
Astro Bob’s Backyard Astronomy: Exploring the Night Sky, One Star at a Time
Stargazing has never been more accessible. Astro Bob’s Backyard Astronomy, hosted by Bob King and Luke Moravec, airs every other Tuesday at 8:20am on The North 103.3FM, bringing you expert insights, celestial events, and practical tips for observing the wonders of space—right from your own backyard.
From meteor showers to planetary alignments, deep-space discoveries to fascinating cosmic phenomena, each episode makes astronomy approachable and exciting for enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you’re using a telescope or simply looking up, Astro Bob’s Backyard Astronomy helps you connect with the universe in a whole new way.
Astro Bob’s Backyard Astronomy – Every other Tuesday at 8:20am – Only on The North 103.3FM.
-
Bob King, widely known as Astro Bob, is a passionate astronomer, writer, and educator based in Duluth, Minnesota. A longtime photojournalist and amateur astronomer, he has dedicated his career to making the wonders of the night sky accessible to all.
-
Luke Moravec is the host for Northland Morning on The North 103.3. He’s also a local actor, musician and writer. He loves puzzles, riddles and fun mysteries.
-
Bob King talks about a recent Aurora sighting, plus several other upcoming rare cosmic occurances
-
Bob King talks about the upcoming full moons and an interstellar comet coming our way
-
Bob King recaps the Perseids and looks ahead to some planet sightings
-
Bob King talks about the upcoming full moon, the Perseid meteor shower, and the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
-
Bob King talks about the upcoming sighting of many meteor showers and about Pluto at its closest proximity to Earth
-
Bob King opens up the calendar to talk about upcoming celestial sightings
-
Bob King talks about some upcoming cosmic sightings and the new images from the Vera Rubin telescope
-
Bob King talks about the full moon, a conjunction with Mars, and some unique clouds
-
Bob King talks about Earth's moon, the rings of Saturn, and nighttime on Mars
-