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August 21st, 2011

August 21st: ENCORE: Drifting Through the Zodiac

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Date: August 21, 2011 Title: ENCORE: Drifting Through the Zodiac Podcaster: Christopher Crockett Organization: Lowell Observatory Links: http://www.lowell.edu/users/crockett/ This podcast originally aired on April 8 2009. http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/04/08/april-8th-drifting-through-the-zodiac/ Description: Flip through your local paper and you’re bound to find a daily horoscope whose Zodiac signs share their names with twelve constellations. But have you ever wondered [...]

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August 20th, 2011

August 20th: David Kring: Making an Impact on Earth and the Moon

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Date: August 20, 2011 Title: David Kring: Making an Impact on Earth and the Moon Podcaster: Nancy Atkinson Organization: NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) Links: http://lunarscience.arc.nasa.gov/ For more information about Dr. Kring and a list of his past publications, please see http://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kring/ Music: “You’re the Weather” by Ben Bedford’s “Land of the Shadows” CD. Used [...]

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August 19th, 2011

August 19th: Wonders from Class, Part 2

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Date: August 19, 2011 Title: Wonders from Class, Part 2 Podcaster: Diane Turnshek Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Links: Diane’s website Description: Just the good bits of astronomy class, Part 2. Bio: Diane Turnshek is an astronomer and a science fiction author with short fiction in Analog Magazine and elsewhere. She currently teaches classes in astronomy [...]

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August 18th, 2011

August 18th: Wonders from Class Part 1

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Date: August 18, 2011 Title: Wonders from Class Part 1 Podcaster: Diane Turnshek Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Links: http://www.cmu.edu/physics http://sff.net/people/diane Description: Just the good bits of astronomy class, Part I. Bio: Diane Turnshek is an astronomer and a science fiction author with short fiction in Analog Magazine and elsewhere. She currently teaches classes in astronomy [...]

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August 17th, 2011

August 17th: The REU Program at NOAO

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Date: August 17, 2011 Title: The REU Program at NOAO Organization: The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) Link: NOAO NOAO’s Twitter feed: @NOAONorth Description: The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is a National Science Foundation program that recruits undergraduate science and math students to participate in summer research programs at various sites around the [...]

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August 16th, 2011

August 16th: On the Success of Big Bang Cosmology

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Date: August 16, 2011 Title: On the Success of Big Bang Cosmology Podcaster: Rob Knop Organization: Quest University Canada Links: My home page : http://www.questu.ca/academics/faculty/rob_knop.php Description: The Big Bang model is one of the foundations of modern astronomy. Although sometimes people will believe or claim that modern cosmology is on a shaky footing, in fact [...]

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August 15th, 2011

August 15th: Encore: Ptolemaic Cosmology – the Universe before Copernicus

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Date: August 15, 2011 Title: Encore: Ptolemaic Cosmology – the Universe before Copernicus Podcaster: Nik Whitehead Link: This podcast originally aired on March 24, 2009. http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/03/24/march-24th/ Description: Nowadays we are all used to the idea that the Earth is nothing particularly special, just another planet orbiting a fairly average star in a pretty normal galaxy. [...]

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August 14th, 2011

August 14th: Flock of Worlds

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Date: August 14, 2011 Title: Flock of Worlds Podcaster: Adrian Morgan Links: http://outerhoard.wordpress.com/ Earlier episode referenced in this podcast: http://365daysofastronomy.org/2011/01/14/ Description: In the January 14 episode of 365 Days of Astronomy, Bob Hirshon asked listeners to write songs about the solar system for inclusion in a future episode. Sadly, not enough people sent in songs, [...]

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August 13th, 2011

August 13th: August Observing Tips

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Date: August 13, 2011 Title: August Observing Tips Podcaster: The Telescope Man, a.k.a. Joe Lalumia Organization: Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas, TX. Link: www.texasastro.org Joe’s website: www.telescopeman.org Description: TelescopeMan describes several objects to observe during the month of August. Bio: Joe Lalumia, also known as The Telescope Man, is the President of the Texas Astronomical [...]

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August 12th, 2011

August 12th: Orbiting Between the Fire and Frying Pan

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Date: August 12, 2011 Title: Orbiting Between the Fire and Frying Pan Podcaster: Bob Hirshon Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Link: www.aaas.org Description: Science Update host Bob Hirshon speaks with MESSENGER Mission Specialist Eric Finnegan at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory about the challenge of putting a spacecraft in orbit [...]

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