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October 31st, 2011

October 31st: Sprite: A Spacecraft for All

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Date: October 31, 2011 Title: Sprite: A Spacecraft for All Podcaster: Maurizio Morabito, FBIS Organization: Omnologos Ltd. Links: More details about the Sprite spacecraft are available at the website http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/251588730/kicksat-your-personal-spacecraft-in-space. Other links – http://www.bis-space.com/2011/10/24/2950/join-the-bis-in-space http://www.spacecraftresearch.com/MII/MII_overview.html http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/satellites/exploring-space-with-chipsized-satellites Description: Space at $300 apiece. Bio: Maurizio is an experienced electronics and computing technologist and scientist, and published journalist [...]

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October 30th, 2011

October 30th: Encore: An African Boy’s Heavenly Dream

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Date: October 30, 2011 Title: Encore: An African Boy’s Heavenly Dream Podcaster: Abraham Samma Link: This podcast originally aired on Aug. 16, 2009: http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/08/16/august-16th-an-african-boys-heavenly-dream/ Description: This is an account of my experience in Africa with astronomy and a message of support for young scientists in developing nations. Bio: Abraham is an African youth of 20 [...]

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October 29th, 2011

October 29th: Bang! A Comic About How All Things Came To Be

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Date: October 29, 2011 Title: Bang! A Comic About How All Things Came To Be Podcaster: Paul Caggegi Link: The Process Diary Description: Paul Caggegi of The Process Diary talks to Jamie Dunbar, the author and artist behind The Universe Verse – a trilogy in which two books have been published so far: BANG! And [...]

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October 28th, 2011

October 28th: Introduction to Astrophotography

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Date: October 28, 2011 Title: Introduction to Astrophotography Podcaster: Adam Pender Links: www.adampenderphotography.com and http://www.adampenderphotography.com/Nature/Astrophotography Description: This podcast discusses equipment and techniques for taking pictures of star trails, constellations, Aurora Borealis, sunspots, the Moon, the Milky Way, and other starry night photos. Tips are provided in the podcast, and examples and settings are available to [...]

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October 27th, 2011

October 27th: Space Dust

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Date: October 27, 2011 Title: Space Dust Podcaster: Jackie Villadsen Link: Jackie’s blog: http://jackie-goes-to-space.blogspot.com/ Description: There’s a very important part of outer space that we don’t hear very much about: dust. Space dust consists of small grains of carbon and metal floating in space that play a big role in our Galaxy in spite of [...]

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October 26th, 2011

October 26th: Saturn’s Moon Phoebe

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Date: October 26, 2011 Title: Saturn’s Moon Phoebe Podcaster: Thomas Hofstätter and Leon Dumbroski Link: Hidden Space Project Description: Observing the other solar system, the Saturn ring system surely is one of the most interesting places. The structure of the system, including the flat rings and the moons, opens a huge field of exploration for [...]

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October 25th, 2011

October 25th: Visualizing the Expanding Universe

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Date: October 25, 2011 Title: Visualizing the Expanding Universe Podcaster: Rob Knop Organization: Quest University Canada Links: http://www.mica-vw.org My home page: http://www.sonic.net/~rknop MICA Public Events. Description: A way to wrap your mind around the phenomenon of the expansion of our universe. Bio: Rob Knop obtained a PhD in Physics from Caltech in 1997. He then [...]

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October 24th, 2011

October 24th: Don Quijote

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Date: October 24, 2011 Title: Don Quijote Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy Link: www.cheapastro.com Description: A test-run mission to save the planet Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website helping you stay one step ahead of the dinosaurs (apart from the birds). Sponsor:This episode of “365 Days of Astronomy” has been sponsored by AARTScope.blogspot.com, [...]

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October 23rd, 2011

October 23rd: Encore: Warp Drive

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Date: October 23, 2011 Title: Encore: Warp Drive Podcaster: Renata and Damian Handzy Link: This podcast originally aired on Jan. 9, 2010: http://365daysofastronomy.org/2010/01/09/january-9th-warp-drive/ Description: What are some of the astonishing and real things that happen as a spaceship were to approach the speed of light? This podcast goes over some of the amazing effects of [...]

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October 22nd, 2011

October 22nd: Encore: How Lunar Cycles Affect Wildlife

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Date: October 22, 2011 Title: Encore: How Lunar Cycles Affect Wildlife Organization: Wild Ideas…the Podcast by The WIlderness Center Links: http://www.wildernesscenter.org This podcast originally aired on May 8, 2010: http://365daysofastronomy.org/2010/05/08/may-8th-how-lunar-cycles-affect-wildlife/ Description: It’s a surprising how much effect the moon –its light, its tides — has on the earth and some creatures. Look at how the [...]

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