Constellations
I am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and currently sit on the council. I presented a series of astronomy talks on YouTube called ‘The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Cosmos. I also present lectures on cruise ships all over the world, and to various clubs and societies at home. I have a monthly astronomy feature on BBC Radio York and my own weekly Astronomy Show on a community radio station called Drystone Radio, which can be heard on line. I also write a monthly ‘What’s in the night sky?’ feature for the Craven Herald newspaper which covers the Yorkshire Dales.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 89
- Years Active
- 2021
Auriga the Charioteer
A large and prominent constellation, known since ancient Babylonian and Greek times as a charioteer.
00:12:30 |
Sun 17 Jan 2021
Aries the Ram
A constellation whose origin dates back to ancient times, lying between Taurus and Andromeda. In legend, Aries represented the Ram whose golden fleece was sought by Jason and the Argonauts.
00:04:06 |
Sat 16 Jan 2021
Ara the Altar
This constellation, although relatively faint and little known, orginated in Greek and Roman times,when it was visualised as the altar on which Centaurus the Centaur, was about to sacrifice Lupus the…
00:05:21 |
Fri 15 Jan 2021
Aquila the Eagle
A constellation dating from ancient times, representing the bird that in mythology was the companion of Jupiter, and often carried his thunderbolts.
00:07:47 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Aquarius the Water Carrier
Aquarius is one of the most ancient constellations. The Babylonians saw in this area of the sky the figure of a man pouring water from a jar, and it is still represented this way today.
00:11:30 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Apus
A faint constellation near the south pole, that was introduced by the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603 on his Uranometria star chart. THis was the first star map to cover the entire sky.
00:03:58 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Antlia
An obscure southern hemisphere constellation introduced in 1763by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille to commemorate the air pump invented by the English physicis Robert Boyle.
00:03:47 |
Mon 11 Jan 2021
Andromeda
Andromeda represents the daughter of Queen Cassiopeia who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus until saved by Perseus, whom she subsequently married.
00:11:52 |
Sun 10 Jan 2021
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