December 31st, 2010

December 31st: So You Got a Telescope? Part 1

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Date: December 31, 2010 Title: So You Got a Telescope? Part 1 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101231-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Jeff Gortatowsky Description: More telescope tips for observational astronomers. Bio: Jeff lives in Redondo Beach California with his wife Kim and six felines. When not feeding cats Jeff enjoys Astronomy, building and flying Radio Control Sailplanes, building and launching model rockets, [...]

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December 30th, 2010

December 30th: Earth-like Planet Hunters

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Date: December 30, 2010 Title: Earth-like Planet Hunters [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101230-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Organization: TecnoCasters Link: http://www.tecnocasters.com/ Description: The Tecnocasters discuss some of the big news in space and astronomy in 2010, including the Planet Hunters project from Zooniverse, and the exoplanet findings of the Kepler and other telescopes. Bio: TecnoCasters is the best technology podcast in Spanish. Hosted [...]

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December 29th, 2010

December 29th: It Happened in 2010!

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Date: December 29, 2010 Title: It Happened in 2010! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101229-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Adler Planetarium Links: www.adlerplanetarium.org and www.adlerplanetarium.org/podcasts Description: Increased solar activity, planet discoveries, and crippled rovers… Katie Peterson and Robert Friedman talk to Larry Cuipik of the Adler Planetarium about some of the big stories of 2010. Bio: The Adler Planetarium – America’s First Planetarium [...]

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December 28th, 2010

December 28th: The Eastern Sky

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Date: December 28, 2010 Title: The Eastern Sky [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101228-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Natalie Hildebrandt & Grace Thornton Description: The history and development of astronomy in Eastern cultures including the manner the Chinese astronomers divided up the sky, timekeeping and the oldest star map. Bio: Natalie is a computer science major at Carnegie Mellon University. She grew up [...]

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December 27th, 2010

December 27th: Small Worlds

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Date: December 27, 2010 Title: Small Worlds [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101227-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Emily Lakdawalla Organization: The Planetary Society Blog: http://www.planetary.org/blog/ Description: This year included two close encounters with some of the smaller objects in the solar system, Rosetta’s flyby of Lutetia on July 10 and Deep Impact’s flyby of comet 103P/Hartley 2 on October 11. I’ll talk about [...]

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December 26th, 2010

December 26th: Mexico’s First Exoplanet Discovery Using Life Sciences Algorithm

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Date: December 26, 2010 Title: Mexico’s First Exoplanet Discovery Using Life Sciences Algorithm [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101226-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Edgardo Molina Organization: Pleiades. Research and Astronomical Studies A.C. www.pleiades.org.mx (web site soon to be presented also in English). Description: The Astronomy Institute at the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) announced the discovery of what is Mexico’s first exoplanet. [...]

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December 25th, 2010

December 25th: Why Winter is So Cold

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Date: December 25, 2010 Title: Why Winter is So Cold [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101225-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Berthiaume Organization: www.yorkobservatory.com www.youdontfreezeinspace.com Description: Winter is cold. It brings us skating and skiing, but also more car accidents and frostbite. The podcast looks at why seasons occur, and gives a simple experiment you can do with anyone of any age or [...]

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December 24th, 2010

December 24th: The Color of Stars

Date: December 24, 2010 Title: The Color of Stars [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101224-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Rob Knop Organization: Quest University Canada Links: My home page : http://www.questu.ca/academics/faculty/rob_knop.php Description: Go outside and look at the stars. It may or may not surprise you to find out that the stars don’t all look white to you; you can pick out some [...]

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December 23rd, 2010

December 23rd: Basic Spectroscopy for Amateurs, part 2

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Date: December 23, 2010 Title: Basic Spectroscopy for Amateurs, part 2 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101223-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Mark DeVito and Tom Field Description: A brief discussion of basic spectroscopy. Part 1 of this podcast aired on Dec. 8, 2010. Bio: Mark is an amateur astronomer in Fredericksburg, Virginia and just getting into amateur spectroscopy. Tom Field is an amateur [...]

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December 22nd, 2010

December 22nd: The Stay-at-Home’s Guide to the Galaxy

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Date: December 22, 2010 Title: The Stay-at-Home’s Guide to the Galaxy [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20101222-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy – www.cheapastro.com Description: Tour the galaxy from the comfort of your own back yard. Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website helping you to get from A and B – even if B is in lateral motion [...]

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