Monthly Archives: October 2013

Astronomy, General

New astronomy observatory opens in Ethiopia

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The Ethiopian Space Science Society (ESSS) has opened a astronomical observatory in the Entoto mountains near the capital Addis Ababa: Ethiopia sets sights on stars with space programme – AFP/Phys.org.

When visiting Ethiopia with my wife, who is from Addis, I wondered whether the high, dry mountains, especially in the northern area of the country, would be an attractive area to put telescopes the way the mountains of Chile have become a popular site for observatories. Hope this new observatory marks the start of rapid growth in astronomical activity in Ethiopia.

Activism, General, SpaceCasts

The Space Show this week

The guests on The Space Show this week:

1. Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, 2-3:30 PM PDT (5-6:30 PM EDT, 4-5:30 PM CDT): We welcome back MICHAEL BELFIORE to discuss his recent space and tech articles and posts. Follow Michael at http://michaelbelfiore.com. .

2. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, 7-8:30 PM PDT (10-11:30 PM EDT, 9-10:30 PM CDT): We welcome DR. JASON REIMULLER , PoSSUM Principle Investigator. For more information on Project PoSSUM, visit http://projectpossum.org. PoSSUM is A Suborbital Research Project devoted to the ongoing observation of our home planet and its changes.

3. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, 9:30-11 AM PDT (11:30- 1 PM CDT, 12:30PM-2:00 PM EDT): BRIAN WEEDEN joins us regarding his recent Space Review Article Review article re the Space Fence. See www.thespacereview.com/article/2357/1.

4.Friday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct.27,, 2013, 12-1:30 PM PDT (3-4:30 PM EDT, 2-3:30 PM CDT). No programs these days as the studio is being moved and installed at the new location.

See also:
/– The Space Show on Vimeo – webinar videos
/– The Space Show’s Blog – summaries of interviews.
/– The Space Show Classroom Blog – tutorial programs

The Space Show is a project of the One Giant Leap Foundation.

Astronomy, Events

Comet ISON update

Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) could become visible to low power telescopes and binoculars, and maybe even to the naked eye, in the next few weeks. The website The ISON Atlas aims to help people find out “Where to find Comet ISON in the sky”. The post for this month: OCTOBER 2013 | The ISON Atlas

Here’s an image of the comet taken by Adam Block at the Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona:

 

Activism, General, SpaceCasts

The Space Show – Today’s your chance to be a guest

If you think you would make a good guest for The Space Show, today is your chance to convince David to have you on – Twitter / SpaceShow: 

Guest auditions for being on The Space Show today,12 PM PDT; 3PM EDT. Listen @ http://www.thespaceshow.com . Join in: 1-866-687-7223

More details from the weekly newsletter:

Based on the success of our first “So You Want To Be A Space Show Guest” program last year, those of you wanting to be a guest on The Space Show can call in and you will have about ten minutes to tell us why you should be a guest, talk about your subject, etc. Based on listener responses to what you have to say, we will invite those callers back as guests that the listeners want to hear. Be prepared. To accommodate as many callers as possible, please keep your call to about ten minutes.