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Ep. 777: The Eddington Limit

Ep. 777: The Eddington Limit

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition vor 9 Monaten

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Streamed live on Dec 29, 2025.

How big can a star get? This is a calculation made by one of the
original pioneers of modern astronomy, Sir Arthur Eddington. And
it’s named after him, the Eddington Limit. Now, astronomers are
finding examples of giant black holes early in the Universe,
calling into question some of Eddington’s assumptions. Let’s
explore this fascinating concept! Why are stars sphere-ish? Why
do blackholes not eat everything? Why do pulsating stars pulsate?
It all comes down to work done by Eddington at the beginning of
the last century, and today we're going to look back at
Eddington's work and all its applications in modern Astronomy.

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In this episode, we'd like to thank: Andrew Poelstra, BogieNet,
Brian Cagle, Burry Gowen, David, David Rossetter, Ed, Gerhard
Schwarzer, Jason Kwong, Jeanette Wink, Michael Purcell, Sergey
Manouilov, Siggi Kemmler, Sérgio Sancevero