Chris Lintott: Professor Of Astrophysics At The University Of Oxford, Author And Presenter Of The BBC's Long-running ‘Sky At Night’ Program The Astro Ben podcast

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Chris Lintott: Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford, author and presenter of the BBC's long-running ‘Sky at Night’ program

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In this episode, we journey through the vast cosmos with Professor Chris Lintott, a distinguished astrophysicist and presenter of the BBC's 'Sky at Night.' Our discussion revolved around his latest book, "Our Accidental Universe," where Chris eloquently unraveled the accidental nature of astronomical discoveries. From the diverse worlds in our Solar System to the outer reaches of the observable universe, he shared captivating stories and insights. We delved into the charm of lazy astronomy, the profound connection to the cosmos, the allure of a dark night sky, and even the mysteries behind why Uranus and Neptune share the same colour.

OUTLINE:

Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.

00:40 Introducing Chris

00:57 Weather effecting stargazing!

01:45 Dogstars Podcast (will come back to this later in episode!)

02:26 Cosmic perspective

04:30 The Moon

06:27 Accessibility of astronomy and Jupiter

08:44 Fascination with Space

10:28 Uranus and Neptune are the same colour!

17:45 Keeping an open mind to astronomy

19:00 Vera Rubin Observatory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory

20:28 SETI

21:56 Chris’s predictions for the future

24:20 Oumuamua - what was it?

27:40 Sky At Night

28:30 Challenges/Joy’s of presenting Sky At Night/Science Communication

30:53 Our Accidental Universe Pre-Order Now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Our-Accidental-Universe-Discovery-Asteroids/dp/1911709186

31:25 Dog Stars Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dog-stars/id1663196276

33:22 Wrap Up and Socials

Follow Chris Lintott

X: https://twitter.com/chrislintott

Sky At Night Profile: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4jgzzH6CBH7b5K0qblb73nZ/professor-chris-lintott

Book Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Our-Accidental-Universe-Discovery-Asteroids/dp/1911709186

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