Posts Tagged ‘meteor shower’
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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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.
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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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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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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
On Space Pirate Radio tonight Marty and Diane discuss:
- The latest meteor showers
- Is there a Nemesis star lurking as the edge of the solar system?
- The Moon, planets and a giant sunspot
- Spotting asteroid 2005 Yu55
- The Chinese space station Tiangong (“Heavenly Palace”)
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, Astronomy.FM, Diane Hall, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, imaging, internet radio, live astronomy, look up, Marty Kunz, meteor shower, podcast, science, sky events, Space Pirate Radio, space station, spaceflight, Tiangong
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Tonight on Space Pirate Radio – The crew talks about missing satellites and missing Moon rocks. Also, aurora and their impact on the power grid. In sky events, keeping an eye on the Sun, the Moon, and Jupiter.
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on October 21st, 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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Monday, October 17th, 2011
Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy news, Astronomy.FM, contest, imaging, live astronomy, meteor shower, science, sky events, York University, York∞Universe!
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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. 
