Actual Astronomy - Observing and Sketching With Dr. Berta Beltran

Episode 323. Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. [email protected]   Bio: Berta Beltran is a visual observer from Edmonton Alberta where she sketches mostly from her backyard or a dark cemetery site when time is available. Berta has a PhD in particle Physics and has worked at CERN. Currently working on a Nutrino project. She also works as an Outreach Assistant at the University of Alberta. Berta sketches everything she sees through her telescopes, from the Sun, Moon and Planets to Deep Sky Objects and Comets. We have been having a knowledge exchange where she has been providing me advice on some new sketching tools and techniques while bouncing some telescope ideas off us as she pursued a new refractor. So I thought, heck let’s just bring you on the show and have a proper chat.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].