10 episodes
AAA SKY Amateur Astronomers Association of New York
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4.8 • 18 Ratings
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AAA SKY is the Amateur Astronomers Association's podcast for astronomy fans in New York City and beyond. Join co-hosts Maggie, Kat, and Stanley as they interview club members, prominent scientists, and personalities on the New York astronomical scene. Topics range from current space missions, night sky observing, astrophotography, cosmological research—plus AAA news and messages. Join us to find out what’s happening above, with AAA SKY.
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23. The AAA Elects a New President
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 events. And they develop a new title for all astronomers, with a bit of help from Mark Twain.
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Hayden Planetarium
Astronomy on Tap
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
American Museum of Natural History
2024 Total Eclipse
How to photograph a solar eclipse
Solar Eclipse Photography with Stan Honda
Stan Honda Photography
Stan Honda on AAA Eyepiece
AAA Eyepiece: Astrophotography
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22. Building an Observatory
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 Viegas. And MJ and Stanley give us a heads-up about the various upcoming Club observing events.
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Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston
CKD 17
ASCOM Alpaca
Astro Haven
Ash-Dome
Backyard Observatories
Center for Backyard Astrophysics
NexDome
SkyShed POD
Home-Dome
Pier-Tech
Gemma Observatory
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21. From Academia to the Moon
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 heads-up about various astronomy events around NYC.
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Orion Spacecraft
Slooh Online Telescope For Educators, Students, Astronomers & Space Enthusiasts
Artemis-I
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20. Brian Levine Measures the Solar System
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.
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19. How to make an Impact in Astronomy as a Teenager
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 Public Library, Yui developed a library loaner program for telescopes which she hopes will serve as a model for cities and clubs worldwide. Hear our first all-women episode with Kat joining Maggie for the discussion.
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18. Tony Hoffman and Citizen Science
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 we have a new Listeners Challenge.
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PlanetHunters.org - Planet Hunters TESSTravelQuest InternationalTony Hoffman on Flickraavsoanecdata
AAASky Listener Challenge
Every 10 years, NASA engages a committee of scientists who develop a list of programs called the decadal survey, which they collectively recommend NASA should focus on. The new decadal survey has just come out. What is the number one priority they recommend NASA should do over the next 10 years?
Email us your answer at listenerchallenge@aaa.org by May 10th at 11:59pm. We'll select a random person with the correct answer and send them a AAASky hoodie!
Have a question or a comment?
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Customer Reviews
Congrats on interviewing Bart Fried!
I could listen to Bart all day! Bart is a wealth of information and has a deep understanding of not only the history of telescopes and photography, but he connects things so well with how we as astronomers got to where we are today. Bravo!
Great for beginners!
Interesting discussions with knowledgeable, exciting guests for my beginner’s curiosity! There’s always something I take away for the next time I look into the night sky. A great place to learn more no matter what level you are.
Amazing content delivered with passion
Great show all around, looking forward to more podcasts and fascinating discussions
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