• MP3 - the whole show
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• MP3 - The news - July 2007
  [Duration 07:07, 2.5 MB]
• MP3 - Notícias em Português - Julho 2007
  [Duration 07:58, 2.8 MB]
• MP3 - The News in Chinese - July 2007
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• MP3 - Interview with Dr Scott Fisher
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• MP3 - The Jodrell Bank Moon Bounce
  [Duration 05:26, 1.9 MB]
• MP3 - The night sky for July 2007
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July 2007

Despite rumours that Baron Deathmortes is at large, we put on our rather damp Jodcast invisibility cloak and sneaked out to the astronomy tower to record this month's Jodcast. We find out about one of the world's great observatories - the Gemini Observatory - and we play extracts from the fantastic Moon-bounce poetry event. As always Megan brings us the latest news and Professor Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky this month. With so much to do, we might just have time to get it all done before quidditch practice.

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The news - July 2007

In the news this month: hottest exoplanet found, outburst precursor to a supernova, mystery of ancient shorelines on Mars, a proposal for liquid mirror telescopes on the Moon and Arecibo suffers from budget cuts.

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• Nature Article on HD 149026B (subscription may be required)

Notícias em Português - Julho 2007

Exoplaneta mais quente discoberto. Duas explosões observado no mesmo objecto. Mistério das margens antigas em Marte discutido. Espelhos liquidos propostos para novos telescopios.

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The News in Chinese - July 2007

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Interview with Dr Scott Fisher

Nick talked to Dr Scott Fisher, during the National Astronomy Meeting in Preston, about the Gemini Observatory which has two 8m telescopes one on Mauna Kea on one at Cerra Pachon, Chile. He tells us all about the observatory from construction of the mirrors, the instruments on them and the science that they are used for.

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• Gemini Observatory

The Jodrell Bank Moon Bounce

Stuart introduces extracts from the Moon Bounce event where Jodrell Bank Observatory bounced poems from the Moon.

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The night sky for July 2007

Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky from northern latitudes during July 2007. During July the nights are getting slightly longer. Looking above at around 10pm we see Ursa Major - the Great Bear. Moving south we first come to the constellation Hercules containing the wonderful globular cluster M13. Further south is Ophiuchus and Sagittarius and Scorpius below. Rising in the east in the late evening is the beautiful region of the Milky Way containing Cygnus, Lyra and Aquila the Eagle which make up the Summer Triangle. As July begins you should be able to see Saturn a few degrees west of Leo's bright star Regulus but as the month progresses it gets closer to the Sun in the sky. Mercury passed between the Earth and the Sun on 28th June. During July Mercury is 5 degrees from the Sun at the start of the month and increasing to about 15 degrees. Mars is getting better and is now rising around midnight. The disc is around 6.3 arcseconds across and you might just see the poles with a telescope. Venus shines brightly in the western sky after sunset although you will start to need a good clear western horizon to see it now. The Moon can be fun to observe and is probably best to observe at first quarter around July 22nd. Jupiter is seen in the south at about 10pm and is up and to the left of Antares in Scorpius. Sadly, Jupiter is not very high in the sky for observers at northern latitudes. On 1st July, Saturn and Venus are only separated by only around one degree. You could also try to spot dwarf planet Ceres with binoculars just below Mars during this month.

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• Ian Morison's Night Sky pages for July 2007
• Observing Brocchi's Cluster

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