Astrophiz 27 - Dr Amanda Bauer - Galactic Evolution & Surveys. Dr Ian Musgrave 'What's Up Doc?'

Published: Feb. 8, 2017, 5:35 a.m.

b'Astrophiz 27 out now on iTunes and Soundcloud.\\nOur first feature interview after our fabulous summer break is with Dr Amanda Bauer, who has just been appointed as the new Head of Education and Public Outreach at the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope which is high up in the mountains in Chile in South America. \\nAmanda has worked at the Max Planck Institute and on the famous Sloan Digital Sky Survey and she now specialises in Galactic Evolution and Astronomical Outreach.\\n\\nDr Ian Musgrave in our regular feature, \\u2018What\\u2019s up Doc?\\u2019 tells us what to look for in the night sky this week using naked eye, binoculars or telescopes. Comet 45P and Vesta observations.\\n\\nIn the news: \\nOur Milky Way is being pushed and pulled around every which way, Orphan Black Holes and a \\u2018Red Nova\\u2019 predicted for 2022.'