Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Arecibo Observatory; radio telescope; solar cycle
Contributor
Yan Fernandez
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
Professor Yan Fernandez, Principal Scientist of the Arecibo Observatory, joins Josh and Addie to talk about the unique capabilities of this enormous (300 meters!) radio telescope to study everything from the Earth's atmosphere out to distant pulsars. And speaking of magnetic stars, our dear old Sol seems to be rousing from its latest solar slumber and entering the next 11-year-ish solar cycle. Join us for all the space news and a slew of sci-fi trivia on this episode of Walkabout the Galaxy.
Episode Sponsor
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Date Created
3-11-2020
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
51:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua and Dove, Adrienne, "It's That Time of the Solar Cycle" (2020). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 112.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/112
