January 11th, 2010
Date: January 11, 2010 Title: The New Solar System [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100111-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Andy Briggs Organization: Science File: http://www.sciencefile.org Description: How has our view of the solar system changed since the beginning of the space age, and what can it tell us about solar systems around other stars? Bio: Andy Briggs is an amateur astronomer living in [...]
January 10th, 2010
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Date: January 10, 2010 Title: Annular Eclipse in India [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100110-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Jay Pasachoff Organization: Williams College: http://www.williams.edu/astronomy Working Group on Eclipses of the International Astronomical Union: http://www.eclipses.info Description: In 2010, there will be two central eclipses of the sun: an annular eclipse on January 15 and a total eclipse on July 11. This podcast discusses [...]
January 9th, 2010
Date: January 9, 2010 Title: Warp Drive [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100109-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Renata and Damian Handzy Description: What are some of the astonishing and real things that happen as a spaceship were to approach the speed of light? This podcast goes over some of the amazing effects of Einstein’s Relativity along with some of the rock-solid evidence we [...]
January 8th, 2010
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Date: January 8, 2010 Title: Lakes on Mars [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100108-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Bob Hirshon Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Description: In a paper published this week in the journal Geology, scientists report new evidence that there were large lakes and rivers on the Martian surface during a period of history when the planet [...]
January 7th, 2010
Date: January 7, 2010 Title: Are You Sure Those Are Moons by Jove? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100107-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610 Description: If it’s a clear night tonight, January 7, 2010, go outside just after sunset and look to the southwest. The brightest object in the night sky will be the planet Jupiter–shining at a magnitude [...]
January 6th, 2010
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Date: January 6, 2010 Title: Fighting the 2012 Hoax [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100106-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Bill Hudson Links: http://2012hoax.org Music by Kevin MacLeod: http://www.incompetech.com/ Description: Bill Hudson from 2012hoax.org issues a call to action for all amateur astronomers, stargazers, and people just interested in space science. The 2012 doomsday hoax is gaining traction in a vulnerable population: school children. [...]
January 5th, 2010
Date: January 5, 2010 Title: How Far is Far? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100105-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy: http://www.cheapastro.com Description: Since we can only see distant objects as they appeared in the past – how do we know how far away they are now? Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where you can tour the universe [...]
January 4th, 2010
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Date: January 4, 2010 Title: Dark Days of Winter [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100104-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Alice Enevoldsen Organization: Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA: pacificsciencecenter.org Alice’s AstroInfo: alicesastroinfo.com Description: In today’s podcast Alice answers a phone call from a friend, and they explore the dark days of the northern hemisphere’s winter: the solstice, the day of the earliest sunset, the [...]
January 3rd, 2010
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Date: January 3, 2010 Title: Kepler and Extrasolar Asteroids [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100103-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Mike Simonsen and Michael Koppelman from Slacker Astronomy Organization: Slacker Astronomy Description: Interview from Slacker Astronomy with Steve Howell about the Kepler mission. Bio: Steve Howell works at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory and works with the Kepler Mission. Today’s sponsor: This episode of [...]
January 2nd, 2010
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Date: January 2, 2010 Title: Water on the Moon [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100102-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Nancy Atkinson Links: Universe Today, Astrosphere New Media Association. LCROSS mission info, and links to download the song “Water On the Moon” by John Marmie Description: 2009 was a “watershed” year for lunar exploration, as five different spacecraft were involved in discoveries of water [...]
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that will publish one podcast per day, for all 365 days of 2009, 2010, 2011 -- and now 2012. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around
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365 Days of Astronomy is a proud part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
