365 Days of Astronomy

November 7th: Bright Bolide

Date: November 7, 2009
Title: Bright Bolide
Podcaster: Michael Koppelman
Organization: Slacker Astronomy http://www.slackerastronomy.org/
Description: Michael, Doug and Mike from Slacker Astronomy discuss the bright meteor fireball (bolide) captured on multiple cameras by the Southern Ontario Meteor Network (SOMN) on September 25, 2009.
Bio: Slacker Astronomy is a light-hearted podcast that wanders the astronomical road-less-traveled. Visit us at http://www.slackerastronomy.org/.
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November 6th: SOFIA – Flight Tests and the Promise of New Science

Date: November 6, 2009
Title: SOFIA – Flight Tests and the Promise of New Science
Podcaster: Martin Ratcliffe
Organization: SOFIA Science Center, NASA Ames Research Center
Description: SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is about to begin detailed flight testing, leading to its official “First Light” flight. SOFIA houses a 2.5-meter telescope in the tail of a converted 747-SP Jumbo Jet. Flying [...]

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November 5th: Earth and Sky: Together at Last! Part 2

Date: November 5, 2009
Title: Earth and Sky: Together at Last! Part 2
Podcaster: Alan Perkins
Organization: Department of Geosciences at San Francisco State University: http://tornado.sfsu.edu/
Description: The disciplines of astronomy and geology, which used to be separate, are working together in the new field of planetary science. The episode also discusses how discoveries in astronomy and geology are useful in [...]

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November 4th: Top 10 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Astronomy!

Date: November 4, 2009
Title: Top 10 Ways to Get Kids Excited About Astronomy!
Podcaster: Damian Handzy
Organization: None
Description: Whether you’re a parent, an educator, an aunt or uncle, or just want to show people some cool stuff about astronomy, this podcast gives practical ideas of how to share some of the amazing things astronomy has to teach us. How can [...]

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November 3rd: WISE – Mapping the Sky in Infrared Light

Date: November 3, 2009
Title: WISE – Mapping the Sky in Infrared Light
Podcaster: Bryan Mendez
Organization: Center for Science Education at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory http://wise.ssl.berkeley.edu/
Description: The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is a NASA-funded Explorer mission that will capture invisible, infrared light from the universe to create a catalog of hundreds of millions of astronomical objects. WISE will [...]

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November 2nd: Cassini’s Deepest Plume Passage: The “E7″ Flyby of Enceladus

Date: November 2, 2009
Title: Cassini's Deepest Plume Passage: The "E7" Flyby of Enceladus
Podcaster: Anne Verbiscer
Organization: University of Virginia Astronomy
Description: Today the Cassini Spacecraft makes its 7th flyby of Saturn's enigmatic moon Enceladus. The trajectory takes the spacecraft deeper into the moon's icy plumes than ever before, skimming a mere 100 kilometers (62.5 miles) above the jet sources found [...]

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November 1st: Listening to Gravitational Waves: A New Window on the Universe

Date: November 1, 2009
Title: Listening to Gravitational Waves: A New Window on the Universe
Podcaster: Gareth Jones
Organization: Gravitational Physics Group, Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy http://www.astro.cf.ac.uk/research/gravity/
Description: In this podcast we provide a quick introduction to gravitational waves. A prediction of Einstein's theory of General Relativity, gravitational waves are generated by the acceleration of massive objects that cause ripples in [...]

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October 31st: The Fermi Paradox and The Drake Equation

Date: October 31, 2009
Title: The Fermi Paradox and The Drake Equation
Podcaster: Al Ashworth
Organization: None
Description: Among reasonable people (and scientists) there is almost universal agreement that we earthlings cannot be the only intelligent life in the universe. With all the billions of stars in the galaxy and galaxy's in the universe, it would be arrogant to think that we are [...]

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October 30th: Sky and Earth: Together at Last! Part 1

Date: October 30, 2009
Title: Sky and Earth: Together at Last! Part 1
Podcaster: Alan Perkins
Organization: Department of Geosciences at San Francisco State University. http://tornado.sfsu.edu/
Description: The disciplines of astronomy and geology, which used to be separate, are working together in the new field of planetary science. The episode also discusses how discoveries in astronomy and geology are useful in [...]

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October 29th: The Deep Space Network

Date: October 29, 2009
Title: The Deep Space Network
Podcaster: Steve Nerlich
Organization: Cheap Astronomy: www.cheapastro.com
Description: We've sent our plucky robot explorers out to get close up pics of the moons of Saturn, crawl around on the surface of Mars and even discover water on the Moon. But when they need to phone home with their latest findings, who's there to listen?
Bio: Cheap [...]

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