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July 31st, 2011

July 31st: Observing With Webb in August of 2011

Date: July 31, 2011 Title: Observing With Webb in August of 2011 Podcaster: Rob Webb Organization: Physics department at Pequea Valley High School Link: mrwebb.podbean.com Description: This podcast discusses the events, planets, and constellations that can be seen in the night sky during the month of August. Bio: Rob Webb is a physics, astronomy, and [...]

July 30th, 2011

July 30th: Webb, James Webb

Date: July 30, 2011 Title: Webb, James Webb Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy Link: www.cheapastro.com Description: The proposed successor to the Hubble Space Telescope already has a name – but just who the heck is James Webb? Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where expense is not an option. Sponsor: This episode of [...]

July 29th, 2011

July 29th: Encore: Location, Location, Location!

Date: July 29, 2011 Title: Encore: Location, Location, Location! Podcaster: Sue Ann Heatherly Organization: NRAO – National Radio Astronomy Observatory Link: http://www.nrao.edu/ 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 [...]

July 28th, 2011

July 28th: Tumble Into Darkness

Date: July 28, 2011 Title: Tumble Into Darkness Podcaster: Jeff Wood Description: In this podcast Jeff Wood describes watching the December 2010 lunar eclipse with his family. Bio: Jeff Wood lives in Pueblo, Colorado with his wife and daughters. He works for CSU, and gets the occasional short story published. Sponsor: This episode of “365 [...]

July 27th, 2011

July 27th: Ripped Apart by a Black Hole

Date: July 27, 2011 Title: Ripped Apart by a Black Hole Podcaster: Rob Knop Organization: Quest University Canada Links: My home page : http://www.questu.ca/academics/faculty/rob_knop.php Description: Black Holes. The very term brings up images of extreme astrophysics, of science fictional weirdness, of scary objects out there just waiting to swallow you up. Are you afraid of [...]

July 26th, 2011

July 26th: High School Teams Compete in Lunar Research

Date: July 26, 2011 Title: High School Teams Compete in Lunar Research Podcasters: Nancy Atkinson, Andy Shaner from LPI, along with Hannah Adams, Ally Fess, Cody Carroll, Richie Hearn, with teacher Rick Snyder from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri. Organization: NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) – http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/ Links: For more information on how schools [...]

July 25th, 2011

July 25th: A Planet is a Peculiar Place

Date: July 25, 2011 Title: A Planet is a Peculiar Place Podcaster: Maurizio Morabito Organization: Omnologos Ltd Description: Wondering about the wonderful wanderers. Bio: Maurizio is an experienced electronics and computing technologist and scientist, and published journalist and technical and scientific author in English and Italian with a variety of interests, including the study of [...]

July 24th, 2011

July 24th: Apollo 11: Part 3 – Getting Back Again

Date: July 24, 2011 Title: Apollo 11: Part 3 – Getting Back Again Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy Link: www.cheapastro.com Description: This is the third of an epic podcast trilogy, celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the first Moon landing. Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where space exploration doesn’t have to cost the [...]

July 23rd, 2011

July 23rd: The Sky Through Two Telescopes

Date: July 23, 2011 Title: The Sky Through Two Telescopes Podcaster: George Kristiansen Link: http://gkastro.tk/ Description: Choosing a bigger telescope can often be uncertain – will a larger aperture actually make that much difference? What will my favourite objects look like through a larger aperture? Investing in a large telescope can often cost a lot [...]

July 22nd, 2011

July 22nd: Auroras and the Solar Storm of 1859

Date: July 22, 2011 Title: Auroras and the Solar Storm of 1859 Podcaster: Liminality Organization: Binary Particle Links: If you want to be part of a science database or just read about some interesting components of science, visit: http://www.binaryparticle.com/. Description: The aurora is a fascinating and beautiful phenomenon that has captivated the minds of many [...]

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