Sinopsis
What is the stars? Frances McCarthy, astronomer and education officer at Cork Institute of Technologys Blackrock Castle Observatory guides our eyes heavenwards to explore the myths, stories and science of the constellations. Broadcast Mondays and Fridays at 11.45 on The Blue of the Night on RTÉ lyric fm.
Episodios
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Steve Cooney interview
26/10/2012 Duración: 38minSteve Cooney talks to Carl Corcoran about how he moved from being a rock musician in Australia to one of the most respected trad accompanists and producers in Ireland
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What is the Stars? 1st October 2012
01/10/2012 Duración: 05minAfter recent falls we're all encouraged to put on our citizen scientist meteor hunting but where is the best place to go?
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What is the Stars? 24th September 2012
25/09/2012 Duración: 04minIf you think that we have a lot of meteors this week spare a thought for the late heavy bombardment of 3.8 billion years ago
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What is the Stars? 17th September 2012
20/09/2012 Duración: 04minIn an infinite and eternal universe, every line of sight from the Earth should end up at a star. So why is the sky dark?
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What is the Stars? 10th September 2012
10/09/2012 Duración: 05minThe Fermi Paradox: Given the size and age of the universe there should be extra terrestrial life but how come we can find no sign of it.
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What is the Stars? August 13th 2012
13/08/2012 Duración: 05minChinese astronomy and "Inquiries of Heaven"
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What is the Stars? August 6th 2012
07/08/2012 Duración: 04minThe Perseids the years best meteor shower this year. Shooting stars visible from Ireland this weekend (and at a reasonable hour)
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What is the Stars? 30th July 2012
02/08/2012 Duración: 04minKeep an eye on Mars this week – low in the south west after sunset.
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What is the Stars? 23rd July 2012
24/07/2012 Duración: 04minIt's meteor watching time and if you are blessed with frizzy hair you can actually hear them as well as see them.
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What is the Stars? Monday 16th July 2012
16/07/2012 Duración: 04minHow to work out when Ramadan falls,
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What is the Stars? 10th July 2012
10/07/2012 Duración: 05minThis week we go an acronym to far with LUCIFER - LBT Near Infrared Spectroscopic Utility with Camera and Integral Field Unit for Extragalactic Research for observing stellar nurseries.
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What is the Stars? Monday 2nd July 2012
05/07/2012 Duración: 03minThe 50th birthday of the Kennedy Space Centre launch pad for among other things Apollo 11 the first manned lunar landing.
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What is the Stars? Monday 25th June 2012
26/06/2012 Duración: 04minThis week marks the third anniversary of the Ulysses mission which went like its namesakes into unexplored territory.
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Blue of the Night - John Martyn discussion
25/06/2012 Duración: 19minCarl Corcoran talks to Paddy Kehoe about John Martyn's and his epoch-busting album solid air
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What is the Stars? 18th June 2012
18/06/2012 Duración: 03minHunting for Pluto by learning to avert your eyes!
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What is the Stars? Monday 11th June 2012
15/06/2012 Duración: 05minBayer names, Flamsteed numbers and the Henry Draper catalogue - how to name falling star.
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What is the Stars? Monday 4th June 2012
05/06/2012 Duración: 04minThe NuStar team are hunting for axions but how do you find something that's 500 million times lighter than an electron and might not even exist at all.