The 365 Days of Astronomy

Today in episode 4 of Eclipse Glasses' series Jason Lewin, Director of Marketing for American Paper Optics ( http://www.eclipseglasses.com/ / @EclipseGuys ), talks with John Jerit, the company's CEO, founder & Owner. John breaks the news that Bill Nye has licensed his name to Eclipse Glasses.

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Recorded April 21, 2017.

Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )

Special Guest: David Grinspoon ( @DrFunkySpoon ) is an astrobiologist, award-winning science communicator, and prize-winning author. He is a Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute and Adjunct Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Science at the University of Colorado. His research focuses on climate evolution on Earth-like planets and potential conditions for life elsewhere in the universe. He is involved with several interplanetary spacecraft missions for NASA, the European Space Agency and the Japanese Space Agency.

Regular Guests:

Morgan Rehnberg ( http://cosmicchatter.org/ & @MorganRehnberg )

This week's stories:

- Tiny bubbles on TItan?

- Did the Moon once have a magnetic field & magnetosphere?

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There's a link in the show notes that'll take you to an image of an oval picture, that might look like a beautifully decorated Easter egg, but it represents the entire sky. This picture is actually a map that shows the tracks that the ESA's Gaia satellite followed as it scanned the sky during its first 14 months at work.

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Hosted by Mike Simmons.

Special guests:

- Dr. Doug Vakoch, President METI International

- Andrew Fazekas, "Night Sky Guy", Communications Manager, AWB

- Per Bifrost, filmmaker, Fosfor Produktion, "Earthling's Quest"

- Alexander Rynéus, filmmaker, Fosfor Produktion, "Earthling's Quest"

- Ignasi Ribas, Spanish High Council for Scientific Investigation

- Daniela DePaulis, AWB's Astro Art Program

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This episode features news about the discovery of an intermediate mass black hole, and the next in our series of interviews with prominent figures in South African amateur astronomy.  This weeks guest: Chris Stewart.

Allen Versfeld is an amateur astronomer, an IT professional, a podcaster, a father of five beautiful kids and a barely competent chess player. He is also the director of the Astrophotography Section of the Astronomical Society of South Africa, where he coordinates and promotes the activities of people who are far better photographers than him.

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For this final episode of our 3 part look at animals in space, we look at the largest animals to go to orbit (apart from humans of course). I'm just warning you now, this one's gonna be a little sad.

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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006.

Today's 2 topics:

- The IDA  the International Dark-Sky Association has created the Cosmic Campground in the Gila National Forest in western New Mexico. Very dark skies delight the visitors! After half an hour of acclimating to the darkness you can see fairly well by starlight alone. Then you can take a walk by starlight like our hominid ancestors did!

- The venerable RS25 rocket engine is from the Shuttle era. Four of them are about to be incorporated into the huge new SLS first stage. In 2018 it'll have its first (and possibly manned) launch around the Moon.

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The ALMA radio telescope array has just done something that you kids should never do yourself. It stared directly at the Sun! The bright light of the Sun would damage your eyes. It also hurts like crazy!

In the past, people have even been blinded from looking at the Sun. With a total solar eclipse coming up this summer in the USA this is on the minds of lots of parents out there.

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Recorded April 14, 2017.

Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )

Special Guest: Brad Peterson. Brad is a returning guest, and since his last appearance, he has been asked by NASA to serve as a community co-chair, with Debra Fischer of Yale, for the Science and Technology Definition Team for the Large Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR).

Brad has carried out research on active galactic nuclei for his entire career. He has been developing the technique of reverberation mapping for over 25 years. He is currently on appointment at STScI as Distinguished Visiting Astronomer, after retiring from the faculty of The Ohio State University in 2015 with 35 years of service, the last nine as chair of the Department of Astronomy. He is also a member of the NASA Advisory Council, for which he chairs the Science Committee. He was recently named chair-elect for the Astronomy Section of the AAAS.

Regular Guests:

Morgan Rehnberg ( http://cosmicchatter.org/ & @MorganRehnberg )

This week's stories:

- Life on Enceladus & Europa?

- A half-trillion dollar plan to go to Mars.

- Life from asteroid strikes?

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Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce.

Summary of content:  A teaser for the weekend stargazing under the über dark skies of the Brecon Beacons International Dark Sky Reserve at this spring’s AstroCamp.

We’ll take you through the events and activities which turn beginners into experts and fill up the eyepiece of those who are already experts – and, of course, whet your appetite for this friendliest of starparties!

Whether you’re joining us in the Welsh village of Cwmdu on the weekend of 22-25th April or not, we’ve included a seasonal sky guide of our favourite night sky objects to dazzle and amaze you visually or astrophotographically:

Ralph:

The Leo Triplet of galaxies

The Needle Galaxy in Come Berenices

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Paul:

Spiral Galaxy, Messier 94 in Canes Venatici

Double star Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici

Globular Cluster M3 in Canes Venatici

The Coma Star Cluster in Coma Berenices

Messier 53 Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices

Damien:

The King of Planets, Jupiter

2 rare AstroCamp comets in Hercules, Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak and C/2015 V2 Johnson

As if comets weren’t enough we also have the naked-eye Lyrid meteor shower

John:

The Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Markarian’s Chain of galaxies between Leo and Virgo

The Veil Nebula supernova remnants in Cygnus

The Blackeye Galaxy in Coma Berenices

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