Episode 9: Prince George's Star Studded Skies

The Take On Prince George

Where does the northern lights shine brightest in Prince George?
Tune in to uncover the wonders of the night sky with Malhar Kendurkar, president of the Prince George Astronomical Society and founder of the Global Supernova Search Team.
Kendurkar takes listeners on a journey of where to observe nighttime phenomena and how to know when the aurora borealis will make an appearance in Prince George.
Resources: Prince George Astronomical Society

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Chapter

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Malhar Journey as Astrophysicist (00:00:59)

3. How Astronomy is done (00:02:30)

4. Malhar Personnel Observatory (00:03:23)

5. Prince George Observatory (00:04:06)

6. How Telescope works (00:04:45)

7. Telescope in Prince George Observatory (00:05:41)

8. In depth about the Observatory in PG (00:06:29)

9. Places to visit near the Observatory in PG (00:08:25)

10. What sets Prince George apart in Astronomy (00:08:58)

11. New discoveries by Malhar (00:11:15)

12. Area's around PG for Star Gazing (00:12:30)

13. Membership of PG Observatory (00:15:45)

14. Perks of Membership (00:17:00)

15. Exploring Northern Lights (00:18:45)

16. Northern Lights Forecast (00:20:20)

17. Specific time for viewing Aurora Lights (00:23:12)

18. Lookout points for Northern lights in PG (00:24:15)

19. Discovery of Supernova at PG Observatory (00:26:50)

20. Things to look out through binoculars (00:27:30)

21. 3 interesting things to explore using binoculars (00:28:10)

22. Final comments by the guest speaker (00:29:56)