Night Sky Tourist

Night Sky Tourist

10 episodes

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.

Podcasts

79- OptOutside for Black Friday

Published: Nov. 21, 2023, 4:30 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds

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78- A Stellar Anniversary Special

Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 4:02 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 23 seconds

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77- Journey to Dark Sky Ireland with Georgia MacMillan

Published: Oct. 24, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 30 seconds

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76- Astrophotography Adventures & Montana Night Skies with Matthew Jackson

Published: Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 28 seconds

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75- Glacier National Park at Nighte with Dori Gorczyca

Published: Sept. 26, 2023, 3:44 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 15 seconds

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74- Light Pollution & Nocturnal Migratory Birds with Andrew Farnsworth

Published: Sept. 13, 2023, 3:44 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 33 seconds

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73- Magical Milky Way over Prineville Reservoir State Park with Georg Faria

Published: Aug. 30, 2023, 3:41 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 50 seconds

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72- Observatory Park in Ohio with Chris Mentrek

Published: Aug. 15, 2023, 3:24 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 55 seconds

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71- What the Devil is an Occultation with Ted Blank

Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 8 seconds

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70- Night Skies at Big Bend National Park with Jason Gablaski

Published: July 18, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 20 seconds

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69- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with Ann Schwaller

Published: July 4, 2023, 4:30 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 31 seconds

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68- Bright Days & Dark Nights: Restoring Natural Day and Night

Published: June 20, 2023, 4:26 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 44 seconds

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67- Awe & Wonder at Lowell Observatory with Dr. Jeffrey Hall

Published: June 13, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 19 seconds

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66- Camp & Stargaze at Pennsylvania's Cherry Springs State Park

Published: May 23, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 58 seconds

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65- Chasing Stars from Kenya to Slovenia with Samyukta Manikumar

Published: May 9, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 16 seconds

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64- Ancient Skywatcher Sites of Central Arizona

Published: April 26, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 42 seconds

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63- New Zealand's Dark Sky Project

Published: April 11, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 48 seconds

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62- Astrotourism Fun in New Brunswick, Canada, with Stéphane Picard of Cliff Valley Astronomy

Published: March 28, 2023, 1:16 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 27 seconds

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61- In the Shadow of the Milky Way at Grand Canyon National Park with Ranger Rader Lane

Published: March 14, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 22 seconds

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60- Astronomical Petroglyphs at Utah's Fremont Indian State Park

Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 37 seconds

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59- Stargazer Inn at Nevada's Great Basin National Park with Elizabeth Woolsey

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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58- Arabic Cultural Astronomy Traditions with Dr. Danielle Adams

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds

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57- Fun in South Dakota at Badlands Observatory with Ron Dyvig & Teresa Hofer

Published: Jan. 24, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes

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56- Bats, Tequila & Light Pollution, OH MY! with Dr. Tanja Straka

Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 9 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 18 seconds

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55- When March 25 was America's New Year

Published: Dec. 20, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 57 seconds

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54- Extraordinary Night Sky Books for Children

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 36 seconds

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53- L.A.'s Iconic Griffith Observatory with Mark Pine

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 41 seconds

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52- Fireflies & Starlight with Ben Pfeiffer

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 52 seconds

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51- Celestial Origins of Halloween

Published: Oct. 25, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 21 seconds

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50- Montana: A Stunning Stargazing Oasis with Lynn Powers

Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 20 seconds

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49- How to View Jupiter & Saturn This Fall with Ted Blank

Published: Sept. 27, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 19 seconds

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48- Antelope Island's Special Night Skies with Wendy Wilson

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds

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47- How to Create an Epic Stargazing Experience

Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 8 seconds

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46- Hovenweep's Archaeoastronomy & Dark Sky Treasures with Austin Tumas

Published: Aug. 15, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 25 seconds

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45- Australia Stargazing Excursion with Dimitri Douchin

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 48 seconds

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44- Calendars, Clocks & Seasonal Living with Ric Alling

Published: July 19, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 37 seconds

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43- Let There be Night with Paul Bogard

Published: July 5, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 9 seconds

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42- Skyglow Project with Harun Mehmedinovic

Published: June 21, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 38 seconds

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41- Take Home a Piece of Geoff Notkin's Personal Meteorite Collection

Published: June 14, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 29 seconds

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40- Discovery Olympic National Park's Starry Nights with Jared Low

Published: June 7, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 56 seconds

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39- Late Spring Break

Published: April 26, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 44 seconds

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38- Astronomy on Tap with Emily Rice

Published: April 12, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 15 seconds

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37- Hidden Star Map at Hoover Dam with Patti Aaron

Published: March 29, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 47 seconds

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36- Lakota Star Knowledge with Dr. Craig Howe

Published: March 15, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 33 seconds

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#35 Wild Nights Out with Chris Salisbury

Published: March 1, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes

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#34 Aboriginal Skies with Paul Curnow

Published: Feb. 15, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 22 seconds

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#33 I Heart Pluto with Kevin Schindler

Published: Feb. 1, 2022, 9 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 49 seconds

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#32 1000 Hours Outside with Ginny Yurich

Published: Jan. 19, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 31 seconds

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#31 Discover Utah's Stargazing Secrets with Justina Parsons-Bernstien

Published: Jan. 4, 2022, 7:10 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 33 seconds

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#30- Winter Solstice from Alaska to Costa Rica

Published: Dec. 21, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 11 seconds

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#29 Transform Your Life Outdoors with Amy Bushatz

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 26 seconds

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#28 Returning Darkness to the Night Sky with John Barentine

Published: Nov. 23, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 43 seconds

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#27 First Anniversary Special

Published: Nov. 9, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 57 seconds

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#26 Emotional Grounding & the Night Sky with Toni Kouts

Published: Oct. 29, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 11 seconds

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#25 Buying a Telescope with Ted Blank

Published: Oct. 12, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 22 seconds

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#24 Astrotourism Adventures with Michael Marlin

Published: Sept. 28, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 1 second

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#23 Fall Equinox Special

Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes

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#22 Sketching the Night Sky with John Muir Laws

Published: Sept. 2, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 28 seconds

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#21 Flat Earth Movement with Daniel J. Clark

Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 28 seconds

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#20 Treasures from Space with Geoff Notkin part 2

Published: Aug. 7, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 12 seconds

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#19 Chasing Meteorites with Geoff Notkin part 1

Published: July 24, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 20 seconds

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#18 Create a Backyard Stargazing Oasis with Mark Derksen

Published: July 10, 2021, 4:53 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 37 seconds

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#17 Cliff Dwellings & the Night Sky at Tonto National Monument

Published: June 26, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 28 seconds

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#16 Stonehenge at Summer Solstice with Josh Dury

Published: June 12, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 21 seconds

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#15 Behind-the-Scenes of Night Sky Tourist with Vicky Derksen

Published: May 29, 2021, 4:43 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds

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#14 Art in the Night Sky with Syahirah Nazarudin

Published: May 15, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 41 seconds

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#13 The Changing Night Sky with Josh Dury

Published: May 1, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 7 seconds

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#12 Dark Skies of Switzerland with Lukas Schuler

Published: April 17, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 16 seconds

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#11 International Dark Sky Week with Bettymaya Foott

Published: April 3, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 50 seconds

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#10 Spring Equinox Special

Published: March 20, 2021, 8:05 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 41 seconds

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#9 Mayan Archaeoastronomy & the Apocalypse with Dr. Anthony Aveni

Published: March 6, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 34 seconds

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#8 Equity in Nature with Dudley Edmondson

Published: Feb. 20, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 1 second

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#7 Flagstaff, Arizona: International Dark Sky Community

Published: Feb. 6, 2021, 10:41 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 21 seconds

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#6 Cosmic Calendars with Julie Wilder

Published: Jan. 23, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 19 seconds

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#5 Cultural Astronomy with Luke Edens

Published: Jan. 9, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 50 seconds

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#4 Wildlife & Light Pollution with Amy Burnett

Published: Dec. 26, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 41 seconds

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#3 Winter Solstice Special

Published: Dec. 12, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 27 seconds

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#2 Marsha Diane Arnold: Lights Out!

Published: Nov. 28, 2020, 6:14 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 32 seconds

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#1 Ted Blank, NASA Solar System Ambassador

Published: Nov. 15, 2020, 1:06 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 42 seconds

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