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111 – Optical Astronomy and the Large Binocular Telescope
This epsiode covers my visit at the Large Binocular Telescope near Tucson, Arizona. The episode is mostly a conversation with the telescope’s director, Richard Green. We talk about optical astronomy in general and the LBT in particular. I also talk to a scientist who is currently observing at the telescope as well as a telescope operator.
- LBT homepage
- Mount Graham
- Interferometry
- Active Optics
- Adaptive Optics
- omega tau 16 – Radio Astronomy and the ALMA Telescope
- Stewart Observatory Mirror Lab
- Borosilicate glass
- Refracting telescope
- Reflecting telescope
- Galileo Galilei
- Diffraction
- Gregorian telescope
- Laser guide star
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Diffraction-limited system
- Decadal Survey
- Solar System Exploration: : Planetary Decadal Survey 2013-2022
- Light Pollution (WP)
- W. M. Keck Observatory
- Fizeau interferometer (WP)
- VLT (WP)
- ELT (WP)
- MODS Instrument Home Page
- Spectrograph (WP)
- Lucifer
- Infrared astronomy (WP)
- Spectrum (WP)
- Collimated light (WP)/a>
- Quasar (WP)
- Hubble Imaging Spectrograph (WP)
- Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (WP)
- Big Bang (WP)
- Kitt Peak National Observatory
- LINC Nirvana
- Band-pass filter (WP)
- PEPSI Instrument
- Global warming (WP)
- Photonic Lanterns
- Extrasolar planet (WP)
- exoplanet (WP)
- Eddington luminosity (WP)
- Lambda-CDM model (WP)
- Critical density (WP)
- Dark matter (WP)
- Dark energy (WP)
- Giant Magellan Telescope
Posted: December 19th, 2012 under podcast, podcast (en).
Tags: astronomy, space, telescope
Comments
Comment from MaNo
Time December 20, 2012 at 9:06 am
I actually got a comment via twitter that said that it’s too long :-)
Markus
Comment from Geoffrey
Time December 20, 2012 at 10:59 am
Thanks for another lucid interview. The detailed walk-through was amazing. All the people there really dig their job. Their high spirits gave you with an uplifting experience. You lucky duck!
Comment from Listorer
Time December 20, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Amazing episode. Definitely not to long. Captivating. Thanks.
Comment from Michael Davey
Time December 20, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Great podcast episode. I don’t suppose you took any pictures of the that you have uploaded anywhere?
Either way, thank you. I really enjoyed this episode.
Comment from MaNo
Time December 20, 2012 at 10:53 pm
I did take a few shots, but I am not a big photographer. At the time I uploaded them to G+, but I have no idea how to find the post now :-/
Anyway, the photos as the image gallery are much better anyway: http://www.lbto.org/observatory_images.htm
Markus
Comment from MaNo
Time December 20, 2012 at 10:54 pm
Actually, I did find the post with the pictures: https://plus.google.com/100347151288200087365/posts/3YgDQLeXxQA
Markus
Comment from Simon
Time December 22, 2012 at 11:13 am
Once again, a REALLY fascinating episode! 5 Stars. Congratulation and thank you for producing this and already 110 other eposodes.
Greetings from the Lake Constance
Simon
Comment from MaNo
Time December 22, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Thanks :-)
Comment from Matthias
Time December 22, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Your audience definitively does not suffer from an attention span of just 90 seconds, so 180 minutes episodes are fine. It helped me to survive a 4 hour ICE-trip during the peak Christmas-period. So thank you and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Comment from MaNo
Time December 24, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Thanks, for you too!
Markus
Comment from Francois Korb
Time January 6, 2013 at 5:20 pm
Yet another fantastic episode – Mr. Green is a wonderful interviewee and I enjoyed every minute of it.
In my opinion, the length of your podcasts can be as long as needed.
Good job Markus.
Comment from MaNo
Time January 6, 2013 at 6:05 pm
Thanks! I’ll let Richard know :-)
Markus
Comment from jens
Time January 6, 2013 at 10:39 pm
Awesome one!!!
Duration was not a problem, not even for one sec ;-)
Comment from Rick
Time January 15, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Another excellent episode. Please make them as long as they need to be. Length is never a problem for me.
Comment from Christian
Time January 28, 2013 at 10:48 am
Excellent Episode, good Job, and not one minute to long! Thanks for your effort!
Comment from MaNo
Time January 28, 2013 at 7:39 pm
thank you :-)
Markus






Comment from Mindaugas
Time December 19, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Thanks for great 180 min. and duration just OK.