In this episode Kat interviews Tony Hoffman, AAA Member and Citizen Scientist. Tony recounts his adventures photographing eclipses from airplanes in Africa, in northern Norway and wherever else the path of the sun and moon has taken him. He also gives tips on finding comets and even exoplanets. Kat and Stan discuss citizen science more generally and we have a new Listeners Challenge.
LinksEvery 10 years, NASA engages a committee of scientists who develop a list of programs called the decadal survey, which they collectively recommend NASA should focus on. The new decadal survey has just come out. What is the number one priority they recommend NASA should do over the next 10 years?
Email us your answer at listenerchallenge@aaa.org by May 10th at 11:59pm. We'll select a random person with the correct answer and send them a AAASky hoodie!
Have a question or a comment?Reach out to us at aaasky@aaa.org, even if just to say hi!
23. The AAA Elects a New President
22. Building an Observatory
21. From Academia to the Moon
20. Brian Levine Measures the Solar System
19. How to make an Impact in Astronomy as a Teenager
17. Bell’s Theorem and Quantum Strangeness with George Greenstein
16. The Great Debate – Public vs. Private Space Launches with Brian Berg and Bart Fried
15. Follow Your Bliss! – The Astronomical Journey of Matthias Schmitt
14. The History of Telescope-making in NYC with Bart Fried
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