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Adler Night and Day

What can you see in your night sky?

Adler Night and Day features observable celestial and man-made objects in the night sky as well as recent solar activity. Each episode also includes an interview with an expert in a field related to space science. What can you see in the night sky this week? How will what's happening on the Sun affect us on Earth? Subscribe today, and find out!

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Episode 74 - November 10, 2009
Highlights: The Solar Cycle - Eric Christian, Ph.D.

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning November 10, 2009 through November 23, 2009 In this episode: The sun has been in a longer than typical solar minimum. Is there any end in sight? What is a Maunder Minimum? These questions and more are addressed in this episode of Adler Night and Day!

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2009
Episode 73 - October 27, 2009
Highlights: Modern Observation Techniques - Mark SubbaRao, Ph.D.

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Episode 72 - October 13, 2009
Highlights: The LCROSS Mission - Andrew Chaikin

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Episode 71 - September 29, 2009
Highlights: The Life Cycle of Stars and Stellar Formation - Grace Wolf-Chase, Ph.D. - Part 2

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Episode 70 - September 15, 2009
Highlights: The Life Cycle of Stars and Stellar Formation - Grace Wolf-Chase, Ph.D. - Part 1

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Episode 69 - September 1, 2009
Highlights: Galileo's Telescope - Michael Smutko, Ph.D.

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Episode 68 - August 18, 2009
Highlights: Galaxy Rotation Rates - Vera Rubin, Ph.D.

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Episode 67 - August 04, 2009
Highlights: Jupiter impact and the Perseid Meteor Shower - Larry Ciupik

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Episode 66 - July 21, 2009
Highlights: NASA Astronaut - John Grunsfeld, Ph.D. - Part 2

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Episode 65 - July 07, 2009
Highlights: NASA Astronaut - John Grunsfeld, Ph.D. - Part 1

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Episode 64 - June 23, 2009
Highlights: The Far Horizons Project - Geza Gyuk, Ph.D.

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Episode 63 - June 09, 2009
Highlights: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter - Doug Roberts, Ph.D.

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Episode 62 - May 26, 2009
Highlights: Women in Space Science Award winner - Heidi Hammel, Ph.D.

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Episode 61 - May 12, 2009
Highlights: The Science of Star Trek - Mark Hammergren, Ph.D.

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Episode 60 - April 28, 2009
Highlights: The Kepler Mission - Michelle Nichols

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Episode 59 - April 14, 2009
Highlights: Observing the Night Sky: Pre-telescope - Bruce Stephenson, Ph.D.

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Episode 58 - March 31, 2009
Highlights: The Shuttle and the International Space Station - Michelle Nichols

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Episode 57 - March 17, 2009
Highlights: The definition of a Planet... Part 2 - Mark Hammergren, Ph.D.

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Episode 56 - March 03, 2009
Highlights: The definition of a Planet... Part 1 - Mark Hammergren, Ph.D.

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Episode 55 - February 17, 2009
Highlights: Comet Lulin - Geza Gyuk, Ph.D.

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Episode 54 - February 03, 2009
Highlights: Forensic Astronomy - Larry Ciupik

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Episode 53 - January 20, 2009
Highlights: Life Beyond Earth - Mark Hammergren, Ph.D.

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Episode 52 - January 6, 2009
Highlights: UFOs - Mark Hammergren, Ph.D.

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2008
Episode 51 - December 23, 2008
Highlights: The Apollo program - Adler Planetarium President - Paul H. Knappenberger, Jr. Ph.D. - Part 2

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Episode 50 - December 09, 2008
Highlights: Adler Planetarium President - Paul H. Knappenberger, Jr. Ph.D. - Part 1

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Episode 49 - November 25, 2008
Highlights: NASA Astronaut - Robert L. Satcher, Jr. Ph.D., M.D. - Part 2

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Episode 48 - November 11, 2008
Highlights: NASA Astronaut - Robert L. Satcher, Jr. Ph.D., M.D. - Part 1

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Episode 47 - October 28, 2008
Highlights: IBEX - The Interstellar Boundary Explorer - David J. McComas, Ph.D.

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Episode 46 - October 14, 2008
Highlights: Extreme Solar Minimum? - Michael Smutko, Ph.D.

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Episode 45 - September 30, 2008
Highlights: SpaceShipOne Test Pilot, Brian Binnie - Part 2

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Episode 44 - September 16, 2008
Highlights: SpaceShipOne Test Pilot, Brian Binnie - Part 1

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Episode 43 - September 1, 2008
 Highlights: The Adler's Green Initiatives - Bill Wilhelm

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Episode 42 - August 19, 2008
 Highlights: Artificial Intelligence - Holly Yanco, Ph.D.

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Episode 41 - August 05, 2008
 Highlights: Meteors, Meteorites, and Meteor Showers! - Larry Ciupik

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Episode 40 - July 22, 2008
 Highlights: Apollo Astronaut, Harrison Schmitt - Part 2

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Episode 39 - July 08, 2008
 Highlights: Apollo Astronaut, Harrison Schmitt - Part 1

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Episode 38 - June 24, 2008
 Highlights: Infrared Observations, Spitzer Space Telescope - Astrophysicist Massimo Marengo

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Episode 37 - June 10, 2008
 Highlights: Educator and Astronaut, Barbara Morgan - Part 2

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Episode 36 - May 27, 2008
 Highlights: Educator and Astronaut, Barbara Morgan - Part 1

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Episode 35 - May 13, 2008
 Highlights: Tips For Buying Your Own Telescope - Michael Smutko. Ph.D.

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Episode 34 - April 29, 2008
 Highlights: "IBEX - The Interstellar Boundary Explorer" - Lindsay Bartolone

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Episode 33 - April 15, 2008
 Highlights: "The Man Who Killed Pluto... part 2" - Mike Brown, Ph.D.

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Episode 32 - April 01, 2008
 Highlights: "The Man Who Killed Pluto... part 1" - Mike Brown, Ph.D.

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Episode 31 - March 18, 2008
 Highlights: Radio Astronomy - Jose Francisco, Ph.D.

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Episode 30 - March 04, 2008
 Highlights: Neutrinos - David Steele, Ph.D.

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Episode 29 - February 19, 2008
 Highlights: Max Adler and the early history of the Adler Planetarium - Devon Pyle-Vowles

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Episode 28 - February 05, 2008
 Highlights: Black holes - Geza Gyuk, Ph.D.

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Episode 27 - January 22, 2008
 Highlights: The space shuttle will be retired soon... what's next? - Michelle Nichols

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Episode 26 - January 22, 2008
 Highlights: How has science fiction influenced science fact? - Mark Hammergren, Ph.D.

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