Relativity is used in more day to day situations than you may realize. In this episode, we will count (some of) the ways.

Relativity is used in more day to day situations than you may realize. In this episode, we will count (some of) the ways.
It’s summertime, and time for our annual Astronomy Cast hiatus. But that doesn’t mean that the astronomy adventure has to end. Today we’ll give you some tips and tricks for astronomy summer adventures.
Let’s move to another continent this week, and look at the astronomy that was going on in southern Africa in ancient times.
Australia is still an amazing place for astronomy. There are so many powerful observatories in Australia, and even more in the works.
This week, we focus on the archaeoastronomy of another part of the world, this time from the indigenous people of Australia.
South America, especially the Atacama Desert in Chile has become one of the best places in the world to put a telescope. Today we’ll talk about the monster telescopes already in operation in this region, and the big ones coming soon.
The Andes mountains are a hot spot of astronomy today. Let’s learn about how the ancient people in Andes mapped the movement of the stars & planets.
Last week we talked about the ancient astronomy of the American Southwest. How does astronomy get done in this region today?
Ancient peoples had no light pollution, and they knew the night skies very well. In fact, they depends on them to know when to plant and when to harvest. Today Pamela talks about the archeoastronomical sites of the American Southwest.