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What’s On Astronomy.FM ~ Tuesday thru Wednesday

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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Under British Skies – Episode 21 – Phobos-Grunt and BBC Stargazing Live

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

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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Tags: amateur astronomy, astronomy, Nick Evetts, Paul Harper, podcast, Richie Jarvis, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies
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AFM Welcomes New Team Members!

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Astronomy.FM is pleased to announce three new team members: Craig Levin as a Website Editor, John James as our Klout and Empire Manager, and John Richards as our Twitter Manager. (Watch for their bios on our new Meet the Team section, coming soon.) Welcome to all three – we look forward to a fun outreach journey in the months ahead!

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AFM’s Event^Horizon! 2011.10.07 Special Guest: JOHN SCHROER

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Tonight on "The Event^Horizon!" we were joined by John Schroer, planetarium director of the Detroit Science Center and producer of the TV program "Astronomy For Everyone". John is one of the movers and shakers of amateur astronomy, and science outreach, in Michigan.

The guys also talked about observing meteor showers with amateur radio equipment and an FM radio.

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WNMC’s First*Light! 2011.10.07: Steve Jobs + Nobel + Draconids

Friday, October 7th, 2011

(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on October 7th, 2011)

Every week join “First*Light”! for a look at news from the intersection of science & society! “First*Light!” originates from the studios of Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC/FM+TV. It airs each Friday LIVE at 7:20am (U.S. Eastern time), and repeats on Astronomy.FM every Saturday / Sunday (see our broadcast schedule for times). “First*Light!” is hosted by David Gault, Eric Hines, and Michael Foerster.