Posts Tagged ‘amateur astronomy’
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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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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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on November 18th, 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.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, Astronomy.FM, climate change, David Gault, Eric Hines, First*Light!, internet radio, Mars, meteor shower, Michael Foerster, night sky, podcast, science, sky events, space probes, space science, spaceflight, WNMC
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Saturday, November 19th, 2011
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:
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, American Meteor Society, astronomy, Astronomy.FM, Bob Lunsford, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, internet radio, John Schroer, Leonids, live astronomy, look up, Marty Kunz, meteor shower, Nick Evetts, night sky, podcast, science, sky events, The Event^Horizon!
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Join Captains Marty and Diane as they share tall tales
of the High Space Seas, on Space Pirate Radio!
- Astronauts ride Soyuz to the International Space Station
- What do you think was the first object to be called a planet?
- Jupiter tonight!
- Dante’s Solar System
- October’s AAPOD winner
- Constellations and asterisms in the Autumn
- What’s the other evening planet?
- Sunspots lately
- Powering probes; Curiosity is getting ready for Mars
“Space Pirate Radio” and Astronomy.FM are sponsored by Global-Rent-A-Scope – GRAS THE Global Remote Telescope Network for Astromony. Imaging or Science.
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Tags: AAPOD, AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, constellations, contest, Curiosity, Diane Hall, evening star, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, imaging, International Space Station, ISS, Mars, Marty Kunz, night sky, planet, sky events, Soyuz, Space Pirate Radio, space probes, space science, spaceflight, Sun, sunspots
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
(Broadcast LIVE on Astronomy.FM on November 15th [GMT], 2011)
Join the astronomers of York University, Toronto, for an amazing look at the latest news from the Universe! AND during the live broadcast (0200-0300 GMT / 9pm Eastern) York’s observatory is open for viewing over the internet (see our broadcast schedule for times). This week Dr. Paul Delaney is joined by York astronomers Jesse Rogerson and Rob Berthiaume to discuss:
- Will the Leonid meteor shower freak us out this year?
- Roscosmos’ Phobos-Grunt mission is still “lost in space”; will it recover?
- “The Mars Curse”
- Jesse sees red[shift], and when the wind is just right can see all the way to the beginning of time
- Uncle Ike (Newton) is RIGHT YET AGAIN! Paul’s lesson plans are safe for another semester
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, Astronomy.FM, cosmology, International Space Station, Isaac Newton, Jesse Rogerson, Leonids, Mars, meteor shower, Paul Delaney, Phobos-Grunt, Rob Berthiaume, supernova, York University, York∞Universe!
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Sunday, November 13th, 2011
(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on November 11th, 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.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, Asteroid 2005 YU55, astronomy, astronomy news, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, Aurora, Carl Sagan, climate change, Curiosity, David Gault, debunking, Eric Hines, Fracking, internet radio, Leap Second, Mars, meteor shower, Michael Foerster, NASA, Phobos-Grunt, podcast, Privacy, science, space probes, space science, Veterans's Day, WNMC
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011
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
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Tags: 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, Phobos-Grunt, podcast, space probes, spaceflight, The Event^Horizon!
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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. 
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. 
