Cygnus: Cosmic Background

2024-03-23

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the exciting astronomy of the constellation Cygnus: The Swan. Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html Website: http://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Socials: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Background 01:41 First Impressions & Where to Find Cygnus 03:52 Brightest Star 07:08 Bayer's Variable Star 08:10 Gold Star

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the exciting astronomy of the constellation Cygnus: The Swan.

Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html

Website: http://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Socials: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:36 Background

01:41 First Impressions & Where to Find Cygnus

03:52 Brightest Star

07:08 Bayer's Variable Star

08:10 Gold Star

16:03 Outro

Keywords/Topics Covered: Cygnus, Deneb, Northern Cross, Summer Triangle, Ptolemy's Almagest, Right Ascension, Declination, Milky Way, Cepheus, Northern Hemisphere, Johann Bayer, Blue White Supergiant, Apparent Magnitude, Light Years, Luminosity, NML Cygni, Kepler Space Telescope, Exoplanets, Cygnus X-1, Black Hole, X-ray Emissions, Kip Thorne, Stephen Hawking, Scientific Discovery

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