Today's 'guest' is HAD's This Month in Astronomical History. I'll be reading more essays from the archives: Emily McMahon's November 2020 essay titled, "Sedna: In the Depths of the Solar System", and Dr. Ken Rumstay's November 2022 essay titled, "Lunokhod 1 - The First Extraterrestrial Rover". Please note that Emily was a high school student when she wrote her essay, so you don't have to be an astronomer or astrophysicist to write for TMIAH. H'ad astra historia is the official podcast for the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society. We're here to share stories from and about the people who study the stars, planets, and the cosmos. We'll be hearing from individuals who not only study the history of astronomy, but also those who lived it, who were "in the room" during pivotal events within the last 50 years or so. Podcast theme music: "Frost Waltz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under creative commons: by attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Loretta Cannon (an AAS affiliate via Rose City Astronomers) is a science-and-word-nerd who really likes outer space and the people who study it. She quite enjoys working as HAD's podcaster, sharing astronomy stories to you. This Month in Astronomical History: https://had.aas.org/resources/astro-history Dr. Mugdha Polimera: https://www.mugdhapolimera.com/ Sedna: In the Depths of the Solar System TMIAH Nov 2020 "Sedna: In the Depths of the Solar System": https://aas.org/posts/news/2020/11/month-astronomical-history-november-2020 Emily McMahon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilykmcmahon/ https://aas242-aas.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=88-6D-5F-F3-FF-2E-D2-CD-AA-94-0C-FA-DE-FF-11-5E Sedna (2003 VB12): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedna_(dwarf_planet) Sedna (Inuit legend): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedna_(mythology) Kuiper Belt: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/kuiper-belt/ Oort Cloud: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/ Palomar Observatory: https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/homepage.html https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/about/chronology.html Mike Brown (CalTech): https://mikebrown.caltech.edu/ Chad Trujillo (NAU, Gemini): https://directory.nau.edu/person/cat382 https://www.sciencefriday.com/person/chad-trujillo/ David Rabinowitz (Yale): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_L._Rabinowitz https://physics.yale.edu/people/david-rabinowitz Samuel Oschin 48" Schmidt Telescope: https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/about/telescopes/oschin.html Quasar Equatorial Survey Team (QUEST) Camera: https://www.astro.yale.edu/mschwamb/Quest_La_Silla_KBO_Survey/Telescope_and_Camera.html SkyMorph program: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998BAAS...30.1036L/abstract Palomar Sky Survey: https://voyages.sdss.org/expeditions/expedition-to-galaxies/sky-surveys/the-palomar-sky-survey/ Gemini Telescope: https://www.gemini.edu/ Keck Observatory: https://keckobservatory.org/ Hubble Space Telescope: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/ NASAs's Dwarf Planets (including Pluto, Eris): https://science.nasa.gov/dwarf-planets/ Mike Brown's paper describing Sedna's discovery: https://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/sedna/#planets Sedna webpage (by Mike Brown): https://web.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/sedna/#planets animation of Sedna's orbit by Robert Hurt (Spitzer Sci Ctr): https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/video/ssc2004-05v1-orbit-of-sedna 2012 VP113 'Biden': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_VP113 2015 TG387 'The Goblin': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/541132_Lele%C4%81k%C5%ABhonua https://www.npr.org/2018/10/02/653453443/a-small-planet-with-big-implications Lunokhod 1 – The First Extraterrestrial Rover TMIAH Nov 2022 "Lunokhod 1 – The First Extraterrestrial Rover": https://aas.org/posts/news/2022/11/month-astronomical-history-november-2022 Prof Kenneth Rumstay: https://www.valdosta.edu/about/news/releases/2017/09/dr.-kenneth-rumstay-honored-with-presidential-excellence-award-for-teaching.php https://meritpages.com/KennethRumstay HAD News: https://had.aas.org/news/had_news Mars Curiosity rover: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/ Soviet Union: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet N1 rocket: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N1_(rocket) NASA's Apollo program: https://www.nasa.gov/the-apollo-program/ Lunokhod ('moonwalker') 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_1 Baikonur Cosmodrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lro/ Sky and Telescope magazine: https://skyandtelescope.org NPR article on Lunokhod 2 rover (discusses Garriott's purchase): https://www.npr.org/2010/03/20/124956591/lunar-rover-is-spotted-for-first-time-in-37-years China's Yutu rovers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutu_(rover) https://www.planetary.org/space-missions/change-4 Sputnik I: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1 Artemis Program: https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/ A Little Bit of Trivia – NASA mission patches Artemis Program: https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/ Artemis I: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-i/ Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., season 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D._season_3 Mission patch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_patch https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/human-spaceflight-mission-patches/ Loretta Cannon's LinkedIn page (for transcripts' pdf files): https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorettajcannon-neptuneedit/ We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. 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