Posts Tagged ‘podcast’

AFM’s Event^Horizon 2011.11.19: Bob Lunsford – American Meteor Society @ 100 Years of Looking Up!

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:

WNMC’s First*Light! 2011.11.11: Veteran’s Day, Happy Birthday Carl, EAS Test, GPS Tracking, Another Monster Storm, Fracking Water, Asteroid 2005 YU55, Phobos-Grunt is Lost in Space?, Aurora and More This Weekend, Leap Second, and more!

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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AFM’s Event^Horizon! 2011.11.12: Mars – The Good, the Bad, & Phobos-Grunt

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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AFM’s York∞Universe! 2011.11.01: A visit with astronomer Amelia Ortiz-Gil; +PLUS Supernovae, Asteroid 2005 YU55

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Tonight on “York∞Universe!”, live from Toronto’s York University:
   ~ An interview with astronomer Amelia Ortiz-Gil, of the University of Valencia
   ~ Supernovae
   ~ Asteroid 2005 YU55, which whizzes past Earth TOMORROW!

AFM’s Space Pirate Radio! 2011.11.03 DUCK! Asteroid and China’s Space Station

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”)

AFM’s YorkUniverse! 2011.11.01 Guest – Sarah Sadavoy

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

It’s a York Halloween special!  In tonight’s YorkUniverse – Paul is back in Canada after circling the globe!  He is joined by Ted as they welcome a former York collegue – Sarah Sadavoy (now an astronomer at the University of Victoria) – as they discuss stellar evolution, Pluto’s moons, and remember Pleiades.

WNMC’s First*Light! 2011.10.28: Telegraph, XP, NPP, HPV, Berkley’s BEST, Climate Sat UP & down, Chevy at Levee, Apocolypse, NASA Scares Granny, and more!

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

(originally broadcast on Michigan public broadcasting’s WNMC FM+TV on October 28th, 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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AFM’s York∞Universe! 2011.10.25 Aurora Alert + Tycho Brahe + Exploring Venus

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011