The Astronomy Show 29.11.17

The Astronomy Show 29.11.17


There will be a Super Moon on December 3rd, it is the closest full moon of the year and when it rises it will appear larger than normal, the Astronomy Show will be looking at exactly what is going on. In addition as it December full moon it will be the Before Yule Moon, I will explain more this afternoon.

The regular features include the latest astronomy new including the problems of light pollution increasing and that streaks on Martian hills might be dry flows rather than wet ones. There will be all the latest details of what can be seen in the night sky this week. The A-Z of constellations is in the zodiac today with Libra the Scales, the Messier Marathon is at M 49 in Virgo. The astronomical scrapbook looks at events that happened this week in history.  All this plus the round up of the news from astronomical societies in the north.

The Astronomy Show only on Drystone Radio 103.5 FM every Wednesday between 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm. The show is live on line at www.drystoneradio.com or the programme can be heard on the drystone podcast .

The Astronomy Show 22.11.17

The Astronomy Show 22.11.17

On the Astronomy Show today it is planet Earth that is in the news, I will be looking at new research that suggests that a tiny slow down in the speed of the Earth's rotation might be responsible for the increase in the number of earthquakes.

The regular features include visiting the constellation of Lepus the Hare in the A-Z of constellations, the Messier Marathon is now at M 48 in Hydra the Water Snake one of the famous 'missing' messier objects. There will be the astronomical news this week and we dive into the astronomical scrapbook looking at what happened this week in history including the first observation of a Transit of Venus and the discovery of a comet in York by Edward Pigott. There will of course also be our review of what is happening in the astronomical societies in the north.

The Astronomy Show only on Drystone Radio every Wednesday from 3 00 pm to 5.00 pm on 103.5 FM you can hear me live on line at www.drystoneradio.com or hear the show on the drystone podcast.

The Astronomy Show 15.11.17

The Astronomy Show 15.11.17

It's back! The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, I have been away for the last few weeks lecturing on a cruise ship in the Arctic Circle where we have be looking  for and seeing some incredible Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights plus I have been doing my normal work with my planetarium in schools teaching astronomy to children.

However back to the hear and now, on Wednesday I will be taking a close look at the Kuiper Belt and discovering what we know about it and what we still have to find out.

I will be taking a look at what is happening in the night sky this week including explaining what happened with  the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in the morning sky, it was seen by lots of people.

The latest astronomy news includes features on the star that would not die and that the James Webb telescope launch has now been put back until 2019. This week's Messier Marathon is an  amazing double serving with M46 and M47 in Canis Major, by comparison the A-Z of constellations is at Leo Minor which is very faint and obscure group. The astronomical scrapbook this week includes the birth of William Herschel,  Mariner 9 the first probe to enter orbit around a planet and the first  entry in John Goodricke's diary. This plus all the latest news from the astronomical societies in the north.

The Astronomy Show every Wednesday afternoons between 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm only on Drystone Radio, 103.5 FM or listen live on line at www.drystoneradio.com or catch the show on the drystone podcast.