Astronomy.FM http://astronomy.fm The Voice of Astronomy Mon, 21 May 2012 02:22:21 +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 http://astronomy.fm/rad/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/afmrad_rss.jpg http://astronomy.fm Under British Skies – Episode 24 – Isle of Wight Star Party and Professor Ian Morison http://astronomy.fm/2012/04/15/under-british-skies-episode-24-isle-of-wight-star-party-and-professor-ian-morison/ http://astronomy.fm/2012/04/15/under-british-skies-episode-24-isle-of-wight-star-party-and-professor-ian-morison/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:31:43 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=9412

 

In this months episode, we talked to Professor Ian Morison from Jodrell Bank about his career.  We also talked about the Isle of Wight Star Party, and the upcoming Star Parties for the rest of the year.  Book corner will be back next month, but in App Corner, we talked about weather apps.

The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 24 Shownotes

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2012/04/15/under-british-skies-episode-24-isle-of-wight-star-party-and-professor-ian-morison/feed/ 1 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy,astronomy news,Astronomy.FM,internet radio,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies   - In this months episode, we talked to Professor Ian Morison from Jodrell Bank about his career.  We also talked about the Isle of Wight Star Party, and the upcoming Star Parties for the rest of the year.  Book corner will be back next month, (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/UBS_logo.png)   In this months episode, we talked to Professor Ian Morison from Jodrell Bank about his career.  We also talked about the Isle of Wight Star Party, and the upcoming Star Parties for the rest of the year.  Book corner will be back next month, but in App Corner, we talked about weather apps. The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 24 Shownotes (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1BEnFHkSYB-xWHsZzwxmYUU5CfuyWqNlxezfMIqROlLs) 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 56:08 Under British Skies – Episode 23 EXTRA – Lick Observatory http://astronomy.fm/2012/03/23/under-british-skies-episode-23-extra-lick-observatory/ http://astronomy.fm/2012/03/23/under-british-skies-episode-23-extra-lick-observatory/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:09:21 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=8800 Recently, I was lucky enough to have visited the Lick Observatory up Mount Hamilton.  Dr Paul Lynam was kind enough to show me round, and also to provide a very interesting interview about the history of the Lick Observatory, its telescopes, current work ongoing, and his own astronomical research projects.

Richie Jarvis

 

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2012/03/23/under-british-skies-episode-23-extra-lick-observatory/feed/ 0 Recently, I was lucky enough to have visited the Lick Observatory up Mount Hamilton.  Dr Paul Lynam was kind enough to show me round, and also to provide a very interesting interview about the history of the Lick Observatory, its telescopes, Recently, I was lucky enough to have visited the Lick Observatory up Mount Hamilton.  Dr Paul Lynam was kind enough to show me round, and also to provide a very interesting interview about the history of the Lick Observatory, its telescopes, current work ongoing, and his own astronomical research projects. Richie Jarvis   Richie Jarvis clean 47:41 Under British Skies – Episode 23 – Dis is SKA! http://astronomy.fm/2012/03/18/under-british-skies-episode-23-dis-is-ska/ http://astronomy.fm/2012/03/18/under-british-skies-episode-23-dis-is-ska/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:06:28 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=8655

 

In this months episode, we talked to Dr Megan Argo about the Square Kilometre Array, and the Jodrell Bank radio observatory.  Our special guest for Book Corner was Dr Stuart Clark, talking about his books The Skys Dark Labyrinth, and The Sensorium of God.  We also discussed the Android Heavens-Above app in App Corner.

The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 23 Shownotes

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2012/03/18/under-british-skies-episode-23-dis-is-ska/feed/ 0   - In this months episode, we talked to Dr Megan Argo about the Square Kilometre Array, and the Jodrell Bank radio observatory.  Our special guest for Book Corner was Dr Stuart Clark, talking about his books The Skys Dark Labyrinth, (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/UBS_logo.png)   In this months episode, we talked to Dr Megan Argo about the Square Kilometre Array, and the Jodrell Bank radio observatory.  Our special guest for Book Corner was Dr Stuart Clark, talking about his books The Skys Dark Labyrinth, and The Sensorium of God.  We also discussed the Android Heavens-Above app in App Corner. The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 23 Shownotes (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=11lkZDfU-YT7HjXErH1Hfwo0VIWvn1tNwPgwuDeyG2_0) 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 56:35 AFM’s Western Worlds! 120228-001 “How Lucky We Are” [updated] http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/28/afms-western-worlds-120228-001-how-lucky-we-are-updated/ http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/28/afms-western-worlds-120228-001-how-lucky-we-are-updated/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:01:32 +0000 Michael Foerster http://astronomy.fm/?p=8117
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The World Debut of “Western Worlds!”

It’s the WORLD PREMIERE of Astronomy.FM’s newest show – “Western Worlds!” In this episode co-host Raymond Francis interviews Dr. Gordon Osinski (CPSX Acting Director) about his research on impact craters. The interview is followed by a round-table discussion with co-hosts Raymond Francis, Alyssa Gilbert, and John Moores.
“Western Worlds!” is a co-production of the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) and the Voice of Astronomy – Astronomy.FM*Radio!
]]> http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/28/afms-western-worlds-120228-001-how-lucky-we-are-updated/feed/ 1 AFM*Radio,Alyssa Gilbert,astronomy news,Astronomy.FM,internet radio,John Moores,Michael Foerster,podcast,Raymond Francis,University of Western Ontario,Western Worlds! [our apologies - this is a duplicate post to fix a corrupted podcast file] - The World Debut of "Western Worlds!" - It's the WORLD PREMIERE of Astronomy.FM's newest show - "Western Worlds!" In this episode co-host Raymond Francis interviews Dr. (data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAJYAAACWCAYAAAA8AXHiAAAD8GlDQ1BJQ0MgUHJvZmlsZQAAKJGNVd1v21QUP4lvXKQWP6Cxjg4Vi69VU1u5GxqtxgZJk6XpQhq5zdgqpMl1bhpT1za2021Vn/YCbwz4A4CyBx6QeEIaDMT2su0BtElTQRXVJKQ9dNpAaJP2gqpwrq9Tu13GuJGvfznndz7v0TVAx1ea45hJG... Michael Foerster clean 38:28 Under British Skies – Episode 22 – Astrofest http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/19/under-british-skies-episode-22-astrofest/ http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/19/under-british-skies-episode-22-astrofest/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:14:26 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=7455

 

In this months episode, we celebrated our 2nd Birthday!  We also talked about Astrofest, and Google Sky.  Our special guest for Book Corner was Ninian Boyle.

The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 22 Shownotes

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/19/under-british-skies-episode-22-astrofest/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy,astronomy news,astronomy radio,Astronomy.FM,Nick Evetts,Paul Harper,podcast,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies   - In this months episode, we celebrated our 2nd Birthday!  We also talked about Astrofest, and Google Sky.  Our special guest for Book Corner was Ninian Boyle. - The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 22 Shownotes - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/UBS_logo.png)   In this months episode, we celebrated our 2nd Birthday!  We also talked about Astrofest, and Google Sky.  Our special guest for Book Corner was Ninian Boyle. The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 22 Shownotes (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Q-D5GaLlOTosWV8cFRVoeuJyvAMyzKBkiMH4iKwjOJw) 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 “Western Worlds!” In The News http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/15/8119/ http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/15/8119/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:00:09 +0000 Michael Foerster http://astronomy.fm/?p=8119

“Western Worlds!” on the CBC!

CPSX’s & AFM’s newest radio show, Western Worlds, is in the news!Alyssa Gilbert, CPSX Outreach Coordinator and producer of Western Worlds, was interviewed by CBC Radio One about the show; you may hear that here!

And John Moores, post-doctoral fellow for CPSX and the showrunner and main host of Western Worlds, was interviewed by Western News about the program.

Join us for Western Worlds, Astronomy.FM’s newest program, each week after York∞Universe!  (0210 GMT Tuesdays, a.k.a. 10:10pm Eastern – repeating every 4 hours for the rest of the day)

“Western Worlds!” is a co-production of the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) and the Voice of Astronomy – Astronomy.FM*Radio!
]]> http://astronomy.fm/2012/02/15/8119/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,Alyssa Gilbert,astronomy radio,Astronomy.FM,CBC,internet radio,podcast,University of Western Ontario "Western Worlds!" on the CBC! CPSX’s & AFM's newest radio show, Western Worlds, is in the news!Alyssa Gilbert, CPSX Outreach Coordinator and producer of Western Worlds, was interviewed by CBC Radio One about the show; you may hear that here! - (data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAJYAAACWCAYAAAA8AXHiAAAD8GlDQ1BJQ0MgUHJvZmlsZQAAKJGNVd1v21QUP4lvXKQWP6Cxjg4Vi69VU1u5GxqtxgZJk6XpQhq5zdgqpMl1bhpT1za2021Vn/YCbwz4A4CyBx6QeEIaDMT2su0BtElTQRXVJKQ9dNpAaJP2gqpwrq9Tu13GuJGvfznndz7v0TVAx1ea45hJG... Michael Foerster clean 7:19 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

The UBS team

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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 Under British Skies – Episode 20 – Hanny’s Voorwerp http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/19/under-british-skies-episode-20-hannys-voorwerp/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/19/under-british-skies-episode-20-hannys-voorwerp/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:59:13 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=4792

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

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/19/under-british-skies-episode-20-hannys-voorwerp/feed/ 1 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy news,Galaxy Zoo,Hanny van Arkel,Paul Harper,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies,Voorwerp 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. - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) 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 (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1RlkJ5ZIa1HONw7Ef1zwNYZNdEnu-TASfXlrhJuIrnac) 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 51:42 AFM’s “The Event^Horizon”, 2011.12.03: Dragons & Red Galaxies http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/03/the-eventhorizon-dec-3-2011/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/03/the-eventhorizon-dec-3-2011/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:02:39 +0000 Rob Keown http://astronomy.fm/?p=3994 Space-X's Dragon Capsule with solar array displayed.

Space-X's Dragon Capsule

SkyGuides Marty Kunz, Nick Evetts, John Schroer and Paul Harper discuss the world of Astronomy and Space including:

  • Preparations for the Space-X Dragon spacecraft's first-ever docking with the ISS
  • A strange new species of ultra-red galaxies
  • GREPnova
  • The origin of our oceans from dwarf-planet Pluto's realm

The crew takes questions from the chat room and keeps us up-to-date with the Universe(s) as we know it(them)! Click below for show links and notes.

Additional links for this show:

Astronaut Dan Burbank is preparing the International Space Station for a visit from SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft

Strange new 'species' of ultra-red galaxy discovered

Grepnova - new open-source software for amateur sky survey! 

Our oceans came form  Pluto's realm?

Mars is hard. Phobos-Grunt grunts no more.

Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope

Stonehenge Beauty Shot

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/03/the-eventhorizon-dec-3-2011/feed/ 1 SkyGuides Marty Kunz, Nick Evetts, John Schroer and Paul Harper discuss the world of Astronomy and Space including: Preparations for the Space-X Dragon spacecraft's first-ever docking with the ISS A strange new species of ultra-red galaxies SkyGuides Marty Kunz, Nick Evetts, John Schroer and Paul Harper discuss the world of Astronomy and Space including: * Preparations for the Space-X Dragon spacecraft's first-ever docking with the ISS * A strange new species of ultra-red galaxies * GREPnova * The origin of our oceans from dwarf-planet Pluto's realm The crew takes questions from the chat room and keeps us up-to-date with the Universe(s) as we know it(them)! Click below for show links and notes. Additional links for this show: Astronaut Dan Burbank is preparing the International Space Station for a visit from SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft (http://spacefellowship.com/news/art27209/station-crew-prepares-for-new-trio-and-adapts-to-station.html) Strange new 'species' of ultra-red galaxy discovered (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111201125358.htm) Grepnova - new open-source software for amateur sky survey!  (http://dcford.org.uk/software.html) Our oceans came form  Pluto's realm? (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Herschel/SEMER89U7TG_0.html) Mars is hard. Phobos-Grunt grunts no more. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16010332) Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/cygnus-cocoon.html) Stonehenge Beauty Shot (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15934993) (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Border.png) Rob Keown clean 59:04 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