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Archive for December, 2011

December 11th, 2011

December 11th: Europa’s Oceans and Possible Life

Date: December 11, 2011 Title: Europa’s Oceans and Possible Life Podcaster: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay Organization: AstronomyCast Link: www.astronomycast.com Description: Pamela and Frasier discuss Europa and it’s many possibilities. Bio: Astronomy Cast takes a fact-based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. [...]

December 10th, 2011

December 10th: Aryabhatta

Date: December 10, 2011 Title: Aryabhatta Podcaster: The Ordinary Guy from the Brains Matter podcast Organization: Brains Matter Link: http://www.brainsmatter.com Description: We’ve all learned about astronomers from the middle ages, but were they really the first to make particular discoveries or come up with the astronomical theories we accept today? What about the ancient Chinese [...]

December 9th, 2011

December 9th: Mercury’s Volcanoes

Date: December 9, 2011 Title: Mercury’s Volcanoes Podcaster: Bob Hirshon Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Description: Enormous volcanoes with so much lava that they flowed over and hid their sources played a big role in shaping Mercury, according to new research. Podcaster Bob Hirshon speaks with James Head, a planetary geologist [...]

December 8th, 2011

December 8th: A New Look at the Drake Equation

Date: December 8, 2011 Title: A New Look at the Drake Equation Podcaster: David Black Organization: Walden School of Liberal Arts in Provo, Utah Link: For more information on the Astrobiology class at Walden School and projects we are working on, visit our blog at: elementsunearthed.com. Description: When Frank Drake created his famous equation in [...]

December 7th, 2011

December 7th: Astronomy for Everybody

Date: December 7, 2011 Title: Astronomy for Everybody Podcaster: John Johnson Links: www.GuerillaAstronomy.com www.NewFlowerStudio.com Description: Astronomy in 1958 wasn’t much different than it is today. This episode is is inspired by a 1958 paperback titled “Astronomy for Everybody.” Bio: John Johnson is the host of the Guerilla Astronomy podcast and owner of New Flower Studio [...]

December 6th, 2011

December 6th: Top Ten Best Things to Look at in the Sky

Date: December 6, 2011 Title: Top Ten Best Things to Look at in the Sky Podcaster: Carolyn Collins Peterson Organization: Loch Ness Productions Links: www.lochnessproductions.com Music from A Gentle Rain of Starlight by Geodesium: www.geodesium.com Description: Carolyn Collins Peterson, The SpaceWriter, talks about her top ten things to look at in the sky. Bio: Carolyn [...]

December 5th, 2011

December 5th: Light Speed

Date: December 5, 2011 Title: Light Speed Podcasters: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy Links: www.cheapastro.com Description: A brief explanation of why you can’t get to where you are going before you leave. Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where you’re only as cheap as the telescope you’re looking through. Sponsor: This episode of “365 [...]

December 4th, 2011

December 4th: Encore: The Tradition of Looking Up

Date: December 4, 2011 Title: Encore: The Tradition of Looking Up Podcasters: Chad Moore and Angie Richman Organization: US National Park Service Links: http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/lightscapes This podcast originally aired on March 20, 2009. http://365daysofastronomy.org/2009/03/20/march-20th/ Description: As long as humans have been on the Earth we have identified a part of ourselves and our culture by how [...]

December 3rd, 2011

December 3rd: The Yerkes Telescope and Observatory

Date: December 3, 2011 Title: The Yerkes Telescope and Observatory Podcaster: Alan Agrawal Description: I will describe key features of the history of the Telescope and Observatory, which will include points about George Ellery Hale, details of the telescope and the 40″ lens, and highlights of some of the research done with the telescope. I [...]

December 2nd, 2011

December 2nd: Naming Stars

Date: December 2, 2011 Title: Naming Stars Podcasters: David V. Black, Mazie J., Cali L., and Tia S. Organization: Walden School Link: For more information on the Astrobiology class at Walden School and projects we are working on, visit our blog at: elementsunearthed.com. Description: Since ancient times people have been fascinated by the stars and [...]

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