Episode 145: PMP Spaced Out Episode 3: Eclipses

We're excited to release our third episode of Poor Man's Podcast Spaced Out.  On Spaced Out, Chris Hopper sits down with science communicator James Sanders to discuss a variety of topics relating to space and astronomy.  James specializes in cosmology and astrophysics.  The goal of the show is to learn about space in a way that is easy to understand even if you don't know anything about the subject.  This show is for anyone, regardless of prior knowledge. Some of the topics they talk about are:Types of eclipsesLunar eclipse vs solar eclipseEclipse causing a red moonWhy is this upcoming eclipse is special?Total eclipse vs partial eclipseWhat is the corona during an eclipseDangers of looking at an eclipsePath of the upcoming eclipseWe are living in the best time to view an eclipseWhat got us interested in science?The importance of questioning everythingReal galaxy and nebula photos vs edited photos and artist renditionsWe can only infer what the Milky Way galaxy looks like from withinNukes from the moon"Poor Man's" way to view the eclipse if you don't have special glassesImportance of a solar filter while taking pictures CERN micro black holesCheck out a show at the Peirce Planetarium in Clarion"Thanks for listening!" Be sure to check out James' website Fly Science: https://flyscience.net All things Poor Man's Podcast: https://linktr.ee/Poormanspodcast