Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
Great American Eclipse, Sun, Antares
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
The astroquarks tell their eclipse stories from the Great American Eclipse. The Sun and every star has weather, spots, oscillations, flares and all sorts of activity. Some of this is revealed during an eclipse to the naked eye. Now, telescopes have enabled us to map the appearance of the red supergiant, Antares. Join Josh, Addie and Jim for this stellar episode of Walkabout the Galaxy.
Episode Sponsor
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Date Created
8-30-2017
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
39:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Of Eclipses and Starspots" (2017). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 25.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/25
