The Urban Astronomer Podcast

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Why are planets always round?

Posted on 16 Jul, 2019 by Allen Versfeld15 Jul, 2019

Welcome to the second episode of this second season of the Urban Astronomer Podcast! Two of Two, sounds like it should be special… and it kinda sort of is, because this week we’re presenting the first of our unique patented Science Explainy Bits! Now to be clear, it’s the name that’s new, not the science explaining, because I’ve done explainy stuff for science concepts before on this show, back in our super-extended 42 episode long first season. I got quite … Continue reading →

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Dr Wendy Williams

Posted on 2 Jul, 2019 by Allen Versfeld15 Jul, 2019

This is Episode 1 of our brand new second season! This is the 43rd episode since the podcast was first launched, back in February 2017, and I’m thrilled to be back on the air with you. The New Season We’re mostly keeping things the same, but there are some important changes. From the beginning, this was always a pretty disorganized show – there was no fixed schedule or plan, so I’d release episodes as they became available. This meant that … Continue reading →

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Second season coming July 2nd

Posted on 9 Jun, 2019 by Allen Versfeld27 Jun, 2019

Have you been wondering what happened to the Urban Astronomer Podcast? Do you know want to know why there haven’t been any episodes in a while? Then you’re going to want to hear this. We’re launching our second season, and we’ve decided to change how we do things here. While the basic format will still sound like the shows you’ve come to love and expect, we’re changing how we make them. Starting from the 2nd of June 2019, we’ll be … Continue reading →

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Robert Ormerod at ScopeX 2018

Posted on 14 Apr, 2019 by Allen Versfeld14 Apr, 2019

Robert Ormerod presenting a lecture at ScopeX 2018, “Photographing the northern lights for the first time"

Hey everyone, welcome to the 42nd Episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast, the second episode of 2019, and the final episode of our first season! Today we listen to Robert Ormerod, speaking about his first experience photographing the Northern Lights. I should have released this episode two months ago, but after my father’s sudden death, I decided I’d rather spend the time with my mother and brothers, remembering him, mourning, and healing. There’s still a long way to go before … Continue reading →

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Podcast #41: Angus Burns at ScopeX 2018

Posted on 23 Jan, 2019 by Allen Versfeld23 Jan, 2019

Angus Burns presenting a public lecture at ScopeX 2018

Welcome to the 41st episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast, and the 1st episode of 2019! We are almost done with the ScopeX lecture series, in which we play back talks recorded at ScopeX 2018. This episode we hear Angus Burns speaking about Astrophotography in the Urban Context . Next week’s episode will close off the series, with the keynote talk delivered by Robert Ormerod, talking about photographing the aurora borealis. Robert used his time at ScopeX to capture images … Continue reading →

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Podcast #40: Christmas Special with Clem Unger

Posted on 21 Dec, 2018 by Allen Versfeld21 Dec, 2018

Hey everybody, welcome to this December solstice edition of the Urban Astronomer Podcast starring Clem Unger and myself! It’s only a few days till Christmas, so we hope you all have a wonderful festive season and a joyful new year. It’s generally agreed that 2018 was a bit of a bust, but in just over a week we get to start over and see if we can have a better run of it this time around. In this episode: Sky … Continue reading →

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