Night Sky Tourist
By Vicky Derksen
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Episodes: 95
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Discover the wonder of the night sky from your own backyard, travel to a dark sky location, and listen to the star stories of other cultures and civilizations. Night Sky Tourist helps the entire family connect with nature by engaging with the stars, moon, and planets.
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95- Dark Sky Sanctuary: Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area with Cynthia Johnson
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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94- Magic in a Hidden Bag of Stars: The Beehive Cluster
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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93- Scandinavia's Open-Air Living Mindset with Linda Åkeson McGurk
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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92- Fountain Hills, Arizona: International Dark Sky Community
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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91- Q&A with Ted Blank, NASA Solar System Ambassador
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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90- Human Cosmos: Civilization & the Stars with Jo Marchant
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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89- Taurus, the Bull of Heaven
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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88- The Science Embedded in Mythological Star Stories
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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87- Meet the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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86- Tour of the Circumpolar Constellations
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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85- The First Astronomers: How Indigenous Elders Read the Stars with Duane Hamacher
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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84- Gnome Matter the Weather with Tacy Quinn & Lauren Theis
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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83- Winter Solstice Special 2023
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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82- Andromeda's Star Story from the Greeks
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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81- DarkSky International with Ruskin Hartley
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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80- Jupiter, King of the Planets
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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79- OptOutside for Black Friday
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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78- A Stellar Anniversary Special
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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77- Journey to Dark Sky Ireland with Georgia MacMillan
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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76- Astrophotography Adventures & Montana Night Skies with Matthew Jackson
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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75- Glacier National Park at Nighte with Dori Gorczyca
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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74- Light Pollution & Nocturnal Migratory Birds with Andrew Farnsworth
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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73- Magical Milky Way over Prineville Reservoir State Park with Georg Faria
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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72- Observatory Park in Ohio with Chris Mentrek
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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71- What the Devil is an Occultation with Ted Blank
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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70- Night Skies at Big Bend National Park with Jason Gablaski
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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69- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with Ann Schwaller
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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68- Bright Days & Dark Nights: Restoring Natural Day and Night
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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67- Awe & Wonder at Lowell Observatory with Dr. Jeffrey Hall
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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66- Camp & Stargaze at Pennsylvania's Cherry Springs State Park
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May 23, 2023 |
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65- Chasing Stars from Kenya to Slovenia with Samyukta Manikumar
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May 09, 2023 |
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64- Ancient Skywatcher Sites of Central Arizona
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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63- New Zealand's Dark Sky Project
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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62- Astrotourism Fun in New Brunswick, Canada, with Stéphane Picard of Cliff Valley Astronomy
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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61- In the Shadow of the Milky Way at Grand Canyon National Park with Ranger Rader Lane
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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60- Astronomical Petroglyphs at Utah's Fremont Indian State Park
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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59- Stargazer Inn at Nevada's Great Basin National Park with Elizabeth Woolsey
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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58- Arabic Cultural Astronomy Traditions with Dr. Danielle Adams
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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57- Fun in South Dakota at Badlands Observatory with Ron Dyvig & Teresa Hofer
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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56- Bats, Tequila & Light Pollution, OH MY! with Dr. Tanja Straka
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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55- When March 25 was America's New Year
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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54- Extraordinary Night Sky Books for Children
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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53- L.A.'s Iconic Griffith Observatory with Mark Pine
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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52- Fireflies & Starlight with Ben Pfeiffer
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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51- Celestial Origins of Halloween
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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50- Montana: A Stunning Stargazing Oasis with Lynn Powers
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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49- How to View Jupiter & Saturn This Fall with Ted Blank
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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48- Antelope Island's Special Night Skies with Wendy Wilson
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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47- How to Create an Epic Stargazing Experience
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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46- Hovenweep's Archaeoastronomy & Dark Sky Treasures with Austin Tumas
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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45- Australia Stargazing Excursion with Dimitri Douchin
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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44- Calendars, Clocks & Seasonal Living with Ric Alling
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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43- Let There be Night with Paul Bogard
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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42- Skyglow Project with Harun Mehmedinovic
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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41- Take Home a Piece of Geoff Notkin's Personal Meteorite Collection
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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40- Discovery Olympic National Park's Starry Nights with Jared Low
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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39- Late Spring Break
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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38- Astronomy on Tap with Emily Rice
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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37- Hidden Star Map at Hoover Dam with Patti Aaron
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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36- Lakota Star Knowledge with Dr. Craig Howe
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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#35 Wild Nights Out with Chris Salisbury
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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#34 Aboriginal Skies with Paul Curnow
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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#33 I Heart Pluto with Kevin Schindler
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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#32 1000 Hours Outside with Ginny Yurich
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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#31 Discover Utah's Stargazing Secrets with Justina Parsons-Bernstien
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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#30- Winter Solstice from Alaska to Costa Rica
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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#29 Transform Your Life Outdoors with Amy Bushatz
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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#28 Returning Darkness to the Night Sky with John Barentine
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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#27 First Anniversary Special
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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#26 Emotional Grounding & the Night Sky with Toni Kouts
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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#25 Buying a Telescope with Ted Blank
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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#24 Astrotourism Adventures with Michael Marlin
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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#23 Fall Equinox Special
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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#22 Sketching the Night Sky with John Muir Laws
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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#21 Flat Earth Movement with Daniel J. Clark
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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#20 Treasures from Space with Geoff Notkin part 2
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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#19 Chasing Meteorites with Geoff Notkin part 1
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Jul 24, 2021 |
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#18 Create a Backyard Stargazing Oasis with Mark Derksen
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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#17 Cliff Dwellings & the Night Sky at Tonto National Monument
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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#16 Stonehenge at Summer Solstice with Josh Dury
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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#15 Behind-the-Scenes of Night Sky Tourist with Vicky Derksen
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May 29, 2021 |
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#14 Art in the Night Sky with Syahirah Nazarudin
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May 15, 2021 |
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#13 The Changing Night Sky with Josh Dury
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May 01, 2021 |
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#12 Dark Skies of Switzerland with Lukas Schuler
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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#11 International Dark Sky Week with Bettymaya Foott
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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#10 Spring Equinox Special
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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#9 Mayan Archaeoastronomy & the Apocalypse with Dr. Anthony Aveni
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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#8 Equity in Nature with Dudley Edmondson
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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#7 Flagstaff, Arizona: International Dark Sky Community
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Feb 06, 2021 |
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#6 Cosmic Calendars with Julie Wilder
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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#5 Cultural Astronomy with Luke Edens
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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#4 Wildlife & Light Pollution with Amy Burnett
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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#3 Winter Solstice Special
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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#2 Marsha Diane Arnold: Lights Out!
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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#1 Ted Blank, NASA Solar System Ambassador
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Nov 15, 2020 |