AFM’s Tavi Greiner right smack dab in the middle of one of this year’s major astronomy discoveries – supernova PTF 11kly, spotted in the near-by Pinwheel Galaxy (M101).
It’s the closest supernova of its type since 1986, and astronomers from around the Earth – and in space – are racing to see it. The supernova was first spotted by the Palomar Transient Factory survey, and Tavi has been credited by the IAU as providing the first confirmation. The supernova (given the temporary name PTF 11kly) is of the type Ia, a critical “standard candle” tool used by astronomers to measure the size and expansion of the Universe.
Also on today’s Event^Horizon: Hurricane Irene, Global Warming, Diamond Planet Discovered, & A Black Hole Devours a Star!
Tonight’s Event^Horizon is hosted by Rob Keown and Michael Foerster, joined by our newest celebrity – Mighty Supernova Hunter Tavi Greiner! (Our regular Event^Horizon hosts, Nick Evetts and Marty Kunz, are expected to return next week.)
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:
Join us, Sunday July 17, for a fun interview with Geoff Notkin of the Science Channel’s Meteorite Men! Currently filming their third season, the Meteorite Men is an award-winning series featuring the meteorite-hunting adventures of the dynamic duo, Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin. In our interview, Notkin discusses such topics as his favorite strewn field, how he and Arnold came to be the Meteorite Men, and a meteorite hunter’s greatest “fears”.
The show begins at 20:00 UTC – that’s 4pm EDT / 1pm PT – and will include a live meteorites discussion and chatroom Q&A with UBS team members: Paul Harper, Sam Hawkins, Iain Melville, and Nick Evetts. ”See” ya there!
This week’s “Look Up” report features a Perseids update, the Full “Dog Days” Moon, and two evening “stars”! You can catch the report throughout the week, or listen right now.
The A Sky Full of Stars slideshow presentation, When Planets and Particles Collide – Part II, is now available for on-demand play. Click here to watch and listen. NOTE: Slides may take a minute or so to load.
NOTE: To view the When Planets and Particles Collide presentation, log -in to the Adobe Connect room as a “guest”. You can then listen via the room audio or through AFM*Radio. If you choose to listen via AFM*Radio, don’t forget to mute your Adobe Connect sound.
Join me, tonight, at 9pm EDT (0100 UTC) for an hour of general astronomy discussion with York University’s Professor Paul Delaney. Local weather permitting, we’ll even follow along with a little deep-sky imaging through the Petrie Observatory telescope!
You can listen via the AFM*Radio button at the top right corner of this page, and watch the imaging sessions by clicking the big blue “Join Us” button on York’s online-viewing page, here.
You can also click, here, to learn more about “Live from York University.”
Tune in to AFM for the audio, and York’s Adobe Connect Room for live observing during the York program. During Space Pirates, join us in the AFM Chatroom.
Featuring live observing (conditions permitting) from the Petrie Observatory at York University and then an hour of astronomical mayhem on “Space Pirates.”
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, 
Join me, tonight, at 9pm EDT (0100 UTC) for an hour of general astronomy discussion with York University’s Professor Paul Delaney. Local weather permitting, we’ll even follow along with a little deep-sky imaging through the 
