Posts Tagged ‘sky events’
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Captian’s Marty and Diane talk about ideas and hypothesis about astronomy that have proved wrong. How can you prove the age of the universe and where is it’s center? Are we at the center of anything? Do planets contain mysterious powers. Missing any planets anyone? The less you see the more there must be.
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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, contest, Diane Hall, Global-Rent-A-Scope, GRAS, internet radio, live astronomy, Marty Kunz, sky events, Space Pirate Radio, Thanksgiving
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Iin 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
The UBS team
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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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Tags: AFM*Radio, amateur astronomy, astronomy, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, cosmology, Jesse Rogerson, Keck, Lianne Manzer, live astronomy, Michael Foerster, NASA, night sky, Paul Delaney, podcast, science, sky events, Soyuz, space probes, space science, spaceflight, York University, York∞Universe!
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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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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Join Captains Marty and Diane as they share tall tales of the High Space Seas, on Space Pirate Radio!
Did asteroid 2005 YU55 miss the Earth on it’s own or was it deflected?- The full Moon and Jupiter, two (pirate) ships that pass in the night, tonight.
- Happy birthday Carl Sagan! Who will be the next best popularizer of astronomy for the general public?
- Can the Earth be saved from one of it’s own satellites, or do the Space Pirates need to be called in again? (And so soon!)
“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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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!
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Tags: AFM*Radio, astronomy radio, Astronomy.FM, International Year of Astronomy, internet radio, IYA, Jesse Rogerson, Lianne Manzer, live astronomy, News, night sky, Paul Delaney, podcast, science, sky events, Ted Rudyk, 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. 
