Travelers in the Night Eps. 37 & 38: Slow Movers At The Edge & The Big Ones

Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - Imagine a world that is so far from our Sun that it receives less than 1/5,000 of the heat and light that makes our life possible. If you were standing on it, you could cover the Sun with the tip of a ball point pen held at arms length. - Dr. Grauer discovered 2014 GM1, the second Km sized near Earth asteroid to be identified in 2014, while observing with the Catalina Sky Survey telescope on Mt. Lemmon in Arizona.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].