Posts Tagged ‘asteroid’

AFM’s Event^Horizon! 2011.11.05: Close Encounters / Space Dust to Asteroids

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

On “The Event^Horizon!” hosts Nick Evetts and Marty Kunz are 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 the giant and active sunspot group approaching the Sun’s meridian
  • Asteroid 2005 YU55′s visibility as it screams past the Earth next week
  • Meteor watching via radio
  • A night of planets.

Links discussed in tonight’s show:
http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/synoptic/sunspots_earth/mdi_sunspots_1024.jpg
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Asteroid_2005_YU55_To_Approach_Earth_Nov_8_2011_999.html
http://www.transitofvenus.org/

AFM Classic Podcast: “GRAS Spotlight – Andrew Lowe”

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

In an effort to publish past programs as podcasts, we are making available an interview with minor planet hunter Andrew Lowe from February 1, 2010. He is interviewed by AFM*Radio SkyGuide Marleen Bryan. (more…)


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