The Nature of Nantucket
Join hosts Dr. Rich Blundell and Joanna Roche on "The Nature of Nantucket," The Maria Mitchell Association’s new podcast. They will focus on the history of Maria, the natural world of Nantucket and the dark skies above us. Learn from the talented staff, experts, and special guests who will share their stories and wisdom.
Episodes
367 episodes
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Planetary Alignments
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how six of the planets are lining up in the sky at the end of February.
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Solar Flares
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how the Sun’s high activity is continuing to produce Solar Flares, Coronal Mass Ejections, and Aurorae.
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Jupiter
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how Jupiter is visible in the night sky these cold nights.
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Artemis II Moon Rocket
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the Artemis II mission to the moon the will launch in February.
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Wendy Schmidt and the Lazuli Space Observatory
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the plans of Schmidt Sciences, run by our own Wendy Schmidt, to build a new space telescope.
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The International Space Station
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the 25th anniversary of the launch of the International Space Station.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Holly Greenberg
On this week’s episode of the Maria Mitchell Association podcast The Nature of Nantucket, host Joanna Roche speaks with Holly Greenberg—professor at Syracuse University and Director of Bird Collisions in...
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Dr. Jackie Milingo - Reflect Orbital
On this episode, host Joanna Roche sits down with Dr. Jackie Milingo, Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association, to examine the controversial space startup Reflect Orbital. The company proposes launchin...
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Beginning of Winter
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about what causes the seasons.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Kim Schulam
On this episode, host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association speaks with Kim Schulam, Stranding Coordinator for the Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket, about the dead sperm whale that washed ashore on Nantucket...
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Geminid Meteor Shower
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about what a meteor shower is and how to see it.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Jascin Finger
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche, Executive Director of the Maria Mitchell Association, sits down with Jascin Finger, Deputy Director, curator, historian and true expert on all things Nantucket, for a nostalgic w...
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Cosmic Rays
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Cosmic Rays and how they affect the Earth.
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Interstellar Comet
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the interstellar comet which is flying past the Earth and then out of the Solar System.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Dr. Jackie Milingo Part 2
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche, Executive Director of the Maria Mitchell Association, welcomes back Dr. Jackie Milingo, the MMA’s Director of Astronomy, for another mind-expanding conversation, this time explor...
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Dr. Jackie Milingo
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche, Executive Director of the Maria Mitchell Association, welcomes back Dr. Jackie Milingo, the MMA’s Director of Astronomy, for a fascinating deep dive into the wonders of our skies...
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Celestial Navigation
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how Nantucket’s Whaleships navigated the oceans.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Nikoline Bohr
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with Nikoline Bohr who is an artist, treasure hunter, and program assistant at the Maria Mitchell Association. Nikoline shares the story of her journey to Nantuck...
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Astronomical Observatories
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how astronomers get their data at Observatories.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Jascin Finger
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with Jascin Finger, Deputy Director of the Maria Mitchell Association and Curator of the Mitchell House archives and special collections, for a fascinating conver...
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Fly Me to the Moon
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how astronauts may soon return to the Moon.
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Daylight Savings Time
Geoff Clayton is an Astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Daylight Savings Time and why we have it.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – John Barentine
This week on the show, host Joanna Roche sits down with John Barentine, Principal Consultant and Expert at Dark Sky Consulting, for an engaging conversation about his journey into the world of astronomy and his transition t...
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