The Cosmic Savannah - Ep. 48: ATLAS, Holding Up the Heavens!

Hosted by Dr. Jacinta Delhaize & Dr. Daniel Cunnama. 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟰𝟴: 𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗦 - 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀! We’re joined by SAAO Astronomer Dr. Nicolas Erasmus who has been responsible for the newest telescope on the SAAO site (And he’s just had a comet named after him!) 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 to see: • what you can expect from this episode • watch the animated sequence on the 3rd slide of discovery images for the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 • the Sutherland 𝗔𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗦 station during construction in South Africa   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].