58: Astronomical Pancake Theory
Feb 19, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 58
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Episode description
Come see us live at the Northern Podcast Festival in Hull, 16 May
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Things we talked about in this episode:
The Northern Podcast Festival in Hull, 16 May
Pancake day, a.k.a Shrove Tuesday
Angular Momentum and ice skating
Planetary disks around other stars
Galaxy formation and density waves
Photo of a black hole (see also Syzygy episode 35)
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