275 episodes
Radio Astronomy BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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4.4 • 18 Ratings
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The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Star Diary: See the crescent Moon pass the Pleiades (6 to 12 May 2024)
Challenge yourself to find the 1% crescent Moon as it passes by Jupiter and the Pleiades. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 6 to 12 May 2024.
Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-6-may-2024
Make you own craters: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/make-moon-impact-craters
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Star Diary: The Moon lies in The Teapot (29 April to 5 May 2024)
See the Moon sit inside the Teapot asterism this week, as well as a quartet of asteroids moving across the night sky. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 29 April to 5 May 2024.
Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-29-apr-2024
Listen for meteors on your FM radio: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/how-hear-meteors-fm-radio
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Star Diary: The Lyrid Meteor shower reaches its peak (22 to 28 April 2024)
The full Moon will wash out some of the dimmer meteors, but fortunately there are plenty of other stargazing highlights in this week’s stargazing podcast guide, Star Diary, 22 to 28 April 2024.
Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-apr-2024
Record a meteor shower for science: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/observe-and-record-the-geminid-meteor-shower
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Water found around a distant star
Astronomer Stefano Facchini reveals how he and his colleagues found water vapour at a Sun-like star where planets could already be forming.
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Star Diary: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches its brightest (15 to 21 April 2024)
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun this week, and should be at its brightest. Find out how you can see them for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 15 to 21 April 2024.
Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-apr-2024
Comet Pons-Brooks: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-12p-pons-brooks
How to see the Lunar X and Lunar V: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/lunar-x-v
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Star Diary: The Great American Eclipse arrives (8 to 14 April)
A total solar eclipse will pass right across the US, Mexico and part of Canada on 8 April. Over 40 million people are expected to see the majestic sight of totality, with millions more able to see a significant partial. Find out how you can see the eclipse for yourself, as well as our usual weekly stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 8 to 14 April 2024.
Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-apr-2024
Our complete guide to the 8 April 2024 total solar eclipse: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/total-solar-eclipse-8-april-2024
See the 8 April 2024 eclipse from the UK and Ireland: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/april-8-solar-eclipse-uk-ireland
Watch the 8 April eclipse online: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/watch-april-8-eclipse-online
Record a meteor shower for science: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/observe-and-record-the-geminid-meteor-shower
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Customer Reviews
Bring back the interviews
It seems that in the past there were interviews of interesting authors. Katie Mack and Janna Levin come to mind. Please bring back this content, if possible.
Great listen
As a truly amateur newbie astronomer, this pod is a must to understand what’s going on in the night sky above on a weekly basis