The Cosmic Savannah Ep. 47: SALT and Near-Earth Asteroids

From 2022. 2019? Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. With Dr. Moses Mogotsi and Dr. Nicolas Erasmus This is a re-run of the very first episode of The Cosmic Savannah! We’re re-running it in preparation for our next episode where we’ll be speaking again with one of our guests, Dr. Nicolas Erasmus, and getting an exciting update! In episode 1, we introduce ourselves and our vision for the podcast. SALT Astronomer Dr. Moses Mogotsi then describes what it’s like to use the biggest optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere (from 00:12m).   Lastly, Dr Nicolas Erasmus tells us about the hunt for near-earth asteroids (from 00:23m) using the ATLAS network. Nic explains how another ATLAS telescope is being installed in South Africa in order to achieve continuous coverage of the Southern night sky.   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].