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Astro Bob's Backyard Astronomy
After a little break (of 25 years or so) Bob King is celebrating his retirement with a return to The North 103.3's airwaves!After almost 40 years with the Duluth News Tribune, Bob is now retired. But scratch a print guy and you'll find a radio guy; King and then-UMD Planetarium Director Glen Langhorst hosted Startalk on KUMD for several years in the early '90s.Listen for Astro Bob every other Tuesday at 8am on Northland Morning.

Astro Bob: not-morning people, prepare yourselves for a Super Blood Moon Eclipse next week!

The North 103.3 | By Lisa Johnson
Published May 18, 2021 at 1:54 PM CDT
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The Curiosity, the Perseverance and China's Mars rover Zhurong are all trundling (or parked) on the red planet at the moment ...

China's answer to Starlink is hoping to add 13,000 satellites to the orbit already home to Starlink's 1600 ... here's an interesting article from March about possible effects on the planet if Elon Musk gets his way and can add 42,000.

Meanwhile, there's a terrific chance to see the International Space Station all night long over the next week or so, and next Wednesday, plan to get up early for the Super Blood Moon Eclipse early in the morning!

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Lisa Johnson
Lisa Johnson started her broadcast career anchoring the television news at her high school and spinning country music at KWWK/KOLM Radio in Rochester, Minnesota. She was a reporter and news anchor at KTHI in Fargo, ND (not to mention the host of a children's program called "Lisa's Lane") and a radio reporter and anchor in Moorhead, Bismarck, Wahpeton and Fergus Falls.Since 1991, she has hosted Northland Morning on KUMD. One of the best parts of her job includes "paying it forward" by mentoring upcoming journalists and broadcasters on the student news team that helps produce Northland Morning. She also loves introducing the different people she meets in her job to one another, helping to forge new "community connections" and partnerships.Lisa has amassed a book collection weighing over two tons, and she enjoys reading, photography, volunteering with Animal Allies Humane Society and fantasizing about farmland. She goes to bed at 8pm, long before her daughter, two cats, or three dogs.
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