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149E-161-Half A World Away

149E-161-Half A World Away

FromTravelers In The Night


149E-161-Half A World Away

FromTravelers In The Night

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Using the long arm of the internet, astronomers in Russia are observing with a telescope located near Mayhill, New Mexico to discover solar system objects. The New Mexico Skies Observatory, near the village of Mayhill, is located 7,300 feet above sea level and has world class, clear dark skies, ideal for astronomical viewing. In addition to discovering new objects the ISON-NM telescope is being used to determine the size and shape of asteroids by carefully measuring the light they reflect as they spin on their axis of rotation and move about the Sun.  The size, shape, and rate of spin of an asteroid is the kind of information which humans need to prepare for the unlikely situation that a small body is found to be on a collision course with planet Earth.
Released:
Oct 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Space, Asteroid Hunting, and Astronomy, an insider view.The music is "Eternity" by John Lyell.Astronomy Asteroids Space NASA Comets Earth Impact