In this month's show we talk to Brother Guy Consolmagno (the Vatican Astronomer) and we find out about searches for planets around other stars using telescopes built with parts from eBay. We also try to get answers to questions you've sent in, find out what you can see in the night sky during June and get a round-up of all the latest news.
Show Links
The news
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- ESA's Venus Express
- Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
- LSST
- Meteor section of the SPA
- Arboretum
Interview with Dr Don Pollacco
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- Wide-angle search for planets (WASP)
Interview with Brother Guy Consolmagno
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- Vatican Observatory
The night sky for June 2006
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- Ian Morison's Night Sky pages
Show Credits
| News: | Megan Argo |
| Interview: | Nick interviewed Don Pollacco (Queens University Belfast) |
| Interview: | Dave interviewed Brother Guy Consolmagno (Vatican Observatory) |
| Ask an Astronomer: | Nick Rattenbury asked Tim O'Brien |
| Night sky this month: | Ian Morison |
| Presenter: | Dave Ault |
| Editors: | Dave Ault and Stuart Lowe |
| Intro/Outro Cast: | Morpheus - Seth Adam Sher, Neo - Elie Hirschman |
| Cover art: | SuperWASP telescope Credit: The Leicester WASP team |
* If you live in the southern hemisphere you may need to convert south to north and left to right for Ian's descriptions to make sense.