Astronomy, Meteors, Space Radio

Seeing and listening to Perseid meteors

The 2014 Perseid meteor shower will be peaking between today and Wednesday. Here is some advice on observing them: Perseid Meteor Shower: How to See August’s ‘Shooting Stars’ – Space.com’.

The International Meteor Organization offers citizen scientists a way to participate in monitoring the event : Perseids 2014: visual data quicklook.

You can also listen to meteors via the radio signals they generate : Build Your Own Radio Telescope to Listen to Meteors – Science Friday.

Here’s a project on building your own radio telescope:

Find more amateur radio astronomy resources in the HobbySpace Space Radio section.

Space Music

Saint Janus – space rock “with psybient and psychill elements”

Janus Christian Skov, aka Saint Janus,  points me to his “spacey electronica” music: ℗ Saint Janus

His latest album is Spiritale:

Spiritale mini album is his first release on Avatar, and comes after his fantastic ‘Beyone Our Culture’ from last year. The music of Saint Janus combines elements of progressive rocket and progressive psychedelic space rock, while at the same time projects a euphoric relaxed atmosphere with psybient and psychill elements.

Find samples of his music at Saint Janus – YouTube –

Saint Janus – Spiritale EP Teaser:

 

DJ Saint Janus – Progressive Trance Mix:

Rockets, Space books, Space Models

SpaceShipTwo books, including a model kit, available soon

Virgin Galactic and DK publishing are collaborating on a set of activity books, with models and stickers, based around the theme of the SpaceShipTwo rocket vehicle and aimed at young people:

The first three of seven books total will be available in October: Virgin Galactic – DK.com

Multiple media, Space Settlement, Speculation

Video: Island One space colony animation

A simulation of : Approach to Island One – PROJECT ION

Another great animation from Steve Gunn, here we see an approach to an Island One space habitat.  This is part of the British Interplanetary Society‘s Project SPACE on space settlement.

Island One is a space colony with a population of 10000 people, located at L5.

Everyone can participate in space