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The Supermassive Podcast

BONUS - Galaxy Spin and Saving Herstmonceux Observatory

The Supermassive Podcast

Izzie Clarke

Astronomy, History, Science, Physics

4.6556 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Does an instantaneous star map exist? Where are the perfect spheres in space? How did Venus get so close to the Sun? It's a bonus episode from The Supermassive team. 

Sign the petition and support Herstmonceux Observatory here... https://www.change.org/p/save-the-observatory-science-centre-herstmonceux

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another bonus episode of the Supermassive podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society.

0:08.9

With me, science journalist, Izzy Clark, astrophysicist, Dr. Becky Smithest,

0:13.6

and the Society's deputy director, Dr. Robert Massey.

0:17.6

Yeah, this is the place where we dive into the supermassive mailbox and answer all of your

0:22.5

questions. Now, a few episodes ago, we asked you to share the interesting places that you

0:27.7

were listening to the podcast. And this all started with someone who shared that they were listening

0:32.2

to the Supermassive podcast in the dentist chair to help them calm down. Well, we've had an email from Mark Waters

0:39.3

and he has sent us a photo

0:41.1

whilst driving down the side of a mountain

0:43.6

in North Canterbury, New Zealand.

0:46.8

I try not to make any sudden loud noises

0:49.4

in case twitches and rolled off the side of the road.

0:53.2

Gosh, what a multitasker.

0:55.7

Yeah, exactly.

0:57.0

Driving, listening to a podcast, taking a photo.

0:59.6

So, disclaimer, if anyone else is listening at the side of a mountain,

1:03.4

please park up before.

1:06.7

Before taking any photos to send it to us, yeah.

1:08.9

Yes, exactly.

1:10.4

And actually, before we get onto the questions,

1:12.7

there's an observatory in the UK that needs our help.

1:16.1

So, Robert, can you tell us what's going on for our friends at Hurst Montso Observatory?

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