In the Atwood Sphere, Cowering
Recorded in the Adler Planetarium, Chicago, after ZooCon1. Chris and Rob discuss planetaria, light from exoplanets, supermoons and Chris’ school days in Devon. There are (old) business cards up for grabs, and a sake cup. Will wonders never cease?
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Episode #32. If you have anything you’d like us to look at, or any questions you’d like us to answer - use the links at the top of the web page at http://recycledelec.com. Follow us on Twitter @recycledelec @orbitingfrog and @chrislintott.
Links:
- The Supermoon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17972782
- SpaceX Going to the ISS: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/tag/spacex-qas/
- Detection of light from a Super Earth, thanks to Spitzer: http://www.inquisitr.com/234010/light-from-super-earth-spotted-for-first-time/
- Atwood Sphere: http://byteful.com/media/v/Photography/Travel/Adler-Planetarium-Chicago/The+Huge+Atwood+Sphere.jpg.html
Credits:
Audio content Copyright 2012 Chris Lintott and Robert Simpson. Special thanks to the Adler Planetarium for recording space. Podcast Image courtesy of Flickr user bazik (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bazik/395792175/). Sake cup seen below:
