Ep. 604: Balloon Astronomy

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

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🗓️ 10 May 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 604: Balloon Astronomy by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay So when you think about the world's observatories, I'm sure you're imagining huge telescopes perched atop mountain peaks or space telescopes like Hubble. But you might be surprised to learn that some telescopes are carried high into the atmosphere on board balloons. What can they accomplish?

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0:00.0	Astronomy cast, episode 604, Balloon Astronomy.
0:12.0	Welcome to Astronomy Cast, a weekly, fax-based journey through the cosmos, where we help
0:15.4	you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.
0:18.6	I'm Fraser Kane, publisher of Universe Today, with me as always, is Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior
0:23.1	scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the Director of Cosmic Quest.
0:27.0	Pamela, how are you doing?
0:28.4	I am doing well.
0:29.8	We have hit full on spring, like, sleep.
0:35.1	Sleeves can go away now.
0:36.3	It's kind of awesome.
0:37.7	Yep.
0:38.7	I'm now in shorts for the next six months.
0:42.1	Yeah.
0:43.1	No matter what the weather does, it's a hard switch over.
0:47.6	I'll put a coat on, but shorts from here on out.
0:51.2	I feel this way about real shoes.
0:53.9	I shall be living in sandals and teavots from now on.
0:57.6	Yeah, perfect.
0:58.6	Yeah, I know the weather's great.
1:00.2	Except, of course, that means the garden is freaking out and all of the dandelions and
1:05.4	all the weed needs to be done.
1:06.8	I'm spending so much time in the garden.
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