STEPHEN JAMES O'MEARA is a renowned volcanologist, award-winning astronomer, and serial author. His books include Night Skies of Botswana, MARS: The Lure of the Red Planet, and a series of Deep Sky Companion books designed to help amateur astronomers get the most out of their observations. He's known for his legendary eyesight and observational prowess, which have helped him become the first person to observe many incredible things, including Hailey's comet on its 1985 return, the rotation period of Uranus, and the mysterious spokes in Saturn's B-ring, which he was able to detect before the Voyager spacecraft imaged them. He also happens to have an asteroid named after him, and this just happens to be his first ever experience on a podcast! HAVE YOU MET... LINKS All Podcast Links Website Instagram: @haveyoumet_podcast Video version available on YouTube: FULL EPISODES - CLIPS The podcast that will introduce you to people you’ve never heard of, along with getting you better acquainted with those you have. Relaxed conversational style interview podcast with no rigid structure or boundaries. My goal with this podcast, is to talk to an eclectic mix of people about an eclectic range of topics. The only thing all my guests are guaranteed to have in common, is that I want to chat with them. Stay up to date with Stephen Check out some of Stephen's books PODCAST LINKS: https://linktr.ee/HaveYouMet https://haveyoumetpodcast.com/ Instagram: @haveyoumet_podcast Just two people talking… Keywords for the video: Astronomy, Volcano, Volcanoes, Volcanology, Stars, Planet, Planets, Uranus, Saturn, Saturn's Rings, Harvard, Observation

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