The AstroPod (astronomy podcast)

By Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge

The Astropod is a jam-packed, monthly astronomy podcast

from the graduate students at the Institute of Astronomy (IoA),

University of Cambridge. Each episode we bring you exclusive

interviews with res... more

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April 27, 2009 The AstroPod May 2009
Welcome to the May edition of the AstroPod! This month
we have an exciting interview with Jonathan Fay about the World Wide
Telescope which allows anyone in the world to view the Universe in
spectacular detail on their computer. Anna tells us all about the
history of the astronomical survey and how they have a huge impact in
astronomy. And finally Quinton investigates the smell and taste of
space...! Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on
our website, just click the link in iTunes!
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29min
April 13, 2009 The AstroPod April 2009
Welcome to our special Open Day edition! At the end of
March the IoA held a public open day with activities for all and the
AstroPod was there to catch your questions, jokes and comments. Listen
out for clips! Our interview this month is with Prof. Andrea Ghez who
recently gave a fantastic lecture at the IoA for the Eddington Lecture
Series. She talks to us about adaptive optics, the newest advancement
in telescopes, and how she uses it to observe the black hole at the
centre of our very own galaxy. Sit back, enjoy and don't forget you
can find more info on our website, just click the link in
iTunes!
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29min
March 11, 2009 The AstroPod March 2009
Coming up in this month's episode: Better late than
never folks, sorry for the delay! Our interview this month is with Dr
Kris Beckwith and is all about the power relativistic jets that exist
in a huge varity of astronomical objects, from black holes to young
stars. For those of you in Cambridge we have inportant info about the
upcoming Open Day on 21st March so listen out for details! Plus, the
AstroPod will be doing some live recording at the Open Day so come
along and say hi, we'd love to meet you! And as always we have the
news round-up with Laura, a quick delve into astronomy past with Anna
and a light sprinkling of comedy gold from Michelle. Sit back, enjoy
and don't forget you can find more info on our website, just click the
link in iTunes!
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26min
February 05, 2009 The AstroPod February 2009
Coming up in this month's episode: We are very pleased
to announce a special AstroPod interview with Dr Don Pollacco from
Queen's University Belfast about the Super Wide Angle Search for
Planets. He explains how their dedicated telescopes scour the skies
for extrasolar planets and talks about the future plans for the
survey. It's the International Year of Astronomy! Anna tells us all
about the astronomer who made 2009 a very special year for
astronomy. Listen to the history section to find out more! Dark
Matter: The Poetry of Space - a special outreach event at the IoA on
Thursday 5th February 2009 - listen in for more details! We also
welcome a new crew member, Alex Calverley, who will be giving us the
latest info on what's up in the sky at night. Sit back, enjoy and
don't forget you can find more info on our website, just click the
link in iTunes!
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25min
December 12, 2008 The AstroPod December 2008
Coming up in this month's Christmas episode: The
Christmas elves have visited the AstroPod and insisted on a festive
theme so we bring you news of Santa tracking, along with a discussion
of the possible astrophysical explanations of the Star of
Bethlehem. Our interview this month is with Dr Mark Wyatt about debris
disks - the remains of planet formation such as the asteroid belt in
the Solar System, and how they help us learn about other planet
systems. We also have our usual news round up, the latest from events
in Cambridge and of course the astronomy joke of the month. Sit back,
enjoy and don't forget you can find more info on our website, just
click the link in iTunes!
...more
22min

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