Dr. Brian Keating
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So I realized the only way to find out about it was to wait for the New York Times to get delivered on Sunday because they did have a section back then that they don't have now called Cosmos. And in it, it depicted what the night sky looked like that night, which is a Sunday. And that was like three or four days after what โ I had this observation, which was incredibly observant.
So I realized the only way to find out about it was to wait for the New York Times to get delivered on Sunday because they did have a section back then that they don't have now called Cosmos. And in it, it depicted what the night sky looked like that night, which is a Sunday. And that was like three or four days after what โ I had this observation, which was incredibly observant.
And I looked at it and it was the moon. It showed the moon and it showed Jupiter. I was like, what? You can see a planet with your naked eye? This was around the time Voyager was going by the planets on the grand tour of the solar system, never been done before. I was like, I thought you needed a spaceship. And I realized that was my first bit of astronomical research. I looked up.
And I looked at it and it was the moon. It showed the moon and it showed Jupiter. I was like, what? You can see a planet with your naked eye? This was around the time Voyager was going by the planets on the grand tour of the solar system, never been done before. I was like, I thought you needed a spaceship. And I realized that was my first bit of astronomical research. I looked up.
And I looked at it and it was the moon. It showed the moon and it showed Jupiter. I was like, what? You can see a planet with your naked eye? This was around the time Voyager was going by the planets on the grand tour of the solar system, never been done before. I was like, I thought you needed a spaceship. And I realized that was my first bit of astronomical research. I looked up.
I had a hypothesis. What is it? I was wrong. I thought it was a star. It was a planet. I was like, this is insane. Imagine what I could see if I had a telescope. But I couldn't afford a telescope. We were pretty modest means back then. I had a job working on a delicatessen down the street. And I'd do that once a week.
I had a hypothesis. What is it? I was wrong. I thought it was a star. It was a planet. I was like, this is insane. Imagine what I could see if I had a telescope. But I couldn't afford a telescope. We were pretty modest means back then. I had a job working on a delicatessen down the street. And I'd do that once a week.
I had a hypothesis. What is it? I was wrong. I thought it was a star. It was a planet. I was like, this is insane. Imagine what I could see if I had a telescope. But I couldn't afford a telescope. We were pretty modest means back then. I had a job working on a delicatessen down the street. And I'd do that once a week.
And then I got a grant from a three-letter agency, which is the beginning of many, many scientists' careers. I got a grant from the MOM agency, my mother. She supplemented my $2 an hour salary at the Venice Delicatessen in Dobbs Ferry. And I ended up getting a telescope for $75. And I cherish this thing. And then I was like, oh, let me look at these things in the sky. And it's pretty amazing.
And then I got a grant from a three-letter agency, which is the beginning of many, many scientists' careers. I got a grant from the MOM agency, my mother. She supplemented my $2 an hour salary at the Venice Delicatessen in Dobbs Ferry. And I ended up getting a telescope for $75. And I cherish this thing. And then I was like, oh, let me look at these things in the sky. And it's pretty amazing.
And then I got a grant from a three-letter agency, which is the beginning of many, many scientists' careers. I got a grant from the MOM agency, my mother. She supplemented my $2 an hour salary at the Venice Delicatessen in Dobbs Ferry. And I ended up getting a telescope for $75. And I cherish this thing. And then I was like, oh, let me look at these things in the sky. And it's pretty amazing.
I don't know if you know the history of telescopes, but the first ones were invented because of the glass that was present to make eyeglasses. So telescopes came from eyeglasses. Where was the best glasses? Where were the best glasses made? In the Netherlands. So actually the telescope and the microscope were both invented in Holland.
I don't know if you know the history of telescopes, but the first ones were invented because of the glass that was present to make eyeglasses. So telescopes came from eyeglasses. Where was the best glasses? Where were the best glasses made? In the Netherlands. So actually the telescope and the microscope were both invented in Holland.
I don't know if you know the history of telescopes, but the first ones were invented because of the glass that was present to make eyeglasses. So telescopes came from eyeglasses. Where was the best glasses? Where were the best glasses made? In the Netherlands. So actually the telescope and the microscope were both invented in Holland.
And the guy who invented the telescope is very interesting because it would be like he made the telescope, but he never thought to look at the night sky with it. He only used it as a spyglass to look at objects on the horizon or in a city or whatever. He never went like this, looked up at 45. That required Galileo. So he's my absolute hero of all science. We'll talk about him later maybe.
And the guy who invented the telescope is very interesting because it would be like he made the telescope, but he never thought to look at the night sky with it. He only used it as a spyglass to look at objects on the horizon or in a city or whatever. He never went like this, looked up at 45. That required Galileo. So he's my absolute hero of all science. We'll talk about him later maybe.
And the guy who invented the telescope is very interesting because it would be like he made the telescope, but he never thought to look at the night sky with it. He only used it as a spyglass to look at objects on the horizon or in a city or whatever. He never went like this, looked up at 45. That required Galileo. So he's my absolute hero of all science. We'll talk about him later maybe.
Galileo was the first person to ever look up with this telescope and spot objects in the solar system, in the universe that had never been seen before with a scientific tool. So everybody had used their eyes, back to Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Copernicus, they had to use their eyes, which are telescopes, I'll get back to that, don't worry.
Galileo was the first person to ever look up with this telescope and spot objects in the solar system, in the universe that had never been seen before with a scientific tool. So everybody had used their eyes, back to Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Copernicus, they had to use their eyes, which are telescopes, I'll get back to that, don't worry.
Galileo was the first person to ever look up with this telescope and spot objects in the solar system, in the universe that had never been seen before with a scientific tool. So everybody had used their eyes, back to Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Copernicus, they had to use their eyes, which are telescopes, I'll get back to that, don't worry.