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Podcast #36: José da Silva at ScopeX 2018

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 24 Oct, 2018 by Allen Versfeld24 Oct, 2018

Welcome to Episode 36 of the Urban Astronomer podcast, and the first in our ScopeX 2018 series. In this episode we feature the first of the public lectures I recorded at ScopeX. It is by José da Silva, and he speaks about exoplanets, and what we can tell about their weather. Links This talk on YouTube ScopeX José on FaceBook … Continue reading →

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Podcast #35: Itumeleng Monageng

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 3 Oct, 2018 by Allen Versfeld3 Oct, 2018
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Welcome to episode 35 of the Urban Astronomer Podcast! This week we have a full show for you, with our main feature being an interview with South African astronomer Dr Itumeleng Monageng. We also continue our series on the physics behind the evolution of a star from gas cloud to black hole.  And finally, my new co-host Clem Unger brings us updates on current space missions. Itumeleng Monageng Itumeleng is a post-grad researcher working for the South African Astronomical Observatory … Continue reading →

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Posted in News and Updates, South African Astronomers, The Urban Astronomer Podcast | Tagged Asteroids, Hayabusa, Interview, NASA, OSIRIS-Rex, Physics, podcast, Space Travel, Sun | Leave a reply

Podcast #34: The Equinox Show

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 23 Sep, 2018 by Allen Versfeld23 Sep, 2018
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Welcome to this special Equinox edition of the Urban Astronomer Podcast! This episode I share the microphone with Clem Unger for the first of a quarterly series. Clem has been on the show before, and he’ll be back every equinox and every solstice. In this episode We start with a look at coming attractions in the sky over the next three months. Clem discusses the state of current asteroid missions OSIRIS-Rex and Hayabusa 2 Allen and Clem butt heads over … Continue reading →

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Podcast #33: Jean-Pierre Grootaerd

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 12 Sep, 2018 by Allen Versfeld12 Sep, 2018
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Welcome to the 33rd episode of the Urban Astronomer Podcast. This is a special release, featuring an interview that I recorded for ScopeX, the biggest astronomy and telescope event in South Africa. Jean-Pierre Grootaerd, through SSVI (which translates in English to Stars Shine for Everyone), has donated a pair of 90mm refracting telescopes to ScopeX, for us to hand over to whoever is best able to use them to advance science education in South Africa. Since he isn’t able to come … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Space #578

Urban Astronomer avatarPosted on 11 Sep, 2018 by Allen Versfeld11 Sep, 2018
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Hi everybody, it’s my turn to host the Carnival of Space again! Every week, a new publisher pitches the tents of the travelling Carnival of Space to host it for the week on their website. Every week the best and most interesting space science and astronomy writing fills those tents to bring you up to date on news around the Universe. If you write about space and stuff, and would like to join the carnival, why not drop us a … Continue reading →

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