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365 Days of Astronomy Podcast

January 24: Planetary Society President Jim Bell reflects on "Five Years of Living Vicariously on Mars." Learn more here.

January 23: Emily's second podcast is on the 23rd anniversary of the Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus. Learn more here.

365 Days of Astronomy is a daily podcast about space, recorded and produced by people around the world; there will be one podcast for each day of 2009. It is organized by the New Media Working Group of the International Year of Astronomy, and The Planetary Society's Emily Lakdawalla and Mat Kaplan are among the organizers and contributors.

365 Days Podcasts by Planetary Society people:

Follow the links below for the podcasts, transcripts, images, and links to further information!

February 16 (not yet aired): Emily Lakdawalla on "Steering by the Planets"
January 24: Jim Bell on "Five Years of Living Vicariously on Mars"
January 23: Emily Lakdawalla on "Voyage Past the Sideways Planet"
January 3: Emily Lakdawalla on "Five Years of Spirit on Mars"

Do you want to contribute to the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast?

Please note: the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast calendar is now full. However, the 365 Days project is in need of "spare" podcasts that can be recorded in advance and slotted into the schedule at short notice in the event that other contributors fail to deliver their podcasts.

365 Days of Astronomy is looking for individuals, schools, companies and clubs to provide around eight minutes of audio for the daily podcast. You can do as few as one episode or up to 12 episodes (one per month, subject, of course, to the project's editorial discretion). The podcasts can be about virtually any astronomical topic, from simple concepts or how-tos to more in-depth discussions of complex concepts. The 365 Days of Astronomy project will do post-production on all submissions, so knowledge of audio editing may not be necessary. If you can't record your own audio, you may also just provide a script, and we'll take it from there.

To Join In:

Send an email to (signup at 365daysofastronomy.org) indicating your interest and your preferred broadcast date (or a range of dates). You'll need to provide the following information in order to be put on the schedule of podcasts:

• A title for the day's podcast
• A brief summary of the content (100 words or less)
• The name and/or organization to which you'd like the podcast to be credited
• A URL for you or your organization
• A brief bio (100 words or less)

A few rules, before you begin recording:

• All contributions must be G-rated.
• Please make an effort to check the veracity of any facts mentioned in your podcast.
• Copyrighted material must not be used without permission.
• All podcasts should be premiering at least some content; they cannot solely re-broadcast previously published material.  However, you are welcome to direct listeners to a website for further information, including other podcasts or vodcasts.
• Please do not use the podcast to sell or promote a product. 
• Contributions will be accepted and published at the sole discretion of the IYA New Media Working Group.

Here are some guidelines for preparing your podcast:

• If you are new to podcasting, here is some advice on getting started.
• Your audio must be delivered 30 days before its scheduled airdate.  If the audio is not delivered on time, we reserve the right to give the date to someone else.
• If possible, please deliver the audio in a CD-quality format: stereo, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz AIFF or WAV file.  If only MP3 format is possible, please deliver it as 256 Kbps stereo or 128 Kbps mono.
• The podcast must be between 5 and 10 minutes long (8 minutes is ideal).  We'll be adding a standard introduction with music and credits to every episode.
• Make sure to introduce yourself within the podcast.
• A transcript must be included with your submission.