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• February 2008 Extra (MP3)
  On February 8th and 9th we were at Astrofest in London. We bring you news from the Campaign for Dark Skies, we find out about the Space Telescope Science Institute and Google Sky, and we find out about computer simulations of galaxies. We also ask your questions to Dr Edward Boyce and Nick brings us news of an exciting planetary system that resembles our own.
• February 2008 (MP3)
  This is our lensing special. We ask Dr Neal Jackson to describe gravitational lensing of distant quasars by galaxies and have a series of interviews from the recent Manchester Microlensing Conference about developments in microlensing. We also hear about galactic companions to the Milky Way, astronomy in Iran, and we get we an update about the Square Kilometre Array. As always we have the latest astronomical news from Megan and Ian tells us what we can see in the sky during February. We'll also be at Astrofest 2008 on February 8th - 9th so come by and say hello if you are there.
• March 2007 (MP3)
  This month we took our brand new recording kit to Astronomy Now's Astrofest 2007 to talk to some of the exhibitors and visitors. Back at base, Nick catches up with Ciska Markwick-Kemper to talk about dust in space. As always we ask Tim your questions, get the latest astronomy news from Megan, Stuart gives us a round up of other astronomy podcasts and Ian tells us what we can see in the night sky during March. We also get an alert about a total lunar eclipse taking place on 3rd March 2007 (check out the links in the show notes for more details).
• Reports from Astrofest 2007 - part 1 - March 2007 (MP3)
  Stuart Lowe was at Astrofest 2007 where he talked to everyone who didn't run away from the scary looking microphone. Stuart talked to Keith Cooper and Greg Smye Rumsby of Astronomy Now magazine, Andrew Newsam the Director of the National Schools Observatory, Carol Brien a distance learning student, Ellen Strachan of the Royal Observatory Greenwich and Sandra Voss from the Observatory Science Centre Herstmonceaux.
• Reports from Astrofest 2007 - part 2 - March 2007 (MP3)
  In this, the second part of our Astrofest 2007 special report, Ian Morison caught up with Peter Wise the Managing Director of Cape Newise Technologies and asked him about his new telescope designs. Stuart talks to a Lillian (a Polish amateur astronomer), Bob Mizon (Coordinator of the BAA's Campaign for Dark Skies), Robin Scagell (Vice President of the Society for Popular Astronomy), Simon and Craig (two Jodcast listeners) and Andrew Newsam of Liverpool John Moores University.