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The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 50: Titans of Astronomy

The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 50: Titans of Astronomy

FromThe 365 Days of Astronomy


The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 50: Titans of Astronomy

FromThe 365 Days of Astronomy

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. In celebration of our 50th episode, we are joined by a titan of astronomy, Dr. Bernie Fanaroff, who speaks with us about his illustrious career and his vision for the future of astronomy in Africa. Bernie is a world-renowned radio astronomer! While working on his PhD in the early 70s, he and British astronomer Julia Riley, made a breakthrough discovery about radio galaxies. They found that the radio luminosity of these galaxies is related to the shape of their huge radio jets.   This method of classifying radio galaxies is now called the “Fanaroff-Riley” classification system. Over the past few decades Bernie has been dedicated to making South Africa and South African Astronomy stand out in the global community. He was the Project Director for South Africa’s Square Kilometre Array (SKA) bid. He lead the team that paved the way for the construction of the MeerKAT Telescope, resulting in Africa being chosen to host part of the biggest global scientific project; the SKA.   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://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop 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 the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
Released:
Oct 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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