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Episode 531: Open Space 41: Seeing Jupiter At Opposition, And More...
In this week's penultimate episode of Open Space before our summer hiatus, I give tips and tricks on seeing Jupiter, what's a good starting telescope, updates on LIGO, why rockets launch straight up, and more...00:00 Introduction02:00 Looking at Jupiter02:38 Starting Telescope03:55 Why do rockets launch vertically first?05:04 How much should a telescope cost?05:48 What has LIGO been seeing?08:15 How bad is the radiation around Jupiter?10:20 What do I think about the Lunar Gateway13:17 Drilling into Europa14:29 Will ISS have a successor?16:19 Probe to Uranus/Neptune?18:02 Why do a crewed…
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