Astronomy from Home w/ Alex Curry of Telescope Live - The Cosmic Companion 9 August 2022

Amateur astronomy is entering a new golden age — armchair astronomy. Here is a look at how you can see the Cosmos without leaving home. 

This week on The Cosmic Companion, we look at doing Astronomy from Home. We’ll be talking with Alex Curry, one of the co-founders of Telescope Live. We will discuss amateur astronomy in the modern age — from the comforts of home.

There was a time, not long ago, when most amateur astronomy took place at night. When I was young, my father and I would pack up our 8" telescope into his car and drive up a mountainside as the Sun was setting. 

Sitting in the back seat of the car, alongside the telescope, sat a plastic cooler full of dry ice — frozen carbon dioxide — to chill the “cold camera” we used to photograph objects in the sky. Unlike yours truly, film works better for astronomy when it is cold...

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Next week, we look at how Artificial Intelligence Explores the Universe. We’ll be talking with astrophysicist Dr. Yosuke Kobayashi of the University of Arizona, talking about his work uncovering the secrets of ancient galaxies. This is his first-ever interview in English, offering us a special treat!

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