Observers Notebook

Episode 59

In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, host Tim Robertson talks to the Meteor Section Coordinator, Bob Lunsford about the upcoming Quadrantid meteor shower peaking the evening of January 3-4, 2019.

Bob gives us a brief history of the Meteor Shower, how and where to observe and details on reporting your observations, and contact information.

You can contact Bob at:

The ALPO Meteor Section link for the Quadrantid meteor shower

https://www.amsmeteors.org/2018/12/viewing-the-2019-quadrantid-meteor-shower/

The link for the details on the Quadrantid meteor shower:

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/quadrantids.html

For the latest information from the ALPO Meteor Section you can visit:

http://www.amsmeteors.org/

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

www.alpo-astronomy.org/

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 58

In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, host Tim Robertson talks to comet discoverer, Don Machholz.

Don discusses his most recent comet discovery, Comet 2018 V1 also known as Comet (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto).

You can contact Don at:

Don’s Comet website:

http://donmachholz.com/

For the current location of Comet 2018 V1:

https://theskylive.com/c2018v1-info

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

www.alpo-astronomy.org/

You can join the ALPO here:

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 57

In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, host Tim Robertson talks to the Meteor Section Coordinator, Bob Lunsford about the upcoming Geminds Meteor Shower peaking the evening of December 14, 2018.

Bob gives us a brief history of the Meteor Shower, how and where to observe and details on reporting your observations, and contact information.

You can contact Bob at:

The link for the details on the Geminids meteor shower:

https://earthsky.org/?p=187764

For the latest information from the ALPO Meteor Section you can visit:

http://www.amsmeteors.org/

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

www.alpo-astronomy.org/

You can also support this podcast at Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/ObserversNotebook

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 56

In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, host Tim Robertson talks to the Comets Section Coordinator, Carl Hergenrother.

Carl gives us an update the the NASA nission he has been working on since 2004, the OSIRIS-Rex mission the minor planet Bennu.

Link to OSIRIS-REx site

https://www.asteroidmission.org/

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 55

In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, John O Neal, Solar Observer with the ALPO and expert of the Parker Solar Probe.

In this edition of the podcast, Tim talks to John about his beginnings in astronomy and also what is happening and will happen in regard to the Parker Solar Probe..

Parker Solar Probe Website

http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/

Download John ONeal’s presentation on the Parker Solar Probe

http://www.cometman.net/PSP_Article.pdf

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

www.alpo-astronomy.org/

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 54

In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, host Tim Robertson talks to the Comets Section Coordinator, Carl Hergenrother.

Carl gives us an update on bright comet 46/P Wirtanean. You can find detailed information in the links below.

You can contact Carl at:

The latest from the ALPO Comets Section:

http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/cometblog/

Links to 46P Amateur-Professional Collaborations

http://wirtanen.astro.umd.edu/

http://www.psi.edu/41P45P46P

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 53

This episode of the Observers Notebook podcast Tim talks with Mars Geologist, Caitlin Ahrens who is a graduate of West Virginia University with bachelor of science degrees in Geology and Physics with an emphasis in Astrophysics. Caitlin entered the graduate program in Space and Planetary Science at the University of Arkansas in Fall 2015.

During our discussion we delve into various subject such as has the relative roles of wind, water, volcanism, tectonics, cratering and other processes have acted to form and modify the Martian surface? What can we expect from the upcoming InSight and Mars 2020 missions.

You can contact Caitlin at:

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

www.alpo-astronomy.org/

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 52

In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, was recorded at the SAS/ALPO Symposium in Ontario California.

This presentation was by Educational Consultant and Amateur Astronomer Rachel Freed. The VERY interesting topic was The Astronomy Research Seminar: The Wide-Ranging Impact on Student Education and Careers.

You can contact Rachel at:

You can download her paper here:

http://cometman.net/alpo/SASFreed.pdf

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/

You can join the ALPO here:

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 51

This episode of the Observers Notebook podcast Tim talks with Pamela Shivak, ALPO Solar Section Coordinator and the Founder of International SUNday.

You can find out about International SUNday at:

www.facebook.com/group/IntlSUNday

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

www.alpo-astronomy.org/

You can also support this podcast at Patreon:

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Episode 50

In this episode of the Observers Notebook podcast, was recorded at the SAS/ALPO Symposium in Ontario California.

ALPO member Brian Cudnik gives us an interesting discussion about the Prairie View Observatory and the coming Pro-Am-Ed Experience.

You can contact Brian at:

You can download his paper here:

http://cometman.net/alpo/SASCudnik.pdf

Prairie View Observatory

pvamu.edu/pvso

For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at:

http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/

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I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.