Podcast Interview with Kevin Krisciunas

There is a new show on the feed! It’s the extended version of our February contribution to The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast. Our very own slacker Mike Simonsen interviews Kevin Krisciunas about his recent paper that describes how to measure the eccentricity of the moon’s orbit with a yardstick and some cardboard. But that’s not all! Kevin is a funny and experienced guy and the interview is packed with stories and science from his journeys.

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Slacker Mike Simonsen on Astronomy.FM Friday night

Hey, Slacker friends, Mike will be on Astronomy.FM Friday night at 9PM EST, talking with Marty Kunz on the Event Horizon program about AAVSO, variable stars, AAVSO, cataclysmic variables, AAVSO, Mike’s research interests, AAVSO, epsilon Aurigae, AAVSO, telescopes and whatever else comes to mind…which could be just about anything!

Podcast: Kepler and Extrasolar Asteroids

We have a new podcast on the feed here and over at 365 Days of Astronomy. Mike Simonsen interviews Dr. Steve Howell about the Kepler mission, extrasolar asteroids and Ophiuchans.

Steve is an interesting guy and this is an interesting interview. The version at 365 Days of Astronomy is the short version. The extended version is on the feed as well as below.

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Podcast: Heat

Our last episode of the 2009 version of the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast aired today, December 12th, 2009. We put the extended version of this episode on the Slacker Astronomy feed, or you can listen right now using the player below.

Our topic is heat and we discuss heat, temperature, thermodynamics, black bodies and associated hot topics.

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Podcast: Supernovae and Caroline Moore

We have a new podcast on the feed, featuring an interview with the youngest discoverer of a supernova, Caroline Moore. We also discuss supernovae in general, touching on both the sub-luminous and extra-luminous, and who could forget the good ol’ Type I and Type II. Not us!

So here, then, is Michael Koppelman, Doug Welch and Mike Simonsen, for your listening pleasure, presenting the Slacker Astronomy podcast.

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Podcast: CCDs, Cosmology and Ben

Michael, Doug and Mike discuss the charge coupled device (CCD), answer reader mail about cosmology and interivew Slacker-blogger Ben Huset.

You should subscribe to the feed, subscribe via iTunes or just listen or download below.

Send us your questions! Buy a t-shirt!

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Podcast: North Star Special

We have a new podcast on the feed! It’s been a while since our last show but we made up for it with a nice, long and informative show about Polaris, also known as The North Star.

The podcast features the usual crew — Michael Koppelman, Doug Welch and Mike Simonsen and includes an interview with Dr. Edward Guinan and Scott Engle from Villanova University.

A quick summary of Polaris facts:

1. Polaris is not the brightest star in the sky.
2. Polaris is in the north.
3. Polaris hasn’t always been and won’t always be the north star.
4. Polaris is a variable star of a type known as Cepheids, which have been important stars in understanding cosmic distance scales.

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UPDATE: Mike Simonsen has a nice photo of Ed Guinan and a link to more discussion on Polaris.

Podcast: Slackerchat

We have a new podcast on the feed! Refresh your iTunes and/or click below to listen. This episode features chatter from Michael, Doug and Mike. Topics include:

• Citizen Sky
• Jupiter Impact
• Galileo Scope
• Mars
• Scorpius
• Starhunt
• Super Planetary Nebula
• Stardust@Home
• Active SETI

Check it out and let us know what you think!

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Interview: Evalyn Gates

Doug and I had the pleasure of doing an interview with Dr. Evalyn Gates, Assistant Director of the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics. She studies white dwarfs (dwarves?), dark matter, cosmic strings, black holes and she recently wrote a book on gravitational lensing, Einstein’s Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe.

You should, of course, subscribe! But a good plan otherwise is to listen or download below!

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Interview: Peter Brookhouse

We have a new podcast on the feed. Doug interviews Peter Brookhouse about saving Australian observatories from bush fires. It is a fascinating interview that also touches on the horrific fires that killed so many people last year.

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