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March 11th, 2011

March 11th: MESSENGER Meets Mercury

Date: March 11, 2011 Title: MESSENGER Meets Mercury [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20110311-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Bob Hirshon Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) http://www.aaas.org Description: After a trip of over six and a half years, the MESSENGER spacecraft finally goes into orbit around the planet Mercury on the morning of March 18, Universal Time, or the evening [...]

March 10th, 2011

March 10th: Continuing Astronomy (Part 2)

Date: March 10, 2011 Title: Continuing Astronomy (Part 2) Podcaster: Stephen Uitti Organization: Ford Amateur Astronomy Club’s “Astronomy For Everyone” TV show – http://boonhill.net/faac/ Description: How did I get started in astronomy? I’m glad you asked! Part one of this podcast aired on March 2. Bio: Stephen Uitti is a Mechanical Engineer, computer programmer, and [...]

March 9th, 2011

March 9th: Musical Monkey Satellite-ing

Date: March 9, 2011 Title: Musical Monkey Satellite-ing [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20110309-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Sandy Antunes Organization: Project Calliope LLC – http://projectcalliope.com Description: Sandy from projectCalliope.com is joined by Matt and Hai-Ting of ScopesMonkeyChoir.com in the continuing saga of just why the heck someone is launching a musical satellite, and what can you do with an orbiting musical instrument? [...]

March 8th, 2011

March 8th: Exploring the Solar System: Venus

Date: March 8, 2011 Title: Exploring the Solar System: Venus [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20110308-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Thomas Hofstätter Organization: The Hidden Space Project :: at http://hidden-space.at.tf. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions to the podcast, feel free to write me an email to hidden-space (at) gmx (dot) at or visit me at my website at www.hidden-space.at.tf. Description: [...]

March 7th, 2011

March 7th: GLOBE at Night 2011

Date: March 7, 2011 Title: GLOBE at Night 2011 Podcasters: Connie Walker, Rob Sparks, and Carmen Austin Organization: The National Optical Astronomy Observatory – www.noao.edu Links:www.darksky.org www.globeatnight.org Also find us on Facebook and Twitter! Description: In the United States alone, 4 out of 5 people living in cities and suburbs have never experienced the beauty [...]

March 6th, 2011

March 6th: Buying Your First Telescope

Date: March 6, 2011 Title: Buying Your First Telescope [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20110306-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: The Telescope Man, Joe Lalumia, President of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas, TX. Organization: Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas, TX. Description: Joe Lalumia, President of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas, TX, discusses buying your first telescope. Today’s sponsor: This episode of “365 [...]

March 5th, 2011

March 5th: The Lunar Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector: Over 40 Years and Going Strong!

Date: March 5, 2011 Title: The Lunar Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector: Over 40 Years and Going Strong! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20110305-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: NASA Lunar Science Institute Description: Instruments left on the Moon by the Apollo astronauts are still being used today. The Lunar Laser Ranging Retro-reflector experiment was deployed on Apollo 11, 14, and 15, and has provided detailed [...]

March 4th, 2011

March 4th: The Origin of the Oceans

Date: March 4, 2011 Title: The Origin of the Oceans [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20110304-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy – www.cheapastro.com Description: Surf’s up… Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website giving you more big bang for your buck. Today’s sponsor: This episode of “365 Days of Astronomy” is sponsored by Greg and Heather Thorwald on behalf [...]

March 3rd, 2011

March 3rd: Meteorites in Antarctica

Date: March 3, 2011 Title: Meteorites in Antarctica [podcast]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/365DaysOfAstronomy/~3/-qnWFLGPrOU/20110303-365Doa.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: The Ordinary Guy from the Brains Matter podcast Organization: Brains Matter – http://www.brainsmatter.com Description: We hear a bit about astronomers and their interest in obtaining meteorites from our polar regions. What makes Antarctica, in particular, attractive for meteorite hunters? How easy is it to find [...]

March 2nd, 2011

March 2nd: Getting into Astronomy, Part 1

Date: March 2, 2011 Title: Getting into Astronomy, Part 1 [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20110302-365DoA.mp3[/podcast] Podcaster: Stephen Uitti (“Steve Witty”) Organization: Ford Amateur Astronomy Club’s “Astronomy For Everyone” TV show Link: http://boonhill.net/faac/ Description: How did I get started in astronomy? I’m glad you asked! Bio: Stephen Uitti is a Mechanical Engineer, computer programmer, and amateur astronomer. He belongs to [...]

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