ep 720: Galaxy Series - Elliptical Galaxies

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🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Our galaxy series continues with elliptical galaxies. Unlike other types, these are large, smooth with very few distinguishing features. They’re filled with red and dead stars, a clue to their evolution.

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0:00.0	Oh, Oh, Astronycast episode 720, the Galaxy series elliptical galaxies welcome to astronomy
0:56.6	cast from weekly facts-based journey through the cosmills we help you understand
0:59.4	not only what we know but how we know what we know I'm fraser, I'm the publisher of the universe today with me as always as Dr. Pamela Gay,
1:05.8	a senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the director of
1:09.5	Cosbyquist. Hey Pamela, how you doing?
1:11.6	I am doing well and I, when this podcast goes out, will be getting ready to head to Balticon
1:20.8	in Baltimore on the weekend of May 24th.
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1:28.0	And while you're in Japan, you're just doing the vacation thing.
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