The Astronomy Show 22.02.17

The Astronomy Show 22.02.17

On the Astronomy Show this week I will be looking at how scientists have discovered that clay pots made over 2,500 years ago show that the magnetic field of the Earth became temporarily 2.5 times stronger than today. And that is all down to bureaucracy!!

There will be the regular features with the A-Z of constellations looking at Cepheus with an emphasis on Delta Cephei, this plus the Messier marathon looking at Messier 18 in Sagittarius and the final star in the top 20 brightest stars, this time it is Beta Crucis. This together with the latest astronomy news, the astronomy scrapbook plus what is happening in astronomical societies.

The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio 103.5 FM listen on line on www.drystoneradio.com or catch the Astronomy Show on the podcast.

The Astronomy Show 15.02.17

The Astronomy Show 15.02.17

After spending two weeks in the neutral zone the Astronomy Show is back today.

Dis you know that astronomers thought that a doomsday asteroid might be coming our way in February. No! I didn't either but the good news is that  it won't happen at least this month. You can hear the story this afternoon.

I will also be looking at the regular features with the Messier Marathon continuing with M 17 in Sagittarius, the A-Z of constellations is Centaurus and we are approaching the end of the top 20 brightest stars, this week number 19 is the star Deneb in Cygnus.

There will also be the latest astronomy news, the astronomy scrapbook for this week in history and what's going on in the astronomical society scene.

The astronomy show, Wednesday afternoons from 3 p -5 pm on Drystone Radio 103.5 FM live on line at www.drystoneradio.com or listen later on the podcast.