Splashdown Plateau Astro
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A weekly 15-minute podcast about what will be visible in the sky for the week, plus interviews with Montréal artists, astronomers, and scientists about space.
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Dec 28: Webb Telescope, Post-Launch Thoughts
An interview with Nathalie Ouellette just hours after the Webb Telescope successfully launched into space on December 25, 2021.
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Dec 26: Webb Telescope, Pre-Launch Thoughts
An interview with Nathalie Ouellette, JWST Outreach Scientist at the University of Montréal collaborating with the Canadian Space Agency. This was recorded on December 24, 2021, to get Nathalie's feelings about Webb the night before this historic, once-in-a-generation launch.
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Oct 28: Astronomy + Urban Landscapes
Talking with AJ Korkidakis about how he got his shot of the Moon rising over the abandoned Canada Malting Silos in St Henri in September 2021.
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Aug 25, 2021: La Fontaine Lobsters
There's a mystery in the water's of Parc La Fontaine: head to the waters there at night in the summertime, and you'll see lobster-like creatures along the shore. Master's student at McGill, Noemie Sheppard, tells us why.
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Apr 26, 2021: Les Microcosmes
In 2017, Daphnée Côté-Hallé began 'Les Microcosmes', space-inspired art collages with vintage flair. We talk about her inspirations and how the New Space era we're in might be influencing the art market.
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Mar 29, 2021: Next Gen RASC
In June 2020, during the peak of the Black Lives Matter protests, it felt like our institutions had to have internal reflections on what they wanted to be and represent.
Emilie Laflèche, along with others, has helped create a committee inside of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada to address the changing demographics of amateur astronomy in Canada.