Posts Tagged ‘look up’

The Event^Horizon! 2011.05.07: Rickey Ainsworth – Astro Day

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Chaffee Planetarium DirectorFrom the edge of reality, and looking
past the abyss, you will find….

The Event^Horizon!

This week on the Horizon ~ ASTRONOMY DAY, with our special guest is Rickey Ainsworth, Assistant Astronomy Day Coordinator for the Astronomical League.  Ainsworth is the Manager of the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium (Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan USA).  Rickey joins Marty and Nick in exploring Astronomy Day around the world!

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Event^Horizon Daily! ISS; Shuttle; Planets

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Story #1:  ESA astronaut Paolo Napoli has suffered a personal loss, while stationed on the International Space Station.

Story #2:  The Space Shuttle Endeavour will not launch for Mother’s Day.  When will the penultimate Shuttle flight get off the pad?

Story #3:  Get out and look up!  Aurora as well as a planetary conjunction.
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Now Available On-Demand

Friday, August 13th, 2010

The A Sky Full of Stars slideshow presentation, When Planets and Particles Collide – Part II, is now available for on-demand play.  Click here to watch and listen.  NOTE:  Slides may take a minute or so to load.

Special Perseids Meteorwatch Coverage!

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Join us Thursday and Friday nights for special Perseids #Meteorwatch coverage from Great Britian and the U.S.!  The lineup includes:

* Under British Skies – Live observing updates and discussion – Thursday and Friday, 2100 UT (5:00 pm EDT)

* A Sky Full of Stars – When Planets and Particles Collide videocast – Thursday, 0100 UT (9:00 pm EDT)

NOTE: To view the When Planets and Particles Collide presentation, log -in to the Adobe Connect room as a “guest”.  You can then listen via the room audio or through AFM*Radio.  If you choose to listen via AFM*Radio, don’t forget to mute your Adobe Connect sound.

* Event Horizon – Friday, 0100 UT (9:00 pm EDT)

A Sky Full of Stars

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Produced and hosted by Rob Keown & Tavi Greiner, A Sky Full of Stars podcasts feature fun interviews and slideshows, and occasional ambient music hours, all focused on the Cosmos.

A Sky Full of Stars’ special presentations are aired as new productions become available.  You can check the AFM*Radio schedule for regularly-updated broadcast times.

In addition to podcast features, the A Sky Full of Stars website includes regular astronomy/space articles and citizen science opportunities..

Two of our favorite productions, both of which originally aired on AFM*Radio, are Jen and Andy Scheer’s virtual tour of NASA’s Launchpad 39A and our interview with Geoffrey Notkin of the Science Channel’s Meteorite Men.  Tavi also recently served as a guest panelist for Talking Space’s fun interview with Mars Rover driver, Scott Maxwell.