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Star Diary

The astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

Astronomy Science
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
26 minutes
Episodes
350
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Star Diary, 11 to 17 December 2023

Star Diary, 11 to 17 December 2023

Watch the minor planet Vesta as it moves past the Monkey Head Nebula in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-11-dec-2023 Learn all about astroph…
00:11:46  |   Sun 10 Dec 2023
Star Diary, 4 to 10 December 2023

Star Diary, 4 to 10 December 2023

Take a look at the evening Milky Way while the Moon is out of view in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-4-dec-2023 Learn all about astrophoto…
00:14:03  |   Sun 03 Dec 2023
Moonshot success, with astronaut Mike Massimino

Moonshot success, with astronaut Mike Massimino

Former NASA astronaut and spacewalker Mike Massimino is perhaps best known for his work repairing the Hubble Space Telescope in Earth orbit. In this episode, Massimino discusses his new book Moonshot…
00:41:55  |   Fri 01 Dec 2023
Star Diary, 27 November to 3 December 2023

Star Diary, 27 November to 3 December 2023

The full Moon offers a great chance to see ray features before gliding past the Beehive cluster in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-27-nov-2…
00:14:06  |   Sun 26 Nov 2023
Star Diary, 20 to 26 November 2023

Star Diary, 20 to 26 November 2023

The Moon points the way to Neptune, before heading on to the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide.  Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-20-nov-2023  Learn all about astr…
00:11:17  |   Sun 19 Nov 2023
Star Diary, 13 to 19 November 2023

Star Diary, 13 to 19 November 2023

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 abou…
00:28:02  |   Sun 12 Nov 2023
Star Diary, 6 to 12 November 2023

Star Diary, 6 to 12 November 2023

Saturn’s moons – including Titan, Iapatus and Dione – will be putting on a great show this week. Find out how to catch it and other astronomy highlights in this week’s episode of the Star Diary starg…
00:19:51  |   Sun 05 Nov 2023
Star Diary, 30 October to 5 November 2023

Star Diary, 30 October to 5 November 2023

Jupiter reaches opposition and will be high and bright in the night sky. Find out how to catch it and other astronomy highlights in this week’s episode of the Star Diary stargazing podcast guide. Tra…
00:18:17  |   Sat 28 Oct 2023
Star Diary, 23 to 29 October 2023

Star Diary, 23 to 29 October 2023

A partial lunar eclipse is the highlight of this week’s stargazing guide. Listen now for all the latest astronomy highlights. Learn all about our deep-sky imaging in our latest Masterclass series: ht…
00:15:15  |   Sat 21 Oct 2023
Interview: The Search for Alien Life

Interview: The Search for Alien Life

If intelligent alien life did exist out there in the cosmos, how would we find it? This episode, astronomer Adam Frank discusses his latest book The Little Book of Aliens, reveals how scientists can …
00:37:26  |   Thu 19 Oct 2023
Star Diary, 16 to 22 October 2023

Star Diary, 16 to 22 October 2023

Comet 103P Hartley continues to pass across the sky, while Venus dominates the morning sky in this week’s stargazing guide. Listen now to catch all the week’s astronomy highlights. Transcription: www…
00:21:14  |   Sat 14 Oct 2023
How can we see the heat of the Big Bang?

How can we see the heat of the Big Bang?

We discuss how the cosmic microwave background (CMB) can reveal the earliest days of the Universe with cosmologist Ermina Calabrese from Cardiff University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po…
00:16:46  |   Tue 10 Oct 2023
Star Diary, 9 to 15 October 2023

Star Diary, 9 to 15 October 2023

Comet 103P Hartley will streak its way across the sky this week, while Venus shines brightly in the morning sky. Listen now to catch all of this week’s stargazing highlights. Learn all about astropho…
00:14:25  |   Sat 07 Oct 2023
Star Diary, 2 to 8 October 2023

Star Diary, 2 to 8 October 2023

The Draconids meteor shower puts on a show and the Moon brushes past the Pleiades star cluster in this week’s stargazing guide. Listen now to catch all the week’s astronomy highlights. Transcription:…
00:17:37  |   Sat 30 Sep 2023
Star Diary, 25 September to 1 October 2023

Star Diary, 25 September to 1 October 2023

Uranus lines up with Jupiter and the Pleiades this week, making it a great chance to see this faint planet. Find out how in our weekly stargazing guide. Capture a shadow cast by Venus: https://www.sk…
00:16:03  |   Sat 23 Sep 2023
Star Diary: 18 to 24 September 2023

Star Diary: 18 to 24 September 2023

The equinox signals the start of autumn, and Neptune reaches opposition. Find out what other astronomy highlights are coming up in our weekly stargazing guide. Find out more details about the equinox…
00:20:09  |   Sat 16 Sep 2023
Exploring a magnetic Solar System

Exploring a magnetic Solar System

Professor Michele Dougherty reveals what we can learn by studying the magnetic fields of Solar System bodies, why the Cassini mission was so important, and what JUICE might discover at Jupiter's icy …
00:26:33  |   Thu 14 Sep 2023
Star Diary, 11 to 17 September 2023

Star Diary, 11 to 17 September 2023

Welcome back the winter sky, and take in the Milky Way as we take you through the astronomy highlights in our weekly stargazing guide. Learn all about astrophotography in our upcoming online Mastercl…
00:18:10  |   Sat 09 Sep 2023
Star Diary, 4 to 10 September 2023

Star Diary, 4 to 10 September 2023

The Milky Way is on fabulous display this week as the Moon clears out of the evening sky, while the Moon passes close to the Pleiades in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript: www.skyatnightmagazi…
00:14:12  |   Sat 02 Sep 2023
Star Dairy, 28 August to 3 September , 2023

Star Dairy, 28 August to 3 September , 2023

This week the Super Blue Moon takes centre stage in this week’s stargazing guide. Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-28-august-2023/] What is a supermoon: https:/…
00:13:25  |   Sat 26 Aug 2023
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