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Ep. 246: What if Something Was...

Ep. 246: What if Something Was Different?
Posted by on Jan 22, 2012
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) The number of moons, the age of the Sun, and our placement in the Milky Way all had an impact on the formation of the Earth and the evolution of life on our planet. But what if things were different? What would be the...

Ep. 245: Calendars

Ep. 245: Calendars
Posted by on Jan 10, 2012
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) Our lives are ruled by calendars. And calendars are ruled by astronomy. As we near the end of 2011, and get ready to ring in the new year, let’s discover the astronomy underlying the days, weeks, months and...

Ep. 244: Io

Ep. 244: Io
Posted by on Dec 21, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) If you want to see one of the strangest places in the Solar System, look no further than Io, Jupiter’s inner Galilean moon. The immense tidal forces from Jupiter keep the moon hotter than hot, with huge...

Ep. 243: Tunguska Event

Ep. 243: Tunguska Event
Posted by on Dec 21, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) On June 30th, 1908 “something” exploded over the Tunguska region of Siberia, flattening thousands of square kilometres of forest, and unleashing a force that rivalled the most powerful nuclear weapon ever...

Ep. 242: Torino Scale

Ep. 242: Torino Scale
Posted by on Dec 5, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) When you hear of a looming asteroid strike, do you wonder what to do? Should you go into your underground bunker, evacuate the state, or leave the planet? Fortunately, astronomers have developed the Torino Scale...

Ep. 241: Astrophotography, Par...

Ep. 241: Astrophotography, Part 3: Image Processing
Posted by on Dec 1, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) Time for part 3 of our tour through the hobby of astrophotography. You’ve set up your gear, taken some clear images. Now we’re going to help you turn that raw data into the kind of amazing photographs you...

Ep. 240: Astrophotography, Par...

Ep. 240: Astrophotography, Part 2: Techniques
Posted by on Nov 28, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) In the first episode, we talked about the gear you’ll need for your expensive astrophotography hobby. This week we continue our discussion, and talk about the techniques you’ll use to get those amazing...

Ep. 239: Astrophotography, Par...

Ep. 239: Astrophotography, Part 1: The Gear
Posted by on Nov 23, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) No matter how good your telescope is, you’re never going to see the same detail and colours as the photographs. To take amateur astronomy to the next level, you really need to attach a camera to your telescope....

Ep. 238: Solar Activity

Ep. 238: Solar Activity
Posted by on Nov 10, 2011
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (0.0KB) The Sun looks like a harmless burning ball of fire in the sky: warm, life-giving and forever unchanging. But we know better, don’t we. It’s really a massive ball of churning hydrogen plasma, encased in...

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