Nocturne, and the Stars Go Blue
1,218 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNarrator Gare is founder of the Home Planetarium Association, and 'A Planetarium in Your Own Backyard' podcast on Podbean. ([email protected])
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Episodes
Richard Harris - Yard Went On Forever/Women of Pompeii
November 15, 2021 20:00 - 3 minutes - 2.18 MBMacArthur Park followup, the second theme has echoes of that classic Jimmy Webb track. But its an ode to the innocent victims of Doomsdays.
A Little Like Pompeii
November 15, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutes - 2.84 MBNarrator makes surprising finds in his local dump, things that still turn on!
Narrator Stays Out in the Cold!
November 15, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 1.73 MBPromising a rationale (but not yet delivering ) for building an outdoor planetarium in mid-November, narrator continues oddities, including shingling floors.....
TED Talk 2 (simulated) - Out of the Closet!
November 15, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MBMy first dome was in an apartment walk-in closet. I made a rather inglorious exit .....
Building in a Walk-In Closet
November 15, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MBMy first dome was in an apartment walk-in closet. I made a rather inglorious exit .....
TED TALK - Out of the Closet!
November 15, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MBMy first dome was in an apartment walk-in closet. I made a rather inglorious exit .....
Haunted Planetaria! The Spider and the Etching
November 13, 2021 18:00 - 6 minutes - 4.49 MBThe spider appeared to be watching me .. closely... waiting for ?
Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
November 12, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.71 MBIf momma DOES ask you about that planetarium in your own backyard, this is the recommended reply .... from Top of the Pops, Dec 72
Home Planetariums in a Day!
November 12, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBAnd why not after all. This isn't Rome
Practical Matters with Home Planetaria
November 12, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBPractically speaking.
The Waltons Episode 1!
November 11, 2021 23:00 - 43 seconds - 530 KBAs T-Giving draweth nigh, it gets closer too. That can only mean one thing. the Waltons are back. Well, you know.
The 40 Watt Club
November 11, 2021 21:00 - 2 minutes - 2 MBI miss 40 watt light bulbs, and forget these LED's - I want to feel the heat! 60 watts was wishy washy. 75? They were 100 watt wannabe's. But 100 watt bulbs needed sunglasses. 40 was perfect. Now that Charlie Watts is gone, this has grown in importance.
Forty Watts and a Cloud of Dust
November 11, 2021 21:00 - 2 minutes - 2 MBI miss 40 watt light bulbs, and forget these LED's - I want to feel the heat! 60 watts was wishy washy. 75? They were 100 watt wannabe's. But 100 watt bulbs needed sunglasses. 40 was perfect. Now that Charlie Watts is gone, this has grown in importance.
TED Talk 1 (simulated) - Backward Stars!
November 11, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes - 3.74 MBSome Quick Thinking saves the show!
Drill Stars From the Inside Out
November 11, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes - 3.74 MBSome Quick Thinking saves the show!
TED Talk - Backward Stars
November 11, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes - 3.74 MBSome Quick Thinking saves the show!
2CELLOS - Viva La Vida [LIVE VIDEO]
November 11, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.27 MBWhen I ruled the world.
Dark Speculation - Is There a Future?
November 11, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.83 MBIs the planetarium out there (see it, behind the old oak tree, no thats my wife's chicken coop) is it doomed, dwindling into nothingness, or can it be vibrant once again?
Special Report - Home Planetarium Futures!
November 11, 2021 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.83 MBIs the planetarium out there (see it, behind the old oak tree, no thats my wife's chicken coop) is it doomed, dwindling into nothingness, or can it be vibrant once again?
Season 1-02 - Silhouettes
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBA charming addition to any backyard planetarium, silhouettes have a surprisingly storied tradition!
Season 1-07 - Star Shows
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBYou think them up, you give them - but will you educate? Entertain? Either way, the WOW factor will be present....
Season 1-06 - The Constellations March ....
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBParading across those canvas skies - haunting your OWN backyard universe...
Season 1-08 - Grand Theater!
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBBut what goes in to a theater? A dome and stars is never enough - even the Globe on the Thames had special effects. So will you....
Season 1-03 - Domes Domes Domes!
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBCurved nothingness - welcome to dome pergatory. Infinity you can touch.
Season 1-05 - The Dreaded Infrastructure....
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBFootprints, but not bigfoot ... lean to's, but not that tower in Italy. What will you sit in? In the dark?
Season 1-04 - Categories of Home Planetarians
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBSome use old commercial equipment, but most fashion their own out of common .. well .. junk. Junque Punque may be a better term....
Depicting the Constellations.
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBParading across those canvas skies - haunting your OWN backyard universe...
Season 1-10 - Celestial Sheds
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBEven a shed can be a shrine to Urania, the Muse of Astronomy. You can build this. In your own backyard. And even in the dark, you will NOT be alone...
Season 1-01 - Its Only a Paper Moon
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBPaper Moons under Canvas skies - an apt description of a planetarium out back!
Season 1-09 - Sunsets
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBNature's grandest spectacle is overlooked today - but only when one star sets can the rest of them glow.....
Constructing a Dome
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBCurved nothingness - welcome to dome pergatory. Infinity you can touch.
Its Only a Paper Moon
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBPaper Moons under Canvas skies - an apt description of a planetarium out back!
How Many Sheds?
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBEven a shed can be a shrine to Urania, the Muse of Astronomy. You can build this. In your own backyard. And even in the dark, you will NOT be alone...
Simulating Sunrises
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.47 MBNature's grandest spectacle is overlooked today - but only when one star sets can the rest of them glow.....
Muse Caliope Drops By
November 09, 2021 00:00 - 17 seconds - 160 KBWith a final evening ha ha. Or ho ho. No, ha ha sounds better ......
A Brief History of Dumps
November 08, 2021 19:00 - 7 minutes - 5.36 MBNarrator haunts dumps, mostly of his own making .....
Short Story - Lost in the Outer Islands
November 06, 2021 23:00 - 2 minutes - 1.01 MBoriginal fiction
Short Story - Look at All of Them
November 05, 2021 18:00 - 3 minutes - 1.65 MBOriginal fiction, as ready by Pollyhymia, the Muse of Sacred Poetry
the Joy of AI
November 05, 2021 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.67 MBWhat joy were you expecting? AI is great going words to voice, but voice to word is more challenging! Is it me, or is it Frank? I get that all the time.
Overlook Hotel Picture - 2
November 05, 2021 11:00 - 6 minutes - 4.2 MBLook closely at that picture!
Overlook Hotel Picture - 1
November 05, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 2.85 MBHopping scene to scene, like room to room!
Narrator Drops By from the Overlook Hotel
November 05, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 2.85 MBHopping scene to scene, like room to room!
New Series! - Pet Planetarium Peeves (with Digital G)
November 04, 2021 22:00 - 1 minute - 497 KBWhen you build your own planetarium, its bad enough sitting alone in the dark, where nobody can hear you scream when weird things happen. But then ANNOYING things happen too ....... you know??
Short Story - Fullfillment
November 04, 2021 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.27 MBOriginal fiction as read and commented on (but not blubbed) by Urania
Short Story - A Most Peculiar Snow
November 03, 2021 22:00 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBOriginal fiction read by an unknown speaker Then they began to unfall, and I was going with them. And up we went .
Short Story - A Tale of Three Umbrellas
November 03, 2021 15:00 - 3 minutes - 1.42 MBOriginal fiction, as read by Terpsichore (the Muse of Dance)
Short Story - the Man Who Loved Pink Floyd Too Much
November 02, 2021 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.01 MBoriginal fiction, as read by Clio
Narrator Drops By - Explains Everything
November 02, 2021 09:00 - 2 minutes - 1.77 MBWell, maybe some of things. The ones in the dark!
Short Story - Give Me a Sign
November 01, 2021 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.08 MBOriginal fiction, as read by Urania.