AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#33 - March 2015
01 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Download Episode! The Discussion: A final check-in with the Helium Tears team before they release their camera laden balloon to the edge of space and...
Sky Guide March 2015
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in March. This month we look in the direction of Cancer the Crab for the beginners guide – taking a look at open cl...
Podcast Extra: SpaceX v Skylon
08 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Download Episode! The full length discussion between Ralph & Paul about the merits of rockets against spaceplanes - the risks, costs and current avai...
#32 - February 2015
01 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Discussion: Enjoying views of Comet Lovejoy, engaging in astronomy outreach at schools, looking forward to the Spring AstroCamp in the Welsh Brec...
Sky Guide February 2015
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We start with the big bold northern hemisphere constellation of Orion. The swollen supergiant Betelgeuse, 5 stars in one in Sigma Orionis, and the ma...
Podcast Extra: Europe's Coming of Age
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Download Episode! In this podcast extra we go off piste and digress from a discussion about the successes of the Rosetta mission. We ask whether th...
#31 - January 2015
01 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Discussion: Christmas in Cydonia and teaching science to children through astronomy education. The News: Kicking off 2015 we round off the even...
Sky Guide January 2015
28 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in January. We start with three Messier open clusters in Auriga and a tougher nebula in our beginner's guide. Next ...
Awesome Astronomy - 2014 End of Year Show
25 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This pantomime episode contains some mild bad language and puerile humour Join us for a round up of our favourite stories & events from 2014 and di...
#30 - December 2014
01 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Discussion: The historical landing of the Philae probe on Comet 67P, lunar imaging and astronomy outreach in the UK. The News: In the news we r...
Sky Guide December 2014
29 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in December. We start with the broad constellation of Gemini and an easy binary star, a planetary nebula and a group ...
Podcast Extra: Jeni Millard, Galaxies & Dark Matter
11 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
From the Autumn AstroCamp 2014, Cardiff University astrophysics student, Jeni Millard, presents our latest understanding of the structure, formatio...
#29 - November 2014
01 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Download Episode! The Discussion: Enjoying light pollution-free skies in the Ionian Sea and soaking up the atmosphere at the North West Astronomy Fes...
Sky Guide November 2014
28 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in November. We start with the welcome return of the winter constellation of Taurus in our beginners' and young obser...
#28 - October 2014
01 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Discussion: Enjoying dark skies at the National Trust, Paul's astronomy outreach endeavours with Sirius Astronomy and predictions for the upcomin...
Sky Guide October 2014
27 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in October. We start with the constellation of Perseus in our beginners' and young observers' challenge. Next up is...
Podcast Extra: Astrocamp Autumn 2014
18 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Download Episode! A podcast extra episode to get you in the mood for the biannual dark sky weekend run by the podcast crew. We have BBC's The Sky at ...
#27 - September 2014
01 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Discussion: Sirius Astronomy and The Knowledge Observatory's educational outreach and preparation for our dark sky observing weekend in Wales: As...
Sky Guide September 2014
28 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in September. We start with the constellation of Cassiopeia in our beginners' and young observers' challenge. Next up i...
#26 - August 2014
01 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Discussion: Enjoying the delights of July's skies, writing articles for Astronomy magazine, STEM education and Paul becomes a European Space Agen...
Sky Guide August 2014
29 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in August. We start with the constellation of Cepheus in our beginners' and young observers' challenge. Next up is plan...
#25 - July 2014
01 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Discussion: Looking back over Sirius Astronomy outreach events in June, a bit of a rant over peer-review and science by press conference and our ...
Sky Guide July 2014
27 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in July. We start with the beautiful summer constellation of Cygnus in our beginners' and young observers' guide. N...
#24 - June 2014
01 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This month we're outside recording under red light as we bag the latest meteor shower to grace planet Earth - the Camelopardalids. We start with re...
Sky Guide June 2014
27 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in June. We start with the constellation of Lyra in our beginners' and young observers' guide, and end it with a few ...
#23 - May 2014
01 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Discussion: Astronomy in the late 18th Century and the increased sense of hope we, as amateur astronomers, get from the work of early astronomica...
Sky Guide May 2014
28 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in May. We start with the constellation of Hercules in our beginner's and young observer's guide. Next up is th...
Podcast Extra: AstroCamp Spring 2014
23 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Download Episode! A podcast extra episode to get you in the mood for the biannual dark sky weekend run by the podcast crew. We have the BBC's Sky at ...
#22 - April 2014
01 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This month we talk National Astronomy Week and have an audio report from the outreach we conducted. In the news, we have a discussion with Jeni Mil...
Sky Guide April 2014
29 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in April. We start with the constellation of Ursa Major in our beginner's and young observer's guide. Next up is th...
#21 - March 2014
01 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This month we talk science outreach in Wiltshire and have an audio report on the aurora from Iceland In the news, we have a supernova for amateur o...
Sky Guide March 2014
27 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What to look out, and up, for in March. We start with the constellation of Leo in our beginner's and young observer's guide, and end it with a few ...
#20 - February 2014
01 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Download Episode! This month, our captured Earthling Damien brings us a stargazing report from Pakistan. News includes a new planet hunting instrum...
Sky Guide February 2014
31 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Download Episode! What to look out, and up, for in February 2014. We start with a new feature the beginner's - or young observer's - guide, and a t...
#19 - January 2014
01 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! The sky guide has Jupiter at its very best, Venus, Saturn & Mars on offer along with the deep sky objects in Orion and Canis Major....
2013 End of Year Special
24 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This pantomime of an episode contains some mild bad language and puerile humour. Join us for a round up of the best astronomy news from 2013, a loo...
#18 - December 2013
01 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We have the planets, meteors showers and moon phases to look out for in December and a look at the deep sky objects in the constellations, Taurus & G...
#17 - November 2013
01 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This month we have the planets, meteor showers and moon phases to look out for in November and a look at the deep sky objects in the Cetus, Pisces & ...
#16 - October 2013
01 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Highlights of September's skies at the AstroCamp star party with the BBC TV cameras. The Sky at Night team joinined us for some observing in Wales. A...
#15 - September 2013
01 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A daytime lunar occultation and a favourable libration of the moon, the ice giants and a round-up of all the planets on view and the deep sky treats ...
#14 - August 2013
31 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The wonderful upcoming Perseid meteor shower, planetary & lunar spectacles and the deep sky objects on offer in the Summer Triangle & Ophiuchus in ou...
#13 - July 2013
30 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Your July sky guide & a competition to *win a pair of binoculars!* News on the Goldilocks Zone, 3 new interesting exoplanets, a busy time on Low Eart...
#12 - June 2013
06 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Bringing you your sky guide for June, a salute to ISS Commander Chris Hadfield and news on Kepler. Paul tells us all about ET in his Five Minute Conc...
#11 - May 2013
01 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Awesome Astronomy gets a new cohost - welcome Paul!
#10 - February 2013
22 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The Northern Lights, more exoplanets, a chat with the PanSTARRS team, and Tom & Ralph get angry about DA14 coverage
#9 - January 2013
18 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A (very) large quasar group, 2013 Solar System highlights, Dawn's dance with Vesta and a very astrobiological interview
2012 End of Year Special
31 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A special message from Tom & Ralph, complete with 2012's finest cock-ups! Download Episode!
#8 - December 2012
13 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
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#7 - November 2012
23 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Water on Mars, an amazing new comet and the black heart of Orion Download Episode!
#6 - October 2012
01 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The latest from Mars, October's skies, solar-scopes, supermassive black holes and how to fly a spacecraft
#5 - September 2012
31 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Curiosity Episode! A focus on Mars, some sad news, and quick flight to cool off with the Ice Giants
#4 - August 2012
31 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A 'Higgs-like' boson, Curious about Mars, August skies and a chat with a UK Astro-Communication Legend
#3 - July 2012
30 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The last transit of Venus, July's night sky and the hunt for ETI with Seth Shostak
#2 - June 2012
23 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
With apologies to Uranus, the asteroid lottery, June's night sky and a very JUICEy interview. Download Episode!
#1 - May 2012
23 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A crash course in Solar System exploration, May's night sky and an interview with none other than the legendary Sir Patrick Moore. Awesome Astronomy ...