Episodios

  • E.56-Lions and Comets and Bears, OH MY!
    Sep 29 2025

    Lions and Comets and Bears... no we aren't in Kansas, nor Oz. We are right here in Northern Arizona, and checking out what may be the best comet in decades! Learn how comets are discovered, and how you can discover it with your own binoculars in October in this month's Backyard Astronomer Podcast.

    #Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation

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  • E.55-In The Shadow of Titan
    Aug 28 2025

    The transit method allows astronomers to study distant worlds and discover exoplanets as their orbit traverses the disc of their stars. We can make our own discovery this month when Titan transits Saturn.

    #Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation

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  • E.54-Early Risers
    Aug 1 2025

    The moon is our guide this month as we follow her path along the sky and she points out celestial wonders in the early mornings of August.

    #Astronomy #STEM #STEMEducation

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  • E.53-Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower
    Jul 2 2025

    The Delta Aquariids is a favorite amond metoer shower viewers, for the warmer summer months, and this year a new moon for ultra dark skies. Learn where you can find this is in the sky and when to look on this month's episode of The Backyard Astronomer.

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  • E.52-Solstice Mesa
    Jun 2 2025

    Stonehenge, Chichen Itza, Angkor Wat... These Monolithic sites were built to celebrate the Solar calendar, but even right here in Northern Arizona ancient cultures were documenting the movement of the Sun and changing of the seasons! Check out Solstice Mesa in this month's Backyard Astronomer.

    #solstice #Prescott #arizona #indigenous #astronomy #STEM

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  • E.51 - An "Edgy" Perspective
    Feb 18 2025

    Let's get Edgy! This month we are talking about orbital collisions andsideways planets, and how they change the way we view the Solar System.

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  • E.50-Planetary Alignments
    Feb 1 2025

    Once in 396 billion years! Or click-bait? Let's talk planetary alignments - SYZYGY!

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  • E.49-The Pleiades: 7 Sisters from 6 Stars?
    Dec 30 2024

    If we can only see 6 stars in the Pleiades, then why do so many ancient cultures reference the number 7 in relation to this star cluster? Let's dig deeper into the 7 Sisters, 7 Boys, and all sorts of maids, brothers and princesses in this month's Backyard Astronomer Podcast.

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