no An irreverent astronomical road-less-traveled. Slacker Astronomy wanders the byways of astronomy and science, looking for interesting stories, interviews and video. From hot astronomers to hot hypergiants, you never know what you'll get when you tune in with the Slackers but you'll never (ok rarely) be disappointed. Michael Koppelman, Doug Welch, Aaron Price et al Astronomy,science,interviews,tours,slacker,comedy,stars,humor,geeks,nerds info@slackerastronomy.org http://www.slackerastronomy.org/ en Astronomy news and slack Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:20:00 +0500 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:20:00 +0500 Doug Welch interviews his friend, Dr. Geoff Clayton, an expert on R Coronae Borealis stars. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/081023-sg.mp4 00:10:26 no Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:50:00 +0500 Brief discussions about Sophia and the upcoming Hubble servicing mission from the AAS meeting in Saint Louis. Cameos by Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy) and Mike Simonson (AAVSO). http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/080826-sa.mp4 00:05:04 no Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0500 Aaron Price won a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award for this poster on the cataclysmic variable star BZ UMa. Aaron walks us through his poster and results. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/080629-sa.mp4 00:04:10 no Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:00:00 +0500 A short interview with Susana Deustua about the International Year of Astronomy, with a brief cameo by Mike Simonson of the AAVSO. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/080613-sa.mp4 00:02:11 no Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0500 A short interview with Rick Fienberg of Sky and Telescope magazine. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/080604-sa.mp4 00:05:50 no Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0500 A tour of the DAO Observatory in Victoria, BC, Canada. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/070810-sg.mp4 Sun, 4 Feb 2007 23:40:00 +0500 Fun with the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/070204-sg.m4v Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:40:00 +0500 Tonya, Michael and Travis wander the halls in search of hot astronomers. Filmed at the 209th American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle, WA. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/070118-sg.mp4 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:40:00 +0500 Dr. Doug Welch interviews Dr. Travis Rector, a science visualizer with NOAO and Gemini observatories. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/070112-sg.mp4 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:40:00 +0500 Mike and Aaron wander the posters on day two of the AAS meeting in Seattle http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/070110b-sg.mp4 Mon, 8 Jan 2007 18:00:00 +0500 A quick interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson at AAS http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/070108-sg.mp4 Sun, 7 Jan 2007 00:05:00 +0500 Some dumb questions asked of smart people at the AAS meeting in Seattle. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/070107-sg.mp4 Wed, 3 Jan 2007 00:05:00 +0500 A tour of the Harvard University Oak Ridge Observatory and the Optical SETI telescope there http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/070102-sg.mp4 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:45:00 +0500 Rebekah and Travis tell the story of V838 Mon, a planet eater or just a really weird star? http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/061122-sg.m4v Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:45:00 +0500 3 Questions. First question: Should Pluto be a planet? http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/061114-sg.mp4 Thu, 2 Nov 2006 10:40:00 +0500 Michael is visited by Timothy Ferris and a video crew to shoot a scene for an upcoming PBS show about amateur astronomers. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/061031-sg.mp4 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:02:00 +0500 For our first video podcast, we take 5 pounds of Lite Brite pegs and use them to illustrate the process of supernovae explosions. http://www.slackerastronomy.org/shows/060917-sg.m4v