RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/ What is the stars? Frances McCarthy, astronomer and education officer at Cork Institute of Technology’s Blackrock Castle Observatory guides our eyes heavenwards to explore the myths, stories and science of the constellations. Broadcast Mondays and Fridays at 11.45 on The Blue of the Night on RTÉ lyric fm. What is the stars? Frances McCarthy, astronomer and education officer at Cork Institute of Technology’s Blackrock Castle Observatory guides our eyes heavenwards to explore the myths, stories and science of the constellations. Broadcast Mondays and Fridays at 11.45 on The Blue of the Night on RTÉ lyric fm. What is the stars? Frances McCarthy, astronomer and education officer at Cork Institute of Technology’s Blackrock Castle Observatory guides our eyes heavenwards to explore the myths, stories and science of the constellations. Broadcast Mondays and Fridays at 11.45 on The Blue of the Night on RTÉ lyric fm. en-ie RTÉ 2012 RTÉ podcasting@rte.ie Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:09:50 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/radio1/podcast/images/whatisthestars_144.jpg http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/ 144 144 Arts no RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-28101238min31secstevecooney-pid0-2311440_audio.mp3 Steve Cooney talks to Carl Corcoran about how he moved from being a rock musician in Australia to one of the most respected trad accompanists and producers in Ireland Steve Cooney talks to Carl Corcoran about how he moved from being a rock musician in Australia to one of the most respected trad accompanists and producers in Ireland Steve Cooney talks to Carl Corcoran about how he moved from being a rock musician in Australia to one of the most respected trad accompanists and producers in Ireland 0:38:31 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-28101238min31secstevecooney-pid0-2311440_audio.mp3 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3423248 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-01101205m22swits-pid0-322968_audio.mp3 After recent falls we're all encouraged to put on our citizen scientist meteor hunting but where is the best place to go? After recent falls we're all encouraged to put on our citizen scientist meteor hunting but where is the best place to go? 0:05:22 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-01101205m22swits-pid0-322968_audio.mp3 Mon, 1 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3405363 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-24091204m25swits-pid0-264840_audio.mp3 If you think that we have a lot of meteors this week spare a thought for the late heavy bombardment of 3.8 billion years ago If you think that we have a lot of meteors this week spare a thought for the late heavy bombardment of 3.8 billion years ago 0:04:24 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-24091204m25swits-pid0-264840_audio.mp3 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3401423 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-17091204m27swits-pid0-267072_audio.mp3 In an infinite and eternal universe, every line of sight from the Earth should end up at a star. So why is the sky dark? In an infinite and eternal universe, every line of sight from the Earth should end up at a star. So why is the sky dark? 0:04:27 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-17091204m27swits-pid0-267072_audio.mp3 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3397170 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-10091205m19swits-pid0-319704_audio.mp3 The Fermi Paradox: Given the size and age of the universe there should be extra terrestrial life but how come we can find no sign of it. The Fermi Paradox: Given the size and age of the universe there should be extra terrestrial life but how come we can find no sign of it. 0:05:19 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-10091205m19swits-pid0-319704_audio.mp3 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3397153 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-03091204m42swits-pid0-282216_audio.mp3 Voyager's mission Voyager's mission 0:04:42 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-03091204m42swits-pid0-282216_audio.mp3 Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3383960 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-27081204m08swits-pid0-309720_audio.mp3 The Moons of Mars... The Moons of Mars... 0:05:09 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-27081204m08swits-pid0-309720_audio.mp3 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3383944 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-20081204m08swits-pid0-248160_audio.mp3 Tracking November's Solar Eclipse Tracking November's Solar Eclipse 0:04:08 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-20081204m08swits-pid0-248160_audio.mp3 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3383942 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-13081205m05swits-pid0-305448_audio.mp3 Chinese astronomy and "Inquiries of Heaven" Chinese astronomy and "Inquiries of Heaven" 0:05:05 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-13081205m05swits-pid0-305448_audio.mp3 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3383934 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-06081204m11swits-pid0-250824_audio.mp3 The Perseids the years best meteor shower this year. Shooting stars visible from Ireland this weekend (and at a reasonable hour) The Perseids the years best meteor shower this year. Shooting stars visible from Ireland this weekend (and at a reasonable hour) 0:04:10 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-06081204m11swits-pid0-250824_audio.mp3 Tue, 7 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3361591 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-30071204m54swits-pid0-293832_audio.mp3 Keep an eye on Mars this week – low in the south west after sunset. Keep an eye on Mars this week – low in the south west after sunset. 0:04:53 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-30071204m54swits-pid0-293832_audio.mp3 Thu, 2 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3358678 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-23071204m49swits-pid0-288768_audio.mp3 It's meteor watching time and if you are blessed with frizzy hair you can actually hear them as well as see them. It's meteor watching time and if you are blessed with frizzy hair you can actually hear them as well as see them. 0:04:48 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-23071204m49swits-pid0-288768_audio.mp3 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3351271 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-16071204m57s-pid0-296640_audio.mp3 How to work out when Ramadan falls, How to work out when Ramadan falls, 0:04:56 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-16071204m57s-pid0-296640_audio.mp3 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3345846 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-10071205m04swits-pid0-304536_audio.mp3 This week we go an acronym to far with LUCIFER - LBT Near Infrared Spectroscopic Utility with Camera and Integral Field Unit for Extragalactic Research for observing stellar nurseries. This week we go an acronym to far with LUCIFER - LBT Near Infrared Spectroscopic Utility with Camera and Integral Field Unit for Extragalactic Research for observing stellar nurseries. 0:05:04 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-10071205m04swits-pid0-304536_audio.mp3 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3340418 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-02071203m39swits-pid0-219816_audio.mp3 The 50th birthday of the Kennedy Space Centre launch pad for among other things Apollo 11 the first manned lunar landing. The 50th birthday of the Kennedy Space Centre launch pad for among other things Apollo 11 the first manned lunar landing. 0:03:39 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-02071203m39swits-pid0-219816_audio.mp3 Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3336615 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-04m03swits-pid0-243048_audio.mp3 This week marks the third anniversary of the Ulysses mission which went like its namesakes into unexplored territory. This week marks the third anniversary of the Ulysses mission which went like its namesakes into unexplored territory. 0:04:03 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-04m03swits-pid0-243048_audio.mp3 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3328792 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-25061219min24secbotnjohnmartyn-pid0-1164672_audio.mp3 Carl Corcoran talks to Paddy Kehoe about John Martyn's and his epoch-busting album solid air Carl Corcoran talks to Paddy Kehoe about John Martyn's and his epoch-busting album solid air 0:19:24 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-25061219min24secbotnjohnmartyn-pid0-1164672_audio.mp3 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3328800 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-18061203m37swits-pid0-217128_audio.mp3 Hunting for Pluto by learning to avert your eyes! Hunting for Pluto by learning to avert your eyes! 0:03:37 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-18061203m37swits-pid0-217128_audio.mp3 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3321176 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-11061205m09swits-pid0-309624_audio.mp3 Bayer names, Flamsteed numbers and the Henry Draper catalogue - how to name falling star. Bayer names, Flamsteed numbers and the Henry Draper catalogue - how to name falling star. 0:05:09 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-11061205m09swits-pid0-309624_audio.mp3 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3318274 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-04061204m01swits-pid0-241680_audio.mp3 The NuStar team are hunting for axions but how do you find something that's 500 million times lighter than an electron and might not even exist at all. The NuStar team are hunting for axions but how do you find something that's 500 million times lighter than an electron and might not even exist at all. 0:04:01 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-04061204m01swits-pid0-241680_audio.mp3 Tue, 5 Jun 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3318224 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-28051204m08swits-pid0-248568_audio.mp3 Prepare yourself for the transit of Venus across the sun on the 5th or 6th of June, Skerries is the place to see it but if you miss it don't worry you can catch it again in 2117. Prepare yourself for the transit of Venus across the sun on the 5th or 6th of June, Skerries is the place to see it but if you miss it don't worry you can catch it again in 2117. 0:04:08 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-28051204m08swits-pid0-248568_audio.mp3 Mon, 28 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3302984 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-21051204m12swits-pid0-252384_audio.mp3 David Bowie's "Starman" (the song not the actual man) is among the items making the 41 year journey to the planets orbiting 55 Cancri. Wonder what they'll send back? David Bowie's "Starman" (the song not the actual man) is among the items making the 41 year journey to the planets orbiting 55 Cancri. Wonder what they'll send back? 0:04:12 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-21051204m12swits-pid0-252384_audio.mp3 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3293031 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-14051203m37swits-pid0-217416_audio.mp3 Next weeks eclipse will turn the sun into a ring of fire. Next weeks eclipse will turn the sun into a ring of fire. 0:03:37 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-14051203m37swits-pid0-217416_audio.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3286207 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-07051203m21swits-pid0-201168_audio.mp3 Affordable space travel is becoming a reality. Travel by recoverable rocket for a mere $200k. Tickets anyone Affordable space travel is becoming a reality. Travel by recoverable rocket for a mere $200k. Tickets anyone 0:03:21 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-07051203m21swits-pid0-201168_audio.mp3 Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3282258 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-06041214min58seceamonnquinn-pid0-898800_audio.mp3 Carl Corcoran talk to Eamonn Quinn, director of Louth Contemporary Music Society Carl Corcoran talk to Eamonn Quinn, director of Louth Contemporary Music Society 0:14:58 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-06041214min58seceamonnquinn-pid0-898800_audio.mp3 Fri, 4 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3276963 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-30041203m58swits-pid0-237864_audio.mp3 Frances McCarthy goes back to Galileo’s 1610 observations of Venus to ask the burning question, “Why is Venus so brilliant?” Frances McCarthy goes back to Galileo’s 1610 observations of Venus to ask the burning question, “Why is Venus so brilliant?” 0:03:57 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-30041203m58swits-pid0-237864_audio.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3280549 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-23041203m35swits-pid0-214512_audio.mp3 For those of us not expecting to be about when it next comes about in 2061, the currently visible ETA Aquariids meteor shower may be the closest we’ll get to Halley’s Comet. For those of us not expecting to be about when it next comes about in 2061, the currently visible ETA Aquariids meteor shower may be the closest we’ll get to Halley’s Comet. 0:03:34 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-23041203m35swits-pid0-214512_audio.mp3 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3280532 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-16041204m04swits-pid0-243744_audio.mp3 It may no have no atmosphere but Mercury is the "anchor at one end of the solar system" It may no have no atmosphere but Mercury is the "anchor at one end of the solar system" 0:04:03 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-16041204m04swits-pid0-243744_audio.mp3 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3258964 RTÉ:Ireland http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-09041204m46swits-pid0-286440.mp3 In 1859 during the Carrington event telegraph operators were able to switch off their batteries and operate on "celestial power." How? In 1859 during the Carrington event telegraph operators were able to switch off their batteries and operate on "celestial power." How? 0:04:46 http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-09041204m46swits-pid0-286440.mp3 Mon, 9 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000 no 3254665