This issue we talk to Dr Alan Chapman about Victorian astronomer and popular lecturer Richard Proctor. We get your astronomical questions answered by Dr Edward Boyce and we find out if it is possible to escape from asteroid Ianmorison.
Show Links
- Asteroid 15727 Ianmorison (JPL)
- Escape Velocity (Wikipedia)
- Ray Ewry (USA Track & Field)
- BAA Campaign for Dark Skies Light Nuisance Survey
- The Jodsong (ccMixter)
Interview with Dr Alan Chapman (University of Oxford)
- MP3: Download this segment individually
- Macclesfield Astronomical Society
- Richard Anthony Proctor (Wikipedia)
Ask an astronomer - Galactic directions and Sirius
- MP3: Download this segment individually (low and high bandwidth versions)
- Stellarium planetarium software
- Cartes Du Ceil planetarium software
Show Credits
| Interview: | Dr Alan Chapman and Nick Rattenbury |
| Ask an Astronomer: | Dr Edward Boyce and Nick Rattenbury |
| Presenters: | David Ault, Nick Rattenbury and Stuart Lowe |
| Editor: | Stuart Lowe |
| Segment Presenter: | Anthony Rushton |
| Website: | Stuart Lowe |
| Cover art: | Andromeda, Cassiopeia and Perseus Credit: Stellarium |