January 31st, 2009
Date: January 31, 2009
Title: Beyond Vision
Podcaster: Chris Impey
Organization: Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
Description: In the 400 years since Galileo, astronomers have increased the light grasp of telescopes by a factor of ten billion. New technologies have allowed the creation of telescopes that would be unrecognizable to Galileo. They don't use glass or mirrors or lenses and they often [...]
January 30th, 2009
Date: January 30, 2009
Title: Using Astronomy to Teach Kids about Science
Podcasters: Terry and Stephen Whelan
Description: We use observations of the constellation Orion to provide an example of critical thinking. The podcast includes a short dramatic presentation of the greek legend of Orion.
Bio: Terry is a Software Engineer working in Southern California; Stephen is a high school drama student.
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January 29th, 2009
Date: January 29, 2009
Title: Telescopes in Space
Podcaster: Pauline Barmby
Organization: University of Western Ontario
Description: Many people have heard of the Hubble Space Telescope. But it wasn't the first telescope in space, and it's not alone up there. Why do we put telescopes in space? What kinds of space telescopes are there? How do they work, and what do they [...]
January 28th, 2009
Date: January 28, 2009
Title: Galileo Musings on Ariosto, Trajectories, and Trebuchets
Podcaster: Mark Thompson
Organization: Galileo 1610
Description: When Galileo returned from Florence to attend the wedding of his prized student, Prince Cosimo, in the summer of 1608, he embarked upon one of the most productive periods of his scientific career. In addition to his studies on hydrostatics and motion, Galileo [...]
January 27th, 2009
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January 27th, 2009
Date: January 27, 2009
Title: Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Podcaster: Kevin Graham
Description: The Great Red Spot has been circling the planet Jupiter for over 300 years. What is it? And what makes it so great?
Bio: I have a passion for Astronomy, Space travel and all things Star Trek, that started on a July night in 1969, when, as an 11 year [...]
January 26th, 2009
Date: January 26, 2009
Title: 60th Anniversary of Hale Telescope "First Light"
Podcaster: Scott Kardel
Organization: Palomar Observatory/Caltech
Description: We'll take a trip to the prime focus observer's cage at Palomar Observatory's Hale Telescope on the 60th anniversary of the "first light" photographs taken there by astronomer Edwin Hubble on January 26, 1949. Included in the podcast will be the sounds and [...]
January 25th, 2009
Date: January 25, 2009
Title: The Equation of Time
Podcaster: John Dalziel
Organization: The Computus Engine
Description: Why does the time on a sundial rarely match the time on your watch? This podcast investigates the different forms of solar timekeeping and the enigmatic Equation of Time.
Bio: John Dalziel explores the history and mechanics of measuring time. He studied astronomy at the Royal Greenwich Observatory [...]
January 24th, 2009
Date: January 24, 2009
Title: Five Years of Living Vicariously on Mars
Podcaster: Jim Bell, Astronomer and Planetary Scientist from Cornell University, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover "Pancam" color imaging investigation, and President of The Planetary Society
Description: The Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity have been actively exploring the Red Planet for five years now. On the [...]
January 23rd, 2009
Date: January 23, 2009
Title: Voyage Past the Sideways Planet
Podcaster: Emily Lakdawalla
Organization: The Planetary Society
Description: Twenty-three years ago tomorrow, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus. It's still the only time we've ever seen the sideways planet and its retinue of moons up close. But the unique event received little public attention because, just four days after closest approach, the space [...]
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