Podcaster: Ralph & Paul
Title : Awesome Astronomy May 2017
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description:
The Discussion: Jeni’s missing this month as she collects transiting exoplanet data in South Africa using the SIRIUS camera on the Japanese 1.4 metre Infrared Survey Facility telescope.
So Paul & Ralph take the helm and record from the AstroCamp starparty in the Welsh Brecon Beacons, discussing light pollution, the wonder of starparties and take a look at the countries which have a solitary Awesome Astronomy downloader.
The News: Rounding up the space and astronomy news this month we have:
- Astronomers use gravitational lensing to calculate intergalactic distances
- The Event Horizon Telescope gathers its data for an image of our supermassive black hole
- Space X demonstrates the first relaunch of previously used rocket
- Cassini begins its swan song in glorious style
The Interview: This month we speak to Dr Dave Abergel at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics to discuss the merit (or otherwise) of the recent creation of a substance with negative mass.
Q&A: Listeners’ questions via email, Facebook & Twitter take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. This month we take a look at radio telescopes:
- I‘d like to know how a radio telescope comes up with an image Samuel Wertz, Pennsylvania, USA.
Each week we will have a random drawing for a prize package from our sponsor. Enter the code for this week into this site: https://cosmoquest.org/achievements/code for a chance to win.
This week’s code is JgkuYt . Enter it into the website to unlock the achievement and enter the contest.
Bio: Awesome Astronomy is the show for anyone and everyone who has even the slightest interest in astronomy and science.
Join Ralph & Paul for informative and fun astronomy programs telling you what to look out (and up) for every month as well as a main show dedicated to space and astronomy news. You can be guaranteed a passion for astronomy, simple explanations of complex and fundamental topics, space and science discussions, absorbing interviews with astronomers and astronauts who make the news and answers to listeners’ space questions.
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