StarDate Susitna 9-22-13
This week’s Earth and Beyond program focuses on the autumnal equinox, with an explanation of why we have more than twelve hours of daylight at latitude 62. StarDate Susitna’s host
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StarDate Susitna 09-15-2013
In this week’s Earth and Beyond program, Kathleen talks about observing the nearly 10-day old moon, a Globular Cluster in Hercules, the departure of the Voyager 1 spacecraft, and the
StarDate Susitna 9-9-2013
The activities of La Luna, meteor showers past and present, the star patterns Perseus and Andromeda, (the galaxy that’s 2 million-plus light-years away), the multicultural nomenclature of the objects of
StarDate Susitna 9-1-2013
As darkness increases, StarDate Susitna producer Kathleen Fleming resumes her usual fall and winter Earth and Beyond schedule. In this program, she tells about the activities of the moon, her
Natural Observations--It's Berry-picking Time!
In this Earth and Beyond program, Robin Song tells what type of blueberries she found in abundance this year, when she found the usual patches fruitless. KTNANatObs082513BerryPickingTime As the annual
Natural Observations--Little Kings
Photos by Robin Song In this Earth and Beyond program, we learn about a couple of very small, quick birds of the forest. KTNA volunteer Robin Song is the
Natural Observations--Gifts of summer
Red squirrels can be pesky, but their nocturnal, endearing cousins, the flying squirrels, are rarely seen. Volunteer Earth and Beyond host and producer Robin Song tells about recent interactions
Natural Observations-Coyotes and cranes
Photos by Robin Song For this Earth and Beyond program, the stage is a summer-green hayfield, the actors are two lively coyotes, a pair of sedate sandhill cranes, and a
Natural Observations-Red-necked phalaropes
Robin Song introduces us to a charming little bird in the sandpiper family, with unusual mating and chick rearing roles. It’s an uncommon nester in this area…the red-necked phalarope. Text