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April 30th, 2010

April 30th: Astrotips

Date: April 30, 2010 Title: Astrotips [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100430-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: The TecnoCasters Organization: TecnoCasters – http://www.tecnocasters.com/ Description: The TecnoCasters discuss several recent news items about astronomy and technology, as well as providing tips for new amateur astronomers. Bio: TecnoCasters is the best technology podcast in Spanish. Hosted by Juan D. Guevara, Pedro Riveroll, Lorena Galan and Raul [...]

April 29th, 2010

April 29th: Water on the Moon!

Date: April 29, 2010 Title: Water on the Moon! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100429-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) Organization: NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) Description: In this podcast from the NASA Lunar Science Institute, Dr. Carle Pieters and Dr. Jessica Sunshine talk about their roles in finding water on the Moon. Bio: The NLSI brings together leading [...]

April 28th, 2010

April 28th: StarryTelling (TM) at the British School of Washington

Date: April 28, 2010 Title: StarryTelling (TM) at the British School of Washington [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100428-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcasters: BSW Students Oscar, Cornelia, Katie, Connie, Abigail, Tom, Khairul, Ina, Jonah, Thomas, Andreas, Isaac, Isabel, Manveer, Solu, and Tatiana Organization: Giraffe ‘n’ Ant Productions: From the Big Picture to the Tiny Details, coordinated by Elizabeth F Wallace. www.giraffenant.com, www.starrytelling.com Description: [...]

April 27th, 2010

April 27th: The Green Flash

Date: April 27, 2010 Title: The Green Flash [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100427-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Sparks Organization: Half Astro – http://halfasstro.wordpress.com Description: Today I am going to explore the topic of green flashes. I’ll talk about how to see green flashes, what causes them, and give some tips on how to photograph them. Pictures of green flashes and diagrams [...]

April 26th, 2010

April 26th: Mariners, Cancer, and Bombs

Date: April 26, 2010 Title: Mariners, Cancer and Bombs [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100426-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Ben Lillie Description: Part of the reason for doing fundmental research — say sending spacecraft to Mars, or building particle colliders — is that we never know what we’ll discover or what the applications will be. Bio: Ben Lillie is a physicist who left [...]

April 25th, 2010

April 25th: The Moon – Our Sidekick

Date: April 25, 2010 Title: The Moon – Our Sidekick [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100425-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Berthiaume Links: www.yorkobservatory.com www.youdontfreezeinspace.com Description: The moon is really cool to look at, but there’s a deeper connection that astronomers and non-astronomers alike share with our nearest celestial neighbor. Bio: Robert Berthiaume is a graduate student at York University in Toronto, Canada. [...]

April 24th, 2010

April 24th: Ophiuchus- the 13th Sign of the Zodiac

Date: April 24, 2010 Title: Ophiuchus- the 13th Sign of the Zodiac [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100424-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Mike Simonsen Organization: Simostronomy blog – http://simostronomy.blogspot.com/ Slacker Astronomy – http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress AAVSO – http://www.aavso.org/ Description: Are you sure you know what astrological sign you are? You might be an Ophiuchan. Bio: Mike Simonsen is one of the world’s leading variable star [...]

April 23rd, 2010

April 23rd: Location, Location, Location!

Date: April 23, 2010 Title: Location, Location, Location! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100423-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Sue Ann Heatherly Organization: NRAO – National Radio Astronomy Observatory Description: Why are telescopes located in some of the most remote locations on Earth? Join Dr. Ron Maddalena to find out why optical telescopes are on tops of mountains or even better, in space, and [...]

April 22nd, 2010

April 22nd: A Space Journalist’s Big Adventure

Date: April 22, 2010 Title: A Space Journalist’s Big Adventure [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100422-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Col Maybury Organization: Radio Station 2NUR at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Col Maybury’s “Starlight Zone” Description: Col Maybury interviews Nancy Atkinson from Universe Today about her experiences covering launches and other events at Kennedy Space Center. Bio: Col Maybury hosts “The Starlight [...]

April 21st, 2010

April 21st: Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances

Date: April 21, 2010 Title: Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20100421-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Jim Stratigos Organization: Dogstar Observatory – www.dogstar-observatory.com Description: Sudden ionospheric disturbances or SIDs are the result of high energy electrons or charged particles that slam into the earth’s ionosphere and temporarily disrupt low frequency radio signals. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections and even gamma ray [...]

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