Date: August 27, 2010
Title: From Galileo to Pluto’s Demotion- Two Good Reads for the End of Summer
Podcaster: Sue Ann Heatherly
Organization: NRAO: http://www.gb.nrao.edu/
Description: Dr. Larry Marschall coauthored, along with Stephen Maran, two fascinating books last year, one called Galileo’s New Universe, and the other Pluto Confidential. Can you guess what they are about? Learn more about them and listen in to find out what Larry learned in writing these books.
Bio: Sue Ann Heatherly is the Education Officer at the NRAO Green Bank WV site. She comes to astronomy by way of biology (BA in 1981), and science education (MA in 1985) She visited the Observatory as a teacher in 1987 and knew she’d found Camelot. She has been employed with the NRAO since 1989.
Today’s sponsor: Ron Heiby is happy to sponsor today’s “365 Days of Astronomy” podcast in honor of his wife, Beth, on the occasion of their 27th anniversary.
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Pluto Confidential does a very good job at presenting both sides of the ongoing Pluto debate. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in this topic.