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May 11, 2012
Explores the wonders of the cosmos with two of Vermont’s leading astronomical physicists, John O’Meara of St. Michael's College and Joanna Rankin of the University of Vermont. Also, visits with astronauts Alan Bean and Jerry Carr at the 2009 Stellafane telescope-makers convention in Springfield, Vt.
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John O'Meara, assistant professor of physics at St. Michael's College, discusses how galaxies form. By looking at the spectrograph of stars that are billions of years old we can get insights into our own galaxy's history.
Joanna Rankin, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Vermont, discusses how pulsars have strong gravity, enormous electric potential and a large magnetic field.
• Bill Muench
Burr and Burton Academy
• John Gallagher
Springfield Telescope Makers
• Gerald Carr
Former NASA astronaut
• Alan Bean
Former NASA astronaut
• John O’Meara
St. Michael’s College
• Joanna Rankin
University of Vermont
Burr and Burton Academy
• John Gallagher
Springfield Telescope Makers
• Gerald Carr
Former NASA astronaut
• Alan Bean
Former NASA astronaut
• John O’Meara
St. Michael’s College
• Joanna Rankin
University of Vermont
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