators. Our mission is to explore, enjoy, and promote astronomy and space science; to encourage and facilitate the growth of astronomy science to professionals, amateurs, and students, and to bring awareness to the public; to educate and inspire humanity to "look skyward" and learn. Astronomy.FM clean Astronomy.FM rob@astronomy.fm rob@astronomy.fm (Astronomy.FM) 2010 Creative Commons Attribution AFM*Radio on Astronomy.FM Astronomy, Night Sky, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Planets, Stars, Citizen Science, Spaceflight, Universe, Space, Telescope, NASA Astronomy.FM » Nick Evetts http://astronomy.fm/rad/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/afmrad_rss.jpg http://astronomy.fm/category/skyguides/nick-evetts/ Under British Skies – Episode 21 – Phobos-Grunt and BBC Stargazing Live http://astronomy.fm/2012/01/23/6252/ http://astronomy.fm/2012/01/23/6252/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:24:51 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=6252

In this months episode, we talked about the crash of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, BBC Stargazing Live, and the upcoming Astrofest.  We also welcomed Jenny Winder, our new Skyguide to the Under British Skies team.

The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 21 Shownotes

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2012/01/23/6252/feed/ 1 amateur astronomy,astronomy,Nick Evetts,Paul Harper,podcast,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies In this months episode, we talked about the crash of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, BBC Stargazing Live, and the upcoming Astrofest.  We also welcomed Jenny Winder, our new Skyguide to the Under British Skies team. - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) In this months episode, we talked about the crash of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, BBC Stargazing Live, and the upcoming Astrofest.  We also welcomed Jenny Winder, our new Skyguide to the Under British Skies team. The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 21 Shownotes (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ajXwj-w5kCvIkiR-szmFY3B0q5VoRoHIgRcbjGNg6C0) The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#%21/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 53:22 AFM’s Space Pirate Radio 2011.12.01: Three’s Company http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/01/afms-space-pirate-radio-2011-12-01-threes-company/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/01/afms-space-pirate-radio-2011-12-01-threes-company/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:00:46 +0000 Michael Foerster http://astronomy.fm/?p=3971 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.

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/01/afms-space-pirate-radio-2011-12-01-threes-company/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy news,astronomy radio,Astronomy.FM,Global-Rent-A-Scope,GRAS,imaging,live astronomy,Marty Kunz,Nick Evetts,night sky 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. 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. Michael Foerster clean 56:42 AFM’s The Event^Horizon! 2011.11.26: Trek Trivia http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/26/afms-the-eventhorizon-2011-11-26-trek-trivia/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/26/afms-the-eventhorizon-2011-11-26-trek-trivia/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:00:55 +0000 Michael Foerster http://astronomy.fm/?p=3979 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

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/26/afms-the-eventhorizon-2011-11-26-trek-trivia/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy,Astronomy.FM,Marty Kunz,Nick Evetts,space news,spaceflight,Star Trek,The Event^Horizon! 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 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 Michael Foerster clean 58:05 AFM’s Under British Skies 2011.11.21: Episode 19 – What has ESA ever done for us? http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/21/episode-19-what-has-esa-ever-done-for-us/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/21/episode-19-what-has-esa-ever-done-for-us/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:46:29 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=3253

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

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/21/episode-19-what-has-esa-ever-done-for-us/feed/ 1 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy,astronomy news,Astronomy.FM,ESA,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Paul Harper,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies 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 ... (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) 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 (http://nebul.ae/afm/Episode19/UnderBritishSkies-Episode19Shownotes.pdf) The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#%21/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 1:01:13 AFM’s Event^Horizon 2011.11.19: Bob Lunsford – American Meteor Society @ 100 Years of Looking Up! http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/19/afms-eventhorizon-2011-11-19-bob-lunsford-american-meteor-society-100-years-of-looking-up/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/19/afms-eventhorizon-2011-11-19-bob-lunsford-american-meteor-society-100-years-of-looking-up/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:58:14 +0000 Michael Foerster http://astronomy.fm/?p=3157 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:

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/19/afms-eventhorizon-2011-11-19-bob-lunsford-american-meteor-society-100-years-of-looking-up/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,American Meteor Society,astronomy,Astronomy.FM,Bob Lunsford,Global-Rent-A-Scope,GRAS,internet radio,John Schroer,Leonids,live astronomy 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") - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Robert-Lunsford.jpg)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 (http://www.amsmeteors.org/about/observer-profiles/robert-lunsford-2/) of the American Meteor Society (http://www.amsmeteors.org/), on the occasion of their centenary!  Bob talks about observing, recording, and submitting your meteor observations. Also discussed tonight: * 2 drawings of Jupiter made on Sunday night.GRS (1st observed by Robert Hooke) contains some lovely subtle colours. twitpic.com/7evqrh * http://britastro.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2005yu55_20111109_mpmA.jpg (http://britastro.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2005yu55_20111109_mpmA.jpg) * New Evidence for Liquid Water on Europa http://tinyurl.com/7jwksg6 (http://tinyurl.com/7jwksg6) #NASA #Jupiter #Europa #Galileoprobe #HAL9000 #Spacetweeps Michael Foerster clean 1:01:29 AFM’s Event^Horizon! 2011.11.12: Mars – The Good, the Bad, & Phobos-Grunt http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/12/afm%e2%80%99s-eventhorizon-2011-11-05-mars-the-good-the-bad-phobos-grunt/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/12/afm%e2%80%99s-eventhorizon-2011-11-05-mars-the-good-the-bad-phobos-grunt/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:35:25 +0000 Michael Foerster http://astronomy.fm/?p=2946 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

Links discussed in tonight’s show:

http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/shareID8296048/fileID636090121/636090121.pdf
http://news.discovery.com/space/new-study-calls-dibs-on-solving-astronomical-mystery-111107.html
http://www.bisbos.com/rocketscience/spacecraft/daedalus/daedalus.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/11/us-space-nasa-orion-f-idUSTRE7AA32820111111
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg
http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/10nov11/cm3_c3.gif?PHPSESSID=jv6c5qn3llqo9c3bj9i2jjvgh1
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars500/
http://www.universetoday.com/90869/swift-satellite-captures-asteroid-2005-yu55s-tumbling-flyby
http://www.gozerog.com
http://www.universetoday.com/90892/portraits-of-our-sun-on-111111-at-1111-utc/
http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/10nov11/cm3_c3.gif?PHPSESSID=jv6c5qn3llqo9c3bj9i2jjvgh1
http://www.universetoday.com/90823/carl-sagans-influence-favorite-quotes-from-readers/

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/12/afm%e2%80%99s-eventhorizon-2011-11-05-mars-the-good-the-bad-phobos-grunt/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,Asteroid 2005 YU55,Astronomy.FM,Global-Rent-A-Scope,GRAS,John Schroer,live astronomy,Mars,Marty Kunz,Nick Evetts,night sky 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: - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/planetario-de-noche.jpg)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 Links discussed in tonight's show: http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/shareID8296048/fileID636090121/636090121.pdf (http://www.drivehq.com/file/df.aspx/shareID8296048/fileID636090121/636090121.pdf) http://news.discovery.com/space/new-study-calls-dibs-on-solving-astronomical-mystery-111107.html (http://news.discovery.com/space/new-study-calls-dibs-on-solving-astronomical-mystery-111107.html) http://www.bisbos.com/rocketscience/spacecraft/daedalus/daedalus.html (http://www.bisbos.com/rocketscience/spacecraft/daedalus/daedalus.html) http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/11/us-space-nasa-orion-f-idUSTRE7AA32820111111 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/11/us-space-nasa-orion-f-idUSTRE7AA32820111111) http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg) http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/10nov11/cm3_c3.gif?PHPSESSID=jv6c5qn3llqo9c3bj9i2jjvgh1 (http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/10nov11/cm3_c3.gif?PHPSESSID=jv6c5qn3llqo9c3bj9i2jjvgh1) http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars500/ (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars500/) http://www.universetoday.com/90869/swift-satellite-captures-asteroid-2005-yu55s-tumbling-flyby (http://www.universetoday.com/90869/swift-satellite-captures-asteroid-2005-yu55s-tumbling-flyby) http://www.gozerog.com (http://www.gozerog.com) http://www.universetoday.com/90892/portraits-of-our-sun-on-111111-at-1111-utc/ (http://www.universetoday.com/90892/portraits-of-our-sun-on-111111-at-1111-utc/) http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/10nov11/cm3_c3.gif?PHPSESSID=jv6c5qn3llqo9c3bj9i2jjvgh1 (http://www.spaceweather.com/images2011/10nov11/cm3_c3.gif?PHPSESSID=jv6c5qn3llqo9c3bj9i2jjvgh1) http://www.universetoday.com/90823/carl-sagans-influence-favorite-quotes-from-readers/ (http://www.universetoday.com/90823/carl-sagans-influence-favorite-quotes-from-readers/) Michael Foerster clean 57:41 AFM’s Event^Horizon! 2011.11.05: Close Encounters / Space Dust to Asteroids http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/05/afm%e2%80%99s-eventhorizon-2011-11-05-close-encounters-space-dust-to-asteroids/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/05/afm%e2%80%99s-eventhorizon-2011-11-05-close-encounters-space-dust-to-asteroids/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:00:42 +0000 Michael Foerster http://astronomy.fm/?p=2785 On “The Event^Horizon!” hosts Nick Evetts and Marty Kunz are 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 the giant and active sunspot group approaching the Sun’s meridian
  • Asteroid 2005 YU55′s visibility as it screams past the Earth next week
  • Meteor watching via radio
  • A night of planets.

Links discussed in tonight’s show:
http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Asteroid_2005_YU55_To_Approach_Earth_Nov_8_2011_999.html
http://www.transitofvenus.org/

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/05/afm%e2%80%99s-eventhorizon-2011-11-05-close-encounters-space-dust-to-asteroids/feed/ 0 2005 YU55,AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,asteroid,astronomy,astronomy news,Astronomy.FM,Global-Rent-A-Scope,GRAS,internet radio,John Schroer,live astronomy On "The Event^Horizon!" hosts Nick Evetts and Marty Kunz are 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: - On "The Event^Horizon!" hosts Nick Evetts and Marty Kunz are 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 the giant and active sunspot group approaching the Sun's meridian * Asteroid 2005 YU55's visibility as it screams past the Earth next week * Meteor watching via radio * A night of planets. Links discussed in tonight's show: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ (http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/) http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg (http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg) http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Asteroid_2005_YU55_To_Approach_Earth_Nov_8_2011_999.html (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Asteroid_2005_YU55_To_Approach_Earth_Nov_8_2011_999.html) http://www.transitofvenus.org/ (http://www.transitofvenus.org/) Michael Foerster clean 58:43 AFM’s Event^Horizon! 2011.10.29: Halloween in SPACE! http://astronomy.fm/2011/10/28/2659/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/10/28/2659/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:00:46 +0000 Michael Foerster http://astronomy.fm/?p=2659 The Event^Horizon - with Nick Evetts & Marty Kunz - rubber pants optional....

Tonight, over the Horizon:

  • Halloween Movies
  • Jupiter at Opposition
  • The most deadly things about space.
]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/10/28/2659/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy,astronomy news,Astronomy.FM,Event^Horizon,Global-Rent-A-Scope,Marty Kunz,Nick Evetts,sky events The Event^Horizon - with Nick Evetts & Marty Kunz - rubber pants optional.... - Tonight, over the Horizon: Halloween Movies Jupiter at Opposition The most deadly things about space. Michael Foerster clean 51:37 Dr. Megan Argo on Sept. 19, 2011 “Event Horizon” http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/21/dr-megan-argo-on-sept-19-2011-event-horizon/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/21/dr-megan-argo-on-sept-19-2011-event-horizon/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:28:18 +0000 Rob Keown http://astronomy.fm/rad/?p=2335 Nick Evetts, Richie Jarvis join Dr. Megan Argo on “Event Horizon” to discuss Radio Astronomy from the amateur astronomer’s perspective.

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/21/dr-megan-argo-on-sept-19-2011-event-horizon/feed/ 0 astron,lofar,megan argo,radio astronomy Nick Evetts, Richie Jarvis join Dr. Megan Argo on "Event Horizon" to discuss Radio Astronomy from the amateur astronomer's perspective. Nick Evetts, Richie Jarvis join Dr. Megan Argo on "Event Horizon" to discuss Radio Astronomy from the amateur astronomer's perspective. Rob Keown clean 55:04 Under British Skies – Episode 17 http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/18/under-british-skies-episode-17/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/18/under-british-skies-episode-17/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:27:05 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/rad/?p=2332 This month, the team discussed SN2011fe in Messier 101, the Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival, the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition and visible comets.  You can find the shownotes here.

See you next month!

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/18/under-british-skies-episode-17/feed/ 0 amateur astronomy,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Paul Harper,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies This month, the team discussed SN2011fe in Messier 101, the Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival, the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition and visible comets.  You can find the shownotes here. - See you next month! - The UBS team - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif)This month, the team discussed SN2011fe in Messier 101, the Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival, the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition and visible comets.  You can find the shownotes here (http://www.astronomy.fm/AFM/shows/under-british-skies/UnderBritishSkies-Episode17Shownotes.pdf). See you next month! The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 1:16:08