T Coronae Borealis is about to go nova! Here's why and how to spot it | Night Sky News April 2024
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- If you’re struggling, consider therapy with BetterHelp #ad. Click betterhelp.com/drbecky for a 10% discount on your first month of therapy with a credentialed professional specific to your needs. | In this month we're having fun with astrophysics April Fool's papers, talking about the new supermassive black hole image from the Event Horizon Telescope showing the polarised light, and talking about why T Coronae Borealis is about to go nova and how to spot it when it does!
Astronomers without borders eclipse glasses donation: astronomerswithoutborders.org...
Eclipse glasses USA donation program: eclipse23.com/
Annular eclipse map 2nd October 2025: www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/m...
AAVSO announcement of T Coronae Borealis pre-eruption dip: www.aavso.org/news/t-crb-pre-...
JWST proposal 4607 to observe T CrB nova: www.stsci.edu/jwst/phase2-pub...
Seminar by Dr Brad Schaefer from LSU on T CrB and observations you can do to help: • Special webinar: "Recu...
Save Chandra campaign: www.savechandra.org/act/
Popinchalk et al. (2024; which species has seen the most total solar eclipses) - arxiv.org/pdf/2403.20175.pdf
Walker et al. (2024; multi-wavelength astrology) - arxiv.org/pdf/2403.19749.pdf
Gammal et al. (2024; solving the crisis in cosmology by varying the value of pi) - arxiv.org/pdf/2403.20219.pdf
Wilkins, Newman & Roper (2024; FOOD redshift epoch system) - arxiv.org/pdf/2403.20144.pdf
Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration (2024a; polarisation of the ring) - iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration (2024b; physical interpretation) - iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
My previous video explaining the M87* black hole image - • 5 Reasons Why Astrophy...
My previous video explaining the M87* polarised black hole image - • A FIFTH force of physi...
My previous video explaining the Sag A* Milky Way black hole image - • The new BLACK HOLE ima...
00:00 Intro
00:50 The Eclipse!
01:55 Lyrids, meh
02:50 Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
04:34 Losing Jupiter
05:32 Mars + Saturn
05:59 Toenail Moon + Mars + Saturn!
08:09 New star in the Night Sky (T Corona Borealis)
16:06 Save Chandra!
18:09 April Fools Astrophysics Papers
21:14 Black Hole Croissant - EHT sees Sag A* in polarised light
26:43 Conclusion
27:01 Bloopers
Video filmed on a Sony ⍺7 IV
Video edited by Jonny Hyman
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👩🏽💻 I'm Dr. Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford (Christ Church). I love making videos about science with an unnatural level of enthusiasm. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars.
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If you're having issues with the sound on this video with your speaker set up, turn off your bass speaker. It sounds fine on a laptop or phone. In the meantime, through trial & error I'll try to figure out if its my new shotgun mic, the not yet fully furnished office/studio space with more echo than I'd like, or something in the edit that caused the issue for those of you with more sophisticated audio set ups.
Can we please get some official statement on the sponsor? Is this an existing contract that will end in the near future or are you fine with them and continue working with the company?
Just needs some EQ to take out some bass and low mids on your mic :)
@@JDWhittall Frankly, she sounded very similar to what she sounds like on the Supermassive Podcast. I don't think much adjustment is necessary. People just aren't used to hearing the components of her voice less than 300Hz (where the previous mic cut off).
@@JerzyMuller She's not responsible for their past behavior. In fact, the portion of the company in the UK is probably even more strictly regulated than the part in the USA-which is itself subject to close supervision. I really do find it annoying how many female CZcamsrs are being asked to answer for their behavior.
@@DrewNorthup No, listening to this on some normal desktop speakers, no extra bass speakers or anything expensive. Still sounds boomy compared to my tiny laptop or phone speakers.
A lot of microphones are designed to pickup as many frequencies as possible to give audio engineers control of what they want people to hear.
An EQ is not a difficult thing to do and is generally expected when using this type of equipment. IMovie has a decent little EQ interface that is simple to use. A quick Google can give you some tips about different voices and how to get clarity from boomy sounding recordings.
Not enough CZcamsrs do this to be honest and it makes some people difficult to listen to.
TLDR: Mics are meant to be EQ'd depending on what you're recording. More creators should take a moment to set an EQ up for their voice.
Better Help is extremely problematic with serious privacy, ethics, and quality of care concerns. I really wish you would consider looking for other sponsors.
Yep. They are no good. Most people don't need any sort of therapy, they just need to talk to loved ones. For people who do need professional help, you need to go to a professional, not the equivalent of a guidance counselor on the internet giving you canned "advice".
This is the wrong place to post that comment. Criticizing the content creator for her sponsor choice is only going to annoy everyone, ok?
If you have a complaint, there are seriously other places for you to voice your concerns..😑😑
SERIOUSLY
@@jasongarcia2140 That wasn't a criticism of the creator, it's a criticism of the controversial sponsor. And even if it were a criticism of the channel, this is the comments section which is specifically the platform for viewers to reach out to the channel owner for literally any reason.
They've been caught and convicted of selling details of your mental health problems to advertisers.
More than once.
These are facts, not speculation. Please, look it up. It's a hit to your credibility to be shilling for BetterHelp.
@@jasongarcia2140 CZcams creators need to know when a product they are selling is bad. I don't think anyone here believes Dr. Becky is knowingly pushing something bad. And this is exactly the place to voice concerns about such things.
It's cool that you compare Chandra's budget to an F-16 because the F-16 was specifically designed to be *cheap*. So that really highlights how budgetarily unimpactful Chandra is.
I'm a US citizen, so I feel morally obligated to Get Noisy here.
That has to be hyperbole, F/16s are toy telescopes. If it's really that cheap she could just buy it with pocket change. Even a brand new F/8 is
Unfortunately, their definition of cheap is very different for the military and NASA
@@shanent5793F16s are American fighter jets. They cost ~$70 million USD.
@@bgreen6 in the context of telescopes, F/16 refers to the ratio of the aperture to the focal length
@@shanent5793I get that. She’s obviously not referring to that in the context though, it wouldn’t make any sense. Take a wild guess what the annual budget for Chandra is. $70 million
I know Betterhelp pays the bills, but you really should drop it.
I'm hoping she's just having to fulfill the contract.
Why?
@@GrimmGoblinThey have been fined by the FTC on their deceptive privacy and information sharing policies.
She's getting done with the contract.
@@BleedingBascoYes but pretty much any tech company does this with your data
Adding my voice to those urging you to reconsider accepting sponsorship from Better Help. People need good, qualified, available mental health, especially here in the UK, not the Uber of counselling that will sell their very private and sensitive data to all and sundry.
@annafdd - What service do you recommend?
@@MossyMozartI get that you didn't direct your question at me, so I'm just throwing in my penny's worth, but I recommend actual mental health care, from a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist, depending on your mental health needs. I firmly believe there's no other approach to mental health care that can be recommended with any integrity.
Better Help is terrible with patient data. Not the best company
If you have evidence of ongoing malfeasance there's a regulator for that-they are very responsive to properly substantiated claims.
@@DrewNorthup the FTC has already been involved
@@itsyaboi77 Then good. You actually know. They signed a consent decree, paid a fine, and agreed to supervision. Many hospitals eff-up, get caught, and have to agree to do better. We don't try to put them out of business. We don't shame people for needing to use them.
@@DrewNorthup I never shamed anyone for using them. All I said is they're not the best company.
@@itsyaboi77 Forgive me, I thought you'd read my whole comment and understand the second "them" to be in the context of hospitals that have made mistakes. You most definitely did not cast aspersions upon anyone, and I appreciate that.
But you can help save the Chandra telescope. I with bet that a bunch of people here in the USA (me included) didn't even know we could help save it. Your videos spread the word and mobilizes people who can work to make a difference. TY!
she just meant she is unable to sign petitions and such, since she is not a citizen
*Everyone, please check out the “Save Chandra campaign” link that Dr. Becky put in the video description!*
(If _I_ paste it in, CZcams will eat the comment.)
This decision by Congress seems incredibly short-sighted, unless there are reasons the public are unaware of. Then again, why should the US always pay for this? Maybe NASA could do a collaboration with the UK, EU, India, Russia and China ... like the whole World?
Organizations like NASA really should be under international supervision so that every country gets a chance to take part, should they wish to.
@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle As a Civil Service entity NASA is answerable to Congress. It is not an international institution.
Our system of government is highly schizophrenic every 4 years. Impossible to make long term plans towards actual progress.
Musk is doing what usually only governments can achieve during war times. Imagine what can soon be launched via Starship.
Take JWST and scale it up Starship size. Ligo in space. A space station with gravity. Luna Starlink. Luna sustained station.
An eclipse gives us the rare toenail sun
Without the clippings ! 😁
My kids call that the "banana sun". :)
A clipped toenail sun.
This one had a massive solar flare sticking out too, saw that on the livestream but also on Destin's stream.
It sort of looked spooky, an immobile arch big enough to fit 2 or 3 Earths inside, side by side, but showing up as the eye of a needle at arm's length.
I heard that in Chris Cornell's voice.
@@f.eugenedunnamiii9452 - I came here to bluff : "Ahhh the original working title to that Soundgarden hit!"
Having a scientific paper recognising that dinner=midday meal and tea=late afternoon meal is the most validated I've ever felt.
I'm personally down with the Hobbit mealtimes.
This is possibly the most British comment on the Internet.
For me tea is the evening meal. ie gotta go my teas ready
Standard
lunch = midday meal
tea = early evening meal
supper = late evening meal
dinner = more formal sit down meal regardless of time
I signed the petition and wrote to my reps. It took 1 min of my time by following the link in the description. Hope you all in the US did too. And thank you Dr. Becky for bringing this issue to my attention :)
Did your 'Rep' listen?
@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle yup! 😊
The problem I see with better help, and with mental health care in general is that the people who need it the most are the least likely to have the insurance or money to afford it. And the “free” healthcare system is atrocious. Most mental illness CANNOT be treated properly in just a few sessions.
Great comment! I suffer with mental health problems & can't get decent help. Fully agree with what you said.
The horror stories iv heard about better help are really sad
@@andybradford6969 That was not the point of the comment.
The other issue is that the entire mental health industry has gone woke, so good luck finding a therapist that hasn't been corrupted by woke far leftist propaganda
The problem we see with BetterHelp is that they've been recently caught & fined for selling their clients sensitive private health & mental information to 3rd parties. Anyone can google this.
Yet some youtubers choose to ignore this or turn a blind eye for good old money. But good thing is there's a lot of youtubers who dropped BetterHelp as a sponsor as soon as they found out.
As the NASA Adminstrator told the US Congress yesterday, the NASA budget for the Science Division has been cut by about $2.7 billion dollars for the US Government years 2024 and 2025, so they have hard choices to make. People resident in the USA contacting their members of Congress can make a difference as Congress makes the final decisions on the budget.
Sadly, that same Congress is too busy playing politics and polarizing the country with propaganda and other BS they spew daily to give a damn about what we want them to approve in the budget. Too many people voting their "party" instead of holding these idiots on both sides accountable has caused this b/c rather than being educated voters, they believe everything the see/hear on FB & Tik Tok.
I never thought I'd be the get off my lawn type person, but the world has changed so much with the amount of information available in the blink of an eye. No one is willing to do their own digging to find facts, just listen to the lies on social media spewed by a lot of these politicians and their cultists. Science needs to prevail, regardless of your political ideals because science is what is going to keep the world alive for generations to come.
Now all it will take is for Congress to cooperate with each other and do something for the good of humanity!
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We better find a way to frame this as a political cudgel to bash their perceived enemies.
I am so sad about the decision to phase out Chandra. And I am not an US resident, so I can't make anything about it and that makes me even more sad. I don't need more people on the Moon, but I need these amazing images and new science from the telescops we already have and are relatively cheap to operate.
Yet the govt has spent upwards of 300 billion dollars on killing people in Ukraine...God this world is f*cked...
The US Election Day will be Tuesday November 5th. Until then, check your state for the primary and remember that campaign donations can influence a candidate's chances (you have to be a US citizen to donate).
BetterHelp has a horrifying history of violating privacy laws. Unless you want all of your most intimate details to end up in the hands of the highest bidder, I'd avoid them. Kinda disappointed you're plugging them.
With my Dr Becky Simp Hat on ... are you sure she knows about this shower? If you have evidence of their wrong doing, privately message her. She'll listen ... and if she doesn't our simp hats will be transferred elsewhere.
@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle I think the onus is on her to do even the most cursory check into the background of the things she's advertising on her platform. I also think it's far more important that this comment be seen publicly to limit the number of further victims having their supposedly private answers to mental health questions sold to Facebook, than to walk on eggshells. That's certainly not how disagreements are handled in the scientific community. As far as evidence goes, BetterHelp's transgressions and FTC sanctions and penalties are well documented in the media for anybody who cares to consult whatever sources they find reliable. CZcams comments containing links tend to be hidden automatically.
Yeah it's bad setup. Run by experts in shilling on social medias - they know nothing about MH issues. Disappointed and annoyed enough to stop watching so many of these videos
@@Petertronic Someone pointed out that she probably has a longer contract with them. Can't just drop them at any time without repercussions.
"BBC asking for an interview but I said, "no.""
Huh? What's the backstory on that little bomb?
I wonder that too. There are multiple reasons to hate BBC but I don't know what Becky's reason is.
I was tired and wouldn’t have finished filming at the time they wanted me 😅
@@DrBeckyTell them to call back after that star thingy happens in October …. 😂
Heck, I'll go run that Chandra telescope for free! 😁
@@DrBecky I understand your need to spread the word and the BBC are bound to love having you there, but ... be very careful in your dealings with them, tell them nothing personal and watch your purse. The place is an amoral cesspit.
jsyk better help is. not a great company. as in, sharing patient records and not vetting their "therapists" properly. theres a looot of stories if you care to go searching for them and i recommend you do since a lot of ppl arent thrilled that they keep popping up in your videos
Yup, seconding this motion.
So yes, they effed-up three years ago, signed a consent decree, and paid major fines. Most hospitals do that twice a decade. If you have reason to believe they are still engaging in malfeasance then contact the appropriate regulator. Seriously.
@@DrewNorthup Major fines, for a company with 300,000 users, with prices of $65 per week, does not equal 7 million, for selling their information for at least 8 years.
@@Christiaan-qj8fi I honestly don't think they got fined enough either. That said the female CZcamsrs of the world aren't responsible for better help's actions.
Is it possible that Betterhelp actually pledged to use a bit of their profits to help maintain the Chandra telescope? Because that's the only reason I can imagine why Dr. Becky insists on accepting its sponsorship.
Please reconsider your partnership with better help, they are a predatory organization that has taken the commercialization of people's anxieties and mental health struggles to an unprecedented and unethical level. I am afraid that I will have to rescind my subscription and support for your content if you choose to keep them as a sponsor.
So yes, they effed-up three years ago, signed a consent decree, and paid major fines. Most hospitals do that twice a decade. If you have reason to believe they are still engaging in malfeasance then contact the appropriate regulator. Seriously.
The better help bots are active here today too. Weird how they’re out doing damage control if they’re so great
@@mathewpankratz5767 I'm not a bot. Go ahead search for me, you'll find a real human. I'm kinda annoyed that y'all are so focused on a mistake somebody made years ago as if they did it yesterday. I also have noticed that many people post comments against better help on videos made by women (but not exclusively so).
I personally don't have any affiliation with better help, but I also don't appreciate FUD spreading comments every time mental health comes up. It is frankly hard to tell who is serious, who knows what is going on, how long it has been, and who is just being an arse. (I'm very good at the latter, but try not to.)
Dr. Becky, please fix the new studio accoustics! It's very boomy, needs some foam panels. Even some curtains or soft furniture would help.
It's so amazing to have this enthusiasm, this infectious energy that appears especially strong with astrophysics. Oh, how I wish I was a young and impressionable student again!
Many thanks!
4-6 square feet of 2" thick 6-7 pcf fiberglass core fabric wrapped acoustic panels should do the trick. From a professional acoustician.
Sorry psf (pound per square foot).
Cannot disagree, was going to make similar comments.
OR get a cardioid ( or even _hypercardioid_ ) lapel/lavalier mic, to eliminate picking up the conspicuous room reverb.
I have no issues with the sound quality of this video presentation. I am using a 5 year old Samsung Galaxy J4 plus.
Thank you for considering us in the Southern Hemisphere. I know there isn’t a lot of us , but even our own news sources often don’t take into consideration our position. And often even report on celestial events that we cannot even observe.
I was involved with the Internet Engineering Task Force for something like 13 years. We had a tradition of issuing an April 1st "RFC" (which is what the standards documents are called). There have been several amusing ones over the years. My fave was done by my then IETF colleague, Steven Bellovin on the "Evil Bit".
My favourite was IP over Carrier Pigeon… which someone actually implemented.
When I was a kid my dad showed me a data sheet for a WOM (write-only memory) with a fantabulous data rate.
Thanks for heads up on the Chandra telescope. I will send my Representatives and Senators a note (they often hear from me about other things [Ukraine], so this should be a change for them).
My suggestion for the names of cosmic epochs:
z>15 Preparation Dinner
10
I want to know what kind of Galaxies have the Late-night Munchies
@@BenjaminCordero It's galaxies made of lots of "stony asteroids!"
@@BenjaminCorderoI dont know about galaxies with munchies, but I bet blazars get lit
Another use for eclipse glasses -- use them to look for naked-eye sunspots! You can watch a sunspot march across the face of the Sun from day to day, seeing for yourself that the Sun rotates. Eclipse glasses are not just for eclipses!
I've still got mine from the 1999 eclipse here in the UK.
Still use 'em from time to time too!
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@@the_unrepentant_anarchist. That's when I got mine! Still use then every time I can to look for sunspots.
@@EdwardRLyons
I moved to Rutland three years ago, and haven't seen much of the sun in that time.
Shit- the sun round here is that rare that when it *does* appear, the locals throw rocks at it and chant loads of mad incantations!
Wish I'd bought a turbine instead of solar panels....
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Love your updates! Keep them coming! All your work is SO appreciated!
Being able to go out into the country to get darker skies late at night and then get home is one thing that I envy car users for.
It can be a lot of work carrying all that equipment and having to find a good, secluded, safe, and SECRET observing site, but it's well worth it. I feel bad for people stuck forever in cities. Nobody and nothing will ever take my vehicle from me.
My grandmother called lunch dinner and late meal supper.
you KNOW people also do that with bycicles, right ? here there are plenty of bike trails that take us deep into the countryside. it would be even better if we had more public transport or trains that take us to outside the city so we don't spend half of our time cycling trying to leave the city. but most people can very much enjoy nature without owning a car, all they need is to demand good public transport from their governors.
@@danilooliveira6580 How do you carry a 12" reflector telescope, associated gear, charts, and other stuff on a bike or bus or train? We are talking about astronomy; not camping. Even so, public transport to pristine rural sites means those places will be overrun with urbanites and their refuse and noise. Also, people live in those places and pay good money to live in peace. Thankfully, most urbanites are frightened or repulsed by anything more than an hour from their homes.
@@danilooliveira6580 I bike lots, but biking down country roads late at night after dark does *not* strike me as a very safe activity. Especially as a woman on my own. Also, the city I live in is fairly large, so it would be a rather long bike ride.
Please everyone don't use better help, the service is just awful and there are serious confidentially concerns. I'm quite surprised a channel like this is pushing it, most unethical as the minimum research will show you how bad it is.
I’ve sent letters about Chandra to both Senators and my Representative.
Thanks a bunch, dr. Becky! 😊
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Thanks Bex...the universe is in your eyes ❤🎉
I love all your videos!! Keep up the amazing work
That nova thingy is incredibly interesting, so cool to learn stuff I didnt even know existed. Thanks for sharing.
I didn't know RECURRING novae existed.
@@marvhollingworth663 Or me to be fair and only knew nova because had heard of supernova.
@@martynspooner5822 'Supernova' is a recently-invented term.
Wonderfully packed and useful episode. THANK YOU !
I love your channel, Dr. Becky! You are a great science communicator! ❤
There are some issues with Betterhelp as portrayed in Dr. Bob.
I love how you casually say "That was the BBC calling asking for an interview. I said no" hahaha
But genuinely love your videos! They're so interesting! It's cool to hear that EHT team are still very much active, i love their work
Thanks for giving me smiles for the whole video!
Your videos are like a modern equivalent of The Sky at Night.
Sadly BBC Science Programming is dying. Horizon hasn't been on for two years, and The Sky At Night is off for months, and in winter for no reason.
I used to receive Sir Patrick Moore’s monthly shows on discs (were they DVDs or CD-ROMs? The latter, I think) in the very early 2000s. Great stuff!
@@TheInselaffen I know :( I cancelled my tv licence years ago as there was never anything on I would watch. Whereas channels like this on CZcams make up for it tenfold.
Patrick Moore also spoke very quickly, probably because he was also so excited about progress in astronomy.
We need to get Dr Becky dual citizenship #SaveChandra
getting US citizenship is very hard, I would know, also she would be blessed with dual taxes and likely no extra benefits
Why?
One of the best shows of the month!
Thank you! :D
Love you bunches, Becky. You and Sabine always brighten my day.
Dr. Becky and Sabine: the Great Ladies of CZcams Science!
I love that they included a Northern version with dinner & tea. 😄
Well, the lead author is Northern ;)
My cat eats on the Hobbit schedule 🤦♂️
Thank you Dr Becky!
thanks for the information dr becky
good luck with viewing the nova
It's not difficult to understand what you like and what interests you: every time you say "black hole" your eyes lower 3 steps in magnitude. ( 4 for "supermassive black hole")
Dr. Becky has early O-type eyes. (Big & very blue.)
@@ahcapella I'm sorry to disagree but from the tools at my disposal which are not the best for spectroscopic analysis (CZcams and a mediocre monitor), it would appear that they are among the rarest eyes in the universe.
Pure Grey eyes are less than 1% present in the population of stars: even less in the "variable" type.
It's called T(oo cute)-type.
@@carlettoburacco9235 T-type eyes would be *brown* (dwarfs)! 😉
@@ahcapella Bloody star classification: they never agreed over time and there are more holes and jumps than in a rough road. I forgot the brown dwarfs as T.
Ruined my joke!
@@carlettoburacco9235 Yeah, I _think_ the L, T and Y classifications were originally intended for brown dwarfs exclusively, but thanks to the HST they started finding a few L-type main sequence stars (extremely puny red dwarfs) and even…L-type _supergiants!_
Space…always full of surprises.
Southern Meal Times (Alabama Edition)
-Coffee 1st
-Morning Biscuit
-B'fast
-Tea Break, cold, sweet, no lemon
-Lunch
-Tea Refill
-Supper w/Biscuits & Tea
-Nana Puddin
-Dinner & Biscuits w/ Tea
-Bourbon Break
-Ice Cream
-Nightcap
-Coffee, last
What about 2nd coffee?
19:49 This was delightful.
Also, thanks for calling out the name of our supermassive black hole. Sagittarius A* is such a fantastic name.
Once again, thank you!
Couldn’t organizations like ESA, or a group of nations come together and take on some of the Chandra costs to keep it going?
Not really, because the costs are associated with having a team behind the project (personnel, cost of operating hardware, etc). The telescope itself doesn't cost anything to remain in place. ESA can't and won't fund a team inside NASA and the US government will not give up control of one of their own satellites to ESA. Not that it's easy to build the infrastructure needed for that from scratch in Europe; or cheap.
Or they could just make a few billionaires pay for them. Or have the churches pay taxes. That would be enough to increase NASA's budget by an order of magnitude.
“Can’t and won’t fund a team inside NASA…” Why not? Is there a law preventing it, or just an ego thing ? If the telescope has value to worldwide science, keeping it running with outside (worldwide) money seems a logical and reasonable solution.
@@Falcon1082a There are many reasons. First of all, they have no authority outside Europe, that would be entirely up to the US to decide. Secondly, it's a political thing. No country would allow another country to fund their own operations, not only for reasons of pride, prestige and ego but also for reasons of sovereignty. NASA is a US agency; the US government cannot allow other countries to fund their own agency and actively manage it. Besides, what country or organization would choose to fund a project where they would have 0 say and no control whatsoever? How could ESA justify spending money for operations of an agency of another country? How could European politicians ask from their citizens to use their taxes to fund NASA?
It's an entirely different thing if we are talking about a joint project. JWST for example is a joint NASA/ESA/CSA project; it was funded by all three agencies and is operated by all three of them. That's a partnership and every agency has the infrastructure to support the operations of the project. Chandra is entirely a NASA project.
Interestingly enough, NASA, ESA and JAXA had a planned replacement for Chandra but it was cancelled, again because of NASA's budgetary constraints. It would be especially weird for ESA to suddenly agree to fund Chandra after that. ESA went their separate way and planned a downsized version of that proposed observatory (Athena). Problem is, that won't be launched for another decade or so.
Please please please do not be sponsored by better help. Im so annoyed by their existence that I actively unsubscribe from channels with that sponsor and block them from being recommended.
It was nice watching this channel, will miss it.
I’ll second this - quite despicable business practices, and certainly undermines Dr Smethursts cred somewhat. Please reconsider Becky!
You could try making a better mobile therapy platform. That would be actually useful. 😂
They have shared users' personal info with 3rd parties, in case people are wondering what this is about.
Sponsors help keep channels going. You know you don't have to support the sponsor if you disagree with them, right? Feel free to unsub, of course, but that sounds like cutting off your nose to spite your face 🤷♀️
I am not thrilled about the current sponsor either but they do change regularly. If I were to turn off whatever because I didn't fully agree with a sponsor, well, there goes my TV and this computer. Whether we like it or not, the world runs on money, without having some kind of income to offset needed/required expenses, well, good luck with your life - it sure ain't perfect but it's the only one we have.
Wow I think the new room resonates very well with your voice! (lower frequencies)
OMG Never expected to see my photo in one of your Videos. Thank you so much for Sharing it here! -Michael
The nova has happened already! It just became visible now.
Well, yeah, it happened 2,500 years ago :)
Video: enjoyed. Ad: skipped. Mental state: happy.
Don't forget that ads allow channels like this to exist.
@davidhoward4715 If they can't exist without all the obnoxious sponsorships, then they shouldn't exist. And if you believe that if all sponsorships went away, those channels would just suddenly disappear then you're insane.
@@surgicalslinkyHow do you propose they get paid? Do you want to pay per view?
@@davidhoward4715 She can choose a non predatory company to sponsor her, like BH is proven shit and she's still advertising months for them after so many others stopped
@@drewharrison6433 Dr. Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford she is not strapped for cash she can well afford to have some ethics
Thank You for the studying I listen and think and like
Thank you for setting expectations. Most people will never know about it, nor be able to see it.
These pics deserve to be in 1440p :)
Stop promoting better Health, and don't tell me you don't know why by now. Great vid though, thank you.
So yes, they effed-up three years ago, signed a consent decree, and paid major fines. Most hospitals do that twice a decade. If you have reason to believe they are still engaging in malfeasance then contact the appropriate regulator. Seriously.
A contract is a contract. Have to see it through then review before renew.
Ordered your book in hardcover yesterday, eagerly awaiting that to come in the mail. Wish I could get it signed, but alas, I live in the US and you are in the UK. I recently read your first book and enjoyed reading it as if I had no knowledge about space (been obsessed with astronomy since I was 7). Your style of describing things is easy to understand and while I do like to listen to Mr. Degrasse Tyson speak about astrophysics, he tends to require a dictionary nearby to understand what he's talking about sometimes. Thanks for all your hard work Dr. Becky, your content is great!
I loved that research paper with astrology. I can't think of how many people get confused between astronomy and astrology.
Better help are awful, please stop promoting them. I usually wouldn't care but people who need genuine help might end up going to them.
It takes 5 minutes on google to find out just how bad they can be. It's a shame so many youtubers don't seem to care.
Correct, they have been fined by the FTC on their deceptive privacy and information sharing policies.
Dr. B has bills to pay. She took money from them.
@@kayakMike1000 I mean... obviously?
There's plenty of sponsors that aren't harmful to people, however.
What are the problems?
I'm too depressed to Google.
@@michaelmicek They've been caught and fined by US regulators for selling patient data.
It's not hard to find numerous reports of people questioning the qualifications and ethics of their therapist - This would likely be better in the UK, where it's more regulated, but therapist bodies here (UK) have spoken out against them and their practices before. A friend of mine, a clinical psychologist and support therapist within the NHS, is very critical of their practices and I wholeheartedly trust her judgement on that issue.
They claim it's easy to switch therapist if you get matched with someone you don't gel with but, again, it's not hard to find people claiminig otherwise. People reporting finding it diffictul to switch from therapists who made them feel uncomfortable etc. Still being billed while awaiting a new match. That sort of thing.
At the end of the day they are a huge business (parent company is worth $2bn+) focused on making money. They've been happy to sell patient data and hire dubious people in the past to further that aim.
Why not consider contacting your own government to encourage partnership funding to help NASA keep Chandra operational?
Great video, Dr. Becky...👍
Thanks!
Your audio sounds very echoey. Please sound treat the room. Thank you!
same for me
Maybe more ferns??
I agree, this one was very echoey again. Almost to the point that I find it unpleasant to listen to.
Some of the previous ones in the new room were slightly less echoey.
Ferns won't help.
Interesting content though. 😄
Hey people! It doesn't cost you anything to watch this and Dr Becky has only just moved house + she has a job to do when you are probably asleep, so don't get so petty about an almost insignificant problem with the audio! Give her a chance and it'll be sorted.
Thank you Dr. You are my personal astrophysicist. Not that Neil person.
What? Neil? What’s wrong with him
We all like Dr. Becky but there is no need to dis other science communicators.
@@Dimension37just ignore it. For some reason, there's been a rise in the number of Neil-haters in recent years. Neil is a great person.
Skin color shouldn't matter buddy! Neil is awesome
@@MaxxedOutTVwho said anything about skin colour?? I personally don’t like Neil’s attitude as a person when he appeared in JR podcast but him as a astrophysicist , I’m not qualified to comment about him.
My brother got me your book for my birthday, really enjoying it! 😊
Very interesting, thanks Dr. B
Have to dislike for the better help sponsorship.
Do you mind explaining why? Is it a bad company?
Why, out of curiosity?
@@RandJohnson They are known to sell user mental health information to advertisers www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/03/ftc-says-online-counseling-service-betterhelp-pushed-people-handing-over-health-information-broke
Sounds like a rather childish reason to disapprove this excellent space information, doesn't it ???
I *_approve,_* wholeheartedly !!!!!
@@URnickel_MY2cents Yes integrity is something only a child would hold in high regard i suppose.
BEAUTIFUL!
Dinner and tea for me too and I am London born and bred. So not only up north !! Love the show x
Old guy treker always interested in universe. Watched first space flight. Thank you for the brilliant education discounts. Learning every day ❤
As always... love your main content! I look forward to them very week and Month. Appreciate all the work that goes into them.... but like a dog that plays with wrong toy, or a child that finds a regular household item more fun than the toy chest...... the blooper.... "That was the BBC calling, asking for an interview... I told them no!" Was the most fun!!!!
Thank you Dr. B for all you do and teach us about!!!!
Thanks for the detailed description of the upcoming nova! I knew it was coming, but not how bright it would be, or exactly where and when. For someone who lived near enough to the path of totality to make a trip to see it, having this other maybe-once-in-a-lifetime event happen so close in time to the total eclipse makes the nova even more attractive, at least to me.
Also, thanks for these monthly videos on the night sky. I think I've commented on this before, but as an astronomy educator myself, but not a professional scientist, I really appreciate the way you discuss both what we can see in the next few weeks, and the science behind it. So many folks do one or the other, and you doing both is really helpful in bringing astronomy to life. It's obvious that you both regularly look at the night sky with your actual eyes, as well as think deeply about what it all means. And the obvious joy you feel about the amazing things we can all see is infectious. It helps that you are especially good at explaining so many complex things in simple ways, with excellent graphics as well.
Yay the 30 min monthly episode is here 👏👏
First time I've heard a nova described as a "little" explosion.
Edit: You're absolutely right about meal times. 10 out of 10 school Dinner Ladies agree.
Hi, amazing video as always. At ~12:20 you say we only know of 10 recurrent nova ever. I believe that would only be true for the Milky Way. My undergraduate advisor studied nova and my senior thesis was on a recurrent nova in M31 known as 2008-12a with a recurrence time of 1 year. That is the shortest recurrence time we have ever witnessed!!
My food schedule:
-Coffee
-Portable food driving to work
-Second coffee
-Lunch
-Afternoon snack (if a bad day= chocolate, good days veggies and hummus)
-Supper
-Giving up trying to fall asleep and cupboard surfing to find the magic food cure for insomnia/ hot flashes/ growly stomach
Thank you for not making the video longer than 30min. :)
My House rep sits on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the House Appropriations Committee. A letter has been sent.
Dr. Becky is such a delight. I like how she said, "croissant." I don't know if that's the right way to pronounce it, but that's what the doc said, so I trust it.
Omg, thank you for helping me manage my nova expectations lol.
Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
On the topic of personal help: while I'm happy that you managed to sort out your personal problem, it is not really fair to leave family out of it - especially if you've been transparent prior - as they will not understand your reactions and moodswings to some things. This will cause additional problems - especially with a spouse.
Just writing from experience.
T CrB is the kind of thing that makes me want to take a Starlink type approach to space telescopes. Put up 10's or maybe 100's of 0.5-1.0m platforms so that we could pick one and just have it watch T CrB from now until it goes boom. That would allow getting high temporal resolution data of the interval leading up to the big show and also get very quick notification when something happens so anyone else who wants to point something more capable at it can.
Yeah, "Let's point SpaceTel 907 at T CrB and wait for it to go boom." Oh, that would be awesome. Any scientists reading here with Elon Musk-sized budgets? There's an idea here for you!
EDIT: Wait. What about cub-sats? I wonder if those could be used in large groups? they'd have tiny mirrors/antennae, but maybe they could collect *some* useful data.
I have been an amateur astronomer most of my life and, despite completing requirements for the undergraduate degree in 1972, still consider myself an amateur. I lived in North Tampa, Florida in 1975. One evening in August I stepped outside to look at the sky. Something seemed to be a bit off with Cygnus; there seemed to be an extra star in the body of the swan. I went back inside to fetch my star charts and, sure enough, there was an extra star. My guess was that it was a nova. I declined to report it because I figurred if I saw it, I was far from alone. The next evening I was in a neighborhood tavern when an old friend, who was a credentialed astronomer, joined me at my table. He asked, "Have youy heard about the nova?" "You mean the one in Cygnus," I asked? "Yes!" he said. I paused for about three seconds and then said, "No, I have not." It was quiet a few moments while he parsed all this and then exclaimed, "Why you must be an independent discoverer!" That made me feel wonderful and is one of my favorite memories.
I was interesting to see the filming change over the course of the videos you referenced, and notice a nice improvement! also didnt notice any sound problems on my higher-end gaming headset
I loved the idea of writing tongue-in-cheek papers. I have this idea of how life would be easier if we measured temperature by levels of gradation of butter hardness. Now I have the courage to theorise that 😂
Saw the totality. Donated my glasses as Astronomers without Borders.
* The enthusiasm for astronomy is palpable. The trick for finding T Corona Borealis is appreciated.
* On the chart for universe epoch names, they left out MIDNIGHT SNACK - the most satisfying meal of the night!
^ The USA Congress has never had good long-term thinking about space exploration. I shall contact the various reps.
I will never see a quarter moon without seeing your "toenail moon". Love ya Dr. Becky!
On it girl - just signed the Save Chandra community letter. I’ll send an email and call too!
I felt bad skipping the commercial in this one. Sorry you went through hard times Becky. Best wishes to you and yours.
Wish you had been here in Missouri for the solar eclipse. It was spectacular.
Awesome!!!
B&N Order number 41******70 confirmed. Looking forward to the written form of your infectious joy for cosmology! :) Cheers from Oregon!
Black Hole polarization:
As a non-astronomer (but ex-particle accelerator engineer) …
I had speculated the polarization was somehow tied to synchrotron radiation.
Thanks for the alternate “plasma” explanation.
Those bloopers were the best ever!
Will be helping to save Chandra...thx for awareness😊
Only an astrophysicist could describe a nova as a "mini-explosion"! 😂 Great video as usual, thanks Becky. I'll watch out for that one amongst the murky light pollution of a cloudy city!