Podcaster: Rob Sparks ; Guests : Dr. Steve Ridgeway
Title: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and the Changing Sky
Organization: NOAO
Links: www.noao.edu ; @NOAONorth; http://www.gemini.edu/; https://www.facebook.com/GeminiObservatory;
Description: : The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will survey the entire night sky every three nights. It will discover variable objects such as stars, galaxies and supernova in unprecedented numbers. In this podcast. Dr. Steve Ridgeway discusses the challenges of dealing with large numbers of variable events in real time.
Bio: Rob Sparks is a science education specialist in the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) group at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and works on the Galileoscope project (www.galileoscope.org), providing design, dissemination and professional development. He blogs at halfastro.wordpress.com.
Dr. Steve Ridgeway earned his B.A. from Carleton College and his Ph.D. from the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He currently works at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tucson, Arizona.
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