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Welcome to Launch Pad Astronomy! I'm Christian Ready, your friendly neighborhood astronomer, and this channel is the place to geek out on the universe and understand how it works, all in plain english.
When I was 13 years old, I started working at the Sproul Observatory at Swarthmore College. I helped with observing, analysis, and monthly open houses. I was instantly hooked on sharing the universe with others. Other highlights include working on the Hubble Space Telescope and teaching astronomy at Towson University (I’m probably skipping a couple of decades here and there, but you get the idea).
I upload once per week, though my exact schedule varies with my teaching schedule every semester. But if you subscribe and hit the notification icon, you’ll always know when my latest videos are uploaded.
Otherwise, you can find us at www.launchpadworkshop.org/ and www.christianready.com/.
When I was 13 years old, I started working at the Sproul Observatory at Swarthmore College. I helped with observing, analysis, and monthly open houses. I was instantly hooked on sharing the universe with others. Other highlights include working on the Hubble Space Telescope and teaching astronomy at Towson University (I’m probably skipping a couple of decades here and there, but you get the idea).
I upload once per week, though my exact schedule varies with my teaching schedule every semester. But if you subscribe and hit the notification icon, you’ll always know when my latest videos are uploaded.
Otherwise, you can find us at www.launchpadworkshop.org/ and www.christianready.com/.
This is what Neptune really looks like
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00:00 Introduction
02:41 Sponsor: Star Trek Fleet Command
03:55 How Voyager's images were created
04:42 Why NASA created false color images
07:41 Understanding Uranus's seasonal changes
09:42 How the images were made into true color
11:22 What was learned about Uranus
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🧭 References:
Irwin et al 2024: academic.oup.com/mnras/article/527/4/11521/7511973?login=false
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📭 c/o Christian Ready
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Westminster, MD 21158
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00:00 Introduction
02:41 Sponsor: Star Trek Fleet Command
03:55 How Voyager's images were created
04:42 Why NASA created false color images
07:41 Understanding Uranus's seasonal changes
09:42 How the images were made into true color
11:22 What was learned about Uranus
🔔 Subscribe for more: czcams.com/users/christianready
🖖 Share this video with a fellow space traveler: czcams.com/video/GardpbhQnH4/video.html
🔴 Watch my most recent upload: goo.gl/QbRcE2
🚀 Help me improve the channel by joining the community on Patreon
patreon.com/launchpadastro
🚀 Check out Launch Pad merchandise!
teespring.com/stores/launchpadastro
Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.
🧭 References:
Irwin et al 2024: academic.oup.com/mnras/article/527/4/11521/7511973?login=false
✅ Let's connect:
For business inquiries - chris AT christianready DOT com
Twitter - @launchpadastro
Instagram - @launchpadastro
Bluesky - @christianready.bluesky.social
Mastodon - @christianready@universeodon.com
Facebook - LaunchPadAstronomy/
Discord - discord.gg/yChAuUe
📭 c/o Christian Ready
P.O. Box 66
Westminster, MD 21158
United States
Earth
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Could the Sun be hiding a black hole?
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Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor aura.com/launchpad to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours is being sold. Check out @AstroAnimatorVFX 's channel! 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Hawking's primordial black holes 01:54 How a black hole could power a star 03:02 Primordial black holes as dark matter 03:48 How a PBH could get inside the Sun 04:23 Mod...
How the Euclid Telescope was Rescued
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Enjoy 10% discount and free shipping on all Hoverpens with code LPA: North America & other countries: bit.ly/lpa_novium UK & Europe: bit.ly/noviumeu_lpa Get Nadieh Bremmer's Sky Maps Here!: shop.visualcinnamon.com/ 00:00 Introduction 02:25 Stray Light 03:40 Fine Guidance Sensor Problem 05:13 Sponsor Message - Novium Hoverpen 06:24 How Euclid Makes Images 07:44 Perseus Cluster 08:53 IC 342 "Hidd...
How the Euclid Telescope will map the Dark Universe
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00:00 Introduction: How Euclid will map the Dark Universe 02:03 The Euclid Survey 04:57 The First Images & Spectra 07:27 How Euclid will Detect Dark Matter 10:12 What We'll Learn 12:13 Additional non-Cosmology Science 13:16 When Will We Get Data? 14:02 Overlap with Rubin Observatory and Roman Space Telescope 🔔 Subscribe for more: czcams.com/users/christianready Share this video with a fellow sp...
Could the Universe be TWICE as old as we thought?
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00:00 Could the Universe be TWICE as old as we thought? 01:52 the Lambda-CDM model of the Universe 02:55 Problems with Lambda-CDM 04:58 Gupta's Tired Light hypothesis to explain the "Impossible Early Galaxy" problem 07:07 Tired Light doesn't explain Cosmological Time Dilation 08:39 Tired Light doesn't explain the Cosmic Microwave Background 09:41 Gupta's Covarying Coupling Constants modificatio...
Gravitational Wave Background Discovered - Spacetime is Vibrating!
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The Cosmic Gravitational Wave Background was discovered! Spacetime is vibrating with the constant thrum of gravitational waves from supermassive black hole binary systems (SMBHBs) but also possibly new physics from the Big Bang! 00:00 Introduction 02:02 Gravitational Waves Explained 03:53 Using Pulsar Timing Array to Detect Gravitational Waves 08:15 PTA Collaborations 09:10 How they know its th...
Could This Star Explode Before You Die?
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Go to sponsr.is/cs_lpa and use code LPA to save 25% off today. Thanks to Curiosity Stream for sponsoring today’s video. 00:00 Could Betelgeuse Supernova DECADES from now? 01:05 Betelgeuse the star 02:17 Why it's hard to know what's happening to the star 04:48 Curiosity Stream 05:47 How they modeled Betelgeuse's interior 09:02 How long before supernova? 11:36 Criticism of Saio's work 13:52 My th...
What caused the Brightest Explosion in the Universe?
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The first 100 people to use code LAUNCHPAD at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: incogni.com/LAUNCHPAD 00:00 Introduction 01:21 What was the BOAT? 02:04 Gamma-Ray Bursts and their Afterglow 03:26 The BOAT compared to other GRBs 05:21 Sponsored by Incogni 06:34 How the BOAT was unlike other GRBs 08:41 Webb observations didn't find a supernova 09:32 Hubble image of the BOAT's home galaxy...
Webb discovers THREE asteroid belts around a star!
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The star Fomalhaut seems to have three asteroid belts, based on new James Webb Space Telescope observations. Drs. András Gáspár, George Rieke, and Schuyler Wolff tell us why! 00:00 Introduction 02:06 Interview begins 03:40 Hunting for exo-asteroids at Vega and Epsilon Eridani 04:30 What are "Thermal Locations" in a planetary system? 06:29 Why is there a debris disk? 09:02 Are the rings caused b...
Black Hole Image Gets an AI Upgrade!
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Get Surfshark VPN at surfshark.deals/launchpad - Enter promo code LAUNCHPAD for 3 extra months for free! 00:00 Introduction 00:46 The new PRIMO image 04:06 Surfshark VPN 05:20 How PRIMO's AI works 10:02 Will PRIMO image Sag A*? 10:27 Next Generation EHT! 11:20 Thank you Patrons! 🔔 Subscribe for more: czcams.com/users/christianready Share this video with a fellow space traveler: czcams.com/video...
Jupiter's Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) w/Project Scientist Olivier Witasse
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ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is on its way to explore Jupiter's moons Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. I spoke with Dr. Olivier Witasse, the JUICE Project Scientist about this exciting mission. 00:00 Introduction 02:41 Dr. Olivier Vitasse 03:49 Why isn't JUICE going to visit Io? 04:36 Detecting subsurface oceans 06:30 Mission trajectory 09:33 Deployment and Commissioning 11:19 JUICE'...
Solar Orbiter Discovers Surprising new Phenomenon in the Sun
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Solar Orbiter confirms Switchbacks in the Sun! 00:00 Introduction 00:30 The Sun's magnetic field and the solar wind 02:50 Discovery of Switchbacks 04:34 What causes Switchbacks? 07:18 Solar Orbiter makes first Switchback detection 09:11 Was this really a Switchback? 10:02 Can this discovery explain the slow solar wind? 11:29 Thank you Patrons! 🔔 Subscribe for more: czcams.com/users/christianrea...
This dwarf planet's RINGS shouldn't be possible
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Astronomers discovered an "impossible" ring around the dwarf planet Quaoar in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune's orbit. Quaoar's ring orbits far outside of its Roche limit which is thought to be the maximum distance planetary rings can be stable. 00:00 Introduction 00:47 How Quaoar's rings were discovered 02:39 Rings around small solar system bodies 03:47 Rings are supposed to work in the Roche L...
Controlling the James Webb Space Telescope
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00:00 Introduction 00:20 Flight Control Room with Kenny McKenzie 01:36 What Happened During Launch and Deployment 02:29 Flight Control Workstations Explained 04:12 Commanding through the Deep Space Network 04:48 Visiting the Command Controller Station 05:38 Fine Sun Sensor 2 Aliveness Test 08:34 Mission Clock and Visualization Tool 09:53 Getting to Normal Operations 11:27 Thank you Patrons! 🔔 S...
How Webb will Avoid Micrometeoroids and MIRI is Back!
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Head to squarespace.com/launchpadastronomy to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code launchpadastronomy 00:00 Avoiding micrometeoroids and MIRI is back! 00:28 MIRI Restored to Full Functionality 03:10 Squarespace Ad 04:20 Micrometeoroid Impact Assessment 05:52 Why the Mirror Couldn't be Fully Corrected 07:57 Will the Mirror Survive the Entire Mission? 08:57 Micromete...
Webb's first glimpse of Jupiter and Mars with Dr. Heidi B. Hammel
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Webb's first glimpse of Jupiter and Mars with Dr. Heidi B. Hammel
Why Neptune looks like a ghost - with Dr. Heidi B. Hammel
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Why Neptune looks like a ghost - with Dr. Heidi B. Hammel
There's a Problem with Webb's MIRI Instrument
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There's a Problem with Webb's MIRI Instrument
Webb's Tarantula (and Orion!) nebula are AMAZING!
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Webb's Tarantula (and Orion!) nebula are AMAZING!
How NASA imaged Webb's First Deep Field with Joe DePasquale
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How NASA imaged Webb's First Deep Field with Joe DePasquale
How Webb Found CO2 in an Exoplanet's Atmosphere
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How Webb Found CO2 in an Exoplanet's Atmosphere
How NASA created Webb's image of the Carina Nebula with Alyssa Pagan
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How NASA created Webb's image of the Carina Nebula with Alyssa Pagan
Webb's Cartwheel Galaxy - Breakdown and Analysis
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Webb's Cartwheel Galaxy - Breakdown and Analysis
New MIRI Commissioning Images from Webb - with Andras Gaspar
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New MIRI Commissioning Images from Webb - with Andras Gaspar
Webb's First Images Explained - Seeing the Universe in a New Light!
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Webb's First Images Explained - Seeing the Universe in a New Light!
Did FAST Detect an Alien Signal? Probably not, but still...
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Did FAST Detect an Alien Signal? Probably not, but still...
Webb Hit by Micrometeoroid - DON'T PANIC!
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Webb Hit by Micrometeoroid - DON'T PANIC!
How Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole was Imaged
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How Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole was Imaged
How Webb's Cryocooler Works - MIRI is less than 7 Kelvin!
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How Webb's Cryocooler Works - MIRI is less than 7 Kelvin!
Webb in Full Focus - Mirrors are Aligned!
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Webb in Full Focus - Mirrors are Aligned!
Taking a layman's guess before the explanation is given. I think it orbits L2 by being slowed down and then "slingshotted" forward in its solar orbit by Earth. That it, it is actually orbiting the sun but in a position so precise that Earth's gravitational effect causes it to _appear_ to orbit L2.
Ayyyy
How do I track the ecliptic of the sun from the vernal equinox until the next vernal equinox-the days it takes the sun to track through each constellation beginning with the constellation after the vernal equinox?
Lagrangian points are 'nothing' in the same sense that dimples are 'nothing.'
I just want to say your content and expertise for all of you videos is brilliant and its a real shame you don't have more subscribers. Thank you for making these videos!
Maybe there's a reason related to UFO/UAPs that might explain why planet X can't be found.. They (the little bug eyed guys) don't want us to find it.. 🤔
Planet 9 is not recognized by astronomers because it is hidden in a large spiral cloud like LL Pegasi. Astronomers know nothing about ancient human history that tells us about a cycle of seven natural disasters that is caused by a celestial body. Every earth layer that is lying loose on top of the previous one is the proof of one disaster because when that planet crosses the ecliptic plane with a very high speed the gravitational force causes a huge tidal wave on our planet. That wave wipes out the existing civilization and some animal species go extinct. It leaves a thick layer of mud all over the planet that hardens and becomes the next earth layer. We have many pictures from that planet 9 that is approaching our planet Earth. We have pictures from its orbit and where we must look now, east of the constellation Pisces. That is also the spot where LL Pegasi can be found. Coincidence? To learn much more about planet 9, the cycle of recurring floods, the recreation of civilizations and its timeline and ancient high technology, read the e-Book: "Planet 9 = Nibiru". You can read it on every computer, tablet or smartphone. Search: invisible nibiru 9
Planet 9 is not recognized by astronomers because it is hidden in a spiral cloud like LL Pegasi. Astronomers know nothing about ancient human history that tells us about a cycle of seven natural disasters that is caused by a celestial body. Every earth layer that is lying loose on top of the previous one is the proof of one disaster because when that planet crosses the ecliptic plane with a very high speed the gravitational force causes a huge tidal wave on our planet. That wave wipes out the existing civilization and some animal species go extinct. It leaves a thick layer of mud all over the planet that hardens and becomes the next earth layer. We have many pictures from that planet 9 that is approaching our planet Earth. We have pictures from its orbit and where we must look now, east of the constellation Pisces. That is also the spot where LL Pegasi can be found. Coincidence? To learn much more about planet 9, the cycle of recurring floods, the recreation of civilizations and its timeline and ancient high technology, read the e-Book: "Planet 9 = Nibiru". You can read it on every computer, tablet or smartphone. Search: invisible nibiru 9
We just sent everything there is to know about us apart from our location to Whoever is there to receive it, even though we are not going to know anything about them, and even though in this universe, resources are something to fight for…. Thanks America, you keep showing your colours
I think there is no natural way to keep a beam in the direction of our Galaxy (let alone the Solar System!) for 5 minutes at a distance of 2 billion ly. Even the telescope would need correction. It must have been one large body at highly relativistic speeds.
This was an excellent video showing and explaining the phases of the moon and what we are seeing...thank you for this content!❤
So what I'm seeing is there as an eclipse once a month during the new moon phase
Can someone kindly explain how is it that the earth does not block the moon from being illuminated on the full moon phase? On the illustrations it appears that the moon should be in Earth's shadow during the full moon phase. Thanks for your help!
I'm back here a year later to wonder - have astronomers been able to see any 'proplyds' in the 30 Doradus? I'm assuming the answer is 'no', they're possible to see in the Orion nebula because that's relatively nearby, but 30 Doradus is too far away to resolve such small objects.
Incredible explanation... Humans are so f*cking smart.
Yes but l thought black holes was a gateway to another galaxy?
Thank you very much for your educational videos they’re amazing. I really really appreciate it.
You can only fool dumb people. Slightly elliptical movement ha?
Is this a Evolution of ancient Greek astronomy?
Finally! The answers i was looking for
Cool story, bro. 😎
9:05 Why is it that you say dIoxyribose but the text says dEoxyribose and then you switch to say dEoxyribose?
What are the chances they're the same size as the sun? No such thing as coincidence in the heavens. The earth is a stationary realm and the heavens is the ones moving, not earth. It's a perfect time piece of the creator.
@20083500HD can a total eclipse path take the same exact path and location again thousands, millions or billions of years later for example the total eclipse on 4-8-2024 can another total eclipse take that same path and location again if not why?
Amazing explanation of the topic 👍
But the Earth is moving beyond just its rotation - it is orbiting the sun, and the solar system is also moving. How does that _not_ change the coordinates of stars in this celestial sphere if Earth must be at the center of it? Or is the diameter of this sphere far more order of magnitudes larger than any of the quantities that describe the motion of our Earth and solar system?
The coordinate of the stars (RA/dec) change, only that very slowly... for our perception. You are thinking in terms of a Human scale of time and distances. But if you think in terms of astronomical distances, they are so colossally huge that thousands, even millions of years are needed for a visible change. Also, think that the stars we see are all relatively close to us and move around the center of the galaxy in a similar pattern than our Solar System.
I'm enjoying this considerably but: Whomst the h*ck was still using ergs in Big Year 2021?
One of the most fascinating videos ever. Great job
if you just pronounced "centrifugal" better you wouldn't have to give as lengthy an explanation - I couldn't tell if you were trying to say "centripetal" or a combination of the two.
Thank you for this!! Super interesting, but also helped me prepare my final presentation for astronomy this semester. 😊
Mind blowing. Thank you for an excellent video. Subscribed 😊
They were gifted dark matter
Really great explanation…
Fantastic! Post eclipse, I'm binging videos about the Sun. Thank you for these.
I almost never saw a video with that simplicity and clarity explaining why eclipses doesn't happen each month... Masterclass.
Mind blown. Learned something today. Now has anyone tried recreating this in Kerbal Space Program?
I knew that ¼ of The way into this video, that he was never going to “explain” any of this . Channel Blocked.
Auer neu San???
0:00 ECLIPSE
0:53 ECLIPSE :D
0:01 close to eclipse
Thanks, this helped me finish my highschool report :))
Thanks for making this! :)
Jupitorand saturn pulles moon towards earth
Nope.
We need more bloopers to go along with the awesome info! 😂
Exactly what I needed 🙏, Thank you
Careful with Assumptions!
Very clear explanation on why eclipses don't occur every month! Thank you!
it orbits the sun just like earth but it has to keep up with the solar system or get left behind !!!
Extremely helpful visualizations. Wonderful talk. Thank you sir!
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