November 26th: The LSST & You – a New Way to Observe!
Date: November 26, 2009 Title: The LSST & You – a New Way to Observe! Podcaster: Suzanne Jacoby and assorted LSST Project Members Organization: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (www.lsst.org) Description: The LSST is a new kind of telescope. With a light-gathering power among the largest in the world, it can detect faint objects with short exposures. Its uniquely wide field of view allows it to observe large areas of the sky at once; compact and nimble, it can move quickly between images. Taking more than 800 panoram

November 25th: The Case of the Lobate Scarps
Date: November 25, 2009 Title: The Case of the Lobate Scarps Podcaster: Carolyn Collins Petersen Organization: Loch Ness Productions (http://www.lochnessproductions.com/index2.html) Music by Geodesium (http://www.geodesium.com) Description: Meet shadowy planetary science detective Caloris Basin as she outlines the case of Mercury’s lobate scarps. This tale of planetary science intrigue began with the Mariner mission and continues with the Mercury MESSEN

November 24th: On the Screen: Science Fact vs. Science Fiction by Jane Platt and Kevin Grazier
Date: November 24, 2009 Title: On the Screen: Science Fact vs. Science Fiction Podcaster: Jane Platt and Kevin Grazier Organization: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Description: Some science fiction movies and TV shows are just that: fiction. But you can find nuggets of science facts in some of them, including some based on actual space research and space missions. In this conversation, scientist Kevin Grazier of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who works on the Cassini mission to Saturn, explains how some scie

*November 23rd: The Extraterrestrials in Your Back Yard
Date: November 23, 2009 Title: The Extraterrestrials in Your Back Yard Podcaster: Lia Corrales from Columbia Astronomy Organization: Columbia University Astronomy: http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu Description: Every day 2 tons of cosmic dust rains down upon the surface of the Earth. In this session we will explain how you can go hunting for space rocks in your own back yard. We will explore the phenomenon of micrometeorites and their journey from space to your flower bed. Bio:

November 22nd: Go Up and Turn Right
Date: November 22, 2009 Title: Go Up and Turn Right Podcaster: Steve Nerlich Organization: Cheap Astronomy: www.cheapastro.com Description: Planning a mission to Mars is a piece of cake on paper. Actually doing it - well, not so much. Bio: Cheap Astronomy offers an educational website where your financial situation is always looking up. Today's sponsor: This episode of "365 Days of Astronomy" is sponsored by the American Astronomical Society, the major organi