Astronomy.FM » UK Astronomy http://astronomy.fm The Voice of Astronomy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AFM*Radio podcasts contain original AFM Programs, or programs made available to AFM*Radio by their creators. Our mission is to explore, enjoy, and promote astronomy and space science; to encourage and facilitate the growth of astronomy science to professionals, amateurs, and students, and to bring awareness to the public; to educate and inspire humanity to "look skyward" and learn. Astronomy.FM clean Astronomy.FM rob@astronomy.fm rob@astronomy.fm (Astronomy.FM) 2010 Creative Commons Attribution AFM*Radio on Astronomy.FM Astronomy, Night Sky, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Planets, Stars, Citizen Science, Spaceflight, Universe, Space, Telescope, NASA Astronomy.FM » UK Astronomy http://astronomy.fm/rad/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/afmrad_rss.jpg http://astronomy.fm Under British Skies – Episode 21 – Phobos-Grunt and BBC Stargazing Live http://astronomy.fm/2012/01/23/6252/ http://astronomy.fm/2012/01/23/6252/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:24:51 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=6252

In this months episode, we talked about the crash of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, BBC Stargazing Live, and the upcoming Astrofest.  We also welcomed Jenny Winder, our new Skyguide to the Under British Skies team.

The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 21 Shownotes

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2012/01/23/6252/feed/ 1 amateur astronomy,astronomy,Nick Evetts,Paul Harper,podcast,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies In this months episode, we talked about the crash of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, BBC Stargazing Live, and the upcoming Astrofest.  We also welcomed Jenny Winder, our new Skyguide to the Under British Skies team. - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) In this months episode, we talked about the crash of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, BBC Stargazing Live, and the upcoming Astrofest.  We also welcomed Jenny Winder, our new Skyguide to the Under British Skies team. The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 21 Shownotes (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1ajXwj-w5kCvIkiR-szmFY3B0q5VoRoHIgRcbjGNg6C0) The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#%21/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 53:22 Under British Skies – Episode 20 – Hanny’s Voorwerp http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/19/under-british-skies-episode-20-hannys-voorwerp/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/19/under-british-skies-episode-20-hannys-voorwerp/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:59:13 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=4792

Under British Skies interviewed the lovely Hanny Van Arkel, and learnt all about her work with the Voorwerp and the Peas.  We also talked about BBC Stargazing Live, and what events the Under British Skies team are involved in.

The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 20 Shownotes

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/12/19/under-british-skies-episode-20-hannys-voorwerp/feed/ 1 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy news,Galaxy Zoo,Hanny van Arkel,Paul Harper,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies,Voorwerp Under British Skies interviewed the lovely Hanny Van Arkel, and learnt all about her work with the Voorwerp and the Peas.  We also talked about BBC Stargazing Live, and what events the Under British Skies team are involved in. - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) Under British Skies interviewed the lovely Hanny Van Arkel, and learnt all about her work with the Voorwerp and the Peas.  We also talked about BBC Stargazing Live, and what events the Under British Skies team are involved in. The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: Episode 20 Shownotes (https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1RlkJ5ZIa1HONw7Ef1zwNYZNdEnu-TASfXlrhJuIrnac) The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#%21/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 51:42 AFM’s Under British Skies 2011.11.21: Episode 19 EXTRA! – BBC Stargazing Live http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/22/episode-19-extra-bbc-stargazing-live/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/22/episode-19-extra-bbc-stargazing-live/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:51:19 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=3304

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

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/22/episode-19-extra-bbc-stargazing-live/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy,astronomy news,Astronomy.FM,BBC,BBC Stargazing Live,live astronomy,podcast,Richie Jarvis,sky events,Stargazing Live 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. (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) 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 (http://nebul.ae/afm/Episode19/UnderBritishSkies-Episode19Shownotes.pdf) The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#%21/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 25:18 AFM’s Under British Skies 2011.11.21: Episode 19 – What has ESA ever done for us? http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/21/episode-19-what-has-esa-ever-done-for-us/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/21/episode-19-what-has-esa-ever-done-for-us/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:46:29 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=3253

In a word: LOTS!  Paul and Nick Evetts highlight some of the projects ESA has worked on recently, Nick Howes discusses his work at the Faulkes Telescope, and also at ESA;  Ninian Boyle presents the night sky this month in his “Astronomy Know How”; and in 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

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/11/21/episode-19-what-has-esa-ever-done-for-us/feed/ 1 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,astronomy,astronomy news,Astronomy.FM,ESA,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Paul Harper,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies In a word: LOTS!  Paul and Nick Evetts highlight some of the projects ESA has worked on recently, Nick Howes discusses his work at the Faulkes Telescope, and also at ESA;  Ninian Boyle presents the night sky this month in his "Astronomy Know How"; and ... (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) In a word: LOTS!  Paul and Nick Evetts highlight some of the projects ESA has worked on recently, Nick Howes discusses his work at the Faulkes Telescope, and also at ESA;  Ninian Boyle presents the night sky this month in his "Astronomy Know How"; and in 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 (http://nebul.ae/afm/Episode19/UnderBritishSkies-Episode19Shownotes.pdf) The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#%21/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 1:01:13 AFM’s Under British Skies 2011.10.16: Peanuts! The hunt for Snoopy…. http://astronomy.fm/2011/10/16/afm%e2%80%99s-under-british-skies-2011-10-16-peanuts-the-hunt-for-snoopy%e2%80%a6/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/10/16/afm%e2%80%99s-under-british-skies-2011-10-16-peanuts-the-hunt-for-snoopy%e2%80%a6/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:45:49 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/?p=2508

Tonight we talked on an interesting subject – “Hunting for Snoopy”, which was the Lunar Module from Apollo 10. Nick Howes (Astronomy Now’s Equipment Consultant) and Mike Loucks (Principal Astrodynamics Scientist) will be joining us to discuss the hunt. Here is an interesting webste that covers the story, http://astrogatorsguild.com/?p=240.’

Ninian Boyle’s November 2011 Skytour also premiers during the show.

The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: http://nebul.ae/afm/Episode18/UnderBritishSkies-Episode18Shownotes.pdf

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/10/16/afm%e2%80%99s-under-british-skies-2011-10-16-peanuts-the-hunt-for-snoopy%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,Astronomy.FM,Iain Melville,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Paul Harper,podcast,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies Tonight we talked on an interesting subject – “Hunting for Snoopy”, which was the Lunar Module from Apollo 10. Nick Howes (Astronomy Now’s Equipment Consultant) and Mike Loucks (Principal Astrodynamics Scientist) will be joining us to discuss the hunt. (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) Tonight we talked on an interesting subject – “Hunting for Snoopy”, which was the Lunar Module from Apollo 10. Nick Howes (Astronomy Now’s Equipment Consultant) and Mike Loucks (Principal Astrodynamics Scientist) will be joining us to discuss the hunt. Here is an interesting webste that covers the story, http://astrogatorsguild.com/?p=240 (http://astrogatorsguild.com/?p=240).’ Ninian Boyle’s November 2011 Skytour also premiers during the show. The shownotes for this episode can be downloaded here: http://nebul.ae/afm/Episode18/UnderBritishSkies-Episode18Shownotes.pdf (http://nebul.ae/afm/Episode18/UnderBritishSkies-Episode18Shownotes.pdf) The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#%21/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 1:16:08 Under British Skies – Episode 17 http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/18/under-british-skies-episode-17/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/18/under-british-skies-episode-17/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:27:05 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/rad/?p=2332 This month, the team discussed SN2011fe in Messier 101, the Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival, the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition and visible comets.  You can find the shownotes here.

See you next month!

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]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/09/18/under-british-skies-episode-17/feed/ 0 amateur astronomy,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Paul Harper,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies This month, the team discussed SN2011fe in Messier 101, the Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival, the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition and visible comets.  You can find the shownotes here. - See you next month! - The UBS team - (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif)This month, the team discussed SN2011fe in Messier 101, the Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival, the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition and visible comets.  You can find the shownotes here (http://www.astronomy.fm/AFM/shows/under-british-skies/UnderBritishSkies-Episode17Shownotes.pdf). See you next month! The UBS team Join the Under British Skies Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ubsafm/)Follow @UnderBritishSky on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/underbritishsky) Richie Jarvis clean 1:16:08 Under British Skies – Episode 14 – The Cox Effect http://astronomy.fm/2011/04/29/under-british-skies-episode-14-the-cox-effect/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/04/29/under-british-skies-episode-14-the-cox-effect/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:05:13 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/rad/?p=2105

This month, the team discussed the Cox Effect.  We interviewed Simon Singh, author, journalist and TV producer about science education and his Uncaged Monkeys tour.  We also spoke to Nick Howes, the Equipment Consultant from Astronomy Now Magazine, and Rob Hodgkinson.

Here are the shownotes: Shownotes

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/04/29/under-british-skies-episode-14-the-cox-effect/feed/ 0 amateur astronomy,Astronomy.FM,live astronomy,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Paul Harper,Richie Jarvis,science,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies This month, the team discussed the Cox Effect.  We interviewed Simon Singh, author, journalist and TV producer about science education and his Uncaged Monkeys tour.  We also spoke to Nick Howes, the Equipment Consultant from Astronomy Now Magazine, (../wp-content/uploads/2010/10/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) This month, the team discussed the Cox Effect.  We interviewed Simon Singh, author, journalist and TV producer about science education and his Uncaged Monkeys tour.  We also spoke to Nick Howes, the Equipment Consultant from Astronomy Now Magazine, and Rob Hodgkinson. Here are the shownotes: Shownotes (http://www.astronomy.fm/AFM/shows/under-british-skies/UBS_Shownotes_Episode_14.pdf) Richie Jarvis clean 54:06 Under British Skies – Episode 13 http://astronomy.fm/2011/04/17/under-british-skies-episode-13-2/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/04/17/under-british-skies-episode-13-2/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:30:51 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/rad/?p=2029

This month, the team discussed Astro Trips.  We interviewed Dr Emily Baldwin, the Deputy Editor from Astronomy Now Magazine about her recent visit to the Kennedy Space Center.  We also spoke to Nick Howes, the Equipment Consultant from Astronomy Now Magazine.

Here are the shownotes: Shownotes

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/04/17/under-british-skies-episode-13-2/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,Astronomy.FM,Dr Emily Baldwin,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies This month, the team discussed Astro Trips.  We interviewed Dr Emily Baldwin, the Deputy Editor from Astronomy Now Magazine about her recent visit to the Kennedy Space Center.  We also spoke to Nick Howes, the Equipment Consultant from Astronomy Now Ma... (../wp-content/uploads/2010/10/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) This month, the team discussed Astro Trips.  We interviewed Dr Emily Baldwin, the Deputy Editor from Astronomy Now Magazine about her recent visit to the Kennedy Space Center.  We also spoke to Nick Howes, the Equipment Consultant from Astronomy Now Magazine. Here are the shownotes: Shownotes (http://www.astronomy.fm/AFM/shows/under-british-skies/UBS_Shownotes_Episode_13.pdf) Richie Jarvis clean 1:00:20 Under British Skies – Episode 12 http://astronomy.fm/2011/03/16/under-british-skies-%e2%80%93-episode-12/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/03/16/under-british-skies-%e2%80%93-episode-12/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:09:28 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/rad/?p=2026

This month, the team discussed Astrofest.

Here are the shownotes: Shownotes

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/03/16/under-british-skies-%e2%80%93-episode-12/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,Astronomy.FM,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Paul Harper,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies This month, the team discussed Astrofest. - Here are the shownotes: Shownotes (../wp-content/uploads/2010/10/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) This month, the team discussed Astrofest. Here are the shownotes: Shownotes (http://www.astronomy.fm/AFM/shows/under-british-skies/UBS_Shownotes_Episode_12.pdf) Richie Jarvis clean 1:40:50 Under British Skies – Episode 11 http://astronomy.fm/2011/02/01/1975/ http://astronomy.fm/2011/02/01/1975/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:01:03 +0000 Richie Jarvis http://astronomy.fm/rad/?p=1975

This month, the team discussed Outreach around the World.  We interviewed Dr Elizabeth Cunningham from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, and Mark Thompson, the One show astronomer.

Here are the shownotes: Shownotes

See you at Astrofest!

]]> http://astronomy.fm/2011/02/01/1975/feed/ 0 AFM*Radio,amateur astronomy,Astronomy.FM,Nick Evetts,Nick Howes,Paul Harper,podcast,Richie Jarvis,UK Astronomy,Under British Skies This month, the team discussed Outreach around the World.  We interviewed Dr Elizabeth Cunningham from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, and Mark Thompson, the One show astronomer. - Here are the shownotes: Shownotes - See you at Astrofest! (http://astronomy.fm/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/UnderBritishSkies-Logo-2010-05-14.gif) This month, the team discussed Outreach around the World.  We interviewed Dr Elizabeth Cunningham from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, and Mark Thompson, the One show astronomer. Here are the shownotes: Shownotes (http://www.astronomy.fm/AFM/shows/under-british-skies/UBS_Shownotes_Episode_11.pdf) See you at Astrofest! Richie Jarvis clean 1:03:29