2012 End of Year Special

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2012 End of Year Special

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Dec 31, 2012

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A special message from Tom & Ralph, complete with 2012's finest cock-ups! Download Episode!

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Dec 31, 2012

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Awesome Astronomy explores the frontiers of science, space and our evolving understanding of the universe. Join Ralph, Paul & Jeni for informative and fun astronomy programmes dedicated to space and astronomy news and monthly podcast extras covering hot topics and special interviews in the world of science and astronomy.

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#13 - July 2013: Your July sky guide & a competition to *win a pair of binoculars!* News on the Goldilocks Zone, 3 new interesting exoplanets, a busy time on Low Earth Orbit, Curiosity & radiation risks for Mars-bound astronauts and black holes in the... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#3 - July 2012: The last transit of Venus, July's night sky and the hunt for ETI with Seth Shostak by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#6 - October 2012: The latest from Mars, October's skies, solar-scopes, supermassive black holes and how to fly a spacecraft by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#2 - June 2012: With apologies to Uranus, the asteroid lottery, June's night sky and a very JUICEy interview. by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#10 - February 2013: The Northern Lights, more exoplanets, a chat with the PanSTARRS team, and Tom & Ralph get angry about DA14 coverage by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#9 - January 2013: A (very) large quasar group, 2013 Solar System highlights, Dawn's dance with Vesta and a very astrobiological interview by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#11 - May 2013: Awesome Astronomy gets a new cohost - welcome Paul! by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#5 - September 2012: The Curiosity Episode! A focus on Mars, some sad news, and quick flight to cool off with the Ice Giants by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#15 - September 2013: A daytime lunar occultation and a favourable libration of the moon, the ice giants and a round-up of all the planets on view and the deep sky treats in Cassiopeia and Andromeda in our September sky guide. A bright nova in Delphini, declassification... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#27 - September 2014: The Discussion: Sirius Astronomy and The Knowledge Observatory’s educational outreach and preparation for our dark sky observing weekend in Wales: AstroCamp. The News: In the news we have the latest on the European Space Agency’s ambitious... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#16 - October 2013: Highlights of September's skies at the AstroCamp star party with the BBC TV cameras. The Sky at Night team joinined us for some observing in Wales. A penumbral lunar eclipse, a round up of the planets visible in the northern hemisphere this month, a... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#19 - January 2014: Happy New Year! The sky guide has Jupiter at its very best, Venus, Saturn & Mars on offer along with the deep sky objects in Orion and Canis Major. The news has a Comet ISON saga round-up, China's Chang'e-3 moon lander, Jupiter's moon Europa... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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Sky Guide March 2014: What to look out, and up, for in March. We start with the constellation of Leo in our beginner’s and young observer’s guide, and end it with a few deep sky challenges for the more advanced amateurs to hunt down. Next up is the moon and our... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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2012 End of Year Special: A special message from Tom & Ralph, complete with 2012's finest cock-ups! by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#4 - August 2012: A 'Higgs-like' boson, Curious about Mars, August skies and a chat with a UK Astro-Communication Legend by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#14 - August 2013: The wonderful upcoming Perseid meteor shower, planetary & lunar spectacles and the deep sky objects on offer in the Summer Triangle & Ophiuchus in our August sky guide. The new names for Pluto’s 4th & 5th moons, a new moon disocered... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#1 - May 2012: A crash course in Solar System exploration, May's night sky and an interview with none other than the legendary Sir Patrick Moore. Awesome Astronomy is go for launch! by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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Sky Guide April 2014: What to look out, and up, for in April. We start with the constellation of Ursa Major in our beginner’s and young observer’s guide. Next up is the moon and our round up of the craters and interesting lunar features you can explore with a small... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
13 min listen
#18 - December 2013: We have the planets, meteors showers and moon phases to look out for in December and a look at the deep sky objects in the constellations, Taurus & Gemini. In the news we have Comet ISON at perihelion, a guide to comets, the Indian Mars Orbiter... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
62 min listen
#17 - November 2013: This month we have the planets, meteor showers and moon phases to look out for in November and a look at the deep sky objects in the Cetus, Pisces & Sculptor constellations. In the news we have the sad death of Scott Carpenter, the US government... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
65 min listen
#12 - June 2013: Bringing you your sky guide for June, a salute to ISS Commander Chris Hadfield and news on Kepler. Paul tells us all about ET in his Five Minute Concept, Ralph interviews astronomy communicator Mark Thompson and Q&A includes questions on lunar... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
59 min listen
#7 - November 2012: Water on Mars, an amazing new comet and the black heart of Orion by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
68 min listen
Podcast Extra: AstroCamp Spring 2014: A podcast extra episode to get you in the mood for the biannual dark sky weekend run by the podcast crew. We have the BBC's Sky at Night team joining us again to show off the wonders of truly dark skies. If you're not coming to AstroCamp in April... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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Sky Guide February 2014: What to look out, and up, for in February 2014. We start with a new feature the beginner’s - or young observer’s - guide, and a tour of the constellation Orion. Next up is our round up of the planets available this month to northern hemisphere... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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Sky Guide August 2015: What to look out, and up, for in August. This month we take a look at the constellation of Cepheus the King for the beginners guide – we have the first galactic tape measure: the original Cepheid Variable, a red supergiant star: Hershel’s Garnet... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#24 - June 2014: This month we're outside recording under red light as we bag the latest meteor shower to grace planet Earth - the Camelopardalids. We start with reminisces about our April AstroCamp star party, radio detection of meteors and the engineering &... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#32 - February 2015: The Discussion: Enjoying views of Comet Lovejoy, engaging in astronomy outreach at schools, looking forward to the Spring AstroCamp in the Welsh Brecon Beacons dark sky reserve and catching up with the Project Helium Tears high altitude balloon team. ... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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#20 - February 2014: This month, our captured Earthling Damien brings us a stargazing report from Pakistan. News includes a new planet hunting instrument in Chile, a best-yet candidate for a naked-eye visible supernova, the progress of commercial space-flight and public... by AWESOME ASTRONOMY
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