Urban Astronomer Ep. 33: Jean-Pierre Grootaerd

Episode 33 of the Urban Astronomer Podcast's first season is a special release, featuring an interview with Jean-Pierre Grootaerd, that I recorded for ScopeX 2018, the biggest astronomy and telescope event in South Africa. Jean-Pierre represents the Belgian organization SSVI (Sterren Schitteren Voor Iedereen, which translates in English to "Stars Shine for Everyone"), which donates 90mm refracting telescopes to schools and organizations around the world who are best able to use them to advance science education Brief bio of the podcaster: Allen is an amateur astronomer, an IT professional, a podcaster, a father of five beautiful kids and a barely competent chess player. He is also the director of the Citizen Science Section of the Astronomical Society of South Africa, where he promotes the uptake of Citizen Science among South African amateur astronomers.   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].