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Astronomy cast episode 679

Hypervelocity stars

Welcome to Astronomy cast are weekly facts based journey through the cosmos

We help you understand not only what we know but how we know what we know

I'm Fris Ok and the publisher of universe today with me is Dr. Pamela gay. I seen your scientist for the planetary science institute and

The director of cosmic quest. Hey Pam. How you doing? I am doing well, although if you hear any sniffling

It's because this is the worst pollen year of several years all the trees are far too happy and far too fertile

Yeah, like

My annual reminder if there's anything wrong with you right now

It's because of spring it's allergies. Yeah, you could like like maybe if you've not if you live in the southern hemisphere

And you're moving towards winter but whenever

trees do their thing for you in your neighborhood

That is the like are you feeling a little tired? It's allergies. Are you feeling a little?

Out of it allergies cold allergies. It's it's all allergies blame everything on

allergies

But I'm hearing that for those who don't have the cloudy pollen filled skies that I have

There are northern lights right now. You know, I'm not into see any so we tried so it was like really cloudy

And I'm like I'll work doomed, but Carla like like showed me a picture of the aurora activity here

And it's just like off the charts. Yeah, yeah, but it was cloudy. I'm like, okay, so went to bed

And then I woke up around two in the morning and it was clear skies and I went and I stood at the window and I looked out to the north and

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