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PODCAST

The Meridian

Lund Observatory

Have you ever wondered what astronomers do? In this podcast, the astronomy PhD students Nic and Rebecca chat to guests about their research and invite you along as they take a closer look at some of their favourite astronomical objects. The meridian is produced by Lund Observatory, Lund University, Sweden.

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00:41:17

The Meridian S03E04 - Finding the way using starlight

The Meridian ·

2023/03/31

Welcome to this Lund Observatory podcast where we continue to give you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers.Astronomers, such as Nic and Rebecca, are not the only ones orienting themselves using the stars. Animals, big and small, also navigate by starlight. In this last episode of the third season we invited Prof. Marie Dacke from the Department of Biology over to tell us about her research on the subject. In this third season we are also including some Cosmic Curiosities. These

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00:41:12

The Meridian S03E03 - Planetary systems beyond our own

The Meridian ·

2023/03/24

Welcome to this Lund Observatory podcast where we continue to give you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers. Judith Korth joins the podcast this week and tell us about how she found her way into astronomy research, how she ended up here at Lund University and how she now studies distant worlds far beyond our own Solar System. In this third season we are also including some Cosmic Curiosities. These are some ideas, events or trivia from astronomic history that Ross, Victor and Lucian

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00:35:59

The Meridian S03E02 - The hunt for Dark Matter

The Meridian ·

2023/03/17

Welcome to this Lund Observatory podcast where we continue to give you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers. We are on a hunt for the invisible in this second episode of the third season of The Meridian. Ruth Pöttgen is a senior lecturer at the Department of Physics and she is studying fundamental particles and especially interested in finding that mysterious Dark Matter particle. In this third season we are also including some Cosmic Curiosities. These are some ideas, events or

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00:40:33

The Meridian S03E01 - Human Exploration of Space

The Meridian ·

2023/03/10

We are back, and we continue to give you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers in this third season of the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast. Joining Nic Borsato and Rebecca Forsberg in this first episode of the third season of The Meridian is none other than NASA astronaut Jim Pawelczyk, professor at Penn State University in Kinesiology and Physiology, who looks into how the human body adapts when in space. In this third season we are also including a few Cosmic Curiosities. These

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00:35:54

The Meridian S02E07 - Ancient solar storms &...

The Meridian ·

2022/04/15

The second season of the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast has arrived, giving you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers! In this last episode of the second season Nic and Rebecca get a visitor from the Department of Geology. One does not always use telescopes to study the stars. Chiara Paleari has been using ice cores to study our own star, the Sun, and has discovered evidence of an ancient solar particle storm. In this second season of the Meridian we are also bringing you some

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00:56:18

The Meridian S02E06 - Nuclear fusion, fission & a...

The Meridian ·

2022/04/08

The second season of the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast has arrived, giving you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers! Joining us on the Meridian today we have Colin Carlile, the former director of the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL). He came to Sweden to (successfully) head up the Swedish bid to locate the European Spallation Source here in Lund, and after formally retiring he decided to do a master degree in astronomy here at Lund Observatory. In this second season of the

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00:54:02

The Meridian S02E05 - New insights into Venus' past &...

The Meridian ·

2022/04/01

Thesecond season of the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast has arrived,giving you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers! Michael Way works at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies where he is modeling planetary atmospheres, with a special interest for Venus and its history. He was visiting Lund Observatory to give a talk at the Källén Seminars for Young Astronomers, and we invited him onto the podcast to ask him if there is any chance that Venus has ever been habitable

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00:42:14

The Meridian S02E04 - The European Southern...

The Meridian ·

2022/03/25

The second season of the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast has arrived,giving you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers! The European Southern Observatory, or ESO, is celebrating 60 years of scientific achievements in the southern hemisphere. Sweden is one of the founding members of ESO, and several astronomers from Lund have been actively involved over the years. In the fourth episode of the second season our podcast hosts, Nic Borsato and Rebecca Forsberg, invite professor emeritus

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00:43:38

The Meridian S02E03 - Instrumentation & an Aussie...

The Meridian ·

2022/03/18

The second season of the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast has arrived,giving you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers! In this third episode of the second season Nic and Rebeca chat about equality in science before inviting Nikolai Piskunov to the microphone. Nikolai is a professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Uppsala University. He was visiting Lund Observatory to give a talk here high-resolution transit spectroscopy and graciously agreed to make an appearance on

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00:45:31

The Meridian S02E02 - Galactic archeology & ash on...

The Meridian ·

2022/03/11

The second season of the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast has arrived,giving you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers! In the second episode of the second season Nic and Rebeca invite Diane Feuillet to the microphone. Diane is a researcher here at Lund Observatory working on galactic archaeology using stellar abundances, ages and kinematics. This season we are also bringing you some field reporting from the Nordic Optical Telescope on La Palma, where a team of astronomers are

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00:47:17

The Meridian S2E01 - The James Webb Space Telescope &...

The Meridian ·

2022/03/04

The second season of the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast has arrived, giving you an insight into the life and work of our astronomers! In this first episode Nic and Rebecca invite Ori Fox to the podcast to discuss the newly launched JWST. Ori is an instrument scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI) working on the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) which is one of four instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope. This season we are also bringing you some field reporting from the

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00:58:00

The Meridian S2E0 - The Winter Solstice special episode

The Meridian ·

2021/12/21

Have you ever wondered what astronomers get up to? In this very special solstice episode of The Meridian Nic and Rebecca look back at some of the highlights of 2021. With the days growing ever longer here in the Northern Hemisphere they have rallied a troupe of PhD students to compete in the 2021 Astronomy Games!Nic is joined by Alvaro and Johan on his team and Rebecca has convinced Daniel and Madeleine to join her team. The Games were recorded in front of a live studio audience. After determining a

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00:39:01

The Meridian S1E6 - Gaia and some Milky Way dynamics

The Meridian ·

2021/10/29

Have you ever wondered what astronomers get up to? In this last episode of the first season Nic and Rebecca invite Paul McMillan to the mic to discuss our galaxy, the Milky Way, and hear all about his involvement in ESA'a Gaia satellite mission. Thereafter they take a closer look at the Pleiades with a little help from Katrin Ros, editor of the magazine 'Populär Astronomy'. The Meridian is produced by Lund Observatory. For more information, and pictures, please visit our website:

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00:36:52

The Meridian S1E5 - Neutrons at ESS during Future Week

The Meridian ·

2021/10/22

Have you ever wondered what astronomers get up to? Nic and Rebecca celebrate Future Week here at the university by inviting Joanna Lewis to the mic, who tells them all about the European Spallation Source, ESS, which is currently under construction here in Lund. Thereafter they take a closer look at SN1572 with a little help from Katrin Ros, editor of the magazine 'Populär Astronomy'. The Meridian is produced by Lund Observatory. For more information, and pictures, please visit our website:

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00:36:21

The Meridian S1E4 - Synchrotron radiation at Max IV

The Meridian ·

2021/10/15

Have you ever wondered what astronomers get up to? Nic and Rebecca continue their adventures here on the podcast by inviting Laura Hrastar to the mic - who is happy to share stories about life and work at Max IV, a Swedish national laboratory producing brilliant synchrotron radiation for various research projects. Thereafter they take a closer look at the galaxy listed as the 31st object in the Messier Catalogue - with a little help of Katrin Ros, editor of the magazine 'Populär Astronomy'. The

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00:41:27

The Meridian S1E3 - Exoplanetary atmospheres on World...

The Meridian ·

2021/10/08

Have you ever wondered what astronomers do? It is World Space Week as we invite you to take a moment, relax and listen to the third episode of 'The Meridian'. In this third episode of the podcast Nic and Rebecca invite Jens Hoeijmakers to the mic and chat to him about ultra-hot Jupiters and their atmospheres. Thereafter they take a closer look at a comet, which is named after the its two discoverers: Michel Giacobini and Ernst Zinner. The Meridian is produced by Lund Observatory. You see pictures

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00:42:22

The Meridian S1E2 - Impact Craters on Culture Night

The Meridian ·

2021/10/01

Have you ever wondered what astronomers do? The Lund Culture Night is being celebrated during IAUs 100 hours of astronomy, and to celebrate this we release a new episode of our podcast; The Meridian. In this second episode of the podcast Nic and Rebecca - a couple of curious and energetic astronomy PhD students - invite Josefin Martell to the mic and chat to him about impact craters. Thereafter they take a closer look at one of their favourite astronomical objects. The Meridian is produced by Lund

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00:39:01

The Meridian S1E1 - Planet formation on the Astronomy...

The Meridian ·

2021/09/24

Have you ever wondered what astronomers do? Join us on Astronomy Day and Night as we launch our brand new astronomy podcast; The Meridian. In this first episode of the podcast Nic and Rebecca - a couple of curious and energetic astronomy PhD students - invite Michiel Lambrechts to the mic and chat to him about planet formation. Thereafter they take a closer look at one of their favourite astronomical objects. The Meridian is produced by Lund Observatory. You can find the podcast on Spotify, Apple

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00:03:43

The Meridian S1E0 - The zeroth episode.

The Meridian ·

2021/08/21

In this zeroth episode we introduce you to our brand new astronomy podcast: The Meridian. Hosting the first season of The Meridian are Rebecca Forsberg and Nicolas Borsato - a couple of astronomy PhD students at Lund Observatory in Sweden, and our producer is Anna S. Arnadottir. This first season contains a total of six episodes (not including this zeroth one) and we will be releasing the episodes on Fridays, starting on the 24. of September 2021. If you have any comments or questions about the show

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