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The World's Largest Refracting Telescope (with Dr. Amanda Bauer)

The World's Largest Refracting Telescope (with Dr. Amanda Bauer)

FromLooking Up


The World's Largest Refracting Telescope (with Dr. Amanda Bauer)

FromLooking Up

ratings:
Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jan 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dean chats with Dr. Amanda Bauer, Head of Science and Education at the historic Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin. Listen in to learn about the largest refracting telescope in the world and Dean's tips for determining a telescope's "coolness factor." New episodes release every other Friday!
Released:
Jan 12, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (17)

Dean Regas and Anna Hehman of the Cincinnati Observatory are your guides to the galaxy, helping you make sense of the dizzying expanse of glittering stars and the glowing planets of our solar system. Dean is the author of 100 Things to See in the Night Sky, but there are hundreds more things where that came from, from space launches to supernovas, which Dean and Anna discuss on Looking Up.