Podcaster: Shaila’s SpaceCast
Title:Birth of a Star
Organization: UNSW School of Physics, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
Links: https://www.physics.unsw.edu.au ; http://www.csiro.au/Organisation-Structure/Divisions/Astronomy-and-Space-Science.aspx
https://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/staff/shaila-akhter
Description: This podcast gives a brief description of how stars are born in galaxies.
Bio: Shaila Akhter is an Astrophysics PhD candidate, outreach co-ordinator and educator from Asutralia.
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Transcript:
Hi, this is Shaila Akhter from UNSW Australia and CASS. I welcome you all to my 365 days of Astronomy Podcasts! Today, I am going to tell you the story of the birth process of a star.
Stars are born in the deep inside of the galactic nurseries called nebulae. The star forming nebulae are so dense and contain so many dust particles that optical light can not travel through them and we see them as dark patches of void of stars in the night sky. We call them dark nebulae. Those giant clouds of gas and dust are the star formation factories. The process of stellar birth has been happening in the heart of those nebulae for millions of years.
To know the stellar birth process, please listen to my podcast today!
Hope you will enjoy it!
If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below!
Thank you!
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