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Episode 54 --- What Nearby Stellar Open Clusters Are Still Teaching Us

Episode 54 --- What Nearby Stellar Open Clusters Are Still Teaching Us

FromThe Cosmic Controversy Podcast


Episode 54 --- What Nearby Stellar Open Clusters Are Still Teaching Us

FromThe Cosmic Controversy Podcast

ratings:
Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jun 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Marc Pinsonneault, a professor of astronomy at The Ohio State University in Columbus, and an expert on stellar open clusters, chats about some of the most famous star clusters in the sky, including the beautiful, blue Seven Sisters of The Pleiades; the Hyades star cluster and the Beehive star cluster.  We also cover what such clusters teach us about our own Sun and the evolution of stars in general.
Released:
Jun 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (66)

Cosmic Controversy covers past and present issues in aerospace and astronomy with your host --- science journalist, Forbes contributor and ”Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System” author Bruce Dorminey.