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July 31st, 2009

July 31st: Now Tweet This: Reaching Beyond Mainstream Media

Date: July 31, 2009 Title: Now Tweet This: Reaching Beyond Mainstream Media [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090731-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Keown and Tavi Greiner Link: A Sky Full of Stars – http://blog.askyfullofstars.com Description: With the ever-increasing neglect of astronomy and Space science in mainstream media reporting, enthusiasts and professionals alike are finding ways to share the night sky and all [...]

July 30th, 2009

July 30th: A Tour through the Lives of the Stars

Date: July 30, 2009 Title: A Tour through the Lives of the Stars [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090730-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: André Gonçalves Link: Andre’s blog: http://astro-andregoncalves.blogspot.com/ Description: This podcast is about stellar evolution, how the stars are born, live and die. I will talk about the reactions in the cores of the stars and I will try to explain the [...]

July 29th, 2009

July 29th: Why Should We Teach Astronomy in High Schools?

Date: July 29, 2009 Title: Why Should We Teach Astronomy in High Schools? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090729-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Colin Jagoe Link: http://www.badeducation.net Description: The podcast episide looks at the state of astronomy education in high schools. A discussion with Dr. Larry Krumenaker on the research he did as his PhD disseration at the University of Georgia. The focus [...]

July 28th, 2009

July 28th: A Stellar Playground: Getting Kids Interested in Astronomy

Date: July 28, 2009 Title: Opening Up the Sky to Kids [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090728-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Jeff Wood Organization: http://the-oort-cloud.blogspot.com/ Description: I’m a backyard astronomer, with no training or special knowledge. But I have been successful at getting my kids interested in astronomy, and I’d like to share my methods about explaining the interconnections between the sun, the [...]

July 27th, 2009

July 27th: Astronomical Ballooning – Or, What Goes Up Must Come Down

Date: July 27, 2009 Title: Astronomical Ballooning – Or, What Goes Up Must Come Down [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090727-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Sarah Tuttle from Columbia Astronomy Organization: Columbia University Astronomy http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu Description: Scientific balloons are a (relatively) cheap and cheerful way to do novel astronomy and test ideas. I’ll be talking about our recent flight of FIREBall – Faint [...]

July 26th, 2009

Daily sponsorships are full

The daily "on air" sponsorships that begin each episode are full until the end of the year! That is great news and many thanks to the many sponsors who have supported the podcast. You can still help! The $25/day sponsorships do not get all the bills paid. If your pockets are a bit deeper, you can get your name added to the after-episode on-air thank you's that are on every episode. These sponsorships are $300 per month. Remember, every dollar we collect goes to paying the production expenses of the podcast. We have benefited from thousands of hours volunteerism and thousands of dollars of services, all of it so you can listen to this podcast. Email info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org if you want to help out.

July 26th, 2009

July 26th: Gravity Wave Astronomy

Date: July 26, 2009 Title: Gravity Wave Astronomy [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090726-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Ivan Semeniuk Organization: Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto http://www.di.utoronto.ca/journalist/ Description: Gravity waves promise an entirely new way to perceive the universe, more like hearing rather than seeing. So far no gravity waves have been detected, but this year the world’s biggest [...]

July 25th, 2009

July 25th: The Southern Cross

Date: July 25, 2009 Title: The Southern Cross [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090725-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy www.cheapastro.com Description: Cheap Astronomy gives a detailed expose on one of the best known features of the southern hemisphere’s night sky. Bio: Cheap Astronomy is an educational website that gives you more big bang for your buck. No ads, no [...]

July 24th, 2009

July 24th: Astronomical Arts and Crafts for Kids

Date: July 24, 2009 Title: Astronomical Arts and Crafts for Kids [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090724-365Doa.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Amy Bowen Link: Amy Bowen’s website http://amybowen.wordpress.com/ Description: In today’s episode, we’ll learn about two astronomy-inspired creative projects that the podcaster did as a child, and one that she did while in college. We’ll find out how she did them, and what [...]

July 23rd, 2009

July 23rd: Everything Old is New Again

Date: July 23, 2009 Title: Everything Old is New Again [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090723-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Roz Brown and Dennis Ebbets from Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Organization: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. www.ballaerospace.com Description: The final servicing repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope was a 13-day undertaking in May 2009 that proved still more successful than NASA [...]

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