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Podcast #33: Jean-Pierre Grootaerd

Posted on 12 September, 2018 by Allen Versfeld12 September, 2018

Microphone. Image By Jpcuevas (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Welcome to the 33rd episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. This is a special release, featuring an interview that I recorded for ScopeX, the biggest astronomy and telescope event in South Africa. Jean-Pierre Grootaerd, through SSVI (which translates in English to Stars Shine for Everyone), has donated a pair of 90mm refracting telescopes to ScopeX, for us to hand over to whoever is best able to use them to advance science education in South Africa. Since he isn’t able to come … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Space #578

Posted on 11 September, 2018 by Allen Versfeld11 September, 2018

Carnival of Space Image Credit: Jason Major

Hi everybody, it’s my turn to host the Carnival of Space again! Every week, a new publisher pitches the tents of the travelling Carnival of Space to host it for the week on their website. Every week the best and most interesting space science and astronomy writing fills those tents to bring you up to date on news around the Universe. If you write about space and stuff, and would like to join the carnival, why not drop us a … Continue reading →

Podcast #32: Dr Nicole Gugliucci

Posted on 18 August, 2018 by Allen Versfeld18 August, 2018

Welcome to the 32nd episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. This episode features an interview with Dr Nicole Gugliucci, whom long time listeners of astronomy podcasts should recognise from her work with Cosmoquest, and her many appearances on various shows in the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast. This is quite a long-running interview, so we didn’t have time to include the next segment of our supernova story. We’ll pick that up next week instead, with the thrilling tale of what … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Space #574

Posted on 14 August, 2018 by Allen Versfeld14 August, 2018

Hi everybody, welcome to the 574th Carnival of Space! As usual we have a great selection of space science and astronomy articles from leading sources around the web, so if that’s what you’re here for you can scroll down and get started. Regular visitors to Urban Astronomer are probably wondering when the latest podcast episode will be landing. I can only offer my apologies and a promise that it will be available in the next 24 hours. I’m currently on … Continue reading →

Carnival of Space #572

Posted on 30 July, 2018 by Allen Versfeld20 August, 2018

Every few weeks, we at Urban Astronomer play host to the venerable Carnival of Space. The carnival is a roving feature, skipping from website to website, town to town, each week highlighting some of the best and most current writing on space science and astronomy. This week’s Carnival is a short one, though, with only one contributor! A small update deserves a small introduction, so let’s cut to the chase: The Hill How the flight of Apollo 11 won the … Continue reading →