Star Diary

Venus brushes past the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript  https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-3-april-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NASA scientist Aaron Yung talks about what it’s like being an astrophysicist working with the James Webb Space Telescope, and what inspired him to forge a career studying the cosmos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mars and the crescent Moon make a lovely pairing in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-march-2023/  How to see the International Space Station https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Ceres reaches opposition, while the New Moon offers a great time for deep-sky observing. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-march-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Astrophysicist Luciano Rezzolla discusses the mind-blowing properties of gravity and his quest to understand black holes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former NASA astronaut Nicole Stott reveals what made her choose a career in spaceflight, what it’s like living in zero gravity and how her experiences made her realise just how precious planet Earth really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ceres reaches opposition in the asteroid belt, while the planet Venus continues to dominate the sky in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-13-march-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week’s full Moon offers a great opportunity for some lunar observing in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-6-march-2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Humans Of Space is a podcast all about the people who have changed the way we view the cosmos, and how they got to be where they are today. In this episode we got the chance to speak to former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut Jeff Hoffman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jupiter and Venus shine brightly together, while the Moon meets up with Mars in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [link: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-feb-2023/] How to photograph lunar ray craters [link: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/moon-ray-ejecta-systems/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Astronomer Robert Fesen discusses his observations and images of a beautiful nebula that is likely the result of two collided what dwarf stars, tallying with observations made by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1181. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the last chance to see the Green Comet E3 as it moves through Orion, while the Moon and Mars point the way to Uranus in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-feb-2023/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first episode of a new podcast series talking to the people who change the way we look at the Universe, and how they got to be where they are today. In this episode, former NASA chief scientist Jim Green reveals what inspired him to pursue a career in spaceflight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Green Comet E3 is still visible, while Venus and Neptune put on a great show in this week's stargazing highlights. Transcript Find out how to observe the Green Comet E3 throughout February Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Green Comet E3 continues its journey across the sky, while Mare Orientale is on show in this weeks stargazing guide. Transcript Observe the Green Comet E3 throughout the month Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Green Comet passes closest to Earth, Mercury reaches greatest elongation and there's a Minimoon in this week's stargazing guide. Transcript Astrophotography during the Full Moon Observe the Green Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NASA physicist Les Johnson discusses the science of interstellar travel, whether it's currently possible, and the challenges facing humanity as we seek to explore beyond our own Solar System. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Venus meets Saturn next to the crescent Moon, while Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF continues to shine in this week's star gazing guide. Transcript Observe Venus throughout the winter Keep track of Comet C/2022 E3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Venus and Saturn line up this week, while Jupiter's makes its closest approach to the Sun as it passes through perihelion in this week's stargazing guide. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mars reaches it stationary point, while the new Moon allows for some deep-sky observing in this week's astronomy guide. Transcript Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Quadrantids meteor shower in this week's stargazing guide PLUS we take a look at 2023's stargazing highlights. Transcript Guide to observing meteor showers through out the year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mars passes the Pleiades and Saturn approaches the Moon in this week's stargazing guide. Transcript How many stars in the Pleiades can you count? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Christmas Comet/C 2022 E3 ZTF and the meeting of Mercury and Venus are highlights in this festive edition of our weekly stargazing guide. Transcript Read up on Christmas night astronomy if you're looking to do some stargazing with the family. Learn to how to see the Ursids meteor shower. Stay up to date with how to find Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

What would happen if we made contact with an extra-terrestrial civilisation? Do organisations like NASA and the United Nations have protocol in place? What would it mean, and are we prepared? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Geminids meteor shower is the highlight of this week's stargazing guide, which also sees the Moon pass several bright stars. Transcript How to see the Geminids meteor shower Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices