AFM’s Space Pirate Radio! 2018/03/08 X-Rayted Stars!


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Here are the links from tonight’s show, “X-rayted Astronomy”

Marty and John talked about the sun’s arc through the sky this time of year and Mercury’s

showing currently, prompting BP to post this link:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8396454@N03/39782126355/in/dateposted-public/

Then we covered what is up in the sky for the coming week:

Wed, Mar 07, 07h Jupiter 4° S. of Moon

Fri, Mar 09, 10h Jupiter stationary

Fri, Mar 09, 11h LAST QUARTER

Sat, Mar 10, 01h Mars 4° S. of Moon

Sun, Mar 11, 02h Saturn 2° S. of Moon

Sun, Mar 11, 09h Moon at apogee

Times given in UT. These events, and more can be found at:

http://asa.usno.navy.mil

The subject of Daylight Saving Time came up, Apparently Florida got tired of switching back and

forth twice a year , Blackprojects posted this bit:

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/07/us/florida-year-round-daylight-saving-time-trnd/index.html

And now we dive into x-rays (and other high energy stuff):

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017SW001803/abstract

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060814.html

Time Dilation: An Experiment With Mu Mesons 1962 PSSC; David Frisch, James Smith, MIT

Physics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CeQXsIiGp8

Twistedge pointed out that the public is invited to come along on the Sun mission:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/public-invited-to-come-aboard-nasa-s-first-mission-
to-touch-the-sun
Astronomers discover S0-2 star is single and ready for big Einstein test:

http://www.keckobservatory.org/recent/entry/S02_Single

And Marty comes back with a binary story:

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