Episodes

  • Full Thunder Moon July 21st 2024

    Full Thunder Moon July 21st 2024
    Jul 17 2024
    On July 21st the Moon will be full. this is the Thunder Moon so named becasue this is the month we are most likely to see thunder storms.
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    3 mins
  • The Astronomy Show July 15th 2024

    The Astronomy Show July 15th 2024
    Jul 16 2024
    Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations

    The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM .
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • The Moon nesr to Antares on Jul 17th 2024

    The Moon nesr to Antares on Jul 17th 2024
    Jul 15 2024
    On Wednesday July 17th a bright red star will be seen to the right of the Moon, this is the satr Antares the brightest star in the constellation of the Scorpion
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    5 mins
  • July 15th 1965 The day the Martians died

    July 15th 1965 The day the Martians died
    Jul 10 2024
    On July 15th 1965 the Mariner 4 spacecraft flew past Mars and showed that it was not a place where tundra plants, ice pools, streams and small rodents might exist. It was as dead as the Moon
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    10 mins
  • The Astronomy Show July 8th 2024

    The Astronomy Show July 8th 2024
    Jul 9 2024
    Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations .

    The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Why was the supernova of 1054 not seen in Britain?

    Why was the supernova of 1054 not seen in Britain?
    Jul 5 2024
    The supernova of 1054 which today is known as the crab nebula was seen in China, Japan, Korea, Arabia but not in Britain. Why? Maybe because it did not fit in with the teaching of the most intellectual people of the tie, the monks.
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    10 mins
  • aphelion - when the Earth is furthest from the Sun

    aphelion - when the Earth is furthest from the Sun
    Jul 5 2024
    The Earth in JUly is at its furthest point from the Sun in July this is known as Aphelion. When at its closest in January the point is known as Perihelion.
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    3 mins
  • The Astronomy Show July 1st 2024

    The Astronomy Show July 1st 2024
    Jul 2 2024
    Join me, Martin Lunn MBE tonight and every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the Astronomy Show, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the A-Z of Constellations

    The Astronomy Show every Monday evening only on Drystone Radio live on line at www.drystoneradio.com DAB radio in Bradford and East Lancashire, or 102 and 103.5 FM
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    1 hr and 21 mins