November 30th, 2009

November 30th: What Galileo Discovered at Jupiter

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Date: November 30, 2009 Title: What Galileo Discovered at Jupiter [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091130-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Adam Fuller of Columbia Astronomy Organization: Columbia University Astronomy: http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu Description: In December 1995, NASA’s unmanned spacecraft, Galileo, dropped a probe into Jupiter’s atmosphere and provided us with the first in situ observations of an outer planet’s atmosphere. Along the way Galileo discovered [...]

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November 29th, 2009

November 29th: The Astronomy of Shakespeare

Date: November 29, 2009 Title: The Astronomy of Shakespeare [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091129-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Dr. Leslie Peterson and Dr. Mel Blake Organization: Dr. Leslie Peterson, Dept of English, Dr. Mel Blake Dept Physics and Earth Science, University of North Alabama URLs: http://www.una.edu/english http://www.una.edu/physics http://www.una.edu/planetarium Description: Astronomy was more a part of daily life during the time of Shakespeare [...]

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November 28th, 2009

November 28th: An Armchair Tour of the Universe in 10 Minutes

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Date: November 28, 2009 Title: An Armchair Tour of the Universe in 10 Minutes [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091128-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Bowman Organization: None Description: The universe is simply vast. It’s enormous in ways our brains cannot fully comprehend. Despite this, we also have the sort of brains that need to at least try to make sense of the [...]

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November 27th, 2009

November 27th: Channeling Galileo

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Date: November 27, 2009 Title: Channeling Galileo [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/200911127-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610: http://www.galileo1610.com/ Description: What is it like to be Galileo? Mark Thompson shares some personal reflections of his experiences impersonating the famous Italian astronomer and raconteur Galileo Gallilei for over a decade, and especially during the International Year of Astronomy. Bio: Mark [...]

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November 26th, 2009

November 26th: The LSST & You – a New Way to Observe!

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Date: November 26, 2009 Title: The LSST & You – a New Way to Observe! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091126-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Suzanne Jacoby and assorted LSST Project Members Organization: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (www.lsst.org) Description: The LSST is a new kind of telescope. With a light-gathering power among the largest in the world, it can detect faint objects [...]

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November 25th, 2009

November 25th: The Case of the Lobate Scarps

Date: November 25, 2009 Title: The Case of the Lobate Scarps [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091125-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Carolyn Collins Petersen Organization: Loch Ness Productions (http://www.lochnessproductions.com/index2.html) Music by Geodesium (http://www.geodesium.com) Description: Meet shadowy planetary science detective Caloris Basin as she outlines the case of Mercury’s lobate scarps. This tale of planetary science intrigue began with the Mariner mission and continues [...]

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November 24th, 2009

November 24th: On the Screen: Science Fact vs. Science Fiction

Date: November 24, 2009 Title: On the Screen: Science Fact vs. Science Fiction [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091124-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Jane Platt and Kevin Grazier Organization: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Description: Some science fiction movies and TV shows are just that: fiction. But you can find nuggets of science facts in some of them, including some based on actual space [...]

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November 23rd, 2009

November 23rd: The Extraterrestrials in Your Back Yard

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Date: November 23, 2009 Title: The Extraterrestrials in Your Back Yard [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091123-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Lia Corrales from Columbia Astronomy Organization: Columbia University Astronomy: http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu Description: Every day 2 tons of cosmic dust rains down upon the surface of the Earth. In this session we will explain how you can go hunting for space rocks in your [...]

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November 22nd, 2009

November 22nd: Go Up and Turn Right

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Date: November 22, 2009 Title: Go Up and Turn Right [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091122-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy: www.cheapastro.com Description: Planning a mission to Mars is a piece of cake on paper. Actually doing it – well, not so much. Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where your financial situation is always looking up. Today’s [...]

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November 21st, 2009

November 21st: Under a New Sky

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Date: November 21, 2009 Title: Under a New Sky [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20091121-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: David Ault Link: David Ault: www.davidault.co.uk Description: These are the musings of an English astronomer able for the first time to see a proper night sky and observe the movement of the stars in India over the course of 6 months. Bio: David is [...]

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