February 28th, 2009

February 28th: Edgar Allan Poe and the Riddle of Darkness at Night

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Date: February 28, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090228-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Edgar Allan Poe and the Riddle of Darkness at Night Podcaster: Paul Halpern Links: Paul Halpern’s website:    http://phalpern.com  Description: The night sky is a dark canopy speckled with stars. Yet, as German astronomer Wilhelm Olbers pointed out in the 1820s, if the universe were spatially infinite and you looked in any direction [...]

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February 27th, 2009

February 27th: The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius. Or is it? (Astrology Part 1)

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Date: February 27, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090227-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius. Or is it? (Astrology Part 1) Podcaster: Patrick McQuillan Organization: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)       www.iris.edu Description: Most everyone has heard the term: the Age of Aquarius. But do you know what it means? Are we in the Age of Aquarius? Did [...]

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February 26th, 2009

February 26th: Palomar Sky Surveys on Your Desktop

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Date: February 26, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090226-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Palomar Sky Surveys on Your Desktop Podcaster: Scott Kardel Organization: Palomar Observatory / Caltech   www.palomar-observatory.org Description: The Palomar Observatory has had a long tradition of performing sky surveys. Here’s a look at some old and new sky surveys that have been performed with the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar. The [...]

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February 25th, 2009

February 25th: One of Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper

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Date: February 25, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090225-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: One of Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper Podcaster: Sarah Kim for Katja Aglert Link: Katja Aglert’s website   http://www.katjaaglert.com Description: The content of this podcast is based on some of the research made for an ongoing art project with light pollution as point of departure by the Swedish artist Katja Aglert. The [...]

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February 24th, 2009

February 24th: Wolf-Rayet Stars

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Date: February 24, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090224-365DoA.mp3[/podcast]Title: Wolf-Rayet Stars Podcaster: RapidEye Organization: RapidEye Observatory – a private observatory in rural Lee County, NC http://www.rapideye.us/astro/RapidEye-ClearSky.html Description: A discussion about Wolf-Rayet Stars and how to observe NGC 2359 “Thor’s Helmet Nebula”, a Wolf-Rayet star powered Nebula. Bio: I’ve been captivated by astronomy ever since I was a kid, living in NW Colorado [...]

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February 23rd, 2009

February 23rd: Astro-engineering – Dyson Shells, Alderson Disks and Stellar Engines

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Date: February 23, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090223-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Astro-engineering – Dyson Shells, Alderson Disks and Stellar Engines Podcaster: Richard Stellling and Russell Mulligan Organization: The 2009 Show http://www.echo-technology.co.uk/podcasts/2009show/ Description: Russ and Rich discuss the search for astro-engineering by SETI and others. Will these massive engineering projects seen in modern Si-Fi one day become a reality? Bio: Richard [...]

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February 22nd, 2009

February 22nd: Galileo’s Plea to Return to Tuscany

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Date:  February 22, 2009  [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090222-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster:  Mark Thompson Description:  Although Galileo had achieved success in his career as a professor and inventor and had cultivated many important friendships among the most influential patricians of Venice, he longed to return to his beloved and beautiful Florence.  When Prince Cosimo became Grand Duke of Tuscany in February, [...]

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February 21st, 2009

February 21st: An Introduction to Chandra and the X-ray Universe

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Date: February 21, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090221-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: An Introduction to Chandra and the X-ray Universe Podcaster: April Hobart Organization: Chandra X-Ray Center http://chandra.harvard.edu Description: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, in orbit since 1999, studies the high-energy Universe, where black holes, exploding stars, and mysterious matter hold sway. X-ray telescopes like Chandra are not like the telescopes you find in backyards or [...]

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February 20th, 2009

February 20: John Glenn’s Fireflies and the Astronauts’ Constellation

Date: February 20, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090220-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: John Glenn’s Fireflies and the Astronauts’ Constellation Podcaster: Robert Pearlman Link: www.collectSPACE.com Description: February 20, 2009 marks the 47th anniversary of the first American in orbit. Astronaut John Glenn circled the Earth three times and in the process, discovered a new stellar phenomena… or did he? collectSPACE.com recounts the tale of  John Glenn’s [...]

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February 19th, 2009

February 19: Wil Tirion: Uranographer

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Date: February 19, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090219-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Wil Tirion: Uranographer Podcaster: Christopher Watson Organization: The SkyGX Project Description: Dutch graphic designer Wil Tirion is the undisputed preeminent celestial catrographer of our time. Creator of such seminal works as “Sky Atlas 2000.0″ and “Uranometria 2000.0″, Tirion set the standard for printed sky atlases in the 20th century and beyond. On [...]

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