On this episode we have some Astronomer friends on to discuss our thoughts from the Total Solar Eclipse! Matt Schricker (@Bostronomy), Andrew Abban (@aa.astro01), and Thorne Ransom (@ransomobservatory) join us to share their Astronomy Origin Stories and their experience during the Total Solar Eclipe. For some it was our first, and others were looking for redemption from 2017. But all of us were close to speechless when it happened, until we had this mega podcast for some Eclipse Talk.

Maine was one of the best places in the country to see the Total Solar Eclipse, given the cloud coverage on the day of the eclipse. Even us New Englanders were shocked that out of the 13 states in the US - Maine would be the place to be. But, as you'll hear and see from the images taken...we had the best seats in the solar system that day! Thank you to our guests and new friends for such a fun Eclipse Talk - make sure to follow them online for awesome astrophotography!

Let us know if you were able to watch the total solar eclipse and whether it was your first! We'd love to hear from you. Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

Topics from the episode:

eclipse, telescope, astronomy, friend, crazy, mind-blowing, pictures, Maine, years, night, shadow, sky, totality, mountain, total solar eclipse

SOURCES:

Maine's last total solar eclipse (1963)
https://downeast.com/history/july-1963-total-eclipse/

What is a Meridian Flip? https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/236513-meridian-flip/

What is a Meridian Flip when using a Telescope?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnktqwTwCMA

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Timestamps:

00:00 Eclipse Talk w/ 3 Astronomers

05:03 Astronomy Origin stories w/ Andrew & Thorne

10:38 The Journey to Maine, and the challenge of chasing good Total Eclipse weather

15:02 REACTIONS to the Total Solar Eclipse

23:01 Astronomy Trio’s experience during the Eclipse.

28:04 Astrophotography techniques and tools used during the total solar eclipse.

37:53 Road trips, traffic, and big dogs dangerously close to telescopes

42:12 The Purkinje effect with colors during the Total Solar Eclipse

47:03 The time and science of Solar Eclipse viewing

52:48 Astronomy and Starparties

59:11 The impact & human experience of the solar eclipse

01:14:16 Astrophotography, equipment, and friends

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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On this episode we talk about the North American Total Solar Eclipse happening on April 8th, 2024! We break it down into three parts: (1) What to Expect, (2) What to do during the Eclipse, and (3) Our Telescopes Vespera and our newest Vaonis device - Hestia. We close out the episode with an unboxing and first demo with Hestia practicing for the Total Solar Eclipse.

There is always lots of excitement around any eclipse, but you want to be as present as possible to soak in this wild phenomena! So let this episode act as a guide to make the most of it, with some tips on what to look for during the eclipse and some tools you can use. While it will be my third solar eclipse, it's my first chance to watch a Total Solar Eclipse and catch the Corona during totality. And there's a chance we might even see something else during totality - a comet tail! But more on that in the episode...

Let us know where you'll be watching the eclipse and whether it's your first or your 50th! We'd love to hear from you. Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

Topics from the episode:

eclipse, telescope, hestia, sun, totality, lens, total solar eclipse, camera, eyepiece, corona, excited, app, view, filter, solar, easy, focus, comet, device, perfect

SOURCES:

https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-devil-comet-is-headed-our-way-and-thats-still-ok/

https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/april-8-2024

https://www.astronomy.com/observing/a-comet-will-be-visible-during-the-2024-total-solar-eclipse/

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa?iso=20240408

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:00 The North American Total Solar Eclipse 2024 - What is it?

04:52 Total Solar Eclipse - What to Expect, Tips for Viewing

11:38 Tools for Viewing the Solar Eclipse - Solar Filters, Our Telescopes, and Pinhole Cameras

15:39 Unboxing Hestia OUR NEW telescope - another Vaonis device!

24:12 Practicing for the Eclipse - 1st Time using Hestia Telescope

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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On this episode we speak with Dr. Masha Petrova, the CEO of Nullspace, Inc. a company creating simulation software for electromagnetic applications in the Academic, Commercial, Aerospace, and Defense Industries. Masha shares with us her STEM origin story from a childhood love of Soviet Space SciFi to becoming a PhD Simulation Engineer in the US, which led to her "aha" moment of realizing she was actually an "Extroverted Engineer".

Dr. Petrova is an experienced executive with a passion for leading multi-disciplinary global teams toward successful results by focusing on operations and creating a unified vision.

After receiving her PhD in aerospace engineering, Dr. Petrova spent 15+ years in the engineering simulation and design software industry, including holding global marketing executive roles at Ansys, Altium, LLC, and IncMSC Software (during acquisition by Hexagon MI) as well as 3 simulation software start-ups all acquired by Ansys, Inc. in the last 10 years.

Thank you to Masha for joining us on the podcast, sharing her STEM Origin Story, and for a fun discussion about Start-up life, "Freedom", SciFi, Deep Tech, and AI. A great episode that I HIGHLY recommend listening to, especially for anyone who wants to get into STEM or currently trying to find their place in it.

Topics from the episode:

engineer, company, engineering, space, software, build, electromagnetics, people, ai, problem, simulate, startup, develop, tools, simulation, technology, solver, extrovert

We'd love to know your thoughts and questions!
Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com

SOURCES:

https://www.nullspaceinc.com/

The 'Topics from the episode' above and the timestamps below for the episode were generated using AI (otter.ai) by processing the audio file.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction - What is People of Science?
01:00 Our Guest Dr. Masha Petrova, CEO of Nullspace shares her STEM Origin Story
08:28 Tech Industry, Career Progression, and the "4-Hour Workweek"
14:03 Creativity, Autonomy, and building systems in various roles
18:58 Soviet Science Fiction and Space Exploration
26:48 RF Engineering & Software Development
32:23 3D printing, Software for Additive, and Quantum Computing
42:27 AI, Acquisitions, and Infrastruture online and in Space
56:15 Space Engineering and the Future of Work w/ AI

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Here's to building a fantastic future - and continued progress in Space (and humanity)!

Spread Love, Spread Science

Alex G. Orphanos

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