Cellphones are now to the point where they can produce pleasing astronomical images. This podcast describes how to use your cellphone to capture pleasing wide field images of the sky and how to attach your cellphone to a pair of binoculars or a telescope to capture fainter objects. The post May 9th: Cellphone Astrophotography appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Updates about NSF’s National Optical Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory. First, the organization has a new name: NOIRLab. The Globe at Night program is still running strong and there is a quick update about the New Horizons Parallax Program. The post Apr 11th: NOIRLab Updates appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Red supergiants are massive stars at the end of their lives. Theoretical predictions about how they go supernova have not matched observed data. In this podcast, Dr. Emma Beasor discusses recent research that attempts to explain the red supergiant problem. The post Mar 14th: The Red Supergiant Problem appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Black holes power the most luminous objects in the universe. Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are powered by supermassive black holes. In this podcast, Dr. Stephanie Juneau discusses recent research on obscured black holes. The post Feb 8th: Encore: Obscured Black Holes appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
NSF’s Optical Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory launched on October 1, 2019. Rob Sparks talks about three press releases from the meeting that involved OIR Lab facilities. The post Jan 11th: The Latest OIR Lab News From AAS appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Recently the Gemini Observatory imaged Comet Borisov. In this podcast, Dr. Meg Scwhamb discusses Comet Borisov and the recent imaging campaing The post Dec 14th: Comet Borisov Imaged By Gemini appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
NEID will search for exoplanets by using the Doppler, or Radial Velocity (RV), effect. As a planet orbits its star, it exerts a tiny gravitational pull on the star, causing the star to “wobble.” The post Nov 9th: NEID: A Precision Spectometer For Exoplanet Research appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
The National Science Foundation has merged all of its ground based astronomy facilities as of October 1, 2019. In this podcast, NSF’s OIR Lab Deputy Director Dr. Beth Willman discusses the launch of the new organization. The post Oct 12th: The Launch of NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
In this podcast, Dr. Scott Kleinman discusses the new and upgraded instruments currently under development to keep Gemini Observatory at the forefront of astronomical research. The post Sep 14th: New Instruments at the Gemini Observatory appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
In this podcast, Dr. Knut Olson describes the SMASH survey & the citizen science project to analyze data from the SMASH Survey. The post Aug 10th: SMASH and the Local Group Cluster Search appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Occasionally the ISS will pass directly in front of the Moon or Sun presenting an interesting photographic opportunity. In this podcast, Rob Sparks describes how he has successfully photographed the ISS transiting the Sun and Moon with a DSLR and a zoom lens and describes techniques you can use to capture this distinctive image.
4 million 10 meter-sized NEOs were found using the DECam's unique combination of large aperture and wide field of view!
Dr. David Silva discusses the future of NOAO as astronomy moves into the era of big data.
Podcaster: Rob Sparks & Malcom Smith Title: Windows to the Universe Organization: NOAO Links: www.noao.edu Description: Dark skies sites are increasingly rare as the world becomes more urbanized and more nighttime lights are installed. Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory’s Malcom Smith has long been interested in preserving dark skies. He is currently working with the United […]
Title: Dark Skies Awareness and Global Astronomy Month Podcasters: Connie Walker, Rob Sparks, Scott Kardel, Babak Tafreshi Organization: NOAO ; TWAN ; GAM AWB Links: www.globeatnight.org, www.globeatnight.org/webapp/, www.facebook.com/GLOBEatNight, twitter.com/GLOBEatNight, www.darksky.org, www.darksky.org/resources/109-international-dark-sky-week, and www.twanight.org/contest, astrowb.org/gam2013-programs/dark-skies-awareness.html, astrowb.org/blog/dark-skies-awareness-blog.html Description: With half of the world’s population now living in cities, many urban dwellers have never experienced the wonderment of pristinely dark skies […]
Date: December 11th, 2012 Title: Applying for Time on NOAO Podcaster: Rob Sparks Organization: NOAO Links: www.noao.edu, www.nso.edu Description: Bio: Rob Sparks is a science education specialist in the EPO group at NOAO and works on the Galileoscope project (www.galileoscope.org), providing design, dissemination and professional development. He also pens a great blog at halfastro.wordpress.com. Today’s […]
April 16, 2009 Title: What is the World’s Largest Telescope? Podcaster: Rob Sparks Link: http://halfastro.wordpress.com Description: People are hooked on superlatives such as the “World’s Largest Telescope” or the “World’s Most Powerful Telescope”. It is a common question asked at star parties. When asked by the public, they are usually referring to ground based telescopes […]