In this episode, Madeline chats with Bob Zavala, an astronomer working for the United States Naval Observatory. During the course of their conversation, they discuss growing up in Illinois, the influence of the Adler on his love of astronomy, an encounter with JP2, the Maria Stein Relic Shrine, his Polish heritage, his time at University of Arizona as an undergrad, light pollution effects and how to combat them, his time in the Marines as an air traffic controller, his favorite places he’s travelled to, working for the Naval Observatory, using the GI bill to make his astro dreams come true with grad school at New Mexico State University, discovering radio astronomy, working at the VLA/NRAO, a cool connection to Clyde Tombaugh, his work on Uranus and Neptune , the Knights of Columbus, his love of reading, his love of various St. Thomas, St. Joseph, the rosary, Fr. Vincent Cappadano, and much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references that you can further explore. They discussed episode 4 of this podcast, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and The Hobbit, The Confessions of St. Augustine, Consecration to St. Joseph by Fr. Don Calloway, In Saint Joseph’s Footsteps by Fr. Mark Toups, the Book of Jeremiah, the Book of Jonah, and Master and Commander.
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