March 11th, 2010

March 11th: Go on a Spacewalk with Astronaut Chris Hadfield

Date: March 11, 2010 Title: Go on a Spacewalk with Astronaut Chris Hadfield [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100311-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Nancy Atkinson Links: Chris Hadfield bio – http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hadfield.html Video of Hadfield’s description of how to go the bathroom in space – http://www.universetoday.com/2010/01/25/best-description-ever-of-how-to-go-to-the-bathroom-in-space/ Description: Ever wonder what it is really like to do an EVA? Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield completed two [...]

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March 10th, 2010

March 10th: 2012: The Profits of Doom

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Date: March 10, 2010 Title: 2012: The Profits of Doom [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100310-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Bill Hudson Organization: http://2012hoax.org Music by Kevin McLeod: http://www.incompetech.com Description: Bill Hudson with 2012hoax.org discusses some of the people and organizations promoting a “2012 doomsday”, and their motivation: Profit Bio: Bill Hudson is an amateur astronomer in California. He has spent the last [...]

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March 9th, 2010

March 9th: Adaptive Optics Saves Earth

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Date: March 9, 2010 Title: Adaptive Optics Saves Earth [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100309-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Sparks Description: Astronomers use adaptive optics to overcome the limitation of Earth’s atmosphere. What about the captain of a starship? Bio: Rob Sparks is a Science Education Specialist at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. A lifelong astronomy enthusiast, he earned a B.A. in [...]

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March 8th, 2010

March 8th: The Folklore Surrounding the Aurora

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Date: March 8, 2010 Title: The Folklore Surrounding the Aurora [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100308-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Craig Robertson Link: Craig’s website: www.myfavoriteauthor.net Description: With this podcast I will present some of the legends and lore which our ancestors devised to explain the aurora. Stories from Europe, Scandinavia, America and The Far North are compared. Not only are the interpretations [...]

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March 7th, 2010

March 7th: Robert Naeye of Sky & Telescope

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Date: March 7, 2010 Title: Interview with Robert Naeye, Editor-in-Chief of Sky & Telescope [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100307-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Slacker Astronomy Description: Mike Simonsen from Slacker Astronomy interviews Robert Naeye, Editor-in-Chief of Sky & Telescope magazine about the future of amateur astronomy. Bio: Slacker Astronomy is a light-hearted podcast that wanders the astronomical road-less-traveled. Visit us at http://www.slackerastronomy.org/. [...]

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March 6th, 2010

March 6th: What To Do In Case of a Total Solar Eclipse and an Overcast Sky: Mexico City 1991

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Date: March 6, 2010 Title: What To Do in Case of a Total Solar Eclipse and an Overcast Sky: Mexico City 1991 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100306-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Edgardo Molina Description: Ever felt sorry for traveling far away chasing a total solar eclipse, just to find out that during the partial and totality phases the sky is overcast? Solar [...]

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March 5th, 2010

March 5th: Go for Launch! A Conversation with George Diller from NASA TV

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Date: March 5, 2010 Title: Go for Launch! A Conversation with George Diller from NASA TV [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100305-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Nancy Atkinson Description: If NASA TV is part of your daily diet of space media, you will likely recognize the voice of George Diller, who does the TV commentary for launches from Kennedy Space Center. George shares [...]

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March 4th, 2010

March 4th: Dinosaurs and Asteroids

Date: March 4, 2010 Title: Dinosaurs and Asteroids [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100304-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Damian and Sofia Handzy Description: Today’s podcast is a dramatized version of a real conversation between a father and his excitable 2nd grade daughter about the asteroid that might have killed the dinosaurs. It provides examples of explanations of the scientific method that resonate with [...]

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March 3rd, 2010

March 3rd: A 6 Year Old’s Question on Star Quakes

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Date: March 3, 2010 Title: A 6 Year Old’s Question on Star Quakes [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100303-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Brains Matter Organization: Brains Matter podcast – http://www.brainsmatter.com Description: My six year old asked whether magnetism could crush a star. The following podcast is the result of trying to find the answer to that! Bio: The Brains Matter podcast has [...]

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March 2nd, 2010

March 2nd: The Parkes Dish

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Date: March 2, 2010 Title: The Parkes Dish [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100302-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Eran Segev Organization: The Skeptic Zone Podcast – www.skepticzone.tv Description: The 64 metre radio telescope at Parkes in NSW, Australia played an important role in the first moon landing. This is the story of that day and the experiences of some of those who were [...]

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