syzygy

By Chris Stewart & Emily Brunsden

Join astronomer Dr Emily Brunsden and enthusiastic not-astronomer Dr Chris Stewart as they explore the universe.

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The podcast currently has 135 episodes available.

syzygy episodes:

August 13, 2019 (Live) The Great Syzygy Space Off!
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
The Micklegate Social in York
The centre of the galaxy smells like raspberries and tastes like rum
A syzygystic coincidence?
Coronal mass ejection in 2012
The Big Rip
Pillars of Creation
Finger of God
Hubble Ultra Deep Field
...more
54min
July 28, 2019 41: Cosmic Microwave Background (Scopes on a Balloon!)
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
Historical balloon telescopes
The Cosmic Microwave Background
Sixty Symbols video about the CMB
COBE mission
WMAP mission
The Planck mission
The CMB and Inflation
...more
53min
July 21, 2019 40: One Giant Leap
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
Apollo 11 anniversary
The Dish (96% on Rotten Tomatoes)
Science during the Apollo 11 mission
ROI for the Moon missions
Future Moon missions
Mars missions
...more
1h 6min
June 30, 2019 39: Ridiculously Large Telescopes
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
The Giant Magellan Telescope
A good video about the GMT from National Geographic
XKCD on telescope names
The plain old Magellan Telescope
SALT, the South African Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope
The European Extremely Large Telescope
The Overwhelmingly Large Telescope (now cancelled)
The Thirty Metre Telescope
Making Magellan Mirrors (video)
Description of the mirror process (video)
The GMT Science Book
Active Optics and Adaptive Optics
...more
48min
June 14, 2019 38: Blue Twinkly Supergiants
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
The blue supergiant paper
Blue Supergiants
Rigel in Orion
Space telescopes
Supernova 1987a
...more
34min
May 14, 2019 37 (supplemental): Syzygy Film Club!
Syzygy LIVE! The Great Syzygy Space Off — 23 May in York!
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
Syzygy LIVE! The Great Syzygy Space Off — 23 May in York!
What The BLEEP?
Mark Kermode reviews “What The Bleep Do We Know?!”
Bleep?! on Rotten Tomatoes (36%)
Gravity
Gravity on Rotten Tomatoes (96%)
Gravity review in the Guardian (5 stars)
Interstellar
Modelling black holes for Interstellar
Interstellar on Rotten Tomatoes (72%)
Interstellar review in the Guardian (4 stars)
...more
5min
May 11, 2019 37: Crazy Donut Moon Theory
Syzygy LIVE! The Great Syzygy Space Off — 23 May in York!
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
Syzygy LIVE! The Great Syzygy Space Off — 23 May in York!
Hayabusa mission
Hayabusa blasts an asteroid!
Moon origin theories
Primal supernova
Late Heavy Bombardment Period
Theia, planet of doom!
Video of Theia collision (boooom!)
The donut theory paper
...more
42min
May 03, 2019 36: Scopes On A Plane!
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
NASA announces the Helium Hydride discovery
The original Nature paper
NGC 7027, the Gummy Bear Nebula
SOFIA, the scope on a plane that tweets
Adaptive Optics & Active Optics
Planetary Nebulae
...more
36min
April 23, 2019 35: THAT Black Hole Image
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
The Black Hole Image press conference (NSF, USA)
Event Horizon Telescope
How To Understand the Image of a Black Hole, by Veritasium
… and explainer afterwards
M87 Galaxy and its jet
Katie Bouman is all of us
Katie Bouman’s TED talk
Interstellar’s black hole
Doppler beaming
Black hole history
Rotating black holes (more Veritasium, what is it with this guy)
Pale Blue Dot
...more
47min
April 05, 2019 34: This System's Got Everything!
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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.
On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod
Things we talk about in this episode:
More than (or nearly!) 4000 exoplanets!
Exoplanet archive says we’re so close to 4k!
Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia says we’ve already passed 4k
GRAVITY images exoplanet with optical interferometry
The GRAVITY paper
The Very Large Telescope
The GRAVITY instrument
Animation of HR 8799 planetary orbits
Gamma Doradus variable stars
...more
35min

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