March 21st, 2010

March 21st: Dark Skies Crusader Sheds Light on Light Pollution

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Date: March 21, 2010 Title: Dark Skies Crusader Sheds Light on Light Pollution [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100321-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Constance Walker Links: www.darksky.org, www.earthhour.org, www.darkskiesawareness.org/idsw.php, and www.starlight2007.net Description: With half of the world’s population now living in cities, many urban dwellers have never experienced the wonderment of pristinely dark skies and maybe never will. This loss, caused by light [...]

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March 20th, 2010

March 20th: The March Equinox: International Unity Day

Date: March 20, 2010 Title: The March Equinox: International Unity Day [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100320-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Judith Young Organization: The Foundation for Astronomy and Spirituality, Inc. – http://www.astronomyandspirituality.com The University of Massachusetts at Amherst – http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel Description: What are the astronomical characteristics of the March Equinox? This podcast covers the uniqueness of the Equinox in terms of the [...]

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March 19th, 2010

March 19th: Why Go to the Zoo?

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Date: March 19, 2010 Title: Why Go to the Zoo? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100319-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Dr. Alex ‘Sandy’ Antunes Organization: Project Calliope LLC – http://projectcalliope.com/ http://scientificblogging.com/sky_day– Email: antunes@nasw.org Description: Anyone can help discover new stuff in Galaxy Zoo- but why do people bother in the first place? Jordan Raddick responds with some unexpected insight into why people donate [...]

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March 18th, 2010

March 18th: Father and Son at the Eyepiece

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Date: March 18, 2010 Title: Father and Son at the Eyepiece [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100318-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Edward Gomez Organization: Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network – http://lcogt.net Description: I explore my childhood experiences of astronomy with my dad, and how it inspired me to be a professional astronomer. We talk about building a telescope in the garden of [...]

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March 17th, 2010

March 17th: Why Do the Planets Stay in Orbit?

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Date: March 17, 2010 Title: Why Do the Planets Stay in Orbit? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100317-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Stuart Clark Link: http://www.stuartclark.com Description: Why do the planets stay in orbit? And why doesn’t the Moon fall out of the sky. Bio: Dr Stuart Clark is an award-winning astronomy author and journalist. His books include The Sun Kings, and the [...]

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March 16th, 2010

March 16th: Scouting Merit Badge

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Date: March 16, 2010 Title: Scouting Merit Badge [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100316-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Damian Handzy Description: A Ukrainian boy scout troop describes what it takes to earn the merit badge in Astronomy, and their counselor talks about how important it is to have knowledgeable people instructing scouts in the sciences. The scouts cover requirements about the constellations, the [...]

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March 15th, 2010

March 15th: Julius Caesar and the Calendar Reform

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Date: March 15, 2010 Title: Julius Caesar and the Calendar Reform [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100315-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Zachary Kessin and Julia Smith Description: Is today really the 15th of March? Calendars are attempts to track the planet’s movement around the sun, but they don’t always work so well. Bio: Zachary Kessin is a software engineer with Mytopia in Petach [...]

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March 14th, 2010

March 14th: A Guide to the Stars and Planets

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Date: March 14, 2010 Title: A Guide to the Stars and Planets [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100314-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Carolyn Collins Petersen Links: Loch Ness Productions (http://www.lochnessproductions.com/index2.html) Music by Geodesium (http://www.geodesium.com) Description: TheSpacewriter reviews one of her favorite astronomy books – A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets, by Jay M. Pasachoff. Bio: Carolyn Collins Petersen is a science [...]

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March 13th, 2010

March 13th: I “Heart” Hartley 2!

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Date: March 13, 2010 Title: I “Heart” Hartley 2! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100313-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Elizabeth Warner, U Maryland Organization: EPOXI Mission: epoxi.umd.edu Description: The Eastern Seaboard of the US is all too familiar with snow and have probably seen more than enough dirty snowballs! But cometary scientists are eager for more. With the successful completion of the Stardust [...]

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March 12th, 2010

March 12th: The Hunt For Vulcanoids

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Date: March 12, 2010 Title: The Hunt For Vulcanoids [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100312-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Bob Hirshon Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): http://www.aaas.org Description: For nearly a hundred years, scientists have wondered if there might be a band of asteroids as large as 60 km wide orbiting the Sun, in a gravitationally stable zone that’s [...]

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