About this episode

This episode explores the contributions of Caroline Herschel to astronomy and discusses the basics of comets.

Join Jordan and Kit for this asterism episode about Caroline Herschel and Comets! Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/starrytimepod Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:56 A Brief History of Caroline Herschel 06:07 Comet Basics 13:40 Outro Keywords: Caroline Herschel, women in astronomy, comets, comet discovery, Kuiper Belt, Oort Cloud, asteroids, meteoroids, interstellar comets, Messier catalog, Flamsteed designation, Royal Astronomical Society, history of astronomy

People in this episode

Hosts: Jordan Tierney, Kit Irving

Topics covered

• Caroline Herschel
• comets
• history of astronomy
• women in astronomy
• asterisms

Keywords

• Caroline Herschel
• women in astronomy
• comets
• comet discovery
• Kuiper Belt
• Oort Cloud
• asteroids
• meteoroids
• interstellar comets
• history of astronomy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Astronomical Society

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