Cygnus: Cosmic Background

Join Jordan and Kit as they explore the exciting astronomy of the constellation Cygnus: The Swan.  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html  Website: http://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Socials: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Background 01:41 First Impressions & Where to Find Cygnus 03:52 Brightest Star 07:08 Bayer's Variable Star 08:10 Gold Star 16:03 Outro   Keywords/Topics Covered: Cygnus, Deneb, Northern Cross, Summer Triangle, Ptolemy's Almagest, Right Ascension, Declination, Milky Way, Cepheus, Northern Hemisphere, Johann Bayer, Blue White Supergiant, Apparent Magnitude, Light Years, Luminosity, NML Cygni, Kepler Space Telescope, Exoplanets, Cygnus X-1, Black Hole, X-ray Emissions, Kip Thorne, Stephen Hawking, Scientific Discovery