#107 - Associate Prof. Jan Elridge Interview (Astrophysics, The Sun, Mars, Gamma Ray Bursts, Satellites, Black Holes etc. )

Associate Professor Jan Elridge is an astrophysicist at the
University Of Auckland her main research is on the life and death
of stars.


SOCIAL MEDIA


TWITTER - @astro_jje


*DISCLAIMER* Apologies for Jan's audio, not much I could do about
it as it wasn't the greatest on her end.


#astrophysics #blackholes #gammarays


 


TIMESTAMPS


00:00 - Intro


00:42 - Studying Astrophysics And Still Barely Knowing Anything
About It


01:11 - Studying The Stars/Gravitational Waves


03:27 - One Thing Causing An Entire Programme Model To Be Off


04:30 - Supernovae/Black Hole Dimensions


06:00 - How BPASS Programme Works


08:06 - How Long It Takes To Make A Model


10:45 - Films Portrayals Of Space/Black Holes


13:32 - Jan Is A Fan Of Sci-Fi/Dr WHO/Astronomer Debates


16:25 - Structures Of Stars


19:25 - The Sun


20:04 - What Would Happen If The Sun Disappeared


21:30 - How To Survive On Earth If The Sun Disappeared


22:51 - Gamma Ray Bursts/How They Were Discovered


27:48 - The Area A Gamma Ray Explosion Would Cause


31:10 - Shooting Stars Aren’t Shooting Stars/History


33:26 - Why Shooting Stars Haven’t Been Corrected To Be Shooting
Meteorites


35:13 - Astronomy Leads To Philosophical & Ethical Questions


37:04 - Where Do We Come From


38:03 - The Flaws In Elon Musk’s MARS Mission


41:34 - Space Is Hostile/It Would Be Better To Go To The Moon
First


42:50 - Films That Are Accurate In Dictating MARS 


44:30 - The Chance Of Satellites Being Destroyed From A Chain
Reaction


46:37 - Bringing Space Junk Down To Earth To Burn Up In The
Atmosphere


48:38 - Beaming Light From Space Satellites To Earth/Why We Use
Cables


50:54 - A Difference Between Theorists And Observers


53:44 - Professional Amateur Astronomers/Theorists& Observers
Collaborating


57:10 - How To Rebuttal A Flat Earth Theorist


59:43 - Where To Follow Jan Elridge