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**Star Diary**

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

Latest Episodes:

Star Dairy, 28 August to 3 September , 2023 Aug 26, 2023

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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://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/supermoon-what-when-next

Astrophotography image processing: a beginner’s guide: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-image-processing-beginners-guide

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Star Dairy, 21 to 27 August, 2023 Aug 19, 2023

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Saturn’s rings are disappearing, so make sure you don’t miss the planet as it passes through opposition in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-21-august-2023/]

Photograph Saturn’s rings before they disappear: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/photograph-saturn-rings

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Star Diary, 14 to 20 August Aug 12, 2023

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All four gas giants will be visible this week, as well as other highlights in our stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-14-august-2023/]

Photograph Saturn’s rings before they disappear: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/photograph-saturn-rings/

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Star Diary, 7 to 13 August Aug 05, 2023

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The Perseid meteor shower is due to put on a great show in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-7-august-2023/]

How to see the meteors: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/meteor-showers-how-observe-record-shooting-stars/

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Star Diary, 31 July to 6 August Jul 29, 2023

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The first of August’s supermoons and the appearance of the Pleiades feature in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-31-july-2023/ ]

Meteor observing [URL] https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/perseid-meteor-shower-how-to-see-it/

Stargazing in Utah [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/stargazing-utah/]

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Hunting down strange signals with humans and machines. Jul 25, 2023

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Telescopes like JWST or the upcoming Square Kilometre Array have the power to reveal the hidden depths of the Universe. Their images contain not just the stars, galaxies and planets astronomers are looking for, but could contain all manner of hidden gems we have yet to even consider. However these observatories produce so much data it’s impossible to look through it all by hand and even citizen science projects like Zooniverse, which gets hundreds of volunteers to go through the data, could struggle to cope.

Alex Andersson from Oxford University is working on a new machine learning programme that could help work with humans to find the undiscovered mysteries of the Universe.

https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/alex-andersson/bursts-from-space-meerkat

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Star Diary, 24 to 30 July Jul 22, 2023

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Keep an eye out for the three innermost planets just after sunset in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-24-july-2023/ ]

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Interview: Spaceflight entrepreneur Mishaal Ashemimry Jul 20, 2023

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Mishaal Ashemimry started her own aerospace company at the age of 26, aiming to build the space industry in her home nation of Saudi Arabia. Now she works as a special adviser to the Saudi Space Commission, who recently sent their first female astronaut into space on board the Axiom-2 mission. She is a keen promoter of women in the space industry, and is the President for diversity initiatives at the International Aeronautical Federation (IAF).

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Star Diary, 17 to 23 July Jul 15, 2023

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Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-17-july-2023/ ]

How to see the ISS in the night sky [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/how-see-international-space-station-iss-night-sky/]

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Star Diary, 10 to 16 July, 2023 Jul 08, 2023

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The Pleiades return to the morning sky, while the Moon pairs up with Jupiter in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-10-july-2023/]

Test your eyesight with the Pleiades [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/electra/]

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