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Star Diary

Star Diary

BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Star Diary episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Star Diary for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Star Diary episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Star Diary - How did life emerge on Earth?
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12/16/24 • 16 min

Spacerocks expert Rayssa Martins discusses her study into meteorites and how they delivered the building blocks of life to our planet.

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The Moon passes in front of Mars in the daylight sky. Find out how you might be able to catch the disappearance as well as other stargazing highlights in the latest episode of Star Diary, from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.

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What’s next for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)?

Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com

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Star Diary - Why do people believe in UFOs?
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03/22/24 • 26 min

Have you ever seen a ghost or a UFO? Chris French is a psychologist whose latest book The Science of Weird S**t explores the paranormal, and why people might claim to have experienced something science can’t currently explain. We spoke to Chris to find out how psychologists address the paranormal, and what makes people believe in UFOs.

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Star Diary - Star Diary 19 to 25 February 2024
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02/18/24 • 15 min

Watch Callisto pass under Jupiter. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-19-feb-2024

Check out our on-demand astronomy webinars to learn everything worth knowing about astronomy and stargazing: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/virtual-events-ondemand

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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun this week, and should be at its brightest. Find out how you can see them for yourself as well as our usual stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 15 to 21 April 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-apr-2024

Comet Pons-Brooks: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/comet-12p-pons-brooks

How to see the Lunar X and Lunar V: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/lunar-x-v

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The full Moon will wash out some of the dimmer meteors, but fortunately there are plenty of other stargazing highlights in this week’s stargazing podcast guide, Star Diary, 22 to 28 April 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-apr-2024

Record a meteor shower for science: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/observe-and-record-the-geminid-meteor-shower

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Star Diary - Star Diary 11 to 17 March 2024
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03/10/24 • 21 min

Comet 12P Pons Brooks will streak past the Andromeda Galaxy this week, while Comet C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS passes the star clusters of the Milky Way. Find out how to see both of them in our weekly stargazing podcast, Star Diary.

Learn how to measure the craters on the Moon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-to-measure-lunar-craters-moon

Transcription: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-11-mar-2024

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Challenge yourself to find the 1% crescent Moon as it passes by Jupiter and the Pleiades. Find out how to catch these and more stargazing highlights in this week’s podcast guide, Star Diary, 6 to 12 May 2024.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-6-may-2024

Make you own craters: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/make-moon-impact-craters

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Star Diary - Star Diary, 13 to 19 November 2023
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11/12/23 • 28 min

The Leonids meteor shower and Jupiter’s moons pass in front of the planet’s in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-13-nov-2023

Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod

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Star Diary - How x-rays unlock the secrets of the Universe
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02/16/24 • 25 min

Optical expert Dr Charly Feldman from the University of Leicester discusses her work on China’s Einstein probe, and reveals how x-ray vision unlocks the secrets of the Universe.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Star Diary have?

Star Diary currently has 317 episodes available.

What topics does Star Diary cover?

The podcast is about Astronomy, Podcasts and Science.

What is the most popular episode on Star Diary?

The episode title 'Mars disappears behind the Moon (16 to 22 December 2022)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Star Diary?

The average episode length on Star Diary is 27 minutes.

How often are episodes of Star Diary released?

Episodes of Star Diary are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Star Diary?

The first episode of Star Diary was released on Jun 10, 2016.

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