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Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe20250310_March Moon MadnessDid you know that there will be a TOTAL Lunar Eclipse this March 13th, 2025? Join Dr. Elaina Hyde and Parisa Nozari for an episode of eclipse history, moon news, and of course some event tips for this March 13th, 2025 event. Those joining the observatory YouTube can enjoy some live moon images. The live event recording is at YouTube YorkUObservatory Image Credits: AICO, 1m Moon imaging, Camila Guzman, Nakul Ramjee, Sunna Withers, March 10 20252025-03-111h 01
Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe20241202_Stargazing: Through the Looking GlassObservations past, present and future. Join Parisa Nozari and Dr. Elaina Hyde for a journey through stargazing, radio astronomy, optical astronomy and meteor showers. We discuss this week in space history as we look to the skies for interesting observational targets and we talk about upcoming astronomical events as well. Image Credit: Messier Object M16, Zachary Sharp, AICO, 20242024-12-0357 min
Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe20241125_Space Danger, Space DebrisInvestigate Space Debris with Dr. Elaina Hyde and Parisa Nozari as we discuss a history of things coming down, and some recent news from the Dragonfly mission, SpaceX and more! The more space junk we have, the higher the danger for astronauts… and earth based humans too. image credit: AICO Killarney Park Astronomer in Residence 2024 Sunna Withers and Anna Skrinnik took this lovely sky image showing a shooting star.2024-11-2659 min
The HyperthesisSpace is Dusty (feat. Parisa Nozari)We start this episode with the discussion about new research from Simon Fraser University about advancements in quantum computers and quantum internet. This episode also introduces our first guest, Parisa Nozari. Parisa is an Astronomy graduate student at Queen's University who studies vast clouds of molecular dust which go on to form stars and planets. We discuss what these dust clouds really are, their properties, and how we are related to it. Parisa also shares some ideas about other astronomy topics and her excitement about the data from the James Webb Space Telescope. Patrick rounds off this special episode...2022-07-291h 03