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Interview with Dr Rosalind Skelton

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 26 Aug, 2019 by Allen Versfeld5 Dec, 2019
Picture of Dr Rosalind Skelton

This is episode five of this season of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. As usual, this being the 4th show of the month, we have an Interview episode today, and this is the one that gets us back to our scheduled order of things. You’ll remember two episodes ago, we were supposed to interview Dr Rosalind Skelton of the South African Astronomical Observatory. Unfortunately, I messed up somewhere and the recordings we’d made well in advance of the show were lost. … Continue reading →

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How do orbits work?

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 13 Aug, 2019 by Allen Versfeld13 Aug, 2019
Photograph of the Moon in orbit around the Earth

Welcome to another Science Explainy Bit episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. Today we try to figure out just what an “orbit” actually is. Is it really as simple as they said in primary school? How does gravity, which normally pulls things down, work to keep the Moon in space? Download this episode now, to find the answer, and also learn a little about my upcoming appearance at ScopeX! What is an Orbit? () This turns out to be quite … Continue reading →

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Robert Ormerod at ScopeX 2018

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted 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

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted 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 #39: Clyde Foster at ScopeX 2018

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 10 Dec, 2018 by Allen Versfeld10 Dec, 2018

This is the 39th episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. This episode is the fourth in the ScopeX 2018 Public Lecture series, featuring a talk by Clyde Foster, and a mission update by Clem Unger.

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