Cheap Astronomy - Dear CA #77: It’s A Weird Place, But We’re Getting To Know It!

Time & timing. What is time made of?  So firstly, time is not something you can deal with in isolation. It is just one aspect of spacetime, where the other aspect is space.  Is Betelguese about to blow?  Firstly, we know it’s not really pronounced Betelguese and we don’t care. Douglas Adams said Betelguese and that’s good enough for us. Anyway, recently several media outlets got all het up about a prolonged phase of dimming in Betelguese’s radiance.   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].