Posts Tagged ‘amateur astronomy’
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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Monday, December 19th, 2011

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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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy news, Galaxy Zoo, Hanny van Arkel, Paul Harper, Richie Jarvis, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies, Voorwerp
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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.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy news, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, imaging, live astronomy, Marty Kunz, Nick Evetts, night sky, Paul Harper, podcast, The Event^Horizon!
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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
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, Astronomy.FM, Marty Kunz, Nick Evetts, space news, spaceflight, Star Trek, The Event^Horizon!
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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.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, contest, Diane Hall, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, internet radio, live astronomy, Marty Kunz, sky events, Space Pirate Radio, Thanksgiving
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Iin 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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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, BBC, BBC Stargazing Live, live astronomy, podcast, Richie Jarvis, sky events, Stargazing Live, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
LIVE COVERAGE of the return of Soyuz from the International Space Station! Also:
- Happy Birthday Fast Eddie
- The expansion of the Universe
- It’s REALLY important to proof your paper before publication
- Keck is really cool, and more!
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, cosmology, Jesse Rogerson, Keck, Lianne Manzer, live astronomy, Michael Foerster, NASA, night sky, Paul Delaney, podcast, science, sky events, Soyuz, space probes, space science, spaceflight, York University, York∞Universe!
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Monday, November 21st, 2011

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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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, ESA, Nick Evetts, Nick Howes, Paul Harper, Richie Jarvis, UK Astronomy, Under British Skies
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