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Astronomer in profile. Photo.

Anna Arnadottir

Planetarium director

Astronomer in profile. Photo.

The Meridian S02E01 : The James Webb Space Telescope & an unexpected boat ride

Author

  • Anna Arnadottir
  • Rebecca Forsberg
  • Nicholas Borsato
  • Ori Fox
  • Bibiana Prinoth

Summary, in English

In this first episode of the second season Nic and Rebecca invite Ori Fox to the podcast to discuss the newly launched JWST. Ori is an instrument scientist at the pace Telescope Science Institute (STSI) working on the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) which is one of four instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope.

In this second season of the Meridian we are also bringing you some field reporting from the Nordic Optical Telescope on La Palma, where a team of astronomers are trying to catch an ultra-hot Jupiter-sized exoplanet.

Department/s

  • Lund Observatory - Has been reorganised
  • Vattenhallen Science Center

Publishing year

2022-03-04

Language

English

Document type

Exhibition

Publisher

Anchor

Topic

  • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Keywords

  • PodCast

Status

Published