Comments on: Ep 102: Gravity

By: les

les — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:01:51 +0000

Not being a scientist… let me post the following suggestions:
since gravity is obviously related to the mass…
and the mass is mostly the mass of an "atom nucleus"
Wouldn't it be more natural to think of the discussed phenomena
as of the "force" appearing between the "atom nucleus" particles:
neutrons and/or protons?…

By: Eddy P

Eddy P — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:10:27 +0000

i agree with alan day after day of cloud we actually haven't had a summer

I think you should do a whole show about the moon landing conspiracies because alot of people don't reckon America went there and i must admit if it wasn't for all the respected astronomers who say it did happen e.g patrick moore (who i would seriously don't is in on some huge U.S conspiracy) i would have a few doubts and i would love to have all the myths de-bunked like for instance how did such a small craft manage to break thru the moons gravity?, the radiation they must have received, the craft made of such thin metal etc.

This podcast along with the sceptics guide are my two favourites and i look forward to them every week so keep up the good work because it's much appreciated.

Eddy P, Kendal, UK

By: pip

pip — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:16:49 +0000

whooo …i am sure people said "well that was helpful …thanks Einstein ! lol

alans ideas above are good , lots of people would appreciate that (episode 33 covers scopes already ) if your reading here alan

preston is doing a great job with the sound levels by the way

By: Alan Laurie

Alan Laurie — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:15:32 +0000

Hi Fraser/Pamela,
Great series of podcasts. keep it up! More, more, more…
A few suggestions for future podcast subjects: "Astronomy Basics: How to… or Understanding…
a) Time (UTC, GMT, Local Time, Siderial Time…)
b) TELESCOPES (types, pros & cons, building your own, where to get parts – please publish something about this!!!)
b) Coordinates (RA…)
c) Star hop/navigation in the sky
d) What, where… (naked eye objects, binocular/small scope, deep sky objects)

Alan Laurie, Darlington, UK.

P.S. It's sooooh cloudy here, day after day – it gets you down!