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March 12th, 2009

March 12th: 365 Days of Astronomy Update

Date: March 12, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090312-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: 365 Days of Astronomy Update Podcasters: Michael Koppelman, Pamela Gay, Nancy Atkinson Organization: 365 Days of Astronomy IYA New Media Working Group Description: Some of the people working behind the scenes here at the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast get together to provide an update on how this IYA project is [...]

March 11th, 2009

March 11th: History by Starlight

Date: March 11, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090311-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title History by Starlight Podcaster: Coliin Stuart Description: Two subjects more than any others capture my attention and fire up my over-active imagination. Join me as I bring together history and astronomy to celebrate IYA 2009. The fact that the speed of light is finite means you aren’t looking at the [...]

March 10th, 2009

March 10th: Talking to the Aliens

Date: March 10, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090310-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Talking to the Aliens Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Links:  Cheap Astronomy http://www.cheapastro.com/ Description: You’ve probably heard of SETI, but it takes two to have a conversation. What messages have we been transmitting out to the cosmos? Fortunately some clever astronomers have been working hard to ensure the full richness of human culture [...]

March 9th, 2009

March 9th: Voyager: Sailing to the Edge of Our Solar System

Date: March 9, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090309-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Voyager: Sailing to the Edge of Our Solar System Podcaster: Jane Platt, with Dr. Ed Ston Organization: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory   www.jpl.nasa.gov Description: NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977, are headed toward our solar system’s “exit sign” en route to becoming the first human-made objects to enter interstellar [...]

March 8th, 2009

March 8th: Where are Saturn’s Rings?

Date: March 8, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090308-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Where are Saturn’s Rings? Podcaster: Ted Haulley Description: People new to telescope viewing love to look at Saturn and the rings. In the International Year of Astronomy we are trying to get as many people as possible to look through a telescope, perhaps for the first time. A quirk of cosmic [...]

March 7th, 2009

March 7th: All About the AAVSO

Date: March 7, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090307-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: All About the AAVSO Podcaster: Travis Searle, Rebecca Turner and Mike Simonsen. Organization: AAVSO  http://www.aavso.org Description: The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) is an international non-profit organization whose mission is: to observe and analyze variable stars; to collect and archive observations for worldwide access; to forge strong collaborations between amateur [...]

March 6th, 2009

March 6th: GLOBE at Night: Shed Light on Light Pollution!

Date: March 6, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090306-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: GLOBE at Night: Shed Light on Light Pollution Podcaster: Connie Walker Organization: Globe at Night    www.globe.gov/globeatnight/ Description: Two out of every three people in the United States cannot see the Milky Way galaxy arch across a pristinely dark night sky. Light pollution is obscuring people’s long-standing natural heritage to view stars. GLOBE [...]

March 5th, 2009

March 5th: Cool Comets

Date: March 5, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090305-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Cool Comets Podcaster: Martin Ratcliffe Description: Comets stir the imagination, and have for thousands of years. Comets and larger icy bodies on the outer solar system, the Kuiper Belt Objects, provide insight into the origin of our solar system. In this podcast I combine a personal reflection of observing famous [...]

March 4th, 2009

March 4th: Happy Birthday Apollo!

Date: March 4, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090304-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Happy Birthday Apollo! Podcaster: Cheryl Hurkett and Alun Salt Organization: University of Leicester, Centre for Interdisciplinary Science http://www.le.ac.uk/i-science Description: Today is the most likely date for Apollo’s Birthday. However it’s not just a matter of finding it marked in a calendar. For the ancient Greeks the calendar was used as much as a [...]

March 3rd, 2009

March 3rd: Your Nook in the Incredible Universe

Date: March 3, 2009 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090303-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Title: Your Nook in the Incredible Universe Podcaster: Dave Mosher Organization: Discovery Space    http://dsc.discovery.com/space/ Description: The sight of the night sky from a place removed from the hazy city lights can be mind-blowing in of itself, but it makes one wonder: How big really is the universe? How many stars are in it? [...]

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