In this show we take a look the photosphere and corona of our local star - the Sun. We find out about the tremendously tangled web of plasma and magnetic fields that solar physicists are attempting to understand. We also get the latest news from Megan and find out what you can see in the night sky from Ian.
Canis Major showing the position of M41. Image:Stellarium/IM
Open Cluster M41. Image:NOAO/AURA/NSF
Show Links
The news - March 2008
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- Eta Carinae in Hard X-rays (ESA)
- Rare Massive Star, Eta Carinae, Produces Vast Winds Of Colliding Electrically-charged Particles (Science Daily)
- Discovery of the progenitor of the type Ia supernova 2007on, Nature 451, 802-804 (14 February 2008)
- Possible Progenitor of Special Supernova Type Detected (Chandra X-ray Observatory)
- Martian stepped-delta formation by rapid water release, Nature 451, 973-976 (21 February 2008)
- Alluvial fans (University of Oregon)
- Eurotank Laboratories in Utrecht
- 99942 Apophis - Earth impact risk (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
- Winners of the Planetary Society's Apophis Competition
- Radio Tagging Mission Design to Near-Earth Asteroid Apophis (Space Works Engineering Inc)
Interview with Dr Lyndsay Fletcher (University of Glasgow)
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- Dr Lyndsay Fletcher
The night sky for March 2008
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- Ian Morison's Night Sky pages for March 2008
- The current location of the International Space Station
- Find out when you can see the International Space Station from your location
Show Credits
| News: | Megan Argo |
| Interview: | Dr Lyndsay Fletcher and Nick Rattenbury |
| Night sky this month: | Ian Morison |
| Presenters: | David Ault, Stuart Lowe and Nick Rattenbury |
| Editor: | Stuart Lowe |
| Intro/outro script: | Dave Ault |
| Intro/outro voices: | Mark Bruzee played Optimus Prime, Fiona Thraille was the interviewer, Tom Backus was Sam's Dad, and Kat Pryde was Sam's Mum. |
| Website: | Stuart Lowe |
| Cover art: | Magnetic loops on the Sun Credit: Trace, NASA |