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Planetary Radio • Aug 30, 2017

Planetary Radio Live on the Eve of the Eclipse

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Bob Baer

Carbondale Solar Eclipse Steering Committee Co-Chair and Illinois Citizen CATE Coordinator for Southern Illinois University

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Steven Clarke

Director of the Heliophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate for NASA Headquarters

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Thanasis Economou

Senior Scientist for University of Chicago Enrico Fermi Institute

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Mike Kentrianakis

Eclipse Project Manager for American Astronomical Society

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Nergis Mavalvala

Marble Professor of Astrophysics for Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Lou Mayo

Heliophysicist and Science Educator for NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center

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Kevin Morefield

Astrophotographer

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Michele Nichols

Director of Public Observing for Adler Planetarium

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Lucianne Walkowicz

Baruch S. Blumberg Chair in Astrobiology, Library of Congress for Astronomer, Adler Planetarium

With hours to go before the Great American Eclipse, nine outstanding guests joined host Mat Kaplan for Planetary Radio Live in front of 1,100 rowdy eclipse and space science fans. Also at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for the show was the Jenny Johnson Band with its new song, “Solar Eclipse.” Bruce Betts arrives later with a post-eclipse What’s Up report. The guys have found one last rubber asteroid to give away in the space trivia contest.

Planetary Radio Live on the eve of the eclipse
Planetary Radio Live on the eve of the eclipse Image: Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University
Mat Kaplan at Planetary Radio Live on the eve of the eclipse
Mat Kaplan at Planetary Radio Live on the eve of the eclipse Image: Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University
Planetary Radio Live guests on the eve of the eclipse
Planetary Radio Live guests on the eve of the eclipse Image: Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University
Mat Kaplan hosts the SIUC eclipse event at Saluki Stadium
Mat Kaplan hosts the SIUC eclipse event at Saluki Stadium Image: Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University
Over 14,000 people gathered at SIUC Saluki Stadium to celebrate the eclipse
Over 14,000 people gathered at SIUC Saluki Stadium to celebrate the eclipse Image: Board of Trustees, Southern Illinois University

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This week's prizes are the brand new Chop Shop-designed Planetary Radio t-shirt, a 200-point iTelescope.net astronomy account, and a rubber Planetary Society asteroid.

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This week's question:

Giovanni Domenico Cassini, for whom the Cassini mission is named, began a mapping project that was continued by four generations of Cassinis, especially his grandson and great-grandson. What did they map?

To submit your answer:

Complete the contest entry form at http://planetary.org/radiocontest or write to us at [email protected] no later than Wednesday, September 6th at 8am Pacific Time. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Last week's question:

To within a minute, what is the longest possible time of totality for a solar eclipse seen from Earth?

Answer:

The answer will be revealed next week.

Question from the week before:

What is the funny word used when three celestial bodies are lined up, as in an eclipse? It’s not “stooges.”

Answer:

No answer this week! We’ll announce the winners of two contests next week.