23. The AAA Elects a New President

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23. The AAA Elects a New President
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In this episode MJ interviews Alfredo Viegas, the new President of the AAA.  Alfredo details his vision for the future of the club, and highlights various new programs the club has for its members and New Yorkers in general.  MJ and Stanley discuss the AAA’s collaboration with other groups and tell us about the various upcoming club…

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22. Building an Observatory

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22. Building an Observatory
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In this episode Stanley interviews Alan and Aaron Sliski, a father-son team of professional observatory builders.  In a discussion full of anecdotes, Alan and Aaron give useful tips, advice, and discuss the various types of observatories and the reasons for building one, as well as the numerous pitfalls to avoid.  We welcome our new AAA President, Alfredo…

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21. From Academia to the Moon

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21. From Academia to the Moon
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In this episode Stanley interviews Paige Godfrey, Senior Software Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin about life at Lockheed, her inspiring career path, the dichotomy between scientists and engineers and oh yes, the Orion Space Capsule and Artemis missions.  Brian says farewell, and MJ and Stanley speculate about life in a capsule and give us a…

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20. Brian Levine Measures the Solar System

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20. Brian Levine Measures the Solar System
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Welcome back to AAA SKY! In this episode we introduce MJ, the newest member of the AAA SKY team. Kat interviews Brian Levine, science educator, who shows us a novel way of modeling the distances between planets in the solar system. And Brian and Kat discuss Astronomy on Tap. Have a question or a comment? Reach…

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19. How to make an Impact in Astronomy as a Teenager

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19. How to make an Impact in Astronomy as a Teenager
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In this final episode of the season Yui Hasegawa, AAA member and high school student extraordinaire, tells Maggie how she came up with an idea for how to make stargazing vastly more accessible to the New York public, and how she made it a reality. By combining the respective resources of the AAA and the Brooklyn…

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18. Tony Hoffman and Citizen Science

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18. Tony Hoffman and Citizen Science
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In this episode Kat interviews Tony Hoffman, AAA Member and Citizen Scientist. Tony recounts his adventures photographing eclipses from airplanes in Africa, in northern Norway and wherever else the path of the sun and moon has taken him. He also gives tips on finding comets and even exoplanets. Kat and Stan discuss citizen science more generally and…

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17. Bell’s Theorem and Quantum Strangeness with George Greenstein

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17. Bell’s Theorem and Quantum Strangeness with George Greenstein
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In this episode Stanley interviews physicist and astronomer George Greenstein about Quantum Mechanics, how he became fascinated with the subject and why this highly successful theory still defies visualization and remains essentially strange to us.  It is precisely the unfamiliarity of the quantum world which George captures and explains in his book, Quantum Strangeness. Links…

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16. The Great Debate – Public vs. Private Space Launches with Brian Berg and Bart Fried

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16. The Great Debate - Public vs. Private Space Launches with Brian Berg and Bart Fried
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In this episode we mix it up! Join AAA President Brian Berg and Executive Vice President Bart Fried as they debate the merits and demerits of public vs. private space launches. From Sean Connery to Elon Musk, from Apollo to Artemis, our adversaries discuss the operations, financing and legality of putting people and robots into space. And…

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15. Follow Your Bliss! – The Astronomical Journey of Matthias Schmitt

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15. Follow Your Bliss! - The Astronomical Journey of Matthias Schmitt
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In this episode Maggie discovers the amazing personal and professional journey of astronomer Matthias Schmitt, Dark Sky Coordinator at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah and an astronomy guide for Stargazing Zion. He is an avid eclipse chaser with observations in Oregon, Argentina, Oman, the Antarctic, and other locations.  Find out how joining an astronomy club, surrounding yourself with passion, and following your bliss, can change your life forever.  Read about Matthias’s most recent eclipse adventure to the Antarctic in an upcoming issue of the AAA newsletter, Eyepiece.In this episode Maggie discovers the amazing personal and professional journey of astronomer Matthias Schmitt, Dark Sky Coordinator at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah and an astronomy guide for Stargazing Zion. He is an avid eclipse chaser with observations in Oregon, Argentina, Oman, the Antarctic, and other locations.  Find out how joining an astronomy club, surrounding yourself with passion, and following your bliss, can change your life forever.  Read about Matthias’s most recent eclipse adventure to the Antarctic in an upcoming issue of the AAA newsletter, Eyepiece.

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14. The History of Telescope-making in NYC with Bart Fried

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14. The History of Telescope-making in NYC with Bart Fried
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In this episode telescope historian Bart Fried recounts how New York City became the nation’s center for telescope-making in the early 19th century, and he discusses with Stan some impressive early observatories located in the city.  An episode chock full of anecdotes! And Maggie and Stan discuss Cassegrain telescopes and 19th century light pollution as well as their first telescope experiences.

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