On 1st August 2008 parts of the world experienced a total solar eclipse. In the UK we saw a partial solar eclipse and the Jodcast was at Jodrell Bank Observatory with our eclipse special. We talk to Dr Phillipa Browning about eclipses and the state of our knowledge about the solar atmosphere [15:15 - 21:09] and to Professor Mark Edmonds about the evidence that prehistoric people had an interest in the Sun, Moon and stars. As usual we also get the latest news from Megan [02:35 - 10:59] and find out what you can see in the night sky from Ian [31:50 - 43:10].
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The news - August 2008
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- Wikipedia: V1280 Scorpii
- Chandra Space Telescope
- SN2008D in NGC 2770
- Wikipedia: Gamma ray burst
- Wikipedia: Collapsar
- IAU announce the third Plutoid
- Planet discoverer Mike Brown describes the name for the new Plutoid
Interview with Dr Philippa Browning (JBCA, University of Manchester)
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- Dr Philippa Browning
Interview with Professor Mark Edmonds (University of York)
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- Prof Mark Edmonds
The night sky for August 2008
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- Ian Morison's Night Sky pages for August 2008
- SEDS: the Ring Nebula M57
- Find out when you can see the International Space Station
Show Credits
| News: | Megan Argo |
| Interview: | Dr Philippa Browning and Stuart Lowe |
| Interview: | Prof Mark Edmonds and Stuart Lowe |
| Night sky this month: | Ian Morison |
| Presenters: | Roy Smits and Stuart Lowe |
| Editors: | Stuart Lowe and Roy Smits |
| Intro/outro script: | David Ault |
| Intro/outro voices: | Nigel Banyard as Avon, Xander Davis as Blake, Fiona Thraille as Servelan, David Ault as Zen/Orac |
| Website: | Stuart Lowe |
| Cover art: | Partial solar eclipse seen from Jodrell Bank on 1st August 2008 Credit: Mike Peel |