The 365 Days of Astronomy

Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org
From March 2026.
Today's 2 topics:
- Astronomers continue to be delighted when they discover an Earth sized planet. Scientists were thus very disappointed when the red dwarf star hosting the nearest such planet, Proxima Centauri b some 4.2 light years away, turns out to have the nasty habit of emitting bursts of radiation which are likely to sterilize and/or remove the atmospheres of it's family of planets. Recently, hope of finding a nearby Earth was rekindled when scientists at the European Southern Observatory in Chile discovered a small planet circling what appears to be a quiet, well behaved red dwarf star 11 light years from us.
 
- Recently there were four fireball meteors, brighter than the planet Venus, which exploded over Germany, France, Ohio, and Arizona within the space of only 10 hours. A total of 1,320 individuals were treated to light shows and reported their observations to the American Meteor Society. The one which exploded over Arizona was probably several feet in diameter and entered the Earth's atmosphere over Flagstaff. This event was observed in Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. It was recorded by numerous electronic security and dashboard cameras and was visible for from 3 to 7 seconds.
 
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Hosted by our Director, Avivah Yamani.
Why is Pluto a dwarf planet? Discover how new findings changed the definition of a planet—and our perspective on the Solar System.
 
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Hosted by: Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)
From February 20, 2020.
In today's episode we look at a variety of new results related to observing how planetary systems form, where planet ends up in solar system's (including in our own Jupiter's atmosphere!), and how rocks get flung at Earth even today.
 
Ice volcanoes videos etc.:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X3x9mOkN240
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB27iJtxZrA
https://www.thehotelsaugatuck.com/blog/ice-volcanoes-and-ice-balls-oval-beach
 
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Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan who enjoy teaching astronomy classes and showing the public views through their telescopes. actualastronomy@gmail.com
(Times in Eastern)
- Oct 1: Moon at perigee; Beta Cephei colorful double star
- Oct 2: Venus stationary; 41 Aquarii colorful double star; R Fornacis carbon star
- Oct 3: Last Quarter Moon (9:25); Gegenschein high in S at midnight; 3 Cephei colorful double star
- Oct 4: Saturn at opposition; Lunar Curtis X; Sirius unaided in daylight; Jupiter double shadow transit (12:49 AM); M30 well placed
- Oct 5: Mars occulted by Moon (NW Canada); Mercury 5° N of Venus; Jupiter double shadow transit (7:03 PM); Europa & Callisto shadow double feature (3:24 AM); M2 & NGC 7009 well placed
- Oct 6: Jupiter occulted by Moon (4:33 AM); 
Pallas at opposition; 161P/Hartley-IRAS well placed
- Oct 7: NGC 7293 (Helix Nebula) well placed
- Oct 8: Zodiacal Light in E; M15 well placed
- Oct 9: NGC 7331 well placed
- Oct 10: New Moon (11:50); S Taurid meteors peak; Stephan's Quintet well placed; 
- Oct 11: Spot Vega unaided? Jupiter double shadow transit (2:42 AM); NGC 7023 well placed
- Oct 12: Mercury greatest eastern elongation; Mercury near Moon; Jupiter double shadow transit (9:11 PM); NGC 40 well placed
- Oct 13: Vesta at opposition; Spot Vesta unaided; M42 well placed
- Oct 14: Antares near Moon
- Oct 16: Moon at apogee
- Oct 17: Hipparchus Ray (7:45 PM)
- Oct 18: First Quarter Moon (12:13); Lunar X near Werner; Jupiter double shadow transits (4:42 AM & 7:07 AM); Maginus sunrise ray (7:00 PM)
- Oct 19: Lunar Straight Wall
- Oct 20: Jupiter double shadow transit (12:24 AM); 94 Aquarii colorful double star
- Oct 21: Orionid meteors peak (ZHR=20); Jupiter double shadow transit (5:59 PM); WZ Cas colorful double star; R Leo max
- Oct 23: Venus in inferior conjunction; Crater Baily (9:00 PM)
- Oct 24: Mercury stationary; Crater Baily (9:00 PM); Tycho Brahe died (1601)
- Oct 25: Full Moon; Jupiter double shadow transit (7:18 AM)
- Oct 26: Mare Orientale (9:00 PM)
- Oct 28: Moon at perigee; Jupiter double shadow transit (8:35 PM)
- Oct 31: Halloween; X Cnc carbon star in pre-dawn; Z Psc carbon star in evening
 
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September Part 2.
Dustin Ruoff (!!!) and Dr. Jenifer "Dr. Dust" Millard host. 
Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.
Live from AstroCamp! It's Chatty McChatty time again!
Dustin pops over the pond for a visit to AstroCamp!
 
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