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Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor, to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead. This month there is a smorgasbord of Celestial goodies for you to search for. As there are two Comets, two Meteor Showers, Lunar Letters And Uranus is in it's best position for 50 years! “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere” Visit: https://tgpnominal.weebly.com/tgp-...

Welcome to TGP NOMINAL Xtra for a Multi Celebration. Firstly we join with Astronomers both professional and amature, for International Observe The Moon Night . We also celebrate TGP NOMINAL's 7th Anniversary and the 1st Episode of our 8th season. Finally Our Resident Astronomer, Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy celebrates becoming a BCAe. All this plus Ross's Guide to the Skies for the month ahead a...

Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor, to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead. Pythagoras would love the Sky guide this month, as triangles feature a little bit.** As well as unusual constellations and an Asteroid Hunt. With so much more in between.** “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere” Visit: http://tgpnominal.weebly.com/tgp-nominal-xtra---...

Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor, to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead. The guide is very Jovian centric this month, as the king of the planets and it's moons feature heavily. There is not one but two Meteor Showers to enjoy this month also. The guys discuss unidentified goings on in the night sky, that have been reported in the UK Astronomy Facebook Group . And...

Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor, to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead. There is a lot to see in the heavens this month. From a Minor Planet, to a Comet, to a Meteor Shower, With so much more in between. The guys also chat about June's Partial Eclipse. And about how this year's Noctilucent Cloud season, is so full on compared with previous years. “So Buckle Up an...

Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor, to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead. The guys also look forward to the up coming Partial Solar Eclipse. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere” Visit: http://tgpnominal.weebly.com/tgp-nominal-xtra---june-skies-2021.html for more information about this episode.

Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead. This months episode is very Lunar Centric, as Ross takes us through the Phase Cycle of our Moon, with a few surprises along the way. You can join in the journey by downloading a Moon Phase Observation Journal from the link below. Ross and Mark also discuss how they think the recent Astronomy I...

Welcome to TGP NOMINAL's Annual Yuri's Night Podcast. This year, TGP NOMINAL has collaborated with Yuri's Night UK & UK Astronomy, to bring you 60 Years & Beyond - A Celebration Of 60 Years Of Human SpaceFlight. Our very own Mark Taylor recently hosted a Facebook Q&A Live Stream Event, for the Astronomy In April Online Festival. With Special Guests: Space Journalist 'Kate Arkless Gray'...

UK Astronomy's Ross Hockham returns to the fold (After battling Covid) to bring you his Guide to April Skies. Also Dan Pye from The Kielder Observatory reveals his favourite celestial body for 'Object Of The Month'. And to finish off the show, Mark Taylor and Ross Hockham give you a run down of the highlights of UK Astronomy's upcoming Astronomy In April (Free) Online Festival . “So Buckle Up and...

Mark and John, are back for another bout of Trans-Atlantic banter. As they bring you episode 7.5 of TGP NOMINAL Podcast. This Month, for obvious reasons the show is a little Martian Centric. The guys also chat about everything from Parastronauts to The Mysterons, whilst inviting you to ThrustMe! “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere” Visit http://tgpnominal.weebly.com/pod...

So after enjoying his TGP NOMINAL Xtra Sky Guide experience last month. Resident Astro-Photography Guru for UK Astronomy, 'Wil Cheung' returns to bring you his take on the Skies in March Wil also chats with Mark Taylor about the Aurorasaurus Citizen Science Project, Cosmic defence against Vampires, Astronomy In April Online Festival and the woman who made it possible to go to the Moon “So Buckle U...

Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy can't be with us this month, due to Covid-19. So joining Mark Taylor is TGP NOMINAL Honorary Crew Member, Founder of Twice Brewed Stargazing and Resident Astro-Photography Guru for UK Astronomy, 'Wil Cheung' to bring you his take on February Skies. Wil also talks about the Virtual Dark Skies Festivals he is involved with over the month. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch...

Mark Taylor & John Berger are back with their usual Trans-Atlantic banter To bring you the latest news from two of the biggest franchises in the Sci-Fi world, Star Wars and Star Trek "So Buckle Up! and lets get this episode, launched into the Podisphere" Visit http://tgpnominal.weebly.com/podcasts/tgp-nominal-74 for more information about this episode

Welcome to the first TGP NOMINAL Xtra of 2021! Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor, to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead This month they chat about a Meteor Shower located between a tetrad of Constellations, a Triple Conjunction and the Crustaceous remnants of a Supernova “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere” Visit http://tgpnominal.weebly...

Hello everybody and welcome to the 2020 Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL Christmas Crossover. Because it's so huge, we have split it into 2 Parts. Regular listeners to The Garbage POD will know that we usually bring you our coverage of Aylesbury Town Council's Live In The Park Festival, during the Christmas Crossover. During Part 1, we would have been bringing you coverage of the 2020 event. However, lik...

In part 2 of the Garbage POD / TGP NOMINAL 2020 Crossover We have Trans-Atlantic banter from your hosts 'Mark Taylor’ & ‘John Berger’ Singer / Songwriter & now Author 'Damian Carruthers' comes on board to talk about his Sci-Fi project We chat with 'Aston Smith', an incredible 8 year old, who decided to write a book about the Solar System, during the COVID-19 Lockdown 'Dan Pye' from the Kie...

Welcome to the final TGP NOMINAL Xtra of 2020! Once again Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor, to give us his Sky Guide for the month ahead. This month we have not 1 but 2 Meteor Showers A phenomenon that hasn't happened in 399 years. And finally, the guys are joined by Dan Pye from the Kielder Observatory , to talk about a Festive Celestial Body. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This E...

November is a time for seeing bright colours in the skies above the UK but we're not talking about Guy Fawkes Night in TGP NOMINAL Xtra Podcast. Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy joins Mark Taylor to give us his unique look at the Cosmos. Including some other brightly coloured objects that will be streaking across the skies, throughout the month. The guys also discuss Smartphone Astro-Photography and...

Welcome to TGP NOMINAL's annual World Space Week Podcast. In this episode we hear about NASA Solar System Ambassador and TGP NOMINAL Honorary Crew Member 'Janelle Harrier-Wilson' talking about the NASA Artemis Lunar Mission on local radio. Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy shows TGP NOMINAL's Mark Taylor around the 'Space Crafter' Mobile Observatory. Then Ross brings you his unique guide to the skies...

Welcome to another packed episode of TGP NOMINAL Xtra! Joining Mark Taylor once again is Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy to bring you his guide to the skies for September. The guys also discuss what connects Astronomy with Custom Cars, International Observe The Moon Night, The UK Astronomy "Space Crafter" Maiden Voyage and Pavement Astronomers "So Buckle Up & Let's Launch This Episode Into The...

Welcome to another packed episode of TGP NOMINAL Xtra! Joining Mark Taylor once again is Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy to bring you his guide to the skies for August. The guys also discuss what the fuss is all about with Ophiuchus, The impact that C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) has had on the Astronomy community, and the latest updates about the UK Astronomy "Space Crafter" "So Buckle Up & Let's Launch...

Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy is back, to guide us through the skies for the month ahead. Not only that, Ross updates us on the progress of the "Space Crafter" Astronomy Van. And even though UK Astronomy aren't able to go out to Social Events, ​Ross talks about "Virtual" community projects that they are involved with. "So Buckle Up & Let's Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere" Visit: http:...

We're Back! After sorting out some technical issues, Mark & John bring you another packed episode of TGP NOMINAL. You can expect all the usual Trans-Atlantic banter from the guys, as they discuss everything from the British obsession with queuing to man made meteor showers. There might even be a cameo appearance. "So Buckle Up & Let's Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere" Visit http://t...

Astronomy has become one of the most popular pastimes during the Covid-19 Lockdown. So, to guide you through the skies during the month of June is Ross Hockham from UK Astronomy. Ross also chats with Mark Taylor about what is new for UK Astronomy. And they briefly touch on the NASA / SpaceX Demo-2 Mission. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere” Visit: http://tgpnominal.we...

After a short Absence, UK Astronomy's Ross Hockham is back for another TGP NOMINAL Xtra Podcast. Guiding us through his unique look at the Cosmos during May. Everything from Plato's Hook to Noctilucent Clouds feature this month. “So Buckle Up and Let’s Launch This Episode Into The Podisphere” Visit http://tgpnominal.weebly.com/podcasts/tgp-nominal-xtra-may-skies-2020 for more information about thi...