The Sky Above Us with James Albury
The Sky Above Us with James Albury is a short American astronomy show hosted by James Albury, director of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium at Santa Fe College.[1] Each episode is approximately five minutes in length; and, a new episode is released every two or three weeks. Prior to hosting this series, Albury had spent eight years co-hosting the PBS astronomy series, Star Gazers. The series is produced at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida.
| The Sky Above Us with James Albury | |
|---|---|
2021 promotional poster | |
| Starring | James C. Albury (Host 2020–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Gainesville, Florida |
| Camera setup | Green Screen |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | February 26, 2020 – present |
James Albury announced the launch of the astronomy series on his Facebook fan page. In a post dated January 16, 2020, Albury reported that the first episode, March of the Planets!, had been recorded earlier that same day. In that same post, Albury stated that the new series would debut during the last week of February in 2020. The first episode was released online on February 26, 2020.
Content edit
The Sky Above Us is an educational series which describes upcoming celestial events. Although the show is aimed at the general public, it also contains information which might be of interest to experienced amateur astronomers. The program teaches viewers how to locate constellations and stars in the sky and presents interesting facts about celestial objects.
Due the quarantining efforts during the 2020 outbreak of the SARS-Cov2 virus, an animated version of James Albury was used for 7 episodes (2020-05 "So Long Comet Atlas" through 2020-12 "Center of the Galaxy").
In an April 19, 2020 post on the show's Facebook fan page, James Albury said that the show's theme song was Elastic Vibe from the album, Possible Light by Ziv Moran.
On April 1, 2021, as part of an 'April Fools' Day' prank, James Albury posted on the show's Facebook fan page a rant that he was giving up on Astronomy and changing sciences. He followed the rant with a link to the episode Karst! which focused on Geology, rather than the usual Astronomical topics.
Episodes edit
| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2020-01 | "March of the Planets" | -- | James C. Albury | February 26, 2020 |
| 2 | #2020-02 | "Planetary Buzz By" | -- | James C. Albury | March 18, 2020 |
| 3 | #2020-03 | "Leo has Arrived" | -- | James C. Albury | April 1, 2020 |
| 4 | #2020-04 | "Bye-bye Gemini" | -- | James C. Albury | April 15, 2020 |
| 5 | #2020-05 | "So Long Comet ATLAS" | -- | James C. Albury | May 6, 2020 |
| 6 | #2020-06 | "Venus, Vega and Vindemiatrix!" | -- | James C. Albury | May 21, 2020 |
| 7 | #2020-07 | "Let's Go Planet Hunting!" | -- | James C. Albury | June 3, 2020 |
| 8 | #2020-08 | "Season Reason" | -- | James C. Albury | June 20, 2020 |
| 9 | #2020-09 | "The Morning Star!" | -- | James C. Albury | July 2, 2020 |
| 10 | #2020-10 | "Comet NEOWISE" | -- | James C. Albury | July 18, 2020 |
| 11 | #2020-11 | "Moons, Mars and Meteors!" | -- | James C. Albury | August 8, 2020 |
| 12 | #2020-12 | "The Center of the Galaxy" | -- | James C. Albury | August 25, 2020 |
| 13 | #2020-13 | "The Two Horses" | -- | James C. Albury | September 14, 2020 |
| 14 | #2020-14 | "Martian Opposition" | -- | James C. Albury | October 1, 2020 |
| 15 | #2020-15 | "The Blue Pumpkin Moon" | -- | James C. Albury | October 14, 2020 |
| 16 | #2020-16 | "The Leonid Meteor Shower" | -- | James C. Albury | October 30, 2020 |
| 17 | #2020-17 | "The Return of Orion" | -- | James C. Albury | November 20, 2020 |
| 18 | #2020-18 | "The Great Conjunction of 2020" | -- | James C. Albury | December 2, 2020 |
| 19 | #2021-01 | "Happy 2021" | -- | James C. Albury | January 1, 2021 |
| 20 | #2021-02 | "Mercury and Mars" | -- | James C. Albury | January 15, 2021 |
| 21 | #2021-03 | "Follow the Drinking Gourd" | -- | James C. Albury | February 15, 2021 |
| 22 | #2021-04 | "Planetary Spring Fling!" | -- | James C. Albury | March 1, 2021 |
| 23 | #2021-05 | "Leo the Lion" | -- | James C. Albury | March 15, 2021 |
| 24 | #2021-06 | "Karst!" | -- | James C. Albury | April 1, 2021 |
| 25 | #2021-07 | "The Moon, Mars and Meteors: Part 2" | -- | James C. Albury | April 2, 2021 |
| 26 | #2021-08 | "The Red Flower Super Moon 2021" | -- | James C. Albury | April 30, 2021 |
| 27 | #2021-09 | "Solstice" | -- | James C. Albury | June 16, 2021 |
| 28 | #2021-10 | "When Love and War Meet" | -- | James C. Albury | July 12, 2021 |
| 29 | #082021-001 | "Astronomy Apps for your Android Smartphone" | -- | James C. Albury | August 9, 2021 |
| 30 | #2021-11 | "The Northern Crown" | -- | James C. Albury | August 27, 2021 |
| 31 | #2021-11a | "September 12–19, 2021" | -- | James C. Albury | September 12, 2021 |
| 32 | #2021-12 | "The Stars of Star Trek" | -- | James C. Albury | October 7, 2021 |
| 33 | #2021-12a | "Planet Moon Triangle" | -- | James C. Albury | October 14, 2021 |
| 34 | #2021-13 | "Shadow Dancer" | -- | James C. Albury | November 3, 2021 |
| 35 | #2021-14 | "Mars, the Moon, and Antares" | -- | James C. Albury | December 21, 2021 |
| 36 | #2022-01 | "Happy 2022!" | -- | James C. Albury | January 1, 2022 |
| 37 | #2022-02 | "Benjamin Banneker" | -- | James C. Albury | February 1, 2022 |
| 38 | #2022-BTS | "Behind the Scenes" | -- | James C. Albury | March 24, 2022 |
| 39 | #2022-04 | "Meeting of the Planets (Part 1)" | -- | James C. Albury | April 3, 2022 |
| 40 | #2022-05 | "Meeting of the Planets (Part 2)" | -- | James C. Albury | April 26, 2022 |
| 41 | #2022-06 | "The Night of the Red Moon" | -- | James C. Albury | May 4, 2022 |
| 42 | #2022-07 | "Jupiter, Mars and the Tau Herculids" | -- | James C. Albury | May 28, 2022 |
| 43 | #2022-08 | "Day Star Day" | -- | James C. Albury | June 18, 2022 |
| 44 | #2022-03 | "The Tale of Two Doggies" | -- | James C. Albury | August 1, 2022 |
| 45 | #2022-09 | "Jupiter at Opposition" | -- | James C. Albury | September 1, 2022 |
| 46 | #2022-10 | "The Last Eclipse" | -- | James C. Albury | October 15, 2022 |
| 47 | #2023-01 | "Happy 2023!" | -- | James C. Albury | January 1, 2023 |
| 48 | #2023-02 | "Comet, Conjunction and Occultation Fever" | -- | James C. Albury | January 15, 2023 |
| 49 | #2023-03 | "The Star of the Pharaoh" | -- | James C. Albury | February 5, 2023 |
| 50 | #2023-04 | "Venus and Jupiter 2023" | -- | James C. Albury | February 16, 2023 |
Audio Podcast edit
In addition to the short online television episodes, James Albury and Professor Andy Sheppard also cohosted a series of The Sky Above Us audio podcasts. Each episode of the audio podcast series was approximately half an hour in length.
| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2020-01 | "Genesis" | -- | Unknown | September 20, 2020 |
| 2 | #2020-02 | "Martian Opposition" | -- | Unknown | October 10, 2020 |
| 3 | #2020-03 | "Glowing Europa" | -- | Unknown | November 11, 2020 |
See also edit
- Looking Up with Dean Regas and Anna Hehman, a twice per month podcast on astronomy and space
- The Sky at Night, a monthly television show on astronomy produced by the BBC
- SkyWeek, a weekly television show on astronomy
- Star Gazers, a weekly television show on astronomy
- StarDate (radio), a daily syndicated radio show highlighting upcoming celestial events
- White House Astronomy Night
References edit
- ^ "James C. Albury". Santa Fe College. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
External links edit
- James Albury YouTube Channel
- The Sky Above Us Podcast
- The Sky Above Us with James Albury at IMDb
- The Sky Above Us with James Albury Fan Page on Facebook
- Official The Sky Above Us Website