http://www.theramblingastronomer.co.uklunn_martin@sky.com]]>enScienceCopyright Martin Lunnhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dc11a63d63eab32713ae356d7ee10151.jpghttp://www.theramblingastronomer.co.ukTue, 10 Mar 2026 08:53:11 +0000Martin LunnMartin Lunnlunn_martin@sky.comJoin me Martin Lunn MBE while I take you on a journey around the solar system. If you need to contact me please email me at; lunn_martin@sky.comlunn_martin@sky.com]]>cleanserialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-intro--45105781https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45105781Mon, 31 May 2021 08:33:28 +0000Martin LunnThis is the start of a simple guide to the brightest 20 stars in the night sky175astronomy,ramblingastronomer,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-01-sirius--45105801https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45105801Mon, 31 May 2021 08:37:06 +0000Martin LunnThe brightest star in the night sky, this is Sirius also known as the Dog Star as it is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major the Greater Dog627canismajor,dogstar,ramblingastronomer,sirius,thepup,whitedwarf,winterskycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-02-canopus--45132745https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45132745Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:22:27 +0000Martin LunnThe second brightest star in the sky, although today in the constellation of Carina the Keel orginally part of the ancinet constellation of Argo Navis. Sadly it cannot be seen from Britain588argonavis,astronomy,brightstars,canopus,carinacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-03-alpha-centaurus--45146859https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45146859Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:03:16 +0000Martin LunnThe third brightest star in the sky, alpha centauri is a system of three stars, one which is known as proxima is apart from the Sun the nearest star to us.596alphacentauri,astronomy,proximacentauri,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-04-arcturus--45162839https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45162839Fri, 04 Jun 2021 09:11:59 +0000Martin LunnLocated in the constellation of Bootes Arcturus is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere with a wonderful story.604arcturus,astronomy,bootes,chicago,herdsman,orangegiant,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-05-vega--45175526https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45175526Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:03:23 +0000Martin LunnOne of the stars that forms the summer triangle, Vega can be seen directly overhead during summer evenings.607astronomy,brightstars,lyra,stars,summertriangle,vegacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-01-capella--45211615https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45211615Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:55:26 +0000Martin LunnThe star that is overhead during winter evenings, although it appears single there are in fact four stars in this system.557astronomy,auriga,brightstars,capella,stars,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-02-rigel--45226835https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45226835Wed, 09 Jun 2021 08:27:03 +0000Martin LunnOne of the four stars that form the great rectangle of Orion, Rigel can be found in the bottom right hand corner. It is the brightest star in this wonderful constellation.622brightstars,constellations,orion,rigel,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-03-procyon--45244365https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45244365Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:46:19 +0000Martin LunnThe small dog star, Procyon is often overlooked in the winter sky by the brighter and better knwon Sirius the large dog star.510astronomy,brightstars,canisminor,procyon,stars,winterskycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-04-achernar--45259057https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45259057Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:28:27 +0000Martin LunnOne of many bright stars that cannot be seen from Britain, Achernar is the part of the long sprawling constellation of Eridanus the River that is far to the south of us.548achernar,astronomy,brightstar,constellation,eridanus,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-05-betelgeuse--45291275https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45291275Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:11:12 +0000Martin LunnOne of the best known stars Betelgeuse or Beetlejuise as many people like to call it. A massive red giant star which astronomers expect to destroy itself in a supernova explosion within the next one million years.622astronomy,beetlejuice,betelgeuse,brightstars,orion,redgiant,stars,supernovacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-01-agena--45321867https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45321867Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:36:08 +0000Martin LunnNormally known as Beta Centauri, Agena is the second of the pointers to the constellation of the Southern Cross.461agena,astronomy,brigtstars,centaurus,constellations,southerncross,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-02-altair--45384881https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45384881Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:10:33 +0000Martin LunnThe brightest star in the constellation of Aquila the Eagle and the southern most member of the summer triangle of stas that dominates the summer months in the northern hemisphere..523altair,aquila,astronomy,constellation,eagle,summertrianglecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-03-acrux--45423807https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45423807Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:11:14 +0000Martin LunnThe brightest star in the Southern Cross, a constellation that we don't see in Britain yet it is one of the best know and a very familiar sight in the southern hemisphere.517acrux,astronomy,brightstars,centaurus,flags,southerncross,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-04-aldebaran--45490180https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45490180Tue, 29 Jun 2021 07:56:33 +0000Martin LunnThe eye of the Bull, Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation of Taurus.653aldebaran,astronomy,brightstars,constellation,red,stars,taurus,thebullcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-05-antares--45560742https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45560742Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:17:05 +0000Martin LunnA massive red super giant star that from Britain can be seen low down in the summer skies. It is so big that most of out solar system could fit inside it.564antares,astronomy,brightstars,redgiant,scorpius,stars,summerskycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-01-spica--45592677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45592677Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:17:17 +0000Martin LunnThe brightest star in the constellation of Virgo the Virgin, Spica is always seen low down from Britain, which is a bit if a shame. Spica can be found by using the Plough.494astronomy,brightstars,spica,stars,virgo,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-02-pollux--45623347https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45623347Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:12:33 +0000Martin LunnTogether with Castor, the star Pollux are the brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini the Twins one of the brightest of the zodiacal groups.462astronomy,brigtstars,gemini,pollux,stars,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-03-fomalhaut--45635058https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45635058Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:57:06 +0000Martin LunnThe most southerly of the first magnitude stars as seen from Britain.364astronomy,brightstars,constellation,fomalhaut,piscisaustrinus,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-04-deneb--45656845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45656845Sun, 11 Jul 2021 13:46:09 +0000Martin LunnThe faintest of the three stars that form the summer triangle, yet Deneb is actually the brightest. It appears fainter than Altair and Vega simply because it is much further away.586astronomy,brightstars,constellation,cygnus,deneb,stars,summertrianglecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-05-beta-crucis--45656853https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45656853Sun, 11 Jul 2021 13:49:54 +0000Martin LunnThe second brightest star in the smallest constellation in the sky, Crux the Southern Cross. Beta is sometimes known as Mimosa.496astronomy,brightstars,constellation,mimosa,southerncross,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-intro--45784192https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45784192Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:36:17 +0000Martin LunnHere is a simple introduction to one of the flimsy members of the solar system, comets.475astronomy,comets,dirtysnowball,introduction,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-01-ceasars-comet--45784255https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45784255Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:39:37 +0000Martin LunnThe comet of 44 BCE, many would say it caused the death of Julius Caesar, it appeared in the sky a few weeks after his assassination52944bce,astrology,ceasar,comet,dirtysnowball,myths,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-02-comet-1106--45796552https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45796552Thu, 22 Jul 2021 07:32:26 +0000Martin LunnThe great comet of 1106 was a sungrazer comet and was seen around the world.5301106,astronomy,comet,kreutz,sungrazercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-03-comet-1264--45811030https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45811030Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:51:16 +0000Martin LunnOne of the brightest comets ever seen, as comets were always linked with dire events the comet of 1264 was linked with the death of Pope Urban IV454astronomy,comet,dirtysnowball,pope,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-04-comet-1471--45824604https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45824604Sat, 24 Jul 2021 09:23:52 +0000Martin LunnThis is the closest bright comet to fly past the Earth, it missed us by just 10 million km.4381471,astronomy,comet,nearearthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-05-comet-1577--45834286https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45834286Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:10:58 +0000Martin LunnUntil the comet of 1577 it was assumed that they were features within the atmosphere of the Earth. However Tycho Brahe observed this comet and saw it go behind the Moon, it had to be out in space beyond the Earth.5971577,astronomy,atmosphere,comet,solarsystem,tychocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-01-comet-1618--45842803https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45842803Mon, 26 Jul 2021 09:50:58 +0000Martin LunnIn the autumn of 1618 the devastating thirty years' war had begun when three bright comets appeared in the sky, this was taken as an omen for the coming disaster.6541618,30years'war,astronomy,comets,solarsystem,telecopecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-02-comet-1744--45900652https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45900652Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:35:32 +0000Martin LunnIn March 1744 six giant curved rays towered above the southern horizon, people were staring at the great comet of 1744. This was comet De Cheseaux.5301744,astronomy,comet,decheseaux,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-03-comet-1811--45947399https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45947399Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:57:04 +0000Martin LunnNapoleon's rule over Europe reached its peak when the great comet of 1811 appeared in the sky. It would be visible to the naked eye for nine months.4621811,astronomy,comet,napoleon,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-04-comet-1843--45977371https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45977371Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:05:22 +0000Martin LunnThe great comet of 1843 was so bright that it was seen in the day time by people around the world.4971843,comet,consetllationpictor,dirtysnowball,kreutzcomet,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-05-comet-1858-donati--46012657https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46012657Sun, 08 Aug 2021 12:36:33 +0000Martin LunnNo comet seems to have been depicted more frequently in art. Donati's comet of 1858 unleashed a wave of comet romanticism. No more beautiful comet appeared in the sky in the 19th century.6341858,19thcentury,art,comet,donati,snowball,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-01-comet-1861-tebbut--46022542https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46022542Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:38:13 +0000Martin LunnComet Tebbutt, discovered by an Australian amateur astronomer, it was so bright that according to some reports it cast shadows.544australia,comet,dirtysnowball,solarsystem,tebbuttcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-02-comet-1882--46065326https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46065326Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:15:13 +0000Martin LunnThe great comet of 1882 was estimated to be as bright as -17 the brightest of modern times.5881882,comet,davidgill,photograph,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-03-great-comet-1910--46111390https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46111390Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:14:24 +0000Martin LunnIn 1910 the world was awaiting the return of Halley's Comet but suddenly a new comet that would be brighter the Halley's Comet burst onto the scene and stole the show.4271910,comet,diamondminers,halley'scomet,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-04-comet-1997-hale-bopp--46168671https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46168671Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:26:33 +0000Martin LunnComet Hale Bopp was seen by so many people over such a ling time. At its brightest it was seen during the whole night from Europe.6501997,comet,dirtysnowball,halebopp,halley,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-05-halleys-comet--46215138https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46215138Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:17:11 +0000Martin LunnHalley's comet is probably the best known of all comets.7551066,1986,comet,dirtysnowball,giotto,halley,solarsystemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-00-introduction-to-the-constellation--46287211https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46287211Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:32:48 +0000Martin LunnHere is a simple introduction to pieces of information and terms that will be met frequently as I look at the 88 different constellations in the night sky815clusters,constellatios,galaxies,greece,legend,myths,nebulae,stars,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-01-andromeda-the-princess--46287322https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46287322Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:39:25 +0000Martin LunnIn mythology Andromeda is the princess rescued from the Kraken by Perseus. The constellation which can be seen in the autumn contains the mot distant you can see with your eye without using binoculars or telescopes. This is the Andromeda Galaxy876andromeda,andromedagalaxy,autumn,constellation,squareofpegasuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-02-antlia-the-air-pump--46310471https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46310471Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:53:39 +0000Martin LunnA faint obscure constellation introduced by Nicolas De Lacaille in the 1750s to honour the invention of the Air Pump.517airpump,antlia,constellation,lacaille,springcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-03-apus-the-bird-of-paradise--46357774https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46357774Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:53:47 +0000Martin LunnAnother of the small faint constellations found in the southern hemisphere. Apus can be found near the south pole star.412apus,birdofparadise,constellation,southern,southpolestarcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-04-aquarius-the-water-carrier--46383982https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46383982Sun, 05 Sep 2021 10:45:45 +0000Martin LunnOne of the moist ancient constellations, It is usually seen as a man pouring water from a jug.963aquarius,constellation,planets,watercarrier,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-05-aquila-the-eagle--46425785https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46425785Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:24:04 +0000Martin LunnAquila, contains the star Altair the southern most star that forms the summer triangle.889aquila,constellation,eagle,edwardpigott,etaaquila,summertrianglecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-06-ara-the-altar--46472699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46472699Sat, 11 Sep 2021 08:34:42 +0000Martin LunnA small constellation seen by the Greeks as the altar on which Centaurus the Centaur was about to sacrifice Lupus the Wolf.646altar,ara,centaurus,constellation,greek,lupuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-07-aries-the-ram--46530840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46530840Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:46:37 +0000Martin LunnIn mythology Aries was the golden fleece sought b y Jason and the Argonauts. Despite its faintness Aries was important because 2,000 years ago it contained the point where the Sun crossed the celestial equator from south to north, the vernal equinox...713argonauts,aries,constellation,equinox,jason,ram,sheepcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-08-auriga-the-charioteer--46741593https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46741593Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:07:42 +0000Martin LunnA large and prominent winter constellation which contains one of the brightest stars in the sky, Auriga which can be found in the over head point during winter evenings.840auriga,capella,charioteer,constellation,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-star-that-nobody-saw--46755741https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46755741Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:08:18 +0000Martin LunnThe Crab Nebula indicates the remains of a supernova, a star that destroys itself in a massive explosion. This particular event happened in the year 1054, it was widely reported by astronomers in China, but there are no reports from the west. This...6231054,astrononomy,china,crabnebula,monastaries,supernova,tauruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-09-bootes-the-herdsman--46773818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46773818Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:05:52 +0000Martin LunnA large constellation found in the spring which contains the bright orange star Arcturus. The rest of the constellation formed of fainter stars.857bootes,constellation,herdsman,meteors,quadrantidscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-10-caelum-the-chisel--46788361https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46788361Sat, 02 Oct 2021 10:58:49 +0000Martin LunnAn obscure and irrelevant constellation in the southern hemisphere introduced in the 1750s by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille.400caelum,chisel,constellation,hemisphere,lacaille,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-01-camelopardalis-the-giraffe--46801183https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46801183Sun, 03 Oct 2021 13:06:21 +0000Martin LunnA large and barren northern circumpolar constellation as seen from Britain.319camelopardalis,circumpolar,constellation,giraffe,modern,northcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-02-cancer-the-crab--46811828https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46811828Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:14:10 +0000Martin LunnAnother faint zodiac constellation which is only saved from obscurity because it contains the Beehive star cluster.515beehive,cancer,constellation,crab,m44,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-03-canes-venatici-the-hunting-dogs--46920604https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46920604Mon, 11 Oct 2021 12:24:01 +0000Martin LunnCanes Venatici represents the dogs Asterion and Chara, held on a leash by Bootis as they chase the Big Bear around the pole.530asterion,bootis,canesvenatici,chara,constellation,greatbear,huntingdogs,polecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sept-14th-two-fireballs-and-manchester--46934814https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46934814Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:35:21 +0000Martin LunnJust a piece of coincidence but two bright fireballs were seen over Manchester on the 14th September, one in 1875 the other in 1901.374manchester,meteor,september,shootingstarcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-04-canis-major-the-greater-dog--46953922https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46953922Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:06:37 +0000Martin LunnThe constellation that contains Sirius the brightest star in the night sky.969canismajor,constellation,egypt,greatdog,heliacal,rising,siriuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-05-canis-minor-the-lesser-dog--46972016https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46972016Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:14:44 +0000Martin LunnThe second of the hunting dogs which accompany Orion across the sky. The brightest star Procyon together with Sirius and Betelgeuse form the winter triangle.378canis,constellation,lesserdog,minor,nightsky,orion,procyoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-06-capricorn-the-sea-goat--46988938https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46988938Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:16:40 +0000Martin LunnA constellation seen low in the sky during autumn evenings, it is a faint group although it does have one of the oldest mythological associations.544autumn,capricorn,constellation,pan,seagoat,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-silverpit-crater--47003144https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47003144Sat, 16 Oct 2021 09:05:01 +0000Martin LunnA crater discovered under the North Sea which could help astronomers explain certain features on some of the the moons of Jupiter,456crater,jupiter,meteorite,moons,northsea,silverpitcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-07-carina-the-keel--47027094https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47027094Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:42:52 +0000Martin LunnOnce part of what was the largest constellation in the sky Argo Navis, Carina the Keel is the brightest of the three parts of the Argo and contains the second brightest star in the sky, Canopus.744argonavis,canopus,carina,constellation,keelcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-08-cassiopeia-the-queen--47045343https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47045343Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:11:25 +0000Martin LunnThe bossy queen who started all the trouble for Perseus, Pegasus and the other character from the Greek mythology that figure in the film the Clash of the Titans,786cassiopeia,circumpolar,constellation,m,queen,sn1572,tycho,wcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-09-centaurus-the-centaur--47059861https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47059861Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:27:20 +0000Martin LunnThe scholarly centaur who taught many of the Greek heroes, he was placed in the sky when accidently struck by a poison arrow fired by Hercules. The constellation contains the closest star to Earth apart from the Sun556centaurus,centuar,constellation,greek,omega,proximacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-10-cepheus-the-king--47077153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47077153Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:24:08 +0000Martin LunnAlthough not as bright as his queen Cassiopeia, Cepheus does contain the star delta Cephei that was discovered to be variable in 1784 by the deaf astronomer John Goodricke in York. Today Cepheid variables are used by astronomers to work out how far...612cepheids,cepheus,constellation,goodricke,king,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-01-cetus-the-whale--47077195https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47077195Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:26:42 +0000Martin LunnCetus was formerly the Kraken from Greek mythology, a large constellation it contains the first variable star to be identified, omicron ceti or Mira the Wonderful.677cetus,constellation,kraken,mira,omicron,whale,wonderfulcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-destruction-of-sodom-and-gomorrah--47095129https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47095129Fri, 22 Oct 2021 08:56:13 +0000Martin LunnA biblical story with an astronomical ending. These cities were destroyed by a meteor strike.858bible,gomorrah,meteor,meteorite,sodom,tunguskacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-02-chamaeleon-the-chamaeleon--47111960https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47111960Sat, 23 Oct 2021 08:50:43 +0000Martin LunnA faint constellation in the southern sky near the south pole. It was created by Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius in 1598 from the observations of the Dutch explores Pieter Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. It would appear the star atlas Uranometria...354bayer,chamaeleon,constellation,south,uranometriacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-03-circinus-the-compasses--47125220https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47125220Sun, 24 Oct 2021 11:01:52 +0000Martin LunnAnother of the small and obscure constellations added to the southern sky by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. Circinus is a compass placed appropriately next to the constellation of Norma the Level, which is also equally obscure.280circinus,compass,constellation,lacaille,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/comets-and-volcanoes--47142892https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47142892Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:57:35 +0000Martin LunnIf you thought you knew what a comet was then you may have to think again, astronomers are trying to work out exactly what a comet is!648comet,solarsystem,volcanoescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-04-columba-the-dove--47162569https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47162569Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:23:32 +0000Martin LunnColumba the Dove which represents the dove that followed Noah’s Ark, or some legends say it was the dove that the Argonauts sent ahead to help them pass safely through the clashing rocks at the entrance to the Black Sea.263argonauts,ark,coloumba,constellation,dove,noahcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-05-coma-berenices-berenice-s-hair--47178749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47178749Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:13:01 +0000Martin LunnYet another faint constellation with no really bright stars, although it has an ancient legend it was only formed by Tycho Brahe in 1601. According to legend Queen Berenice of Egypt vowed to cut off her beautiful hair and place it in the temple of...488berenices,coma,constellation,galaxies,hair,tychocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-06-corona-australis-the-southern-crown--47197318https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47197318Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:17:52 +0000Martin LunnCorona Australis is the southern counterpart to Corona Borealis the northern crown. It is much fainter than the northern crown and is also much fainter. It cannot be seen from Britain.255australis,constellation,corona,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-07-corona-borealis-the-northern-crown--47213533https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47213533Fri, 29 Oct 2021 09:23:34 +0000Martin LunnCorona Borealis the Northern Crown which was given as a wedding present by Bacchus to Ariadne and was then cast by him into the sky when she died. It consists of an arc of seven fairly faint stars with the exception of alpha.503blazestar,borealis,constellation,corona,crown,northern,rcrbcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-thornborough-henges--47230744https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47230744Sat, 30 Oct 2021 08:47:12 +0000Martin LunnThey are located near the village of Thornborough which is in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire near to Bedale. The henges consist of a series of three circular mounds with ditches and banks that were probably in use for over a thousand years....622bedale,henges,orion,stonehenge,thornborough,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-08-corvus-the-crow--47244821
According to legend Apollo sent the crow to bring the water of life, but was unable to resist the unripe fruit of the fig tree, he let the cup of water (the constellation of Crater) fall to the ground. Realising that he was taking too long he hurried back to Apollo who discovered the truth and banished the crow to the sky. Another version has this same story but with Noah and the ark.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47244821Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:15:48 +0000Martin LunnA small but quite prominent constellation which is at its highest in the late spring evenings, the crow is low in the sky depicted sitting on the back of the water snake. According to legend Apollo sent the crow to bring the water of life, but was...
According to legend Apollo sent the crow to bring the water of life, but was unable to resist the unripe fruit of the fig tree, he let the cup of water (the constellation of Crater) fall to the ground. Realising that he was taking too long he hurried back to Apollo who discovered the truth and banished the crow to the sky. Another version has this same story but with Noah and the ark.]]>475apollo,constellation,corvus,crow,hydra,noah,springcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-09-crater-the-cup--47255938Crater represents the cup of Apollo and is associated with the neighbouring constellation of Corvus.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47255938Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:55:49 +0000Martin LunnThe second of the small constellations adjoining Hydra the other being Corvus. Crater although very faint it is one of the original 48 groups even though it contains no bright stars. Crater represents the cup of Apollo and is associated with the...Crater represents the cup of Apollo and is associated with the neighbouring constellation of Corvus.]]>280apollo,constellation,crater,cup,hydra,springcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-10-crux-the-southern-cross--47271232
Johan Bayer incorporated these stars into his Uranometria star atlas in 1603 thus making it an officially recognised constellation.

It was known at the time of ancient Greece but at that time it was part of Centaurus.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47271232Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:42:03 +0000Martin LunnThe smallest constellation in the sky, but one of the most celebrated and distinctive. It was formed from some of the stars of the constellation Centaurus by various seamen and astronomers in the 16th century. Crux means cross in Latin. Johan Bayer...
Johan Bayer incorporated these stars into his Uranometria star atlas in 1603 thus making it an officially recognised constellation.

It was known at the time of ancient Greece but at that time it was part of Centaurus.]]>676centaurus,constellation,cross,crux,flags,southern,uranometriacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-01-cygnus-the-swan--47287750
In mythology Cygnus represents a swan flying down the milky way, swans feature in many legends including that of Zeus who visited Leda wife of King Tyndareus of Sparta in the guise of a swan. The result of their union was Pollux one of the heavenly twins.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47287750Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:55:30 +0000Martin LunnThe celestial swan is sometimes called the northern cross since its cross shape is very striking. Its brightest star Deneb at magnitude 1.3 and is one of the members of the summer triangle. Although the faintest of the triangle it is actually is the...
In mythology Cygnus represents a swan flying down the milky way, swans feature in many legends including that of Zeus who visited Leda wife of King Tyndareus of Sparta in the guise of a swan. The result of their union was Pollux one of the heavenly twins.]]>1052constellation,cross,cygnus,northern,summer,swan,trianglecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-02-delphinus-the-dolphin--47313714
In legend dolphins were the messengers of the sea god Neptune.
Delphinus is close to Altair, in summer triangle. Its brightest stars are only just above mag 4 but it is a small compact little group like a very loose star cluster. In shape the dolphin bears a vague resemblance to a tiny dim distorted Plough.

Its 4 main stars form a rectangle called Job’s Coffin the origin of this name is not known.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47313714Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:17:34 +0000Martin LunnA small constellation that dates back to the time of ancient Greece. The dolphin rescued the musician Arion from drowning after he was robbed and thrown off a ship, as a reward the dolphin was placed in the sky for ever. In legend dolphins were the...
In legend dolphins were the messengers of the sea god Neptune.
Delphinus is close to Altair, in summer triangle. Its brightest stars are only just above mag 4 but it is a small compact little group like a very loose star cluster. In shape the dolphin bears a vague resemblance to a tiny dim distorted Plough.

Its 4 main stars form a rectangle called Job’s Coffin the origin of this name is not known.]]>509coffin,constellation,delphinus,dolphin,job,plough,summercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-03-dorado-the-goldfish--47329850
Dorado is in the southern sky and was unknown to the Greeks it was the constellation of Dorado was one of twelve created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and first appeared on a celestial globe published circa 1597-8.
Dorado was taken a bit more seriously when it was included by Johann Bayer in 1603 in his star atlas, Uranometria, there are no myths associated with this constellation.

It is in Dorado that we can see the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way Galaxy.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47329850Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:05:32 +0000Martin LunnThe name Dorado is Spanish for mahi-mahi, or the dolphin-fish. The mahi-mahi has an opalescent skin that turns blue and gold as the fish dies. This may very well be the reason Dorado is sometimes called the goldfish. Dorado is in the southern sky and...
Dorado is in the southern sky and was unknown to the Greeks it was the constellation of Dorado was one of twelve created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and first appeared on a celestial globe published circa 1597-8.
Dorado was taken a bit more seriously when it was included by Johann Bayer in 1603 in his star atlas, Uranometria, there are no myths associated with this constellation.

It is in Dorado that we can see the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way Galaxy.]]>523cloud,constellation,dorado,goldfisk,magellanic,uranometriacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-04-draco-the-dragon--47347360Dragons feature in many ancient legends, the body of Draco lies coiled around the celestial pole, although a large constellation it is quite faint being formed of a long line of curved stars ending in 4 stars that form a quadrilateral shape that represents the head of the dragon.

And yes if you think you recognise the name Draco its because Harry Potter fans will know that Draco Malfoy an enemy of Harry Potter.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47347360Sat, 06 Nov 2021 13:55:50 +0000Martin LunnDraco the Dragon Circumpolar Northern Hemisphere Dragons feature in many ancient legends, the body of Draco lies coiled around the celestial pole, although a large constellation it is quite faint being formed of a long line of curved stars ending in...Dragons feature in many ancient legends, the body of Draco lies coiled around the celestial pole, although a large constellation it is quite faint being formed of a long line of curved stars ending in 4 stars that form a quadrilateral shape that represents the head of the dragon.

And yes if you think you recognise the name Draco its because Harry Potter fans will know that Draco Malfoy an enemy of Harry Potter.]]>581constellation,draco,dragon,harry,pole,potter,star,thubancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-05-equuleus-the-foal--47357902
In Greek mythology Equuleus is associated with the foal Celeris (meaning "swiftness" or "speed"), who was the offspring or brother of the winged horse Pegasus.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47357902Sun, 07 Nov 2021 11:24:53 +0000Martin LunnEquuleus constellation lies in the northern sky. Its name means “little horse” or “foal” in Latin. In Greek mythology Equuleus is associated with the foal Celeris (meaning "swiftness" or "speed"), who was the offspring or brother of the winged horse...
In Greek mythology Equuleus is associated with the foal Celeris (meaning "swiftness" or "speed"), who was the offspring or brother of the winged horse Pegasus.]]>218constellation,equuleus,foal,horse,pegasuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-06-eridanus-the-river--47370180https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47370180Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:10:43 +0000Martin LunnEridanus, the 6th largest constellation meanders from Taurus in the north to Hydrus in the south. In mythology, Eridanus was the river into which Phaethon fell after trying to drive the chariot of his father, the Sun god.462constellation,eridanus,phaethon,river,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-06-fornax-the-furnace--47388133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47388133Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:05:35 +0000Martin LunnFornax is a constellation in the southern sky, Its name is Latin for furnace. It was named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. It was originally called Fornax Chemica the Chemical Furnace and was originally part of Eridanus the...267constellation,eridanus,fornax,furnace,lacaille,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-devil-s-arrows--47405668https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47405668Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:03:27 +0000Martin LunnNear Boroughbridge in North Yorkshire a line of stones were placed about 4,000 years ago, these are the Devil's Arrows.362arrows,boroughbridge,devil,henge,thornborough,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-08-gemini-the-twins--47424132
Castor and Pollux were of mixed parentage although both sons of Leda, Castor’s father was king Tyndareus of Sparta while the father of Pollux was the god Zeus. When Castor died, because he was mortal, Pollux begged his father Zeus to give Castor immortality, and he did, by uniting them together in the heavens.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47424132Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:17:47 +0000Martin LunnAn ancient constellation, Gemini a winter group represents a pair of twins holding hands. They are Castor and Pollux members of the crew of the ship Argo with Jason in search of the golden fleece. Castor and Pollux were of mixed parentage although...
Castor and Pollux were of mixed parentage although both sons of Leda, Castor’s father was king Tyndareus of Sparta while the father of Pollux was the god Zeus. When Castor died, because he was mortal, Pollux begged his father Zeus to give Castor immortality, and he did, by uniting them together in the heavens.]]>752castor,constellation,gemini,pollux,twins,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-09-grus-the-crane--47439520https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47439520Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:22:14 +0000Martin LunnGrus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the Crane, a type of bird. It is one of twelve constellations conceived by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. It was depicted in Johann...283bayer,constellation,crane,grus,uranometriacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-10-hercules--47457253https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47457253Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:36:00 +0000Martin LunnHercules represents a Greek mythological hero famous for his 12 labours, Hercules is the 5th largest constellation and because of the legends associated with Hercules it should be a very prominent constellation sadly its not.612constellation,hercules,labours,m13,summer,twelvecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-01-horologium-the-clock--47468389https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47468389Sun, 14 Nov 2021 13:48:43 +0000Martin LunnA faint constellation in the southern sky invented by La Caille in 1752, it is a shame that a constellation trying to represent something so important as the clock should be represented by such a faint and obscure constellation.226clock,constellation,horologium,lacaille,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-02-hydra-the-water-snake--47482749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47482749Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:09:37 +0000Martin LunnHydra is the largest constellation in the sky but is by no means easy to find on account of its faintness. Hydra winds its way from the head in the northern hemisphere on the borders of Cancer to the tip of its tail south of the celestial equator...544alphard,constellation,hercules,hydra,watersnakecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-03-hydrus-the-lesser-water-snake--47499852https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47499852Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:51:16 +0000Martin LunnIt was one of twelve constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and it first appeared on a 35-cm (14 in) diameter celestial globe published in late 1597 (or early 1598) in...292bayer,constellation,hydrus,plancius,uranometria,watersnakecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-04-indus-the-indian--47536300https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47536300Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:33:46 +0000Martin LunnThis constellation was proposed by the Dutch navigator /astronomer Peter Keyser in honour of the natives of America at the end of the 16th century. It was introduced to stellar maps by Johan Bayer in 1603.231bayer,constellation,indian,indus,keyser,uranometriacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gildas-the-wise--47552773https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47552773Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:30:28 +0000Martin LunnSometime around 500 a British monk was born he was known as Gildas Sapiens or Gildas the Wise, no one is quite sure where he was born some say the north of England which could have been part of the more northern area of Yorkshire. He was a very well...633axholme,destruction,gildas,meteorite,tunguskacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-05-lacerta-the-lizard--47651416https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47651416Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:07:18 +0000Martin LunnAnother inconspicuous constellation sandwiched between Cygnus and Andromeda, introduced to the sky by Johannes Hevelius in 1687.293constellation,hevelius,lacerta,lizard,novaecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-06-leo-the-lion--47678768
This is the lion that is slain by the hero Hercules as the first of his 12 labours.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47678768Sat, 27 Nov 2021 10:55:25 +0000Martin LunnOne of the few constellations that looks like the figure it is supposed to represent in this case a crouching lion. The Lion’s head is outlined by a sickle shape or backwards question mark at the bottom of which is the bright star Regulus. This is...
This is the lion that is slain by the hero Hercules as the first of his 12 labours.]]>677constellation,galaxies,hercules,leo,lion,reguluscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-07-leo-minor-the-lesser-lion--47692749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47692749Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:49:12 +0000Martin LunnThe smaller Lion designated by Johannes Hevelius in 1687, located between Ursa Major and Leo. Leo Minor hardly merits a separate name as there are no bright stars. He designed 10 new constellation and we still use 7 of them today.226constellation,hevelius,leo,minorcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-08-lepus-the-hare--47737478https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47737478Wed, 01 Dec 2021 13:35:22 +0000Martin LunnA constellation known to the ancient Greeks, it represents a hare cunningly located at the feet of Orion. The Hare was placed in the sky for Orion to Hunt.436constellation,hare,lepus,orioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-09-libra-the-scales--47781833https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47781833Sat, 04 Dec 2021 10:56:23 +0000Martin LunnA small faint constellation of the zodiac, the ancient Greeks knew it as the ‘claws of the scorpion’ an extension of the neighbouring constellation of the Scorpion. However the Romans made it a separate constellation at the time of Julius Caesar....436constellation,libra,scales,zodiac,zstarscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-10-lupus-the-wolf--47803199https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47803199Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:32:08 +0000Martin LunnLupus is often overlooked by observers because it is so close to the constellation of Scorpius and Centaurus. Although the term Lupus refers to a wolf, the Greeks and Romans regarded this constellation as an unspecified wild animal held by Centaurus...548centaurus,constellation,lupus,milkyway,wolfcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-01-lynx-the-lynx--47818194https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47818194Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:54:42 +0000Martin LunnA decidedly obscure constellation despite its size, it is the 28th largest of the 88 constellations. It was introduced by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687 to fill the gap between Ursa Major and Auriga. He named it Lynx because only the lynx...279constellation,hevelius,lynxcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-02-lyra-the-lyre--47834074https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47834074Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:19:34 +0000Martin LunnA constellation dating back to ancient times Lyra represents a stringed instrument invented by Hermes and given by his half-brother Apollo to Orpheus. Although a small constellation it is a very prominent one. Its brightest star Vega is the 5th...799constellation,lyra,lyre,northstar,summer,triangle,vegacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-03-mensa-the-table-mountain--47854283https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47854283Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:15:33 +0000Martin LunnA constellation introduced by Lacaille in the 1750s. It is a southern hemisphere group and celebrates the Table Mountain at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa from where he observed the night sky. Part of the Large Magellanic Cloud strays from the...251constellations,lacaille,magellanic,mensa,mounbtain,tablecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-04-microscopium-the-microscope--47854323https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47854323Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:17:09 +0000Martin LunnAnother constellation introduced by Lacaille in the 1750s. This group represents another of the scientific instruments that Lacaille placed in the southern sky. Sadly as with so many of his new constellations Microscopium is little more than a filler...183constellation,lacaille,microscope,microscopiumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-05-monoceros-the-unicorn--47865608https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47865608Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:24:10 +0000Martin LunnA faint but fascinating constellation between Orion and Canis Minor. Jakob Bartsch, a German mathematician and son in law of Johannes Kepler brought it into general use on his star chart of 1624, although there are references to such a constellation...441constellation,monoceros,unicorncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-06-musca-the-fly--47878984https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47878984Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:59:03 +0000Martin LunnMusca (Latin for "the fly") is a small constellation in the deep southern sky. It was one of 12 constellations created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, and it first appeared on a celestial...225apis,bee,constellation,fly,muscacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-07-norma-the-level--47878996https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47878996Sat, 11 Dec 2021 10:00:49 +0000Martin LunnA superfluous constellation invented in the 1750s by Nicolas Lacaille who populated the southern skies with several constellations representing scientific instruments, in this case the Surveyor’s Level.259constellation,lacaille,level,normacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-08-octans-the-octant--47894205https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47894205Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:19:21 +0000Martin LunnThe constellation that contains the South Pole star, despite this privileged position, Octans is faint and unremarkable. There is no southern equivalent of Polaris, the North Pole star. The nearest star to the south celestial pole is Sigma Octantis...233constellations,octans,octant,pole,southcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-09-ophiuchus-the-serpent-holder--47901008https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47901008Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:23:15 +0000Martin LunnAn ancient constellation, depicting a man encolied by a serpent (constellation of Serpens). He is identified as a mythological healer and forerunner of Hippocrates . He served as a ship’s doctor aboard the Argo.765argo,bearer,constellation,ophiuchus,serpentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-before-yule-moon--47957591https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47957591Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:36:40 +0000Martin LunnThe Before Yule Moon is the full moon which occurs before the feast of Yule on December 21st. This year that Full Moon falls on December 19th.395christmas,feast,log,monasteries,moon,yulecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-10-orion-the-hunter--47975383In one story the boastful Orion was stung to death by a scorpion and is now placed in the sky so he sets as the scorpion rises.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47975383Sat, 18 Dec 2021 14:09:25 +0000Martin LunnWithout doubt the brightest and grandest constellation in the sky, crammed with objects of interest for all sizes on instruments. Orion’s impressiveness stems from the fact that it is an area of star formation in a nearby arm of the galaxy, centred on...In one story the boastful Orion was stung to death by a scorpion and is now placed in the sky so he sets as the scorpion rises.]]>1041betelgeux,constellation,hunter,m42,nebula,orion,orion'sbelt,rigelcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/venus-our-evil-twin-planet--47991749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47991749Mon, 20 Dec 2021 08:30:42 +0000Martin LunnThis is the story of how Venus changes from the goddess of love to the vision of hell when 2 spacecraft one American the other Russian in 2 Decembers 8 years apart changed our views of our nearest planetary neighbour.477evil,goddess,love,mariner2,planet,seasonal,venera7,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-01-pavonis-the-peacock--48008387At Jupiter’s request Mercury decapitated the watchful Argus and released the heifer. Juno place the 100 eyes of Argus on the peacock’s tail.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48008387Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:04:04 +0000Martin LunnIntroduced by Johann Bayer in 1603 it is one of a series of celestial birds in this region of the sky including Apus, Grus, Phoenix and Tucana. In mythology the peacock was sacred to Juno, goddess of the heavens. According to legend Juno sent a...At Jupiter’s request Mercury decapitated the watchful Argus and released the heifer. Juno place the 100 eyes of Argus on the peacock’s tail.]]>413bayer,constellation,io,juno,pavonis,peacockcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-christmas-meteorite--48021122https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48021122Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:30:18 +0000Martin Lunn‘Twas the night before Christmas… and the festive season of 1965 would be like no other when, above the small Leicestershire village of Barwell, a very large turkey size meteorite was about to crash from the sky. This is the amazing story of the...802barwell,christmas,leicestershire,meteorite,turkeycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-02-pegasus-the-flying-horse--48036465https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48036465Thu, 23 Dec 2021 13:27:11 +0000Martin LunnThe winged horse of Greek mythology, born from the blood of Medusa after she was slain by Perseus, who can be found nearby in the sky. The most famous feature is the great square outlined by 4 stars. Strangely and for some unknown reason the top left...387andromeda,constellation,flying,horse,pegasus,squarecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-03-perseus--48046381https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48046381Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:28:21 +0000Martin LunnPerseus was the hero of Greek mythology who rescued Andromeda who was chained to a rock waiting to be eaten by the Kraken sea monster. Previously he had killed the medusa. The Gorgons eye is marked by Algol. Perseus lies in a rich part of the milky...533algol,andromeda,constellation,demon,kraken,medusa,perseus,winkingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-04-phoenix-the-phoenix--48061301https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48061301Sun, 26 Dec 2021 09:45:07 +0000Martin LunnPhoenix was the largest of the 12 constellation described by Petrus Plancius in 1597-98 its an inconspicuous constellation lying near the southern end of Eridanus the River representing the mythological bird that was regularly reborn from its own...241bayer,constellation,phoenix,plancius,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-05-pisces-the-fishes--48069309https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48069309Mon, 27 Dec 2021 09:35:56 +0000Martin LunnAn ancient constellation representing a pair of fishes tied by their tails, the knot being marked by the star alpha. One legend identifies the constellations with Venus and her son Cupid, who turned themselves into fishes and swam away from the...322constellation,fishes,pisces,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-06-piscis-austrinus-the-southern-fish--48082420https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48082420Tue, 28 Dec 2021 09:14:28 +0000Martin LunnThis constellation has been known since ancient times and is often represented as a fish drinking the flow of water from the urn of the neighbouring Aquarius the water bearer. The fish has been identified with the Babylonian fish god Oannes and is...233austrinus,constellation,fomalhaut,piscis,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-07-puppis-the-stern--48107142https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48107142Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:07:20 +0000Martin LunnThis is the largest of the four sections into which the ancient constellation of Argo Navis, the ship of the Argonauts, the constellation was dismembered in the 1750s by the French astronomer Nicolas Lacaille. The other sections are Carina the Keel,...515argo,constellation,lacaille,navis,puppis,sterncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-08-pyxis-the-compass--48118984https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48118984Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:05:44 +0000Martin LunnThe smallest and least impressive of the four parts into which the constellation Argo Navis the ship was divided into in the 1750s by Lacaille. The other sections Carina the keel , Puppis the poop and Vela the sails.240argo,compass,constellation,navis,pyxiscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-09-reticulum-the-net--48127496https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48127496Sat, 01 Jan 2022 10:08:37 +0000Martin LunnA small and very inconspicuous constellation introduced in the 1750s by Lacaille to commemorate the instrument known as the reticule which he used for measuring star positions on his surveys of the southern skies. The best example of a reticule is if...203constellation,lacaille,net,reticulumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-milky-way-and-watling-street--48138744https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48138744Sun, 02 Jan 2022 13:31:35 +0000Martin LunnThe Romans built their Watling Street, but is it possible that the name used for this Roman road was based on an earlier Celtic myth based on the path of the Waetlings the sons of King Waetla?349celtic,milkyway,myths,romans,street,waetla,watlingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-10-sagitta-the-arrow--48147645https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48147645Mon, 03 Jan 2022 10:05:58 +0000Martin LunnDespite its small size Sagitta is the 3rd smallest constellation in the sky this arrow shaped constellation as known to the ancient Greeks. In the sky the arrow seems to be flying between Cygnus and Aquila. One legend says the arrow was shot by...399aquila,arrow,constellation,cygnus,milkyway,sagittacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-01-sagittarius-the-archer--48161162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48161162Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:31:15 +0000Martin LunnAn ancient constellation depicting a centaur, half man, half beast with a raised bow and arrow. Sagittarius has been visualised this way since at least ancient Greek times. It probably originated with the Sumerian civilization around the river...958archer,constellation,milkyway,sagittarius,teapotcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-02-scorpius-the-scorpion--48174032https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48174032Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:43:27 +0000Martin LunnA resplendent constellation lying in a rich area of the Milky Way, and packed with exciting objects for users of binoculars and small telescopes. In mythology, Scorpius was the scorpion whose sting killed Orion. And in the sky Orion still flees from...729anatares,constellation,orion,scorpion,scorpiuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-03-sculptor-the-sculptor--48187713https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48187713Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:48:33 +0000Martin LunnOne of the faint and half forgotten constellations introduced in the 1750s by Lacaille to fill in the southern celestial hemisphere. Originally called Apparatus Sculptoris. This constellation represents a sculptor’s workshop, why he put this in the...193constellation,lacaille,sculptor,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-04-scutum-the-shield--48200840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48200840Fri, 07 Jan 2022 09:44:40 +0000Martin LunnA faint constellation between Aquila and Serpens, introduced in the 1680s by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius under the title Scutum Sobieski. This was to honour King John Sobieski of Poland who defeated the Ottoman army at the battle of...234constellation,hevelius,poland,scutum,shieldcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-05-serpens-the-serpent--48212740https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48212740Sat, 08 Jan 2022 09:45:04 +0000Martin LunnAn ancient constellation representing a serpent wrapped around the serpent bearer, Ophiuchus. In fact Serpens has come off much worse with Ophiuchus because the constellation is split into two halves, Serpent Caput the Head, and Serpens Cauda the...300constellation,ophiuchus,serpens,serpentcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-06-sextans-the-sextant--48225162https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48225162Sun, 09 Jan 2022 12:11:24 +0000Martin LunnA barren constellation south of Leo introduced in the late 17th century by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It commemorates the instrument used for observing star positions. Although the instrument was very important this constellation...185constellation,hevelius,sextans,sextantcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-07-taurus-the-bull--48235680https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48235680Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:05:07 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most ancient constellations. Taurus has been known to people’s throughout the world since the dawn of civilisation, for the bull’s attributes of strength and fertility mean that it has always held an honoured place in ceremony and religion.641aldebaran,bull,constellation,taurus,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-08-telescopium-the-telescope--48247085https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48247085Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:45:52 +0000Martin LunnAnother constellation introduced by de La Caille in the 1750s in honour of the invention of the telescope which had such a revolutionary significance for astronomy. However like many of his constellations it is faint and indistinct.223constellation,lacaille,telescope,telescopiumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-09-triangulum-the-triangle--48262296https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48262296Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:30:25 +0000Martin LunnA small but distinctive constellation between Andromeda and Aries, consisting of 3 main stars that form a thin delta or triangle shape. The Greeks referred to it as Deltoton.251constellation,triangle,triangulumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-10-triangulum-australe-the-southern-triangle--48278648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48278648Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:37:46 +0000Martin LunnA small but readily distinguishable constellation near alpha Centauri. It was introduced by the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. It is the southern hemisphere equivalent of the long established northern Triangle, Triangulum.151bayer,constellation,southern,trianglecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-field-the-proto-copernican-of-england--48291318https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48291318Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:34:16 +0000Martin LunnJohn Field 1527-1587 was born in Ardsley to the SW of Leeds) in the West Riding, an astronomer who seems to be missed of many people’s radar. His describes himself as being a farmer, and sometimes student in the mathematic sciences. Yet this farmer...624astrology,bruno,copernicus,digges,elizabeth,galileo,hariot,marycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-01-pisces-the-fishes--48306714https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48306714Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:44:02 +0000Martin LunnAn ancient constellation representing a pair of fishes tied by their tails, the knot being marked by the star alpha. One legend identifies the constellations with Venus and her son Cupid, who turned themselves into fishes and swam away from the...412constellation,cupid,fishes,pisces,venus,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-02-tucana-the-toucan--48320065https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48320065Sun, 16 Jan 2022 13:26:09 +0000Martin LunnA small constellation near the south pole of the sky introduced by Petrus Plancius based on observations by Pieter Keyser and Frederick de Houtman It represents the Toucan a bird found in central and south America. The bird has a large beak.340birds,constellation,southern,toucan,tucanacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-03-ursa-major-the-great-bear--48332313https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48332313Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:19:07 +0000Martin LunnThe 3rd largest constellation in the sky. Its central feature is the seven stars that make up the shape variously called the Plough or Big Dipper, undoubtedly the best known of all star patterns, references of it are found in writings dating back to...901bear,big,constellation,dipper,great,major,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-04-ursa-minor-the-lesser-bear--48344330https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48344330Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:31:14 +0000Martin LunnUrsa Minor is also termed the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars form a shape like a smaller version of the Plough in Ursa Major. The stars Beta and Gamma in the blade of the small plough are referred to as the Guardians of the pole.506constellation,minor,north,polaris,star,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-05-vela-the-sails--48359759https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48359759Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:35:32 +0000Martin LunnFormerly part of the ancient constellation of Argo Navis, which represents the ship that Jason and the Argonauts sailed on looking for the golden fleece. It was broken up by the French astronomer Nicolas De Lacaille in the 1750s, into four parts...369argo,constellation,lacaille,navis,sails,velacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-06-virgo-the-virgin--48373179https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48373179Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:22:23 +0000Martin LunnThe 2nd largest constellation in the sky. Many myths are associated with this constellation which has usually been seen as a beautiful and virtuous maiden. But other legends have associated Virgo with successful harvests, and so she is pictured...441constellation,spica,virgin,virgo,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-07-volans-the-flying-fish--48387222https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48387222Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:30:49 +0000Martin LunnVolans is on the borders or Carina the Keel part of Argo Navis. Volans is not associated with any myths. It was one of the constellations created by the Dutch astronomer and cartographer Petrus Plancius in the late 16th century that first appeared...257constellation,fish,flying,plancius,volanscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-07-vulpecula-the-fox--48401306https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48401306Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:36:04 +0000Martin LunnA faint constellation at the head of Cygnus the Swan. It originated with the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius who called it Vulpecula cum Anser, the Fox and Goose. Alas the Goose is now more, did the Fox get him?347constellation,fox,goose,hevelius,vulpeculacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-sir-henry-saville--48411685https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48411685Sun, 23 Jan 2022 08:38:15 +0000Martin LunnThe post of Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University was stared by Sir Henry Savile, a Yorkshireman.344astronomy,oxford,professor,saviliancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-01-the-plough--48422286https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48422286Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:32:36 +0000Martin LunnProbably the one group of stars that most people can recognise is the plough. Most people will also call it the Great Bear or Ursa Major. This is incorrect because the Plough is an asterism a pattern of stars within the constellation of Ursa Major.915asterisem,bear,constellation,great,major,plough,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-02-orion-s-belt--48464569https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48464569Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:05:52 +0000Martin LunnThe three stars of Orion's Belt are part of what is the brightest and grandest of th 88 constellations in the night sky.758asterism,belt,constellation,orioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-03-the-cats-eyes-in-the-scorpion--48493346https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48493346Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:28:34 +0000Martin LunnNot to be confused with the cats eye nebula NGC 6543 planetary nebula in Draco ,or the cats eyes in the road!! But it is the two stars lambda and Upsilon Scorpio that I want to look at here.612asterism,cats,constellation,eyes,nebula,scorpioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-04-circlet-in-pisces--48553917https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48553917Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:05:05 +0000Martin LunnAn ancient constellation representing a pair of fishes tied by their tails, the knot being marked by the star alpha. The two fishes are often referred to as the northern and western fishes. It is however the western fish which astronomers call the...600asterism,circlet,constellation,fishes,piscescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-05-the-false-cross--48625460https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48625460Mon, 07 Feb 2022 12:28:05 +0000Martin LunnThe false cross it sounds like the title of some sort of novel, but its not, the false cross is an asterism of 4 stars in Carina and Vela and is often confused with the constellation of Crux the southern cross. Although the southern cross is smaller...631asterism,carina,constellation,cross,false,velacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-06-the-guardians-of-the-north-star--48669146
Ursa Minor is also termed the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars form a shape like a smaller version of the Plough in Ursa Major.
However it is the stars Beta and Gamma in the blade of the small plough are referred to as the Guardians of the pole. This is our asterism for today. The Guardians are the two stars furthest from the handle of Ursa Minor.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48669146Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:00:11 +0000Martin LunnUrsa Minor contains the present North Star or Polaris which is within one degree of the the north point. Ursa Minor is also termed the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars form a shape like a smaller version of the Plough in Ursa Major....
Ursa Minor is also termed the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars form a shape like a smaller version of the Plough in Ursa Major.
However it is the stars Beta and Gamma in the blade of the small plough are referred to as the Guardians of the pole. This is our asterism for today. The Guardians are the two stars furthest from the handle of Ursa Minor.]]>541asterism,constellation,guardians,kochab,north,starcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-pod-pause--48685533https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48685533Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:38:22 +0000Martin LunnI will be away during the second half of February 2022, the Pod Pause explains what is going on.95asterisms,astronomycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-northern-lights--48896979https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48896979Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:56:54 +0000Martin LunnMy trip to the Arctic Circle in February 2022 to present astronomy talks and look for the Northern Lights on a cruise ship.515arctic,aurora,borealis,lights,northern,norwaycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/et-ursa-majoris--48909698https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48909698Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:51:59 +0000Martin LunnA naked eye star now known as a variable star in Ursa Major which was not labelled by John Flamsteed when he produced his star chart in the 1670s.599bear,big,flamsteed,major,star,ursa,variablecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-07-the-head-of-cetus--48946767https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48946767Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:47:49 +0000Martin LunnThe head of Cetus is the first of a series of three asterism indicating the heads of creatures depicted in constellations .625asterism,cetus,constellation,mira,whalecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-08-the-head-of-draco--48968939https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48968939Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:33:15 +0000Martin LunnThe group of stars that mark the head of the Dragon.663asterism,constellation,draco,drogon,potter,thubancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-09-the-head-of-hydra--48989624https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48989624Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:31:11 +0000Martin LunnThe last of the three headers. Hydra is the largest constellation in the sky but is by no means easy to find on account of its faintness. Hydra winds its way from the head in the northern hemisphere on the borders of Cancer to the tip of its tail...498alphard,asterism,constellation,hydra,watersnakecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-01-job-s-coffin--49013880https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49013880Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:58:04 +0000Martin LunnThis is part of the small constellation of Delphinus the Dolphin, which has the rather strange name of Job’s Coffin. No one seems to now where this name has come from. I would like to put forward a possible suggestion.657asterism,coffin,constellation,delphinus,dolphin,job's,prayerscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-02-the-keystone--49037462https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49037462Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:07:33 +0000Martin LunnThe four star Keystone asterism marks the lower abdominal and pelvic regions of ancient Greece’s greatest hero in his starry abode. The asterism’s name derives from its resemblance to the critical, wedge-shaped, architectural feature known as a keystone.550asterism,constellation,hercules,keystone,m13,summercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-03-the-kids--49054679
Capella whose name means the ‘Little She Goat’ slightly to the right and just below Capella is a little but quite distinct triangle of stars called the Haedi or the kids. They are referred to as the Kids because where the she goat goes the kids will always follow!!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49054679Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:10:34 +0000Martin LunnCapella in the constellation of Auriga the Charioteer is the 6th brightest star in the sky. Capella whose name means the ‘Little She Goat’ slightly to the right and just below Capella is a little but quite distinct triangle of stars called the...
Capella whose name means the ‘Little She Goat’ slightly to the right and just below Capella is a little but quite distinct triangle of stars called the Haedi or the kids. They are referred to as the Kids because where the she goat goes the kids will always follow!!]]>466asterism,auriga,capella,constellation,haedi,kidscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-04-the-milk-dipper--49077984https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49077984Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:17:07 +0000Martin LunnIn the next two asterisms we will be looking at a milk dipper or Plough and a teapot, both are in the constellation of Sagittarius the archer. They are as you might expect close together in the sky so some of the stars will be found in both asterisms.521asterism,constellation,dipper,milk,sagittarius,teapotcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/40-ursa-major--49092133https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49092133Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:25:15 +0000Martin LunnAnother of my searches across the sky finds yet another star, this time 40 Ursa Major which was catalogued by John Flamsteed and should not be in his list as it is below naked eye visibility. I have no idea what is going on.60540uma,constellation,flamsteed,major,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-05-the-teapot--49102685The “Teapot” asterism is part of the constellation of Sagittarius. Grab a nice cup of tea, head outside, and try and see if you can see the “Teapot”.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49102685Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:52:54 +0000Martin LunnStaying with Sagittarius we continue with the teapot to go with the milk dipper from the last podcast. The “Teapot” asterism is part of the constellation of Sagittarius. Grab a nice cup of tea, head outside, and try and see if you can see the “Teapot”.The “Teapot” asterism is part of the constellation of Sagittarius. Grab a nice cup of tea, head outside, and try and see if you can see the “Teapot”.]]>590asterism,constellation,sagittarius,summer,teapotcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-06-the-square-of-pegasus--49122422
The most famous feature in the constellation is the great square outlined by 4 stars. This is similar to the Plough, in that the square of Pegasus is not a constellation but an asterism.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49122422Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:29:41 +0000Martin LunnThe winged horse of Greek mythology, born from the blood of Medusa after she was slain by Perseus, who can be found nearby in the sky. This is an autumn constellation. The most famous feature in the constellation is the great square outlined by 4...
The most famous feature in the constellation is the great square outlined by 4 stars. This is similar to the Plough, in that the square of Pegasus is not a constellation but an asterism.]]>617andromeda,asterism,constellation,pegasus,squarecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-07-sword-of-orion--49135008https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49135008Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:21:01 +0000Martin LunnThe Orion’s Sword asterism hangs just below his belt. At a glance, it is made up of what looks like three fainter stars below the brighter stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka of Orion’s Belt. The Orion Nebula or M42 is also a part of this asterism,...695asterism,belt,constellation,m42,orioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-08-the-sickle-in-leo--49163492https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49163492Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:39:13 +0000Martin LunnLeo’s Sickle, which represents the head and shoulders of the Lion, is formed by six stars: Epsilon, Mu, Zeta, Gamma, Eta, and Alpha Leonis (the last one is better known as Regulus, or Cor Leonis, the Lion’s Heart). The Sickle is a hallmark of spring...732asterism,constellation,leo,lion,sickle,springcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-09-the-water-jar--49196154https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49196154Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:18:21 +0000Martin LunnAquarius is not a particularly bright constellation and can be found below the square of Pegasus. The most prominent part of the constellation is the Y shaped figure of 4 stars representing the water jar itself centred on the star zeta. Together with...541aquarius,asterism,autumn,constellation,jar,pegasus,watercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-01-the-great-diamond--49215091https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49215091Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:01:47 +0000Martin LunnThe Great Diamond consists of the stars Arcturus, Spica, Denebola and Cor Caroli and covers a large area in the spring skies.726arcturus,asterism,constellation,corcaroli,denebola,diamond,spicacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-02-the-summer-triangle--49234508https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49234508Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:18:07 +0000Martin LunnA familiar sight for astronomers in the summer sky, this asterism is formed from the stars Altair, Deneb and Vega.619altair,asterism,constellation,deneb,summer,triangle,vegacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-03-the-winter-sky--49263682https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49263682Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:03:03 +0000Martin LunnFollowing the Summer Triangle you won't be surprised to know that there is a lesser known Winter Triangle formed of the stars, Sirius, Betelgeuse and Procyon.611asterism,betelgeuse,constellation,procyon,sirius,triangle,winetrcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-04-the-terebellum--49279615https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49279615Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:05:00 +0000Martin LunnA small quadrilateral of stars in Sagittarius comprising omega 59, 60 and 62 found in the hind quarter of the horse. The name Terebellum means borer in Latin in China this was known as the ‘dog’s country’.529archer,asterism,constealltaion,sagittarius,terebellumcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-05-the-coathanger--49301168https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49301168Sun, 03 Apr 2022 12:22:48 +0000Martin LunnAn asterism in the modern constellation of Vulpecula, a faint constellation at the head of Cygnus the Swan. Although made up of faint stars the Coat hanger has been know for some time as it is also known as Al Sufi’s cluster as he first mentioned this...519asterism,coat,constellation,fox,hanger,vuleculacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-06-kemble-s-cascade--49312490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49312490Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:01:02 +0000Martin LunnThis is very much a 20th century asterism it was named by Walter Scott Houston( 1912-1993) an American populariser of astronomer much like Patrick Moore was in Britain. It was named Kemble’s Cascade in honour of Father Lucian Kemble (1922-1999) a...539asterism,camelopardalis,cascade,constellation,kemblecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-happened-to-32-camelopardalis--49327204https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49327204Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:09:29 +0000Martin LunnThis is the strange story of a star which is on star charts but isn't. I don't know if this is a unique story.63532cam,32h,camelopardalis,star,xiaurcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-01-bellatrix-a-star-in-orion--49336859https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49336859Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:50:32 +0000Martin LunnA look at Bellatrix one of the main stars in the giant rectangle shape of Orion.320bellatrix,constellation,orion,potter,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-02-alnilam-a-star-in-orion--49351767https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49351767Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:49:08 +0000Martin LunnThe left hand star of the three stars that form the Belt of Orion.313alnitak,belt,constellation,orioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-03-more-orion-stars-alnitak--49365150https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49365150Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:24:49 +0000Martin LunnAnother star in the belt of Orion270alnitak,belt,constellation,orioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-04-mintaka-a-star-in-orion--49374843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49374843Sat, 09 Apr 2022 08:55:57 +0000Martin LunnThe right hand star of Orion's belt.269belt,mintaka,orion,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-05-saiph-a-star-in-orion--49395056https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49395056Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:46:06 +0000Martin LunnSaiph marks the bottom right hand star in the large rectangle of Orion and is the last in this short series of stars in Orion.259constellation,orion,saiph,star,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-01-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-regulus--49409019https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49409019Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:56:52 +0000Martin LunnRegulus is the brightest star in the constellation of Leo the Lion a ferocious beast that was killed by Hercules as one of his twelve labours. In spring Leo is easily seen in the sky and Regulus is located at the bottom of a backwards looking...358constellation,leo,lion,regulus,sickle,springcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-02-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-castor--49421512https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49421512Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:07:11 +0000Martin LunnAlpha or Castor which means the Horseman, the 23rd brightest star in the sky at magnitude 1.9 is the second brightest star in Gemini lying 51 light years from Earth, Castor is an A 1 class star with a temperature of around 10,000’c much hotter the...530castor,constellation,gemini,pollux,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-03-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-alphard--49433307https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49433307Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:24:29 +0000Martin LunnAlpha or Alphard which means the ‘Solitary One’ is the brightest star in the constellation of Hydra the Water Snake , this is also the largest constellation in the sky.483alphard,constellation,hercules,hydra,starcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-04-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-cor-caroli--49442415https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49442415Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:42:50 +0000Martin LunnAlpha Canes Venatici or Cor Caroli is the brightest star of the hunting dogs that was created by Johannes Hevelius who invented 10 new constellations in the 1670s. It is formed of stars that can be found beneath the handle of the Plough or Big Dipper...400canes,caroli,charles,cor,dogs,hunting,king,plough,venaticicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-05-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-hamal--49451664https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49451664Sat, 16 Apr 2022 08:15:13 +0000Martin LunnThe brightest star in Aries is Hamal which means ‘The Head of the Sheep’. In addition on some Arabic star charts the star is called Al Nath the butting one. Interestingly this is also the name of beta Taurus which astronomers use today.352alnath,aries,constellation,hamal,starcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-06-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-alhena--49458491There are some suggestions that Alhena together with the stars eta, mu, nu, and xi may have been part of the Babylonian constellation of the camel.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49458491Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:25:42 +0000Martin LunnGamma or Alhena Gemini which means the ‘Shining One’ it is often described as shinning with a bright sharp light. There are some suggestions that Alhena together with the stars eta, mu, nu, and xi may have been part of the Babylonian constellation...There are some suggestions that Alhena together with the stars eta, mu, nu, and xi may have been part of the Babylonian constellation of the camel.]]>489alhena,babyonian,camel,constellation,geminicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-07-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-gacrux--49465018https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49465018Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:35:13 +0000Martin LunnGamma in Crux the Southern Cross is also known as Gacrux, it's the star at the top of the cross. Its 87 light years away and has a magnitude of 1.6 its a red M3 giant class star with a temperature of 3,300,C. Its the only red giant in the crux shape...495centaurus,constellation,cross,gacrux,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-08-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-shaula--49488501https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49488501Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:55:31 +0000Martin LunnShaula or lambda Scorpii is the star that marks the sting of the scorpion. The name Shaula means the ‘Stinger’ With a magnitude of 1.6 Shaula is the second brightest star in the constellation of the Scorpion. Yet lambda is only the 11th letter of the...429bayer,constellation,scorpion,shaula,uranometriacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-09-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-al-nath--49514073https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49514073Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:50:46 +0000Martin LunnBeta Taurus or El Nath which means the ‘butting one’, in the times of ancient Greece was a star shared by both Taurus and Auriga.420alnath,aries,auriga,constellation,hamal,tauruscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-10-not-the-first-magnitude-stars-megrez--49534152https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49534152Sun, 24 Apr 2022 11:54:31 +0000Martin LunnDelta Ursa Majoris or Megrez which means the base of the bear’s tail or root of the ber’s tail is the faintest of the stars that make up the part of Ursa Major that is referred to as the plough which is one of the best known groups of stars in the sky,372bear,great,major,megrez,plough,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-01-mira--49566804https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49566804Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:58:01 +0000Martin LunnOur story starts in the year 1596 when a David Fabricius a Dutch pastor and astronomer was looking at the constellation of Cetus the Whale, these are of course in the days before the telescope was invented. He noticed a star of the 3rd magnitude, this...733cetus,constellation,mira,star,variable,whalecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-02-algol--49592871https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49592871Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:07:41 +0000Martin LunnThis is the story of Algol 'The Winking Demon Star ' in Perseus as explained by the deaf astronomer John Goodricke in York710algol,binary,constellation,goodricke,perseus,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-03-delta-cephei--49614191https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49614191Sun, 01 May 2022 12:11:50 +0000Martin LunnPossibly the most famous and arguably one of the most important of all the types of variable stars are the Cepheids. The first to be discovered, delta Cephei was from York in 1784, and you have probably all ready guessed it was discovered by John...742cepheid,cepheus,delta,goodricke,star,variable,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-04-r-corona-borealis--49651230In 1795 while observing the small constellation of Corona Borealis he discovered yet another new class of variable star. This would be the prototype example of the R Corona Borealis type stars.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49651230Wed, 04 May 2022 08:10:08 +0000Martin LunnI have mentioned in the past couple of podcasts how important the Goodricke and Pigott era for variable star astronomy was. After Goodricke’s death Pigott was distraught and moved from York to the city of bath. But he did not give up his astronomy...In 1795 while observing the small constellation of Corona Borealis he discovered yet another new class of variable star. This would be the prototype example of the R Corona Borealis type stars.]]>631borealis,constellation,corona,pigott,rcrb,star,variablecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-05-gamma-cassioipeia--49699206https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49699206Sat, 07 May 2022 07:48:16 +0000Martin LunnMost variable stars are faint and either difficult to see with the naked eye or with binoculars and requires telescopes to see those stars. However one notable exception to this idea is gamma Cassiopeia. The star does not have a recognised name and is...562cassiopeia,constellation,gamma,star,variablecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-06-betelgeux--49723539https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49723539Mon, 09 May 2022 08:20:44 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most famous and most interesting stars in the sky. It is ranked as the 10th brightest star in the sky, but although being labelled as alpha it is usually slightly below beta or Rigel in brightness. It is a variable star normally varying...603beetlejuice,betelgeux,giant,orion,red,star,variablecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-07-eta-carina--49754240https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49754240Wed, 11 May 2022 07:44:59 +0000Martin LunnEta is among the most distant stars that we can see with the naked eye. It lies at a distance of around 7,500 light years. There is evidence to suggest that a 4th magnitude star located in the position of eta was recorded by the Dutch astronomer...545argus,carina,eta,herschel,keel,supernovacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-08-rho-cassiopeia--49783273https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49783273Fri, 13 May 2022 07:54:40 +0000Martin LunnRho was first described as a variable star in 1901 when until 1946 it varied in brightness between 4.1 to 4.5 then unexpectedly in that year it faded to magnitude 6.0 it then returned to about magnitude 4.5. The same thing happened in 2000 and 2001....498cassiopeia,hypergiant,rho,star,variablecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-09-beta-lyra--49811082https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49811082Mon, 16 May 2022 08:30:18 +0000Martin LunnSeptember 10th 1784 was a night to remember in the city of York because Beta Lyrae was found to be variable by the deaf astronomer John Goodricke who was observing from the Treasurer’s House in the city. It was the same night that Edward Pigott also...482beta,goodricke,lyra,pigott,star,variable,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-10-t-crb--49840699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49840699Wed, 18 May 2022 07:27:20 +0000Martin LunnT Coronae Borealis is also know as the Blaze Star, its a nova which erupted on May 12th 1866 eventually reaching magnitude 2.2 it then took only 8 days to fade below naked eye visibility. The star then stunned astronomers when on February 1946 T CrB...468blaze,borealis,corona,nova,recurrent,star,tcrbcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/flamsteed-star-errors--49872146https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49872146Fri, 20 May 2022 08:13:34 +0000Martin LunnIf you explore the night sky using a star atlas such as Sky Atlas 2000 don't be surprised if you come across some strange results when looking at stars that are and are not given Flamsteed numbers.586constellations,flamsteed,novae,skyatlas2000,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-01-the-moon--49893872https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49893872Sun, 22 May 2022 12:27:04 +0000Martin LunnThe Moon its our nearest neighbour in space and the only place apart from the Earth where people have walked upon. This is the Moon's 4.5 billion year story.1791aldrin,apollo11,armstrong,earth,moon,satellitecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-02-phobos-deimos--49919110https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49919110Tue, 24 May 2022 08:29:06 +0000Martin LunnThe two small moons of Mars, which were discovered in 1877, they are probably captured asteroids, this is their interesting story.789asteroids,deimos,mars,moons,phoboscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-03-galilean-moons--49951742https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49951742Thu, 26 May 2022 10:45:09 +0000Martin LunnThe 4 Galilean or largest moons of Jupiter were discovered by Galileo when he first used his telescope to look at the night sky in the in the winter of 1609/1610. One of them Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system and is even bigger than the...946callisto,europa,galilean,galileo,ganymede,io,jupiter,moonscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-04-saturn-s-moons--49976188https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49976188Sat, 28 May 2022 08:49:56 +0000Martin LunnThe famous ringed planet planet with, its largest moon Titan, the second largest moon in the solar system. Titan is the only place other than the Earth where liquid can be found. On Titan it is methane rather than water.479liquid,methane,moons,rings,saturn,titancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-05-the-moons-of-uranus--49995218https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49995218Mon, 30 May 2022 07:45:29 +0000Martin LunnUranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel, its the only planet not to have its moons named after characters from Greek mythology, instead they are named from characters in English literature.406herschel,moons,shakespeare,uranuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-06-moons-of-neptune--50085786https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50085786Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:56:25 +0000Martin LunnThe moons of the farthest known planet contains one, called Triton which appears to be a captured object orbiting Neptune .425moons,neptune,planet,tritoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-01-quadrantids--50085844https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50085844Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:05:15 +0000Martin LunnThe first meteor shower of the calendar year. The Quadrantids is the only meteor shower named after a now defunct constellation. The Mural quadrant630january,meteors,mural,quadrant,quadrantids,showercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-02-lyrids--50140667https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50140667Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:37:54 +0000Martin LunnThe first meteor shower of spring time. The Lyrids can be seen in April and although not the most spectacular shower, it can sometimes surprise astronomers with he number of meteors that can be seen.613april,lyra,lyrids,meteors,showercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-03-eta-aquarirds--50154102https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50154102Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:37:32 +0000Martin LunnWhen we see eta Aquarid meteors we are seeing remnants of one of the most famous comets. This is Halley's Comet. Sadly for observers in Britain people living in the southern hemisphere get a better display than we do.614aquarids,aquarius,comet,halley's,meteorscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-04-perseids--50164535https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50164535Sat, 11 Jun 2022 12:36:36 +0000Martin LunnProbably the best known of all the annual meteor showers, the Perseids can be seen each August.681august,meteor,perseids,perseus,showercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-05-draconids--50172869https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50172869Sun, 12 Jun 2022 13:22:44 +0000Martin LunnA normally very poor meteor shower which in the past has caused major meteor showers. the Draconids from the constellation of Draco the Dragon are always worth having a look out for.539draco,draconids,dragon,meteors,showercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-06-orionids--50218229https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50218229Wed, 15 Jun 2022 20:41:46 +0000Martin LunnThe second meteor shower of the year in which we can see the remains of Halley's comet burnt up in the Earth's atmosphere447comet,halley's,meteor,orion,orionids,showercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-07-leonids--50222420https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50222420Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:50:43 +0000Martin LunnThe Leonids meteor shower can produce spectacular meteor showers every 33 years when many thousands of meteors can be seen per hour. These are referred to as meteor storms.67633,leo,leonids,meteor,shower,storm,yearscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-08-geminids--50289055https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50289055Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:40:57 +0000Martin LunnThe Geminids are now possibly the most spectacular meteor shower of the year. The Geminds like the Quadrantids are from the dust trail of an asteroid rather than a comet.513asteroid,december,gemini,geminids,meteorcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-01-miaplacidus--50368616https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50368616Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:57:08 +0000Martin LunnThe first of the mag 1.7 stars, Miaplacidus is in the constellation of carina the keel, part of what was originally the largest constellation in the sky, Argo Navis.563argo,carina,keel,mag1.7,miaplacidus,naviscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-02-al-nair--50402065https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50402065Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:10:17 +0000Martin LunnThe brightest star in the constellation of Grus the Crane The name of the star Al Nair might not be too familiar to people in the northern hemisphere, but in the southern hemisphere this star Al Nair which is a fairly bright magnitude 1.7 star.572alnair,constellation,crane,grus,hemisphere,mag1.7,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-03-gamma-velorum--50431918https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50431918Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:49:03 +0000Martin LunnOne of the rare type of Wolf Rayet stars, these are incredibly hot young stars that will end their lives as supernova. Gamma is one of the closest of the Wolf Rayet stars to the Sun608gamma,rayet,supernova,velorum,wolfcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-04-alioth--50467755https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50467755Tue, 05 Jul 2022 11:02:27 +0000Martin LunnAlthough the name of this star might not be too familiar, its location will be known. It is one of the stars that forms the group of stars known as the Plough. It is one of the three stars in the handle of the Plough and is the closest of these three...543alioth,bear,great,handle,mag1.7,major,plough,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-01-kaus-australis--50494301https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50494301Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:53:05 +0000Martin LunnKaus Australis or Epsilon Sagittarius is the first of out magnitude 1.8 stars. It is also the brightest star in the constellation Sagittarius and part of the famous teapot shape.384australis,epsilon,kaus,mag1.8,sagittarius,teapotcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-02-mirphak--50518170https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50518170Sat, 09 Jul 2022 12:16:43 +0000Martin LunnMirphak, or alpha Perseus is often overlooked in this constellation because it is Beta or Algol which normally attracts all the attention. Now you can find our more about the brightest star in Perseus418algol,alpha,consetellation,mag1.8,mirphak,perseuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-03-dubhe--50579842https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50579842Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:14:28 +0000Martin LunnOne of the stars that form the Plough, an asterism in the much larger constellation of Ursa Major the Great Bear. However Dubhe is not just only one of the stars of the Plough it is one of the pointers that indicates the position of the North Star430bear,dubhe,great,north,plough,pointers,starcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-04-wezen--50654593https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50654593Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:33:15 +0000Martin LunnA line drawn down from Sirius and slightly to the left leads to delta or Wezen which means ‘Weight’ which has a magnitude of 1.8 and is a F8 supergiant and is slightly hotter than the Sun, Wezen lies about 1600 light years away. It is thought that in...467canis,delta,major,sirius,supernova,wezencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-05-alkaid--50724010https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50724010Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:04:26 +0000Martin LunnAnother of the stars from the Plough, it is the end star of the handle.323alkaid,bear,great,handle,major,plough,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-06-sargas--50756862https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50756862Sat, 30 Jul 2022 10:18:41 +0000Martin LunnSargas or the Arrowhead can be found in the constellation of Scorpio the Scorpion. It is in fact the third brightest star in the constellation.474arrowhead,constellation,mag1.8,orion,sargas,scorpioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-07-avior--50786584https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50786584Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:04:51 +0000Martin LunnAvior of Epsilon Carina has no classical name attached to it. The star is one of 58 that are used by the RAF a navigation stars. Carina is one of the constellations formed in the 1750s when the massive constellation of Argo was broken up.361argo,avior,carina,constellation,mag1.8,navigationcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-01-northern-circumpolar-constellations-ursa-major--50860360https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50860360Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:50:35 +0000Martin LunnProbably the most famous of the constellations that can be seen all year from Britain, Ursa major the Great Bear1166bear,circumpolar,constellation,great,major,plough,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-02-the-northern-circumpolar-constellations-ursa-minor--50894382https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50894382Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:09:04 +0000Martin LunnUrsa Minor or the small bear is much harder to find the the big bear, but it does contain one of the most important stars in the sky. This is Polaris the North Star688bear,circumpolar,constellation,minor,polaris,smaal,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-03-northern-circumpolar-constellations-cassiopeia--50917665https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50917665Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:02:22 +0000Martin LunnThe queen in the sky whose actions in upsetting Neptune the god of the sea lead to all the characters in the story being placed in the sky. The story was so famous that the film The Clash of the Titans tells the story.814cassiopeia,circumpolar,constellation,letterw,queencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-04-norther-circumpolar-constellations-cepheus--50958582https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50958582Fri, 19 Aug 2022 07:32:35 +0000Martin LunnThe female is often more deadlier than the male but in the sky Queen Cassiopeia is much brighter than King Cepheus. Having said that Cepheus does contain some fascinating stars and is worth while looking for.699cepheid,cepheus,circumpolar,constellation,goodricke,king,variable,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-05-northern-circumpolar-constellations-lacerta--50992692https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50992692Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:00:28 +0000Martin LunnA modern constellation added in the 1670s, it is faint and hard to find, but it has produced at least 3 nova during the 20th century.516circumpolar,constellation,lacerta,lizard,northern,novacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-06-northern-circumpolar-constellations-draco--51025714https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51025714Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:23:56 +0000Martin LunnThe mythical dragon, Draco is the constellation that is home to the star that was the North Star, Thuban when the Pyramids were built. In more modern times Draco is associated with the Harry Potter stories573circumpolar,constellation,draco,dragon,harry,northstar,potter,thubancleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-07-northern-circumpolar-constellations-camelopardalis--51062668https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51062668Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:14:04 +0000Martin LunnCamelopardalis the Giraffe has the unfortunate distinction of being one of the dullest constellations in the sky. It is a large group but contains no bright stars.377camelopardalis,circumpolar,conastellation,giraffe,northerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-08-northern-circumpolar-constellations-lynx--51114201https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51114201Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:54:43 +0000Martin LunnAnother of the modern constellations, Lynx was introduced by Hevelius in the 1680s. And like most of his constellations it is faint and hard to find. To find the Lynx one has to have Lynx type eyes!!393circumpolar,constellations,hevelius,lynx,northerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-09-northern-circumpolar-constellations-canes-venatici--51171254https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51171254Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:10:38 +0000Martin LunnThis is the last of the series looing at Northern Circumpolar Constellations, again a modern group but it does at least have one moderately bright star in Cor Caroli. The constellation can be found beneath the handle of the plough.413canis,circumpolar,constellation,dogs,hunting,plough,venaticicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-ursa-minor--51239566https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51239566Tue, 13 Sep 2022 07:51:44 +0000Martin LunnHere is an investigation into the star 8 Ursa Minor and nearby stars.864fl8,minor,star,suspect,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-01-star-chart-notes-y-canes-venatici--51414267https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51414267Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:59:45 +0000Martin LunnThis is the first in a series of observations and notes I have made as I have continues my search for high latitude novae. I have not discovered any novae but I came across stars of interest. In this case La Superba or Y Canes Venatici522carbon,constellation,lasuperba,star,variable,ycvncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-02-the-case-of-pi-ursa-minor--51485721https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51485721Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:07:16 +0000Martin LunnA small faint star in the constellation of the small bear which appears as a single star but is in fact a quadruple system.618circumpolar,double,fl18,minor,pi,quadruple,star,ursacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-03-the-case-of-g-50-canis-minor--51521507https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51521507Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:08:46 +0000Martin LunnAnother bright star on Star Atlas which is not listed by Flamsteed but was catalogued by Benjamin Gould.588canis,constellation,dog,flamsteed,g50,gould,minor,starcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-01-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-thornborough-henges--51631394https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51631394Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:43:39 +0000Martin LunnRefereed to as the Stonehenge of the North, the Thornborough Henges are a series of three large circular ditches that appear to form the same pattern as Orion's Belt. They are arranged inn a similar way to the Pyramids in Egypt. However they are...704egypt,henge,orion,pyramid,stonehenge,thornboroughcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-02-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-the-devil-s-arrows--51652348https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51652348Sat, 22 Oct 2022 09:11:03 +0000Martin LunnIf you drive along the A1M motorway near the Yorkshire town of Boroughbridge you will notice 3 massive stone pillars around 200 metres away. These are the Devil's Arrows, and this is their story.540arrows,astronomy,boroughbridge,devil,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-03-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-celtic-astronomy--51692112https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51692112Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:35:46 +0000Martin LunnWhen the Romans invaded Britain in 43 CE the main tribe in what is now Yorkshire would have been the Brigantes. They would have had a Celtic background including their beliefs in astronomy. So here is a brief look at Celtic Astronomy, as would have...785astronomy,brigantes,celts,legends,myths,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-04-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-gildas-the-wise--51723360https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51723360Sat, 29 Oct 2022 08:27:02 +0000Martin LunnAlmost unknown within scientific circles Gildas a 6th century monk gives a report of a comet or asteroid strike in 536 a Tunguska type event that produced a nuclear winter. But why does no one know about him and the event. Here is his story.701asteroid,astronomy,comet,devastation,gildas,monk,tunguskacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-05-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-the-date-of-easter--51773554https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51773554Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:59:40 +0000Martin LunnIt is always a curiosity as to why the date of Easter changes every year. It is one of the most important Christian feast dates, yet unlike Christmas the dates are variable. The reason behind this is due to a church meeting in Yorkshire in the year...575astronomy,easter,moon,synod,whitbycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-06-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-alcuin-of-york--51861477https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51861477Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:12:59 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most important scholars of the Anglo Saxon period. He met and worked with Charlemagne in Europe who was very interested in astronomy and their work together helped save much astronomical knowledge from the period of classical Greek...737alcuin,astronomy,charlemagne,constellations,saxon,york,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-07-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-monasteries--51870485https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51870485Sat, 12 Nov 2022 09:30:49 +0000Martin LunnIt is difficult to stress just how important Monasteries were in the middle ages, not just from a religious stand but also in a scientific way. They were with their libraries very important centres of learning. Here is a little flavour of what might...851aristotle,astronomy,monastery,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-08-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-john-field--51898366https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51898366Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:14:10 +0000Martin LunnIn 1543 the Polish astronomer Copernicus dared to suggest that the Sun was at the centre of the solar system rather than the Earth. The first Englishman to support this was idea was John Field of Ardsley near Leeds. He had an incredible life including...848astronomy,copernicus,elizabeth,queen,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-09-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-henry-savile--51949908https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51949908Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:00:09 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most prestigious posts in astronomy is to be the Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University. The post was created by a Yorkshire man, Sir Henry Savile.561astronomy,halifax,oxford,professor,savilian,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-10-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-henry-briggs--51987714https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51987714Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:07:31 +0000Martin LunnThink of maths lessons at school and think of log tables. Although Henry Briggs of Halifax did not invent them he brought them into use in English schools. He also helped produce some of the earliest star globes in the country.665astronomy,briggs,globes,halifax,log,tables,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-11-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-john-chamber--52016242https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52016242Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:46:56 +0000Martin LunnA friend of Henry Savile, John Chamber lectured on astronomy , he helped Savile decide against introducing the Gregorian calendar in 1582. He is buried in St George's Chapel in Windsor.404astronomy,chamber,john,leeds,windsor,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-12-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-anthony-ascham--52053240https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52053240Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:51:58 +0000Martin LunnBorn near Northallerton he wrote several books on astronomy as well as almanacs which are very different from the almanacs we see today.365almanacs,ascham,astrology,astronomy,cambridge,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-13-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-william-gascoigne--52086914https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52086914Sat, 03 Dec 2022 16:05:42 +0000Martin LunnWilliam Gascoigne was one of a small group of astronomers from the north of England who made massive contribution in the 1600s, all would die around the time of the English Civil War. Gascoigne was the only Yorkshireman, he invented the Filar...900astronomy,crosshair,gascoigne,leeds,spider,web,wire,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-14-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-abraham-sharp--52137394https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52137394Fri, 09 Dec 2022 09:13:02 +0000Martin LunnAnother Yorkshireman who is probably unknown. Abraham Sharp fro near Bradford was the assistant to John Flamsteed the first Astronomer Royal. Without the massive help from Sharp, Flamsteed's great star catalogue would not have been completed.900abraham,bradford,flamsteed,sharp,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-15-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-jeremiah-shakerly--52183166https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52183166Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:54:32 +0000Martin LunnJeremiah Shakerly another unknown Yorkshire astronomer. Born in Halifax he moved to India to make his fortune and made the first planned telescopic observation there as well as very nearly discovering a comet.633astronomy,comet,halifax,india,mercury,shakerly,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-16-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-henry-hindley--52227177https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52227177Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:50:05 +0000Martin LunnAlthough Henry Hindley was not born in Yorkshire he spent most of his life in York , he was a clock maker. However he attracts my attention brcuse he designed the first true equatorial mount for a telescope. He did it not for astronomical purposes but...680astronomy,clockwork,equatorial,hindley,telescope,york,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-17-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-john-michell--52265199https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52265199Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:14:29 +0000Martin LunnAlthough not born in Yorkshire John Michell was born in Nottinghamshire he is ofetn depicted as an honorary Yorkshireman, as he became the rector of Thoirnhill near Dewsbury from 1767 until his death in 1783. Although he made may sciebtific...765astronomy,black,cavendish,dewsbury,herschel,hole,michell,thornhill,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-18-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-charles-green--52265225https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52265225Fri, 23 Dec 2022 11:18:22 +0000Martin LunnCharles Green 1734-1771 was born in Wentworth South Yorkshire and was the astronomer appointed to go with Captain Cook in 1769 to observe the Transit of Venus from Tahiti.553astronomy,captain,charles,cook,green,tahiti,transit,venus,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-19-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-jesse-ramsden--52272752
Alhough his instruments were very good one critism of Ramsden was that he was nearly always late in delivering the instruments that had been ordered.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52272752Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:59:52 +0000Martin LunnJesse Ramsden was the great grand nephew of Abraham Sharp, there was clearly an astronomical gene running through this family. The instrumnets he made were of exceptional quality and he even invented a type of eyepice, the Ramsden Eyepiece. Alhough...
Alhough his instruments were very good one critism of Ramsden was that he was nearly always late in delivering the instruments that had been ordered.]]>720astronomy,ceres,eyepiece,piazzi,remsden,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-20-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-john-goodricke-edward-pigott--52272809
When I was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York I christened John Goodricke and Edward Pigott as the 'Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy' because of the work they did.

John Goodricke was deaf and Edward Pigott dressed like a 'dandy' but in just 5 years between 1781-1786 they changed the face of astronomy by explainimng what variable stars are, discovering new ones and even Pigott even discovered a comet from York. Their discoveries and ideas were 100s of years ahead of their time.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52272809Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:23:49 +0000Martin LunnThese are adopted Yorkshire astronomers. When I was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York I christened John Goodricke and Edward Pigott as the 'Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy' because of the work they did. John Goodricke was deaf...
When I was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York I christened John Goodricke and Edward Pigott as the 'Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy' because of the work they did.

John Goodricke was deaf and Edward Pigott dressed like a 'dandy' but in just 5 years between 1781-1786 they changed the face of astronomy by explainimng what variable stars are, discovering new ones and even Pigott even discovered a comet from York. Their discoveries and ideas were 100s of years ahead of their time.]]>867algol,astronomy,cepheids,comet,deaf,goodricke,pigott,york,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-21-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-anne-sheepshanks--52272865https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52272865Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:40:55 +0000Martin LunnAnne Sheepshanks inherited the estate of her brother Richard Sheepshanks, who was secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society. Although not an astronomer herself she would donate vast amounts of money, books and equipment to astronomers.302astronomy,cambridge,leeds,ras,sheepshanks,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-22-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-thomas-cooke--52272872
Cooke lenses are still used todayand many classic films such as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings were filmed using Cooke Lenses.

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52272872Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:46:15 +0000Martin LunnA Classic rags to riches story. Thomas Cooke would become one of the greatest telescope makers of all time. He made York one of the optical instrumnet centres of the world. He built in 1869 what was the biggest telescope in the world. He evn made a...
Cooke lenses are still used todayand many classic films such as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings were filmed using Cooke Lenses.

]]>1327albert,astronomy,cooke,newall,prince,queen,refractor,telscope,victoria,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-23-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-florence-taylor--52332196https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52332196Mon, 02 Jan 2023 11:17:16 +0000Martin LunnThe first of out women astronomers Florence Taylor 1865-1932 was a member of the Leeds Astronomical Society and was the first woman tompresent a lecture to the society. That title was the woman astronomer Mary Somerville. She was a great supporter of...269astronomy,florence,leeds,somerville,taylor,women,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-24-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-frank-watson-dyson--52508187
He was astronomer royal from 1910-1933 but he is probably best known for his introduction of the six Greenwich time Pips timesignal in 1924.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52508187Sun, 22 Jan 2023 11:22:16 +0000Martin LunnAlthough not born in Yorkshire Frank Watson Dyson attended the Heath Grammar School in Halifax before going onto Cambridge to study astronomy in mathematics. He was astronomer royal from 1910-1933 but he is probably best known for his introduction...
He was astronomer royal from 1910-1933 but he is probably best known for his introduction of the six Greenwich time Pips timesignal in 1924.]]>415astronomy,dyson,grreenwich,halifax,timepips,watson,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-25-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-alfred-fowler--52537884
In 1919 he would become the first General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) an association of professional astronomers active in research and teaching. The IAU still today the body that represents professional astronomers.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52537884Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:57:29 +0000Martin LunnAlfred Fowler was born on March 22nd 1868 at Wilsden on the outskirts of Bradford and would become one of the most important astronomers of the first half of the 20th century. His work in the field of spectroscopy would lay the basis of modern...
In 1919 he would become the first General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) an association of professional astronomers active in research and teaching. The IAU still today the body that represents professional astronomers.]]>370astronomy,bradford,iau,physics,spectroscopy,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-26-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-the-middlesbrough-meteorite--52559192https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52559192Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:08:03 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most important meteorites on Earth, this is the amazing and incredible story of the Middlesbrough Meteorite.942astronomy,meteorite,middlesbrough,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-27-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-edward-milne--52592368
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52592368Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:37:20 +0000Martin LunnEdward Milne was born in Hessle near Hull, his research included atomic physics, meteorological physics, and solar and stellar physics in particular stellar atmospheres and the structure of the Sun and stars.
]]>357astronomy,hull,milne,physics,stars,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-28-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-scriven-bolton--52658602https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52658602Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:37:04 +0000Martin LunnScriven Bolton 1883-1929 is a Yorkshire astronomer whose life and work is hardly known yet his contributions in particular in the field of astronomical illustrations were incredible and his work almost certainly influenced the famous American space...584art,astronomy,bolton,bonestall,illustrations,leeds,scriven,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-29-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-fred-hoyle--52714552https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52714552Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:36:01 +0000Martin LunnSir Fred Hoyle was one of the most courful characters in astronomy. This is the man who gave us the term the Big Bang although he did not believe in the theory. The is the incredible story of a Yorkshire working at Cambridge.570astronomy,bigbang,cambridge,hoyle,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-01-a-yorkshireman-the-parsec-and-pluto--53156799https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53156799Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:40:24 +0000Martin LunnAnother little known Yorkshire astronomer, Herbert Hall Turner was born in Leeds and is prehaps not that well know, but he devised the astronomical unit of the parsec which is used by astronomers today and also plays a part in the naming of Pluto.516astronomy,leeds,parsec,pluto,turner,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-01-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-the-pre-historic-period--53324870
In the firt of a new series I will take you back 35 million years to when a meteor landed in what is now the Noeth Sea. Then we move forwrad to around 5,500 years ago and look at the Thornborough Henges. A series of henges that line up with Orion's Belt, yet pre date the pyramids in Egypt by 1,000 years. We end up with a series of standing stones near Boroughbrige called the Devi's Arrows.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53324870Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:52:18 +0000Martin LunnWhen we think of astronomy we sometimes foget about the prehistoric pwriod, apart from the meteor which destroyed the dinosaurs an Stoneheneg. In the firt of a new series I will take you back 35 million years to when a meteor landed in what is now...
In the firt of a new series I will take you back 35 million years to when a meteor landed in what is now the Noeth Sea. Then we move forwrad to around 5,500 years ago and look at the Thornborough Henges. A series of henges that line up with Orion's Belt, yet pre date the pyramids in Egypt by 1,000 years. We end up with a series of standing stones near Boroughbrige called the Devi's Arrows.]]>1042astronomy,circles,egypt,henges,meteor,meteorite,orion,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-02-astronomy-in-gods-own-country-anglo-saxon-astronomy--53376031https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53376031Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:36:34 +0000Martin LunnThe Anglo-Saxon period is often known as the Dark Ages because we know so little about it, but astronomically it could not be more interesting. During this time there were several major events with global effects. In Britain it was a time of diverse...801alcuin,anglo,astronomy,charlemagne,gildas,saxon,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-03-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-monasteries--53412275

Some of the richest abbeys and monasteries in England were in Yorkshire at places like St Mary’s Abbey in York, Fountains Abbey near Ripon and Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley. In addition to the religious aspect of their lives they were also great natural philosophers noting everything that was happening around them into natural world.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53412275Sat, 01 Apr 2023 14:57:45 +0000Martin LunnFollowing the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066 there was a period during the next 200 years of a series of building not only building castles but also Abbeys and Monasteries. In Yorkshire alone there were over a dozen built, and these were built of...

Some of the richest abbeys and monasteries in England were in Yorkshire at places like St Mary’s Abbey in York, Fountains Abbey near Ripon and Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley. In addition to the religious aspect of their lives they were also great natural philosophers noting everything that was happening around them into natural world.]]>567astronomy,knowledge,libraries,monastery,monks,power,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-04-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-the-1500s--53492039https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53492039Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:02:45 +0000Martin LunnI am continuing the look at the history of astronomy in Yorkshire. This podcast will be looking at the 1500s. Some of the charcters include Joihn Field who was the first Englishman to support the ideas of Copernicus, Sir Henry Savile who created the...1336astronomy,copernicus,halifax,leeds,logarithms,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-may-1st-2023--53714439I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53714439Tue, 02 May 2023 08:18:12 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5223astronomy,drystone,monday,radiocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-may-8th-2023--53788003I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53788003Tue, 09 May 2023 08:12:17 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5191astronomy,drystone,news,radioshow,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-05-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-the-1600s--53818196https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53818196Thu, 11 May 2023 07:51:24 +0000Martin LunnThe end of the medieval period and this podcast takes people on a journal looking at astronomy in Yorkshire during this century.15931600s,astronomy,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-may-15th-2023--53886121I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53886121Tue, 16 May 2023 09:19:01 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5222astronomy,drystone,radioshowcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-06-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-the-1700s--53915908https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53915908Thu, 18 May 2023 08:30:53 +0000Martin LunnThe beginning of modern science is illustrated in this century.24011700s,algol,astronomy,cepheids,goodricke,pigott,york,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-may-22nd-2023--53968378I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53968378Tue, 23 May 2023 09:53:36 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>4008astronomy,drystone,radiocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-07-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-the-1800s--53993799https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53993799Thu, 25 May 2023 08:51:16 +0000Martin LunnWhat a century for astronomy in Yorkshire25101800s,astronomy,cooke,meteorite,middlesborough,observatories,telescopes,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-may-29th-2023--54039043I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54039043Tue, 30 May 2023 08:13:48 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5235astronomy,drystoneradio,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-08-astronomy-in-god-s-own-country-the-1900s--54063604https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54063604Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:59:20 +0000Martin LunnThe last in the series, this brings an end to my look at the history of astronomy in Yorkshire.983astronomy,hoyle,observatory,york,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-june-5th-2023--54111244I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54111244Tue, 06 Jun 2023 09:26:53 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5196astronomyshow,drystoneradiocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-june-12th-2023--54331568I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54331568Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:57:51 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5254astronomyshow,drystoneradiocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-01-constellations-myths-and-legends-andromeda--54456284
Be advised that many of the names are difficult to say so I apologise straight away if I have not pronounced them correctly]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54456284Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:49:33 +0000Martin LunnI have tried to show how different cultures have seen different images of the constellations in the sky. In this first episode I look at Anadromeda. Be advised that many of the names are difficult to say so I apologise straight away if I have not...
Be advised that many of the names are difficult to say so I apologise straight away if I have not pronounced them correctly]]>1065andromeda,constellations,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-02-constellation-myths-and-legends-antlia--54509527
There are no myths or legends attached to Antlia.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54509527Mon, 19 Jun 2023 08:46:30 +0000Martin LunnThe first of the so called 40 modern constellations. Antlia the Air Pump was introduced by Nicloas de la Caille after spending time in Soith Africa producing a star catalogue of the southern sky. Sadly like many of his new constellations it is very...
There are no myths or legends attached to Antlia.]]>270antlia,astronomy,constellation,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-03-constellation-myths-and-legends-apus-the-bird-of-paradise--54835207
Another small faint constellation and a constellation that is not visible for Britain. Apus the bird of paradise was introduced to the sky in the 1590s by the Dutch astronomer and cartographer Petrus Plancius from the observations of Dutch navigators Pieter Keyser and Frederick Houtman, when they voyaged to the southern hemisphere. and first catalogued by Plancius in the late 16th century.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54835207Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:24:00 +0000Martin LunnIn this series of podcasts I have tried to show how different civilisations have depicted different pictures in the sky of the constellations. However I did not realise how difficult some of the names were going to be to pronounce so I apologise...
Another small faint constellation and a constellation that is not visible for Britain. Apus the bird of paradise was introduced to the sky in the 1590s by the Dutch astronomer and cartographer Petrus Plancius from the observations of Dutch navigators Pieter Keyser and Frederick Houtman, when they voyaged to the southern hemisphere. and first catalogued by Plancius in the late 16th century.]]>416apus,astronomy,constellation,legends,myths,paradisecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-june-26th-2023--55268042I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55268042Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:32:30 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>4833astronomy,drystone,radiocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-04-constellation-myths-and-legends-aquarius-the-water-carrier--56124775https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56124775Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:42:49 +0000Martin LunnAquarius is one of the most ancient of constellations. The Babylonians saw this area of sky as a man pouring water from a jar and it is still represented this way today. Aquarius is one of the zodiacal constellations and according to the Greeks it is...785aquarius,astrology,astronomy,constellation,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-july-17th-2023--56137120I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56137120Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:04:20 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5578astronomy,drystone,radioshowcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-05-constellation-myths-and-legends-aquila-the-eagle--56189466https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56189466Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:42:43 +0000Martin LunnAquila the Eagle is one of the original 48 Greek constellations. Altair often represents a bird in mythology that was a companion to Jupiter and often carried his thunderbolts. The constellation is one of the most prominent in the sky. Altair is one...750aquila,astronomy,constellations,eagle,legend,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-july-24th-2023--56208086I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56208086Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:26:55 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5050astronomy,drystoneradio,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-06-constellation-myths-and-legends-ara-the-altar--56285984
Although a relatively minor group with no named stars in Greek mythology, Ara represented the altar used by Zeus and other Greek gods to swear a vow of allegiance before they went to war against Cronus and the Titans. According to legends, it is believed the Cyclops originally built the altar as a place to sacrifice to the Olympian gods. It was also upon this altar that Centaurus the centaur sacrificed Lupus the wolf. Ara has a fairly distinctive shape, its brightest stars are:-]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56285984Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:56:12 +0000Martin LunnAra the Altar lies in a dense part of the Milky Way immediately south of the hook of stars that make up the tail of Scorpius the Scorpion. It is invisible from Britain but has been known since ancient times, remember that many of these constellations...
Although a relatively minor group with no named stars in Greek mythology, Ara represented the altar used by Zeus and other Greek gods to swear a vow of allegiance before they went to war against Cronus and the Titans. According to legends, it is believed the Cyclops originally built the altar as a place to sacrifice to the Olympian gods. It was also upon this altar that Centaurus the centaur sacrificed Lupus the wolf. Ara has a fairly distinctive shape, its brightest stars are:-]]>626altar,ara,astronomy,constellations,greek,milkywaycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-july-31-2023--56334334I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56334334Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:00:36 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5286astronomy,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-07-constellation-myths-and-legends-aries-the-ram--56379070https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56379070Sat, 05 Aug 2023 18:04:46 +0000Martin LunnA constellation that dates back to ancient times, in legend Aries represented the Ram whose golden fleece was sought by Jason and the Argonauts. Despite not being a very bright constellation it has assumed great importance in astronomy, because around...752aries,astronomy,constellation,first,point,ram,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-aug-7-2023--56401706I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56401706Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:03:18 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5021astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,nightsky,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-08-constellation-myths-and-legends-auriga-the-charioteer--56448262https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56448262Sat, 12 Aug 2023 10:08:38 +0000Martin LunnA striking constellation in the northern skies, Auriga lies above the horns of Taurus the Bull and forms the shape of a kite. Auriga is named after the son of Vulcan who invented the four horse chariot. Its brightest star Capella is the 6th brightest...559auriga,capella,charioteer,constellation,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-monday-aug-14th-2023--56473222I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56473222Tue, 15 Aug 2023 08:52:28 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5079astronomy,constellations,drystone,news,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-09-constellation-myths-and-legends-bootes-the-herdsman--56519632https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56519632Sat, 19 Aug 2023 09:37:04 +0000Martin LunnThe constellation of Bootes is usually described as the Herdsman who was placed in the sky for inventing the plough drawn by two oxen. The way to pronounce Bootes is to think of the word co-ordinate. Bootes is very prominent in the spring and early...751arcturus,astronomy,bootes,constellation,meteors,quadrantidscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-aug-21st-2023--56552918I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56552918Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:12:44 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5166astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,music,newscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-10-constellation-myths-caelum-the-chisel--56587307https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56587307Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:17:04 +0000Martin LunnThis is one of the 14 obscure constellations created by Nicolas Louis de La Caille. It was first seen in his catalogue of 1763. There are no stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 and the four faint stars that do form Caelum could easily have been...219astronomy,caelum,chisel,constellations,obscure,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-aug-28th-2023--56623746I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56623746Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:09:17 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5223astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,news,societiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-11-constellation-myths-and-legends-camelopardalis-the-giraffe--56658311https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56658311Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:24:08 +0000Martin LunnCamelopardalis the Giraffe is without doubt one of the dullest of the northern constellations. It was first created by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius around 1613. Although the 18th largest constellation in the sky it has only one star that you...190astronomy,camelopadrdalis,constellation,giraffe,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-sept-4th-2023--56696077I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56696077Tue, 05 Sep 2023 08:21:26 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5044astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,news,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-12-constellation-myths-and-legens-cancer-the-crab--56722470https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56722470Thu, 07 Sep 2023 08:18:46 +0000Martin LunnCancer is one of the oldest constellations dating back over 4,000 years, it represents a crab which Juno queen of Olympus sent to rescue the multi headed monster the Hydra which was doing battle with Hercules. Hercules just trod on the crab and...577astronomy,beehive,cancer,constellation,crab,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-september-11th-2023--56774074I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56774074Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:43:09 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5084astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-13-constellation-myths-and-legends-canes-venatici-the-hunting-dogs--56796878https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56796878Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:57:57 +0000Martin LunnThis constellation was added to the sky by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius who was not only an astronomer but the major of Danzig. Hevelius invented 10 new constellation in the northern sky, astronomers today still use seven of them. It was in...284canes,constellations,dogs,hevelius,plough,poland,stars,venaticicleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-september-18th-2023--56851513I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56851513Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:08:49 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5368astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,news,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-14-constellation-myths-and-legends-canis-major-the-greater-dog--56893428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56893428Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:07:02 +0000Martin LunnCanis Major is a stunning constellation with many bright stars and clusters, unfortunately for observers in Britain it is always low in the sky so we never see it at its best. It represents one of the two dogs the other being Canis Minor that follows...414astronomy,canis,constellations,dog,major,sirius,starcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-september-25th-2023--56937529I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56937529Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:05:33 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5066astronomy,aurora,borealis,constellations,drystoneradio,news,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-15-constellation-myths-and-legends-canis-minor-the-lesser-dog--57142529https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57142529Sat, 07 Oct 2023 11:15:33 +0000Martin LunnIn mythology it is the smaller of the dogs that follows Orion the Hunter. Procyon forms a very prominent and large triangle with Sirius in Canis Major and Betelgeuse in Orion.296canis,constellation,dog,minor,orion,procyon,star,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-october-9th-2023--57176398I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57176398Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:45:08 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5050astronomy,constelations,drystoneradio,news,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-16-constellation-myths-and-legends-capricornus-the-sea-goat--57208619https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57208619Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:45:23 +0000Martin LunnLow down on early autumn evenings is one of the constellations of the zodiac, Capricornus is depicted as a goat with the tail of a fish. Although a very faint group it has one of the oldest mythological associations. Capricornus is also sometimes...387astronomy,autumn,capricorn,constellation,seagoat,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-17-constellation-myths-and-legends-carina-the-keel--57249843https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57249843Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:02:38 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most intriguing of the ancient legends tells how a band of heroes headed by Jason sailed off in search of the Golden Fleece. Among the heroes concerned in this expedition were Hercules and the heavenly twins Castor and Pollux. The ship they...318argonavis,astronomy,canopus,carina,constellations,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-oct-23rd-2023--57363592I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57363592Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:41:32 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5057astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,news,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-18-constellation-myths-and-legends-cassiopeia-the-queen--57558639https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57558639Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:04:00 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most prominent constellations in the northern sky, the main stars forms a distinctive letter W or M in the sky, this depends on which way we view the constellation. It is circumpolar from Britain which means we can see it all year round. In...412astronomy,cassiopeia,constellations,supernova,tychocleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-19-constellation-myths-and-legends-centaurus-the-centaur--57587893https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57587893Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:38:58 +0000Martin LunnA large rich and splendid constellation representing a Centaur who in Greek mythology represented the scholarly centaur Chiron who was then tutor to many of the Greek heroes. He was placed in the sky after accidentality being struck by a poisoned...339astronomy,centaur,centaurus,constellation,legends,myths,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-20-constellation-myths-and-legends-cepheus-the-king--57604094https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57604094Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:43:58 +0000Martin LunnIt has often been said that “The female of the species is more deadly than the male”. In the case of this constellations and with the story of the Cassiopeia legend, the female of the species is certainly the more conspicuous than the male, since King...346astronomy,cassiopeia,cepheus,constellations,king,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-november-13th-2023--57630078I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57630078Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:19:22 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio 102 and 103.5 FM the Astronomy show can be heard live on line at www.drystoneradio.com]]>5239astronomy,astrosocs,constellations,drystoneradio,news,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-21-constellation-myths-and-legends-cetus-the-whale--57642407https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57642407Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:27:13 +0000Martin LunnIn mythology Cetus was the kraken, the monster sent by Neptune to eat the princess Andromeda, the monster today has turned into a more harmless Whale.264astronomy,cetus,constellations,kraken,mira,whalecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-22-constellation-myths-and-legends-chameleon-the-chameleon--57660465https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57660465Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:54:04 +0000Martin LunnA very dull and bland constellation, Chamaeleon is a small constellation which can be found close to the South Pole and therefore invisible from Britain. It was created by Dutch astroonmer Petrus Plancius in 1598 from the observations of the Dutch...174astronomy,chameleon,constellations,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-23-constellation-myths-and-legends-circinus-the-compass--57696896https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57696896Sat, 18 Nov 2023 11:21:31 +0000Martin LunnAnother small and obscure constellations added to the southern sky by the French astronomer Nicolas de Lacaille in 1756 after staying at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Where he produced a catalogue of 10,000 stars.. There does appear to be a...108astronomy,circinus,constellations,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-24constellation-myths-and-legends-columba-the-dove--57782924https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57782924Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:08:34 +0000Martin LunnColumba the Dove which represents the dove that followed Noah’s Ark, or some legends say it was the dove that the Argonauts sent ahead to help them pass safely through the clashing rocks at the entrance to the Black Sea. If it was higher in the sky it...172astronomy,columba,constellations,dove,legends,myths,orioncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-25-constellation-myths-and-legends-coma-berenices-berenices-s-hair--57809881https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57809881Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:22:32 +0000Martin LunnYet another faint constellation with no really bright stars, although it has an ancient legend it was only formed by Tycho Brahe in 1601. According to legend Queen Berenice of Egypt vowed to cut off her beautiful hair and place it in the temple of...298astronomy,berenices,coma,constellations,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-nov-27th-2023--57828268I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57828268Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:32:53 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>5761astronomy,drystoneradio,meteors,planets,societies,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-26-constellation-myths-and-legends-corona-australis-the-southern-crown--57861163https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57861163Thu, 30 Nov 2023 09:37:33 +0000Martin LunnCorona Australis the Southern Crown is a counterpart in the southern hemisphere for the Northern Crown or Corona Borealis in the northern hemisphere. It is formed of a curve of faint stars which is easily recognisable, however it cannot be seen from...169astronomy,australis,constellations,corona,crown,legends,myths,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-27-constellation-myths-and-legends-corona-borealis-the-northern-crown--57891583https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57891583Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:05:02 +0000Martin LunnCorona Borealis the Northern Crown which was given as a wedding present by Bacchus to Ariadne and was then cast by him into the sky when she died. It consists of an arc of seven fairly faint stars with the exception of alpha.208astronomy,borealis,constellations,corona,crown,legends,myths,northern,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-dec-4th-2023--57926936I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57926936Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:34:04 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations and Astronomy in Yorkshire - God’s Own Country.
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>5198astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-28-constellation-myths-and-legends-corvus-the-crow--57950504https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57950504Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:35:56 +0000Martin LunnA small but quite prominent constellation which is at its highest in the late spring evenings, the crow is low in the sky depicted sitting on the back of the water snake. According to legend Apollo sent the crow to bring the water of life, but was...227astronomy,constellations,corvus,crow,legends,myths,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-29-constellation-myths-and-legends-crater-the-cup--57984400https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57984400Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:07:23 +0000Martin LunnThe second of the small constellations adjoining Hydra the other being Corvus. Crater although very faint it is one of the original 48 groups even though it contains no stars brighter than magnitude 3.5. Crater represents the cup of Apollo and is...184astronomy,constellations,crater,hydra,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-30-constellation-myths-and-legends-crux-the-southern-cross--58029093
Johan Bayer incorporated these stars into his Uranometria star atlas in 1603 thus making it an officially recognised constellation.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58029093Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:47:51 +0000Martin LunnThe smallest constellation in the sky, but one of the most celebrated and distinctive. It was formed from some of the stars of the constellation Centaurus by various seamen and astronomers in the 16th century. Crux means cross in Latin. Johan Bayer...
Johan Bayer incorporated these stars into his Uranometria star atlas in 1603 thus making it an officially recognised constellation.]]>221astronomy,constellations,cross,crux,legends,myths,southerncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-31-constellation-myths-and-legends-cygnus-the-swan--58172633https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58172633Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:30:37 +0000Martin LunnThe celestial swan is sometimes called the northern cross since its + shape is very striking. Its brightest star Deneb at magnitude 1.3 and is one of the members of the summer triangle. Although the faintest of the triangle it is actually is the...294constellation,cygnus,deneb,legends,myths,stars,summer,swan,trianglecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-jan-15th-2024--58317350I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58317350Tue, 16 Jan 2024 09:23:08 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4983astronomy,constellations,drystone,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-january-22nd-2024--58413943I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58413943Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:39:37 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM

]]>5294astronomy,constellations,drystone,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jan-29th-2024--58498310I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58498310Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:59:51 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>5250astronomy,constellations,drystone,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-feb-5th-2024--58583733I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Asrtronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58583733Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:42:34 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Asrtronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .]]>5009astronomy,constellations,drystone,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-feb-12th-2024--58671020I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58671020Tue, 13 Feb 2024 09:50:38 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4912anniversaries,astronomy,constellations,drystone,news,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-feb-19th-2024--58749137I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58749137Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:01:29 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4996astronomy,constellations,drystone,news,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-feb-26th-2024--58847210I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58847210Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:09:17 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>5051astronomy,constellations,drystone,planets,radio,show,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-march-4th-2024--58929616I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations .
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The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58929616Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:31:53 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations .
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The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4917astronomy,constellations,drystone,moon,news,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thye-astronomy-show-mar-11th-2024--59013607I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.
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The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59013607Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:23:01 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.
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The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>5253astronomy,constellations,drystone,moon,moons,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mercury-visible-in-west-just-after-sunset--59085239https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59085239Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:27:07 +0000Martin LunnSeeing Mercury is always difficult because it is the closest planet to the Sun. Each year however, there is just one month when you can catch the planet in the evening sky, and this year 2024 it is March. Mercury can be seen from from March 19th to...301inner,mercury,messenger,planets,smallest,solar,systemcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-spring-equinox--59085350https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59085350Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:37:57 +0000Martin LunnThe Spring Equinox occurs on the 20th March 2024, marking the point when spring starts in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn starts in the Southern Hemisphere. The word ‘equinox’ comes from the Latin words aequi, which means equal, and nox, which...258aurora,day/night,equal,equinox,march,springcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-march-18th-2024--59098808I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations
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The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59098808Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:45:19 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations
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The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4080astronomy,constellations,drystone,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/micro-moon-in-march-2024--59110456 
A Super Moon is less than 230,000 miles away while the Micro moon is more than 250,000 miles away. The discrepancy happens because the Moon does not orbit the Earth in a circle but in an ellipse or egg shape.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59110456Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:50:30 +0000Martin LunnYou have probably heard of the Super Moon, but did you know we also have the Micro Moon? The Moon takes around one month to orbit the Earth. Its normal distance from us is 239,000 miles. The Super Moon is when the Moon appears larger in the sky than... 
A Super Moon is less than 230,000 miles away while the Micro moon is more than 250,000 miles away. The discrepancy happens because the Moon does not orbit the Earth in a circle but in an ellipse or egg shape.]]>239astronomy,ellipse,full,lent,micro,mooncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-march-25th-2024--59178243I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations
 
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM . ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59178243Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:42:22 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations
 
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM . ]]>5090astronomy,constellations,drystone,moon,planets,radio,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/easter-and-yorkshire--59195473https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59195473Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:40:11 +0000Martin LunnIn 664 at Whitby Abbey it was decided to follow the teachings of Rome as to how to calculate the date of Easter. This means that Easter Sunday is the first Sunday following the full Moon after the Spring Equinox. And as the period of time it takes the...451astronomy,easter,equinox,moon,whitbycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tiros-1-the-first-weather-satellite--59219148https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59219148Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:53:15 +0000Martin LunnLaunched on April 1st 1960 Tiros 1 was the start of the time line of weather satellites we all take for granted today.317astronomy,earth,orbit,satellite,space,tiros,weathercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-apr-1st-2024--59252152I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations
 
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59252152Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:05:51 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations
 
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4946astronomy,drystone,galaxies,mars,moon,planets,radio,show,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-april-22nd-2024--59614956I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.
 
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59614956Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:23:36 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations.
 
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4885astronomy,constellations,drystone,meteors,moon,planets,radio,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-april-29th-2024--59750487I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellationsy. 

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59750487Wed, 01 May 2024 14:12:44 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellationsy. 

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4992astronomy,constellations,drstoneradio,galaxy,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-herschel-and-the-astronomer-restaurant-in-halifax--59794051https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59794051Fri, 03 May 2024 10:39:48 +0000Martin LunnA restaurant in Halifax with an astronomical connection to William Herschel closes.341astronomer,halifax,hall,herschel,minster,piece,uranuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-may-6th-2024--59939760
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59939760Thu, 09 May 2024 07:29:18 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4716astronomy,constellations,drystone,moon,planets,radio,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-may-27th-2024--60205985
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60205985Wed, 29 May 2024 07:48:53 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4891astronomy,constellations,drystone,moon,panets,radio,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-june-3rd-2024--60271531
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60271531Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:23:46 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .  ]]>4987astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-june-10th-2024--60349715
  I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations .  

 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60349715Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:21:29 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
  I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations .  

 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4454astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/noctilucent-clouds--60370494
The noctilucent clouds are beautiful, often eye catching, silver blue formations of ice crystals at very high level, reflecting the rays of the Sun after it sets or before it rises. Unlike normal day time clouds, noctilucent clouds form in the atmosphere at a height of about 50 miles (82 kilometres). The nature of noctilucent clouds is not fully understood but it is believed that they are formed of very small grains of meteor dust covered in ice.  

Noctilucent clouds appear in a variety of forms, often seen as a bright herringbone pattern while at other times they are wispy in appearance.  As the month goes by, the chances of seeing the noctilucent clouds increase. They can, however, only be seen for a short period of time. Over the next few weeks during twilight, an hour or so after the Sun sets, or at dawn before the Sun rises, look to the north in the hope of seeing the silver-blue clouds of a noctilucent cloud display.  

Seeing the stars from town centres can be difficult due to light pollution making the sky too bright, but noctilucent clouds can be seen from town centres just as well as from a dark sky.  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60370494Thu, 13 Jun 2024 07:54:34 +0000Martin LunnAlthough we will have to wait late into the evenings for the sky to get dark, June heralds the beginning of the Noctilucent or ‘night shining’ cloud observing season.   The noctilucent clouds are beautiful, often eye catching, silver blue formations...
The noctilucent clouds are beautiful, often eye catching, silver blue formations of ice crystals at very high level, reflecting the rays of the Sun after it sets or before it rises. Unlike normal day time clouds, noctilucent clouds form in the atmosphere at a height of about 50 miles (82 kilometres). The nature of noctilucent clouds is not fully understood but it is believed that they are formed of very small grains of meteor dust covered in ice.  

Noctilucent clouds appear in a variety of forms, often seen as a bright herringbone pattern while at other times they are wispy in appearance.  As the month goes by, the chances of seeing the noctilucent clouds increase. They can, however, only be seen for a short period of time. Over the next few weeks during twilight, an hour or so after the Sun sets, or at dawn before the Sun rises, look to the north in the hope of seeing the silver-blue clouds of a noctilucent cloud display.  

Seeing the stars from town centres can be difficult due to light pollution making the sky too bright, but noctilucent clouds can be seen from town centres just as well as from a dark sky.  ]]>529clouds,ice,meteors,night,noctilucent,shinning,summercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/summer-solstice--60420674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60420674Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:21:16 +0000Martin LunnThe Summer Solstice when summer officially begins is on June 20th198astronomy,solstice,stonehenge,summer,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-june-17th-2024--60434025
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60434025Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:16:37 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>5136astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,panets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-strawberry-moon--60446088https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60446088Thu, 20 Jun 2024 07:42:34 +0000Martin LunnThe full moon in June is known as the Strawberry Moon146astronomy,full,june,monastic,moon,strawberrycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unpredictable-june-bootid-meteor-shower--60499999https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60499999Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:28:52 +0000Martin LunnThe June Bootid meteor shower which occurs o the night of June 27/28 each year is normally a very feeble affair with only 1 or 2 meteors seen each hour. Some times it can spring suprises. The last was a massive outburts of meteor activity in 1998 when...338astronomy,bootids,june,meteors,shhotingstarscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-june-24th-2024--60500029
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60500029Tue, 25 Jun 2024 08:32:48 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>3805astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,meteors,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-forgotten-british-eclipse-june-30th-1954--60563871https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60563871Mon, 01 Jul 2024 09:48:37 +0000Martin LunnOn June 30th 1954 an eclipse of the sun was visible over the island of Unst the most northerly of the Shetlands Islands and the northern part of the Island of Yell.1211astronomy,eclipse,islands,manchester,shetland,solar,total,unstcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-july-1st-2024--60575824
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60575824Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:03:08 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4872astronomy,constellation,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aphelion-when-the-earth-is-furthest-from-the-sun--60608010https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60608010Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:29:11 +0000Martin LunnThe Earth in JUly is at its furthest point from the Sun in July this is known as Aphelion. When at its closest in January the point is known as Perihelion.200aphelion,astronomy,earth,summer,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-was-the-supernova-of-1054-not-seen-in-britain--60608866https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60608866Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:07:31 +0000Martin LunnThe supernova of 1054 which today is known as the crab nebula was seen in China, Japan, Korea, Arabia but not in Britain. Why? Maybe because it did not fit in with the teaching of the most intellectual people of the tie, the monks. 6201054,astronomy,crab,monks,nebula,supernovacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-july-8th-2024--60640315
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60640315Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:02:21 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4629astronomy,comets,drystoneradio,meteors,moon,plantes,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/july-15th-1965-the-day-the-martians-died--60655996https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60655996Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:26:18 +0000Martin LunnOn July 15th 1965 the Mariner 4 spacecraft flew past Mars and showed that it was not a place where tundra plants, ice pools, streams and small rodents might exist. It was as dead as the Moon607astronomy,canals,mariner4,mars,planet,redcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-moon-nesr-to-antares-on-jul-17th-2024--60696078https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60696078Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:14:17 +0000Martin LunnOn Wednesday July 17th a bright red star will be seen to the right of the Moon, this is the satr Antares the brightest star in the constellation of the Scorpion306antares,constellation,moon,red,star,supergiantcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-july-15th-2024--60704498
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60704498Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:43:45 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the...
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .]]>5025astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,kilonova,moons,plkanets,stars,supernovacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/full-thunder-moon-july-21st-2024--60716884https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60716884Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:07:24 +0000Martin LunnOn July 21st the Moon will be full. this is the Thunder Moon so named becasue this is the month we are most likely to see thunder storms.153astronomy,full,monks,month,moon,thundercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-july-22nd-2024--60785951
I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations   The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60785951Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:47:11 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations   The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>5110astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thomas-harriot-and-the-first-views-of-the-moon-through-a-telescope--60799601https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60799601Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:53:35 +0000Martin LunnMany people believe that Galileo was the first person to look at the Moon through a telescope. He wasn't ,Thomas Harroiot was, he beat Galileo by around 4 months.6411609,astronomy,galileo,harriot,moon,telescopecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ranger-7-was-it-that-hard-to-hit-the-moon--60837369https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60837369Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:25:55 +0000Martin LunnIn the early 1960s the space race was on. Who was going to get people to the Moon first Russia or America?  The Americans wanted to accurately map areas of the Moon where astronauts might land.. They sent  aseries of unmanned craft to crash inti the...608astronomy,moon,photographs,race,ranger,ranger7,russia,space,usacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-july-29th-2024--60859641
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60859641Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:57:01 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4798astronomy,aurora,borealis,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-august-5th-2024--60934440
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60934440Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:19:43 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4984astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,meteors,moon,perseids,planets,saturn,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/perseid-meteor-shower-the-tears-of-st-lawrence--60945615https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60945615Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:18:12 +0000Martin LunnThe Perseid meteor shower, its probably the most famous of the year and can be seen on the night of August 12th/13th.726astronomy,august,comets,meteors,perseids,shooting,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nao1-rossall-observatory--60978615
I am not sure of the maker of the telescope but I believe it was purchased from the optician J B Dancer of Manchester.  

In 1904 Ralph Assherton, Lord Clitheroe of Downham Hall generously donated a 6.25 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope to Rossall School. The telescope was made around 1865. I am not sure who the telescope was unoriginally made for or when Ralph Assherton acquired it.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60978615Sat, 10 Aug 2024 11:00:54 +0000Martin LunnThere is a rather splendid Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope at Rossall School on the Fylde coast of Lancashire. The school was founded in 1844. In 1860 a 4.5 inch telescope was installed in an observatory at the school. This would be one of the first...
I am not sure of the maker of the telescope but I believe it was purchased from the optician J B Dancer of Manchester.  

In 1904 Ralph Assherton, Lord Clitheroe of Downham Hall generously donated a 6.25 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope to Rossall School. The telescope was made around 1865. I am not sure who the telescope was unoriginally made for or when Ralph Assherton acquired it.]]>770astronomy,cooke,observatory,rossall,telescopecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-august-12th-2024--61012902
I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations    

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61012902Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:18:04 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations    

The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>5010astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,meteors,moon,perseids,planest,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nao2-northern-astronomer-arthur-bennett--61050916https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61050916Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:47:40 +0000Martin LunnA Yorkshireman Arthur Bennett was borm in Goole in the East Riding as an astronomer he would spent much of his time observing the Sun, using of course a Thomas Cooke telescope.903arthur,astronomer,astronomy,bennett,cooke,goole,sun,telescopecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-august-19th-2024--61092629
  The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61092629Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:21:13 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
  The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>5044astronomy,bluemoon,constellations,drystoneradio,meteors,planets,stars,supermooncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nao3-northern-astronomer-rev-chadwick-bates--61123694https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61123694Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:22:15 +0000Martin LunnAnother vicar from the 19th century who was interested in astronomy. He was ordained by the Bishop of Manchester in 1850. Between 1851- 1856 he would  move over to Yorkshire where he would have a curacy in Hull. He would then move back to what was...615astronomy,cooke,manchester,telescope,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-august-26th-2024--61167565
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM.  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61167565Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:48:21 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM.  ]]>4888astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nao4-the-darlington-telescope--61229598https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61229598Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:00:35 +0000Martin LunnAnother Thomas Cooke telescope that was owned by a vicar and although used for some educational work got caught up in local politics. It had a very sad ending for the telescope.782astronomy,cooke,darlington,refractor,telescope,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-sept-2nd-2024--61249524
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61249524Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:25:26 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4975astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-sept-9th-2024--61321066
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61321066Tue, 10 Sep 2024 08:23:43 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>5220astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,mercury,moon,planets,stars,sun,sunspotscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-7th-october-2024--62284789
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62284789Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:25:23 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4321astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,planets,saturn,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-october-28th-2024--62542592
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62542592Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:05:28 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .]]>4639astronomy,aurora,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/haworth-and-the-moon--62580107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62580107Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:19:22 +0000Martin LunnIf you think of Haworth, you naturally think of the Bronte sisters, and Wuthering Heights, possibly the steam engines going through Haworth Station, and all the film crews there for numerous films and shows. But would you associate Haworth as a moon...501astronauts,astronomy,brontes,haworth,moon,nasacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-1-tycho-brahe--62604310https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62604310Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:38:50 +0000Martin LunnTycho Brahe was the last of the great pre telescopic astronomers. Amongst the many things he did was to observe the supernova of 1572. This is a little look at his story12931572,astronomy,comet1577,denmark,hven,shakespeare,stars,supernova,tycho,uraniborgcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-november-4th-2024--62620282
There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in the north of England.

  The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62620282Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:32:31 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in the north of England.

  The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4688astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,news,saturn,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-2-willamina-fleming--62637964https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62637964Wed, 06 Nov 2024 10:44:06 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most imporatnt women astronomers at Harvard in the USA in the late 19th century. Williamina Fleming's job title was a computer. This was a title given to women who examind the photographic glass plates that were taken at the time.863astronomy,fleming,harvard,novae,spectrum,stars,supernovacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-3-charles-burckhalter--62663493https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62663493Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:09:09 +0000Martin LunnCharles Burckhalter was an amateur astronomer who in the 19th century who promoted astronomy to the general public as well as encouraging co operation between amateur and professional astronomers. He was the first secretary of the Astronomical Society...1223astronomy,eclipses,solar,sun,telescopescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-4-rev-fearon-fallows--62674145https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62674145Sat, 09 Nov 2024 09:47:53 +0000Martin LunnAnother unknown British astronomer, he came from Cockermouth in Cumbria the birthplace of William Wordsworth. He would have a short life due to ill health, this is a brief outline of the work he undertook in South Africa636astronomy,capetown,cumbria,south,stars,wordsworthcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-5-the-solar-eclipse-in-1140--62680769https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62680769Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:26:41 +0000Martin LunnThis eclipse which was believed by Edmund Halley to have been total in London, it wasn't , was seen by many people as the path of totality cut across the midlands and the home counties668astronomy,eclipse,halley,solar,sun,totalcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-6-the-sirius-mystery--62688982https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62688982Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:09:42 +0000Martin LunnSirius the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky, it looks white in colour today, but was it ever red in colour. There are lots of old report that suggest that it might have been. So what was going on?573astronomy,dog,pup,red,sirius,star,whitecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-november-11th-2024--62703727
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .  ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62703727Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:43:44 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .  ]]>4365astronomy,aurora,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-7-william-bond--62716059https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62716059Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:34:00 +0000Martin LunnThe first astronomer to photograph a star.548astronomy,harvard,photograpohy,star,vegacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-8-sir-william-huggins--62734840https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62734840Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:16:15 +0000Martin LunnOne of the early pioneers of astronomical spectroscopy.551astroomy,huggins,specrtoscopy,spectra,stars,williamcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-9-the-star-of-freedom--62750072https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62750072Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:17:03 +0000Martin LunnThe story of how plantation slaves in the southern states of America escaped to the north and Canada by using their knowledge of the stars and the plough in particular  to navigate their way to safety.732america,astronomy,big,constellations,dipper,plough,slavescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-astronomy-10-john-tebbutt--62765787https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62765787Sat, 16 Nov 2024 09:40:06 +0000Martin LunnHe was one of Australia's most important astronomers. Although an amateur astonomer John Tebbutt was respected by astronomers both professional and and amateur in Australia in the 19th century. 1117astronomerr,astronomy,australia,comets,tebbuttcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/comet-piggot-the-first-comet-to-be-discovered-in-yorkshire--62774674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62774674Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:12:00 +0000Martin LunnEdward Piggot one  of the Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy was the first person to discover a comet in Yorkshire on Novmeber 19th 1783462astronomy,comet,piggot,star,variable,york,yorkshirecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-november-18th-2024--62810049I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in the north of England.  
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62810049Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:57:31 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in the north of England.  
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4730astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,planets,saturn,stars,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-november-25th-2024--63011435
I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in the north of England.

  The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63011435Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:49:09 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in the north of England.

  The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .]]>4689astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,saturn,stars,sun,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wolf-hall-and-the-little-ice-age--63013477https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63013477Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:07:26 +0000Martin LunnThe TV show Wolf Hall depicting King Henry VIII, Thomas Cromwell and the disolution of the Monasteries was set at a time when the climate was much colder than it is today. This period known as the Little Ice Age although there were some variations it ...7081300-1750,cold,cromwell,hall,henry,iceage,little,monasteries,wolfcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-break-up-of-a-comet-and-the-meteor-storms-of-1872-and-1885--63041217https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63041217Thu, 28 Nov 2024 09:06:56 +0000Martin LunnThe Andromedids meteors shower was the remnains of comet Biela which had been seen by astroonmer in the 19th century to separate into two pieces. It was totrally unexpected but it allowed astronomerd to get a better understandngbetween comest and meteors7621872,1885,andromedids,biela,comet,meteors,stormcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-eclipse-of-the-sun-and-anarchy--63072136https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63072136Sat, 30 Nov 2024 11:34:07 +0000Martin LunnAn eclipse of the Sun in1133 was supposed to foretell of the anarchy that would come in England in 1135 following the death of King Heny I453astronomy,blois,cadfael,eclipse,henry,king,matilda,stephen,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cat-s-eye-in-the-road-cat-s-eye-in-space--63092825https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63092825Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:03:11 +0000Martin LunnIn 1933 Percy Show of Halifax in Yorkshire invented the Cat's eye one of the most important road safely features of the 20th century. In 1786 William Herschel discovered the first planetary nebula in space. Today this nebula is called the Cat'e eye...397astronomy,cat'seye,halifax,herschel,hubble,nebula,percyshaw,planetary,space,telescopecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-geminids-meteor-show--63253358https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63253358Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:18:50 +0000Martin LunnProbably the most spectacular meteor shower of the year., the Geminids can be seen at their best on the night of December 14/15. The only problem this year it that Moon is full on the 15th making the sky appear bright. This means that the fainter...440comet,december,gemini,geminids,meteors,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-before-full-yule-moon--63265867https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63265867Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:11:16 +0000Martin LunnThe full moon on December 15th is known as the Before Yule Moon. The feast of Yule occurs on the night of December 21st which is the day of the year when the Sun is at its lowest in the sky and produces the shortest period of daylight of the year....304astronomy,full,log,moon,solstice,yulecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-one-man-football-team--63284257https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63284257Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:48:35 +0000Martin LunnIt was grim day up north on December 12th 1891. In a snowstorm at Turf Moor Stadium Burnley are playing Blackburn Rovers in a first Division match. It says much about the Victorian period that the Match kicked off at all. I the second half the weather...291blackburn,burnley,football,grim,lancashire,weathercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nova-hercules-1934--63298711https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63298711Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:40:17 +0000Martin LunnIt is 100 years since this bright nova was discoverd in the constellation of Hercules. It was one of the brightest nova of the 20th century..279astronomy,december,hercules,nova,starcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-glen-miller-mystery-80-years-on--63324307https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63324307Sun, 15 Dec 2024 08:56:04 +0000Martin LunnIf you think of great band music in the 1930s and 1940s you will probably think of Glen Miller with hits like Moonlight Serenade, Chattanooga Choo Choo and In the Mood. This is the 80th anniversary of his disappearance. It is strange that someone so...370bigband,glen,jazz,miller,music,mystery,ww2cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-december-16th-2024--63350656
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63350656Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:01:33 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...
 The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live online at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4556astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,planets,saturn,stars,sun,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-december-30th-2024--63526818www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63526818Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:38:10 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4558astronomy,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,news,planets,saturn,stars,sun,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-january-6th-2025--63598565www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63598565Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:48:30 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4772astronomy,drystonerdio,jupiter,mars,moon,planets,saturn,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-amy-johnson--63684807https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63684807Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:04:12 +0000Martin LunnOn a foggy January day in 1941 the experienced pilot Amy Johnson took off for a routine flight nver to be seen again. What happened?3691941,aircraft,amy,johnson,navigation,thamescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/halley-s-comet--63697613https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63697613Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:30:59 +0000Martin LunnThis year 2025 is the 320th aniiversary in 1705 of the predicted return of Halley's comet755astronomy,comet,hale-bopp,halley,newtoncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/swept-under-the-carpet-the-forgotten-story-of-yorkshire-astronomers-edward-crossley-and-joseph-gledhill--63760248https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63760248Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:53:50 +0000Martin LunnThe West Yorkshire town of Halifax was dominated by textile mills in the 19th century. Crossley Carpets made carpets which were exported around the world. What is less well known is that Edward Crossley and his employed assistant astronomer Joseph...1250astronomy,crossley,gledhill,halifax,jupiter,mars,telescopescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-january-20th-2025--63776817www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63776817Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:58:06 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4610astronomy,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,stars,sun,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-january-27th-2025--64149712www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64149712Sun, 02 Feb 2025 19:18:59 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4553astronomy,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,space,stars,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-2025-february-3rd--64185524www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64185524Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:37:09 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4634astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,stars,sun,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-february-10th-2025--64315286www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64315286Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:26:20 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>3448astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,stars,sun,venuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-february-24th-2025--64559802www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64559802Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:45:23 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4645astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-march-3rd-2025--64688955www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64688955Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:46:19 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4669astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edward-pigott-and-the-discovery-of-the-black-eye-galaxy--64775546https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64775546Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:46:00 +0000Martin LunnThe amazing story of how Edward Pigott discovered a galaxy that he thoight was a nebula in 1779 and how long it took astronomers to recognise that he was the discoverer.595astronomer,astronomy,galaxies,pigott,telescope,walescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-march-10th-2025--64810320www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64810320Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:22:10 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4608astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edward-pigott-john-goodricke-and-the-winking-demon-star--64832686https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64832686Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:01:51 +0000Martin LunnA look at how the astronomers Edward Piogott and John Goodricke, the Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy  of York put forwad a theory to explain the light variations of the star Algol in the constellation of Perseus505astronomy,goodrcike,perseus,pigott,stars,variable,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edward-pigott-the-only-person-to-have-discovered-a-comet-from-york--64858471https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64858471Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:56:50 +0000Martin LunnIn 1783 Edward Pigott became the only person so far to have discovered a comet from York.He was also the first Englishman to have a comet named after him.488astronomy,comet,pigott,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edward-pigott-discovers-variability-of-eta-aquila--64877549https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64877549Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:23:25 +0000Martin LunnSetember 10th 1784 Edward Pigott discovered that the star eta Aquila varied in brightness. This would become a night to remember in York because John  Goodrcike would also discover another variable star that varies in brigtness.449aquila,astronomy,star,variable,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edward-pigott-discovers-variable-star-r-crb-in-1795--64897199https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64897199Sat, 15 Mar 2025 09:30:08 +0000Martin LunnIn the year 1793 Edward Pigott moved from York following the death of John Goodricke to the city of Bath where in 1795 he discovered the variability of the star R Corona Borealis 429astronomy,bath,borealis,constellations,corona,pigott,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edward-pigott-discovers-the-variable-star-r-scutum-in-1795--64914910https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64914910Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:14:50 +0000Martin LunnFollowing on from his discovery in the city of Bath of the variable star R Corona Borealis in 1795 he followed this up later that year with another variable star R SCutum378astronomy,bath,constellation,hevelius,scutum,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/edward-pigott-1753-1825-one-of-the-fathers-of-variable-star-astronomy--64930829https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64930829Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:20:53 +0000Martin LunnEdward Pigott worked with the deaf astronomer John Goodricke in York between 1781-1786 and they made incredible advances in the field of the study of variable star astronomy. However Pigott did much more in his astronomical career. Here is a brief...1106astronomy,bath,comnets,constelletaions,france,pigott,stars,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-alcuin-the-astronomical-monk-and-charlemagne-king-of-the-franks--64990553https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64990553Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:34 +0000Martin LunnThis year is the 1290 anniversary of the birth of Alcuin. A monk who would go on to make massive contributiomns in astronomy and he had the help of Charlemagne king of the Franks  643alcuin,astronomy,charlemagne,constellations,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-march-24th-2025--65101487www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65101487Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:24:04 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4806astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-andromeda--65179566https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65179566Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:50:08 +0000Martin LunnThe first of a series of little rambles among the constellations, starting with Andromeda which ia an autimn constellation, its quite easy to see and it is part of one of the most famous of all the Greek myths and legends.  1271andromeda,astronomy,constellations,galaxy,greek,legends,mythscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-antlia-the-air-pump--65233825https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65233825Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:17:40 +0000Martin LunnOne of the so called modern constellations like many of these consteallation Antlia is faint and hard to see.. In theory it can just be seen very low down from Britainn but because the stars are so faint this is a feal challenge. 394antlia,astronomy,constellations,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-march-25th-2025--65272149www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65272149Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:56:42 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4758astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,jupiter,mars,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-apus-the-bird-of-paradise--65301729https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65301729Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:04:32 +0000Martin LunnA small constellation introduced in 1598 by the Dutch astronomer and cartographer Petrus Plancius based on the observations of Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. Apus cannot be seen from Britain.408apus,astronomy,constellations,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-aquarius-the-water-bearer--65347185https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65347185Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:56:13 +0000Martin LunnAn autumn constellation Aquariue is one of the oldest of the constellations, many ancient civilisations saw the group as someone carry or pouring water. As a zodiacal constellation we  sometimes see planets moving throufg Aquarius1206astronomy,autumn,constellations,planets,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-aquila-the-eagle--65394193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65394193Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:57:55 +0000Martin LunnOne of the main summer constellations ,Aquila does look a little like the image it is supposed to represent. Its brightest star Altair is one of the three summer stars that form the summer triangle.856altair,astronomy,constellations,eagle,stars,summertrianglecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-april-7th-2025--65441392www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65441392Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:52:04 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4510astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,mythsandlegends,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-ara-the-alta--65523690
Although a relatively minor group with no named stars in Greek mythology, Ara represented the altar used by Zeus and other Greek gods to swear a vow of allegiance before they went to war against Cronus and the Titans. According to legends, it is believed the Cyclops originally built the altar as a place to sacrifice to the Olympian gods. It was also upon this altar that Centaurus the centaur sacrificed Lupus the wolf. Ara has a fairly distinctive shape. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65523690Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:11:38 +0000Martin LunnAra the Altar lies in a dense part of the Milky Way immediately south of the hook of stars that make up the tail of Scorpius the Scorpion. It is invisible from Britain but has been known since ancient times, remember that many of these constellations...
Although a relatively minor group with no named stars in Greek mythology, Ara represented the altar used by Zeus and other Greek gods to swear a vow of allegiance before they went to war against Cronus and the Titans. According to legends, it is believed the Cyclops originally built the altar as a place to sacrifice to the Olympian gods. It was also upon this altar that Centaurus the centaur sacrificed Lupus the wolf. Ara has a fairly distinctive shape. ]]>672ancientgreece,astronomy,constellations,milkyway,mythsandlegends,starclusters,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-april-14th-2025--65577265www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65577265Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:56:47 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4561astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-aries-the-ram--65594262https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65594262Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:05:55 +0000Martin LunnA constellation that dates to ancient times, in legend Aries represented the Ram whose golden fleece was sought by Jason and the Argonauts. If you watch the film Jason and the Argonauts, you will get an idea of the story.641astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,stars,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-auriga-the-charioteer--65632455https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65632455Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:53:14 +0000Martin LunnA striking constellation in the northern skies, Auriga lies above the horns of Taurus the Bull and forms the shape of a kite. Auriga is named after the son of Vulcan who invented the four horse chariot. Its brightest star Capella is the 6th brightest...819astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,starclusters,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-april-21st-2025--65663729www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65663729Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:56:22 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4674astronomy,astronomynews,aurora,constellations,meteors,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-bootes-the-herdsman--65722407https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65722407Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:28:12 +0000Martin LunnThe constellation of Bootes is usually described as the Herdsman who was placed in the sky for inventing the plough drawn by two oxen. The way to pronounce Bootes is to think of the word co-ordinate.  Bootes is very prominent in the spring and early...843arcturus,astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-28th-april-2025--65790219www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65790219Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:13:25 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4841astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-caelum-the-chisel--65851922https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65851922Fri, 02 May 2025 09:08:33 +0000Martin LunnThis is one of the 14 obscure constellations created by Nicolas Louis de La Caille. It was first seen in his catalogue of 1763. There are no stars brighter than magnitude 4.0 and the four faint stars that do form Caelum could easily have been...390astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-camelopardalis-the-giraffe--65918796https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65918796Mon, 05 May 2025 08:53:19 +0000Martin LunnCamelopardalis the Giraffe is without doubt one of the dullest of the northern constellations. It was first created by the Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius around 1613.577astronomers,astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-may-5th-2025--65934619www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65934619Tue, 06 May 2025 07:40:05 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>2463astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-cancer-the-crab--66013221https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66013221Fri, 09 May 2025 09:30:37 +0000Martin LunnCancer is a zodiacal constellation in fact it is the faintest of the constellations that can be found in the zodiac. It can be found in the sky between Gemini the Twins and Leo the Lion both more spectacular examples of constellations in the zodiac.626astrology,astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,stars,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-12th-may-2025--66068491www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66068491Tue, 13 May 2025 07:49:52 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>2814astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-canes-venatici--66139845https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66139845Sun, 18 May 2025 16:10:53 +0000Martin LunnCanes Venatici or the Hunting Dogs is a modern constellation, created by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius 1611-1687 who introduced this constellation to the star maps in the 1680s. He introduced 9 new constellations of which 8 are surprisingly...934astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,stars,whirplpoolcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-19th-may-2025--66166319www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66166319Tue, 20 May 2025 08:29:32 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4843astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-may-26th-2025--66293078www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66293078Tue, 27 May 2025 13:21:42 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4888astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,legends,myths,nightsky,planets,starscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-canis-major-the-greater-dog--66338272https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66338272Fri, 30 May 2025 10:53:09 +0000Martin LunnCanis Major is a stunning constellation which I am afraid to say we never see at its best from Britain because it is quite low down in the sky. In the Mediterranean area it would be much higher in the sky and would look even more impressive. The...1162astronomy,constellations,dogstar,legends,myths,siriuscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-june-2nd-2025--66380232www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66380232Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:12:16 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4570astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moom,news,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-canis-minor-the-lesser-dog--66439413https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66439413Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:54:16 +0000Martin LunnIn mythology it is the smaller of the dogs that follows Orion the Hunter.  It has only one bright star alpha or Procyon which means ‘Before the Dog’, this is because it rises before Sirius.439astronomy,constellations,dog,legends,myths,orion,stars,wintercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-june-9th-2025--66489991www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66489991Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:10:47 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4640astronomy,constellations,moon,news,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-capricornus-the-sea-goat--66537775https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66537775Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:34:46 +0000Martin LunnLow down on early autumn evenings is one of the constellations of the zodiac, Capricornus is depicted as a goat with the tail of a fish. Although a very faint group it has one of the oldest mythological associations.  Capricornus is also sometimes...867astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,planets,stars,zodiaccleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-some-of-my-blogs-bp1--66564830https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66564830Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:51:46 +0000Martin LunnA cnace to listen to some of  my blogs from April 2025861astroonmy,blogs,cooke,ramblingastronomer,telescopescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-june-16th-2025--66587919www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66587919Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:04:03 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4602astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,news,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-carina-the-keel--66623654https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66623654Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:36:17 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most intriguing of the ancient legends tells how a band of heroes headed by Jason sailed off in search of the Golden Fleece. This fleece had come from a magical ram which was able to fly and which has rescued two royal children from a cruel...820astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,stars,supernovacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-cassiopeia-the-queen--66669421https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66669421Sat, 21 Jun 2025 08:44:51 +0000Martin LunnOne of the most prominent constellations in the northern sky, the main stars forms a distinctive letter W or M in the sky, this depends on which way we view the constellation. It is circumpolar from Britain which means we can see it all year round. In...846astronomy,constellations,legends,myths,stars,supernovacleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-june-23rd-2025--66721355www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66721355Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:53:00 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4920astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-some-of-my-blogs-part-2--66769075https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66769075Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:42:19 +0000Martin LunnThe chance to listen to some of my blogs which ere made during April ans May 2025585astronomy,planets,solarsytem,telescopescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-little-ramble-through-some-of-my-blogs-bp3--66817738https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66817738Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:43:45 +0000Martin LunnA look at some of my blogs which I am now presenting on a Podcast591astronomy,moon,planets,stars,sun,telescope,yorkcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-july-7th-2025--66897249www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66897249Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:21:12 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4552astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-july-14th-2025--66982921www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66982921Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:53:19 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4444astronomy,constellations,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-july-21st-2025--67068123www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67068123Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:36:26 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4401astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-july-28th-2025--67171097www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67171097Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:02:20 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4614astronomy,constellations,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-august-4th-2025--67255507www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67255507Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:16:13 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4137astronomy,constellations,moon,nightsky,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-august-11th-2025--67341306www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67341306Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:27:48 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4454astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-august-18th-2025--67441048www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67441048Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:49:10 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4518astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-august-25th-2025--67515792www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67515792Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:43:12 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4689astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-september-1st-2025--67591128www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67591128Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:35:21 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4768astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,monn,nightsky,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-september-8th-2025--67686189www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67686189Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:54:09 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4749astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-september-15th-2025--67776368www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67776368Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:28:05 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4646astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-october-6th-2025--68043114www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68043114Tue, 07 Oct 2025 08:00:03 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4725astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,moon,nightsky,planets,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-october-13th-2025--68130333www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68130333Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:20:13 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4587astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,moon,nightsky,planets,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-october-20th-2025--68225636www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68225636Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:55:26 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4488astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,nightskycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-november-17th-2025--68613448www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68613448Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:52:58 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4601astronomy,astronomynews,aurora,constellations,moon,nightsky,planets,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-november-24th-2025--68737675www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68737675Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:38:12 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4418astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-december-1st-2025--68829385www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68829385Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:12:22 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4035astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-showon-drystone-radio-december-8th-2025--68955928www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68955928Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:47:00 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4167astronomy,astronomynews,aurora,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-december-15th-2025--69071903www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69071903Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:51:34 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4190astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-december-22nd-2025--69179626www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69179626Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:07:04 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>2959astronomy,astronomynews,nightskycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-december-29th-2025--69248223www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69248223Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:03:08 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4108astronomy,astronomynews,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-january-5th-2026--69319322www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69319322Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:51:45 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4035astronomy,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-january-12th-2026--69417347www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69417347Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:17:55 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4303astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-january-19th-2026--69516286www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69516286Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:21:55 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>2889astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-february-2nd-2026--69757247www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69757247Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:52:16 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>3984astronomy,constellations,drystoneradio,moon,news,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-february-9th-2026--69946628www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69946628Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:24:34 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4108astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-february-16th-2026--70096953www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70096953Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:30:43 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>3937astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-march-2nd-2026--70404824www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70404824Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:24:04 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM ]]>4300astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,moon,planets,stars,suncleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio-march-9th-2026--70563403www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70563403Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:51:46 +0000Martin LunnJoin me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country.   I will take my weekly look at the night sky and...www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM]]>4066astronomy,astronomynews,drystoneradio,moon,nightsky,planets,stars,suncleanfull