April 30th, 2009
Date: April 30, 2009 Title: I’m Seeing Double! Podcaster: The Ordinary Guy Organization: Brains matter: http://www.brainsmatter.com. Description: Up until recently, it was thought that binary stars were special or unusual. As it turns out, they’re very common. Listen in and find out what binary stars are – how they are formed, and how we have [...]
April 29th, 2009
Date: April 29, 2009 Title: The Big Picture Podcaster: Carolyn Collins Petersen Link: Loch Ness Productions: http://www.lochnessproductions.com/index2.html. Description: One of the most significant images in astronomy hangs on permanent display at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. It’s called the Big Picture and this podcast takes you on an audio exploration of this image [...]
April 28th, 2009
Date: April 28, 2009 Title: A Galaxy of Astronomical Birthdays Podcaster: Patrick McQuillan Organization: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS): www.iris.edu. Description: Happy Birthday! Today we have a star clustering of astronomically important birthdays. A total of five birthdays are celebrated today that have astronomical significance. Three are universally famous: Jan Oort, Bart Bok, and [...]
April 27th, 2009
Date: April 27, 2009 Title: Will the World End in 2012? Podcaster: Cameron Hummels Organization: Columbia University Astronomy: http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu. Description: An increasing number of people believe that December 21, 2012 will mark the end of the world. Proponents of this idea cite diverse astronomical reasons for an imminent apocalypse: the end of the Mayan long-count [...]
April 26th, 2009
Date: April 26, 2009 Title: A New Sky Survey at Palomar Observatory Podcaster: Scott Kardel Link: http://palomar-observatory.org Description: The Palomar Transient Factory (http://www.astro.caltech.edu/ptf/index.html), is new sky survey taking place at Palomar Observatory. It is a fully-automated, wide-field survey that is unique in a variety of ways and is already returning important discoveries. This pod cast [...]
April 25th, 2009
Date: April 25, 2009 Title: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Outdoor Lighting Podcaster: Dan Duriscoe and Teresa Jiles Organization: U.S. National Park Service Description: April 25, 2009 marks the 62nd anniversary of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Established on April 25, 1947, this landscape inspired a young Theodore Roosevelt, to say: ‘After [...]
April 24th, 2009
Date: April 24, 2009 Title: My Astronomical Society Podcaster: James O’Neill Organization: Sheffield Astronomical Society: www.sheffieldastro.org.uk Description: Today is the 75th Anniversary of the Sheffield Astronomical Society. This podcast briefly describes the history of “my astronomical society”. I will talk to members of the SheffieldAS about our current projects and future ideas. The podcast examines [...]
April 23rd, 2009
Date: April 23, 2009 Title: It’s a Smash Up – Interacting Galaxies Podcaster: Brian Gray Organization: Wilderness Center Astronomy Club: www.twcac.org. Description: The Universe has grand spirals and unassuming ellipticals. But the universe also has train wrecks that attract the gaze of many astronomers. Distorted shapes and vigorous star formation illustrate the power of tidal [...]
April 22nd, 2009
Date: April 22, 2009 Title: Don’t Forget Kepler Podcaster: David Powell Organization: None Description: I will give biographical information on Kepler and Galileo telling stories about each of their lives, foibles and major contributions. I will focus on how Kepler’s contributions are not always recognized, as being just as important as Galileo’s. I will then [...]
April 21st, 2009
Date: April 21, 2009 Title: The 6 Enduring Mysteries of the Universe Podcaster: Marc West Organization: The Mr. Science Show www.mrscienceshow.com Description: Marc West talks to Australian Science writer Bianca Nogrady about the 6 enduring mysteries of our mysterious Universe. Bio: Marc is a freelance science writer and podcaster who works in operations analysis in [...]
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that will publish one podcast per day, for all 365 days of 2009 and 2010. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around
the world.
365 Days of Astronomy is a proud part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
