Wandering Universe

Episode 10 of Wandering Universe where I cover some news niblets about some possible future space missions and then show you how to do your observing and still get some sleep at night.  Have you ever seen the moon during the daytime?  There's a lot more there if you look for it!

Episode 9 of Wandering Universe where I talk a little about the Mars water news, introduce a new tiny section called news niblets and then urge you to make a date with your binoculars.  It's autumn now which is a great time to get acquainted with the splendors of the autumn sky as seen through binoculars or a wide field telescope.

Episode 8 of Wandering Universe where I talk about telescopes, telescopes and telescopes!  This is an extra long episode.  The holidays are really just right around the corner and if you know someone who is showing an interest in astronomy, I suggest you listen to my top recommendation if you want to knock their socks off!  Near the end I'll give some recommendations on other telescopes and accessories as well.

Episode 7 of Wandering Universe where I talk about the next target for New Horizons, possible new particle physics on the horizon, and the successor to the space telescope that's not been launched yet!  In the "What's Up This Week" segment, I'll talk about a few things you will need to know to start taking photos of the moon and possibly planets in with your telescope.

Episode 6 of Wandering Universe where I talk about Rosetta spotting an outburst on comet 67P, the death of the universe, and the size of Mars in the sky.  In the "What's Up This Week" segment, I'll explain a few things you will need to know to start taking photos of the night sky.

Episode 5 of Wandering Universe where I talk about Pluto's surface, The search for Earth's twin, A maybe not so strange 5 star system, and NASA's next planetary explorer Juno.  In the "What's Up This Week" segment, I'll talk about what to see in the sky this summer before the nights give way to autumn stars and how to enjoy the Perseids.

Episode 4 of Wandering Universe podcast where I talk about New Horizons of course, Canadian Wild Fires, Dawn's Glitch, Using bat-like technique to determine the distance of an X-ray source, and a guide to finding some summer carbon stars in the "What's Up This Week" segment.

Episode 3 of Wandering Universe podcast where I talk about Europa, Philae again, Pluto and New Horizons again, and Ceres.  In the "What's Up This Week" segment I take a tour of some summer double stars to look for while the moon is dominating the sky.

Episode 2 of Wandering Universe podcast contains a few bits of news like Pluto and New Horizons, The Planetary Society's Light Sail, ALMA radio telescope spying on a red giant and the good news about Rosetta's Philae lander.  Mostly I talk about what's going to be in the sky in the "What's Up This Week" segment though.

Wandering Universe Astronomy Podcast Episode 1 for June 1st 2015 This is the first episode of WU podcast so I talk about the direction in which I plan to take the show.  I cover some space news and a little bit of history about the Cassini mission.  Of course I talk about what's going to be in the sky in the "What's Up This Week" segment.