The Backyard Astronomer Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Backyard Astronomer AZ
The Backyard Astronomer brings you semi-monthly topics and interviews relative to astronomy, space, and science. Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ Presented by The Rockstar Group and Manzanita Insurance.
Summer monsoon clouds may keep Arizona astronomers indoors, but when the skies finally clear, one of the greatest sights in the night sky returns. This month's Backyard Astronomer explores the Milky Way, our home galaxy, and why the hazy band stretching overhead is actually the combined light of hundreds of billions of distant stars. Grab a lawn chair, find a dark sky, and take a journey across the galaxy without ever leaving your backyard.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation #NASA
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
On the 250th anniversary of American independence, it is worth looking up and considering how small our place is in the scale of time. The Big Dipper offers an easy path outward to Arcturus and then Spica, where distance quietly overlaps with the long arc of our own history.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation #NASA
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
July brings monsoon storms on Earth... and storms in Space! When you have to cover your telescope and protect it from the elements, its a great opportunity to learn about space weather.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation #NASA
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
On Tuesday, June 30, an Arizona-based company will attempt a mission that could change the future of spaceflight. Katalyst Space Technologies, headquartered in Flagstaff, plans to launch a first-of-its-kind orbital servicing mission designed to rendezvous with NASA's aging Swift space telescope and potentially extend its operational life.
In this episode, we'll explore why satellites slowly lose altitude, how space debris affects the orbital environment, and why many experts believe satellite servicing may become one of the most important industries of the coming Space Age.
Could the future of spaceflight involve repairing and refueling spacecraft instead of replacing them? Join us as we take a closer look at Arizona's role in a historic mission that may give an aging scientific observatory a second chance.
BackyardAstronomer #SpaceExploration #SwiftTelescope #KatalystSpace #ArizonaSpace #Astronomy #SpaceScience #OrbitalServicing #SpaceDebris #FlagstaffAZ
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
Jupiter takes center stage this June 🌌
From ancient Roman mythology to NASA’s Juno spacecraft, humanity has been keeping an eye on the king of planets for centuries. This month, Jupiter meets Venus in a spectacular conjunction on June 8–9, joins the crescent Moon on June 16, and welcomes Mercury later in the month. Grab a pair of binoculars or a small telescope and watch the Galilean moons dance beside the Solar System’s giant.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation #NASA
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
Long before spacecraft visited the asteroid belt, astronomers searched the skies for the remnants of a lost planet. In May’s Backyard Astronomer, we explore the discovery of 4 Vesta—a massive protoplanet, survivor of the early Solar System, and one of the brightest asteroids visible from Earth. This month, Vesta rises alongside Saturn and Neptune in the pre-dawn sky, offering backyard astronomers a chance to track a world in motion.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation #NASA
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
More than 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci posited that the Earth could illuminate the Moon. Learn more about the Da Vinci Glow in this month's Backyard Astronomer.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation #NASA
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
Hydrogen is the smallest atom in existence, yet it shapes the entire universe. It fuels the Sun, forms the glowing clouds where new stars are born, and even powers the rockets carrying humans back to the Moon. In this episode of The Backyard Astronomer, we start with a stubborn hydrogen leak on the Artemis launchpad and trace element number one all the way back to the beginning of the cosmos.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation #NASA
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
Humans are going back to the Moon. 🌕🚀
After more than 50 years, a new crew prepares to orbit our lunar neighbor, marking the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. This month’s Backyard Astronomer looks back at Apollo 8—and forward to the next giant leap. Clear skies and godspeed.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation #Rocket #Moon #NASA
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
January opens the year with fire in the sky. Before dawn on the 3rd, the Quadrantid meteor shower delivers one of the strongest displays of the year — streaking through crisp winter skies beneath a glowing Super Wolf Moon. Jupiter shines at its brightest, Orion returns to prominence, and the new Moon brings deep, dark nights perfect for exploration. Bundle up, step outside, and start the year by reconnecting with the night sky.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
Imagine a football-field-sized spacecraft racing overhead at 17,500 miles per hour… one you can see with your naked eye. This month on The Backyard Astronomer, we’re celebrating 25 years of continuous human presence in space. From the first two modules joined in orbit to the sprawling station we know today, we’ll explore the story of the ISS, why it matters, and how you can spot it yourself from your own backyard. Step outside, look up, and join me as we “Occupy Space.”
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
Picture this — 4.5 billion years ago, Earth wasn’t alone. A Mars-sized neighbor named Theia was sharing the same orbit, until fate — or physics — brought them together in a collision that nearly destroyed our planet... and created our Moon.
In this episode, we’ll explore how that ancient impact shaped the skies we see tonight, from the tides and eclipses to the bright November supermoon. We’ll also look ahead to what’s happening overhead this month — the Beaver Moon, the Leonids, and even a glimpse of Uranus at its brightest.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
Lions and Comets and Bears... no we aren't in Kansas, nor Oz. We are right here in Northern Arizona, and checking out what may be the best comet in decades! Learn how comets are discovered, and how you can discover it with your own binoculars in October in this month's Backyard Astronomer Podcast.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
The transit method allows astronomers to study distant worlds and discover exoplanets as their orbit traverses the disc of their stars. We can make our own discovery this month when Titan transits Saturn.
Astronomy #Space #STEM #STEMEducation
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
The moon is our guide this month as we follow her path along the sky and she points out celestial wonders in the early mornings of August.
Astronomy #STEM #STEMEducation
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
The Delta Aquariids is a favorite amond metoer shower viewers, for the warmer summer months, and this year a new moon for ultra dark skies. Learn where you can find this is in the sky and when to look on this month's episode of The Backyard Astronomer.
Astronomy #STEM #STEMEducation
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
www.ManzanitaInsuranceAndAccounting.com
www.BackyardAstroAZ.com
Stonehenge, Chichen Itza, Angkor Wat... These Monolithic sites were built to celebrate the Solar calendar, but even right here in Northern Arizona ancient cultures were documenting the movement of the Sun and changing of the seasons! Check out Solstice Mesa in this month's Backyard Astronomer.
solstice #Prescott #arizona #indigenous #astronomy #STEM
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
Let's get Edgy! This month we are talking about orbital collisions andsideways planets, and how they change the way we view the Solar System.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
Once in 396 billion years! Or click-bait? Let's talk planetary alignments - SYZYGY!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
If we can only see 6 stars in the Pleiades, then why do so many ancient cultures reference the number 7 in relation to this star cluster? Let's dig deeper into the 7 Sisters, 7 Boys, and all sorts of maids, brothers and princesses in this month's Backyard Astronomer Podcast.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.Manzanita-Insurance.com
www.ManzanitaAccounting.com
NASA, ISS, UFOs and UAPs - what is up with all the acronyms? Let's talk about rockets, satellites, and some of the acronyms commonly used in the space industry.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
www.manzanita-insurance.com
www.manzanitaaccounting.com
Sometimes constellations can be hard to imagine, but a simple asterism can guide you to all sorts of celestial wonders. Let's talk about the Great Square of Pegasus!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
asterism #constellations #space #astronomy #STEM #STEMEducation
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan- ATLAS is hurtling through the inner solar system, gracing the Northern Hemisphere's early evening skies of mid-October. Where do comets like this come from and where is it headed? Why have we never seen it before, and why is it moving opposite most comets? Find the answers to these questions and more in this month's episode and article of the Backyard Astronomer Podcast.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains or visit www.manzanitainsuranceandaccounting.com
Saturn has long been known as a planet, but the discovery of its rings and moons spans hundreds of years. Join the great astronomers of yesteryear as we learn about The Ringed Planet at opposition this month.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
Our new segment for kids of all ages, and what better topic to start with than ALIENS!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
"The sky is falling!" exclaimed Chicken Little! Is it a meteorite, or a piece of the International Space Station? Let's find out!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
T Coronae Borealis or "The Blaze Star" has been documented for centuries with a recurrent period of about 78 years between brightening as a nova. What does that mean? Listen in this month as we talk about how the ancients began documenting stellar phenomena thousands of years ago, and how that information plays an integral role in our understanding of the universe today.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
The Sombrero Galaxy is your backyard target this month. Look for this edge-on galaxy yhroughout the spring.
astronomy #galaxy #telescope #constellations #science #STEM
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
Our Sun has spots? Sunspots, solar flares, and even CMEs are the highlights of this month's focus on the Sun and Solar Cycle. Learn more about Coronal Mass Ejections and how they impact Earth.
CME #coronalmassejection #solarflare #solarcycle #sun #astronomy #eclipse
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
The Spring Equinox and waxing gibbous moon will lead you to a hive of activity this month!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
The Monoceros constellation and Rosette Nebula shine bright this month!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
Our celestial neighbors waltz across the sky this month. Let's talk about Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation, Saturn's rings, and Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
The Geminids meteor shower make a fantastic appearance this December, but why are they different than other meteor showers? Tune in to learn all about meteor showers and the Geminids!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/manzanitains
The Orion Nebula was the first deep sky target of astrophotography in 1880 and we now know it hosts unique planets not (yet) seen any where else in space! Check it out!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
In October an Annnular Eclipse will be visible to millions across the Western United States. Learn the difference between a total and annualr eclipse, why they happen, and more in this month's episode.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Let's explore the Milky Way! Star Clusters and Nebulae abound in this month's podcast.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
I organized a group of amateur and professional astronomers, educators and students, and business leaders from around the Prescott, AZ area, which group won the IAU's NameExoWorlds2022 competition with their designations of Awohali and Noquisi in the Cherokee language for the exoplanet and its host star formerly known as Gliese 436/b. Listen in for more on this amazing event and check out www.backyardastroaz.com for more.
Scorpions and Rabbits dance in the sky this month. Learn the when/where/why of these constellations at https://backyardastronomeraz.wordpress.com/ and facebook.com/backyardastroaz
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Two planets join the Beehive Cluster in June, while two others are born from it. Learn more in this month's episode!
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Spring has sprung, and brings with it the emerging flora and fauna of the night sky. Check out constellations, clusters, galaxies and more in this month's episode.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Taurus the Bull hosts the planet Mars this month, as well as many other star clusters and nebulae. Check it out this month!
Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support local STEM education! https://www.patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors!
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is making its close approach to Earth tonight, so bust out your binoculars or telescope and look to the sky!
Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support local STEM education! https://www.patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors!
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
https://www.facebook.com/spotlightonprescott
Comet C/2022 E3(ZTF) has dominated the news recently, but today an even closer object will fly by Earth at just 2200 miles. Asteroid 2023BU was discovered on 1/21/2023 by a Backyard Astronomer in Crimea.
amateurastronomy #citizenscience #comet #asteroid #space #astronomy #telescope
On 5 Dec. 2022, scientists for the first time successfully produced a fusion reaction with more energy generated than that put in. This month we talk about the Big Bang, the birth of stars, and why fusion matters.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Constellations have tales of striking similarity, despite the cultures that named them being displaced by thousands of years and thousands of miles. The indigenous people across North America were no exception, and many still continue to provide a rich history. Learn more about Native American cultures - including astronomy - at the Museum of Indigenous People at 147 N Arizona Ave. in Prescott, Arizona.
www.museumofindigenouspeople.org
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Manuel Lucero and Joshua Ballze from the Museum of Indigenous People join me this month to talk about their work - in and out of the museum - to bring awareness to Native American cultures, history, art, language, and even indigenous astronomy, culminating in the presentation of names for the IAUs ExoWorlds 2022 competition.
Visit the Museum of Indigenous People at 147 N. Arizona Ave in Prescott, Arizona, or online at www.museumofindigenouspeople.org
Explore the Jurassic Paleo Art Expo at www.facebook.com/JurassicPaleoExpo or www.instagram.com/jurassic_paleoart_expo_jpx
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
How long does it take to communicate across space, and who might be listening? GJ 436b may be listing from 33 light years distant, but their planet needs a new name! Follow the Backyard Astronomer, NAZ Astro, the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium, and the Museum of Indigenous People as we come together for a project like no other.
https://www.museumofindigenouspeople.org/
https://prescott.erau.edu/about/planetarium
Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support local STEM education! https://www.patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors!
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
https://www.facebook.com/spotlightonprescott
Born in 1943 West Virginia, Homer Hickam, Jr. was a barely a teenager when the Soviet space program launched Sputnik 1, and subsequently launched Homer into a lifelong relationship with space. The 1999 movie "October Sky" is roughly based on his memoir, but we had the opportunity to sit down with Homer to learn the real stories behind the Big Creek Missile Agency of Coalwood, WV, and the amazing career afforded by the passions of one boy.
Visit www.HomerHickam.com to learn more about Homer, purchase his books, or support the causes he supports.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
October 4th, 1957 ushered in the Space Age with the successful launch and orbit of Sputnik 1.
Follow us at facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Check out the NAZ Astro mission of STEM education at facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our awesome sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
A special interview with SR-71 pilot Pat Bledsoe. Re-edited Audio.
Follow facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM patreon.com/NAZAstro
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
A special interview with SR-71 pilot Pat Bledsoe.
Follow facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM patreon.com/NAZAstro
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Follow facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM patreon.com/NAZAstro
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Let's talk Saturn!
Follow us facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM patreon.com/NAZAstro
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) is visiting on July 14th. Check out this special Birthday edition episode dedicated to my amazingly supportive wife.
Follow me @ facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Our Awesome Sponsors:
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Boötes and Arcturus
facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM patreon.com/NAZAstro
Our sponsors
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
facebook.com/NAZAstro
patreon.com/NAZAstro
facebook.com/prescottrockstars
facebook.com/manzanitains
Let's talk sunspots!
www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
Support STEM education www.patreon.com/NAZAstro
www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
www.facebook.com/manzanitains
Learn about atmospheric pressure, the ISS, and how to spot it from your backyard!
Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
https://www.patreon.com/NAZAstro
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
Telesopes!
Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
Support local STEM education! https://www.patreon.com/NAZAstro
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
New Near Earth Objects and Comets are nearly daily discoveries, learn about how it happens here!
https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
More than 20 countries, 30 years, 9$.7BIL... The James Webb Space Telescope launches this Saturday, Christmas day 2021. Check it out!
https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
https://www.patreon.com/NAZAstro
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
This month we talk about the Subaru Cluster
www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
www.patreon.com/NAZAstro
www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
www.facebook.com/manzanitains
Eric Edelman Director of the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium at ERAU Prescott
https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/NAZAstro
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
This month we talk about the Triangulum Galaxy, the smaller neighbor of the Milky Way and Andromeda.
Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
https://www.facebook.com/prescottrockstars
https://www.facebook.com/manzanitains
This month we sit down and talk with Robert Ward, the leading explorer and recovery scientist of meteorites.
http://robertwardmeteorites.com/
https://meteoritical.org/
https://www.facebook.com/BackyardAstronomerAZ
This month we talk about Andromeda, our nearest neighbor galaxy and a great target for fall viewing sessions. The New Moon is on October 6th so get out and find Andromeda!
This month we talk about more objects to find in and around the Summer Triangle Asterism.