June 11th, 2009

June 11th: Round, Round, Round We Go

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Date: June 11, 2009 Title: Round, Round, Round We Go [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090611-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Larry Sessions Links: http://home.comcast.net/%7Esternmann/index.htm http://twitter.com/NASkies Description: We are taught that the Earth circles the Sun once a year, but is this really true? If it is not true, where do we really end up each time the Earth completes an orbit? Motion in [...]

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June 10th, 2009

June 10th: The Face on Mars

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Date: June 10, 2009 Title: The Face on Mars [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090610-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Brian Dunning Organization: Skeptoid Podcast http://skeptoid.com Description: Today we look at the face on Mars in the Cydonia Mensae region. Some believe it’s proof of a Martian civilization. But photography, the perceptual phenomenon called pareidolia, and the Law of Large Numbers combine to say [...]

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June 9th, 2009

June 9th: Who Was Edwin Hubble?

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Date: June 9, 2009 Title: Who Was Edwin Hubble? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090609-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Doug Allen Links: http://www.wheaton.edu/physics/ http://hubble.nasa.gov/ http://www.edwinhubble.com/ Description: Hubble has become a household word synonymous with incredible views of the universe. Yet what do we know about the man after which the Hubble Space Telescope was named? This podcast examines the life and work of [...]

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June 8th, 2009

June 8th: The Universe in Ultraviolet!

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Date: June 8, 2009 Title: The Universe in Ultraviolet! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090608-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Erika Hamden from Columbia Astronomy Organization: Columbia University Astronomy http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu Description: Looking at different wavelengths of light can yield new information about the universe around us. By observing ultraviolet radiation, astronomers find regions of recent star formation, as well as stars in the end [...]

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June 7th, 2009

June 7th: The Brightest Stars In The Sky

Date: June 7, 2009 Title: The Brightest Stars In The Sky [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090607-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Mike Simonsen of AAVSO Organization: AAVSO www.aavso.org Description: In today’s episode we discuss the brightest stars in the sky, and the little known fact that about one in three of them is actually a variable star. Some of them vary so subtly [...]

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June 6th, 2009

June 6th: Backyard Astrophotography – a Visual Effects Artist’s Escape to Reality

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Date: June 6, 2009 Title: Backyard Astrophotography – a Visual Effects Artist’s Escape to Reality [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090606-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Paul Caggegi Organization: The Process Diary – showing you how it’s done by going out and doing it. http://www.theprocessdiary.blogspot.com Description: Paul Caggegi is a freelance motion graphics artist from Sydney Australia. He graduated from University of Western Sydney [...]

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June 5th, 2009

June 5th: Beginner’s Guide to Observing Jupiter

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Date: June 5, 2009 Title: Beginner’s Guide to Observing Jupiter [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090605-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Martin Ratcliffe Organization: None Description: Today’s topic is observing Jupiter with a telescope. And if your telescope is the Hubble, this podcast isn’t for you (newbies only!) And as a bonus, you’ll get to spot Neptune too. Bio: Martin Ratcliffe received his BSc [...]

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June 4th, 2009

June 4th: JPL’s Greatest Hits

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Date: June 4, 2009 Title: JPL’s Greatest Hits [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090604-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Bruce Irving Organization: JPL Main Web Site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ JPL Solar System Ambassadors: http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/ Description: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has been involved in space exploration since 1958 when its Explorer 1 spacecraft became the United States’ first successful Earth-orbiting satellite. Operated for NASA by the [...]

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June 3rd, 2009

June 3: Why We Need Neutrino Telescopes

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Date: June 3, 2009 Title: Why We Need Neutrino Telescopes [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090603-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Links: Cheap Astronomy Description: Cheap Astronomy says ‘yes we can’ to all those skeptics who doubt the universe’s one second old baby photo can ever be observed directly. Bio: Explore the universe on a shoestring. Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website [...]

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June 2nd, 2009

June 2nd: Sky Above and Worlds Beyond: A Book Review and Memoir

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Date: June 2, 2009 Title: Sky Above and Worlds Beyond: A Book Review and Memoir [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090602-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Amy Bowen Link: Amy Bowen’s website http://amybowen.wordpress.com/ Description: Books can do more than educate and entertain us – they can also shape our lives and spark our imaginations. In today’s episode, we’ll take a look back at a [...]

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