Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

This episode is a 'sandwich' of co-hosts, Robin and Ryan both talk about their Astronomer in Residence experience out at Killarney Park (with the AICO), and we discuss viewing and comets, in particular the upcoming comet A3 and the discovery by Maria Mitchell back in 1847.

Image Credit: C2023/E1 Green Comet, 1m, AICO, EHyde

Gagan Sidhu and Sunna Withers discuss important Canadian and Ontario space history, and current news including new images from JWST and the Starliner.

Image Credit: 2021 Mars 1m Malincam, AICO, June Parsons.

Julie Tomé and Dr Elaina Hyde discuss all the moons! Moon discoveries around Saturn, lunar missions, the next lunar eclipse and a temporary mini-moon around Earth.

Image credit: Sunna Withers AICO 2020 1m

This week we follow along with longtime host Julie Tomé as she chats astronomy with guests Bruce Waters and Ryan Marciniak. As past, present, and future candidates for the Allan I Carswell Observatory Astronomer in Residence program they all have thoughts to share about the importance of dark skies, the observing process and of course astronomy in general. To follow along with their blogs, and the photos from other astronomer in residence tenures this 2024 you can see our website for Astronomer in Residence: https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/