Dave and Nick are here for the mid-July show. We present part two of our Harry Potter-style intros (The Chamber of Anti-Science) with a special cameo appearance from The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait. Nick finds out all about white dwarf stars and planets from Matt Burleigh and then stands in for Tim in Ask an Astronomer. We also have reviews from listeners and a preview of the next show featuring galaxy evolution and the Galaxy Zoo.
Show Links
Interview with Dr Matt Burleigh (Universitity of Leicester)
- White dwarfs, Red Dwarfs and Sub-Stellar Objects
- Extremophiles described by Wikipedia
- Dyson Sphere (Encyclopedia of Astrobiology Astronomy and Spaceflight)
Ask an astronomer - Amateur observations and weightlessness
Show Credits
| Interview: | Nick Rattenbury talked to Dr Matt Burleigh |
| Ask an Astronomer: | Dave Ault and Nick Rattenbury |
| Presenters: | David Ault and Nick Rattenbury |
| Editors: | Stuart Lowe and Dave Ault |
| Cover Art: | Artist's impression of the binary star system RS Ophiuchi hydrogen-rich gas transferred from a red giant onto the surface of a white dwarf has just exploded. CREDIT: David A. Hardy www.astroart.org/ & Science and Technology Facilities Council |
| Intro/Outro voices: | Ara Pelodi as Nick, Paula Cartwright as Stuart, Captain John Tadrzak as the Caretaker, John Morgan as Baron Deathmortes, and Phil Plait (www.badastronomy.com) as himself. |
| Website: | Stuart Lowe |
| Cover art: | Artist's impression of the binary star system RS Ophiuchi hydrogen-rich gas transferred from a red giant onto the surface of a white dwarf has just exploded. Credit: David A. Hardy & Science and Technology Facilities Council |