Date: May 8, 2012
Title: What is Black
Podcaster: Rob Sparks & Dr. Steven Pompea
Organization: NOAO
Links: www.noao.edu
Description: Most people think of black as a color, but black is really the absence of light. Truly black surfaces reflect almost none of the light that falls on them. In this podcast, Dr. Stephen Pompea discusses black surface, how they are produced and why they are important in astronomy and other sciences.
Bio: Rob Sparks is a science education specialist in the EPO group at NOAO and works on the Galileoscope project (www.galileoscope.org), providing design, dissemination and professional development. He also pens a great blog at halfastro.wordpress.com.
Dr. Stephen Pompea did his undergraduate work in physics, space physics, and astronomy at Rice University, his Master’s work in physics teaching at Colorado State University, and his Ph.D. in astronomy at the University of Arizona. He is currently the manager of the Education and Public Outreach Group at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory.
Sponsor: This episode of the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast is sponsored by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. NOAO is a US national research and development center for ground-based nighttime astronomy. We provide astronomers access to world-class observing facilities on a peer-reviewed basis. Our mission is to engage in programs to develop the next generation of telescopes, instruments, and software tools necessary to enable exploration and investigation through the observable Universe. For information on observing proposals or our public programs, please visit www.noao.edu for more information.
“This episode has also been sponsored by the Lake County Astronomical Society: Celebrating 30 years of stellar service to members and the public.”
Transcript:
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