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January 2016 Extra: Just In Time

ust in Time. In a special 10th birthday episode of the Jodcast, Professor John Seiradakis talks to us about the Antikythera Mechanism, Dr. Jean-Francois Robitaille describes the intricacies involved with measuring galactic magnetic fields, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr. Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.

The whole episode [Duration 86:23]:
standard [39.5 MB]
low quality [14.8 MB]
high quality [79.1 MB]

January 2016: Farewell Enceladus.

Farewell Enceladus. In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Judith Croston about the radio galaxy population, and we find out what we can see in the January night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.

The whole episode [Duration 59:44]:
standard [27.4 MB]
low quality [10.3 MB]
high quality [54.7 MB]

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December 2015 Extra: Resurfacing

Resurfacing. In the show this time, Professor Frank Close describes the life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Professor Ralph Spencer talks to us about cosmic rays, perytons and inteferometery in this month's Jodbite, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Ian McDonald in Ask an Astronomer.

The whole episode [Duration 84:09]:
standard [38.5 MB]
low quality [14.4 MB]
high quality [77.1 MB]

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December 2015: Generally Good.

In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Tom Kitching about weak gravitational lensing, Mat rounds up the latest news, and we find out what we can see in the December night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.

The whole episode [Duration 75:39]:
standard [34.6 MB]
low quality [13 MB]
high quality [69.2 MB]

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November 2015 Extra: Golden

In the show this time, Dr Tom Broadhurst talks to us about cold dark matter in galaxy clusters, Dr Simon Rookyard explains describes porridge, pulsars and polarisation, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Anna Scaife in Ask an Astronomer.

The whole episode [Duration 60:14]:
standard [27.6 MB]
low quality [10.3 MB]
high quality [55.2 MB]

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November 2015: Spooky

In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Caroline D'Angelo about accretion around extreme objects, Ian rounds up the latest news, and we find out what we can see in the November night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.

The whole episode [Duration 85:07]:
standard [39 MB]
low quality [14.6 MB]
high quality [77.9 MB]

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October 2015 Extra: Leaping

In the show this time, Dr Tony Rushton talks to us about jets in X-ray binaries, James McKee explains his efforts to find gravitational waves using pulsars, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr George Bendo in Ask an Astronomer.

The whole episode [Duration 63:24]:
standard [29 MB]
low quality [10.9 MB]
high quality [58 MB]

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October 2015: Martians and Wolves

In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Yin-Zhe Ma about the CMB and the limits of cosmology, Indy rounds up the latest news, and we find out what we can see in the October night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.

The whole episode [Duration 83:56]:
standard [38.4 MB]
low quality [14.4 MB]
high quality [76.8 MB]

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September 2015 Extra: Rewound

In the show this time, Dr Rainer Beck explains the complexities of studying galactic magnetic fields, Hannah Stacey talks to us about strong gravitational lensing, and your astronomical questions are answered by Dr Joe Zuntz in Ask an Astronomer.

The whole episode [Duration 69:26]:
standard [31.9 MB]
low quality [12 MB]
high quality [63.6 MB]

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September 2015: Banner

In the show this time, we talk to Dr. Chris Gordon about mysterious gamma rays, Ian rounds up the latest news and we find out what we can see in the September night sky from Ian Morison and Haritina Mogosanu.

The whole episode [Duration 61:40]:
standard [28.2 MB]
low quality [10.6 MB]
high quality [56.4 MB]