Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why Stars Twinkle

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  • čas přidán 5. 05. 2024
  • Thanks to Salesforce for sponsoring a portion of this video.
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    Have you ever wondered why stars twinkle? Do you know why astronomers hate twinkling stars? On this StarTalk explainer video, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are going to give you the answers.
    In order to understand twinkling stars we need to understand how far away the stars are from us. You’ll learn just how big and empty space can be. Neil gives some examples to put the distance between celestial objects into perspective.
    Find out about convection and mirages. Neil explains how the same scientific processes are causing stars to twinkle in the night. We discuss how the starlight is refracting its way through the atmosphere one pocket of air at a time. You’ll learn how astronomers figured out how to compensate for the refraction and how that led to the creation of "adaptive optics." All that, plus, you’ll find out why the first star you see tonight might, in fact, be a planet.
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    0:00 - Sponsored by Salesforce
    1:39 - Introduction
    3:10 - Distance of Stars
    5:57 - Distance of the Moon
    7:09 - Atmospheric Refraction
    12:38 - Mountaintop Seeing
    14:10 - Adaptive Optics
    17:09 - When You Wish Upon A Planet
    18:30 - Do Planets Twinkle?
    19:43 - Closing Notes
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  • @HUMFREX
    @HUMFREX Před 3 lety +638

    When I think of a preschool version of Neil explaining what stars are to a preschool version of chuck, they both still have their mustaches.

    • @jessicuh292
      @jessicuh292 Před 3 lety +34

      Preschool Neil & Chuck with mustaches drinking manhattans through crazy straws 😅😎

    • @chop-daresistance7514
      @chop-daresistance7514 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jessicuh292🤣

    • @eddillahunt
      @eddillahunt Před 2 lety

      @@jessicuh292 😂😂😂😂😊😂😂😂😂

    • @jt1030
      @jt1030 Před 2 lety

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ShwappaJ
      @ShwappaJ Před 2 lety +1

      500th like
      You're welcome 😊

  • @brettlansing178
    @brettlansing178 Před 3 lety +986

    Does anyone else just get home from a long day, wind down, then lay in bed and watch Star Talk? Or am I the only one hahahah

    • @ryanmcdonough4151
      @ryanmcdonough4151 Před 3 lety +23

      Your not alone

    • @vZetto
      @vZetto Před 3 lety +23

      I always watch the podcast on my lunch break, the best way to relax, food and startalk.

    • @kurisktan
      @kurisktan Před 3 lety +20

      morning here. other side of the planet. Hi fellow human.

    • @Fjr130078au
      @Fjr130078au Před 3 lety +10

      Absolutely not the only one!

    • @EG80
      @EG80 Před 3 lety +9

      Finished work at 10 and get to wind down with star talk, you are not alone lol, this is honestly a nice way to end a day

  • @zillith8117
    @zillith8117 Před 3 lety +507

    “Twinkle twinkle little star how I wonder what you are”
    The star: goes supernova

  • @AlessandroCardano
    @AlessandroCardano Před 3 lety +68

    Timmy: "Twinkle twinkle…"
    deGrasse: *"Wish NOT granted, that was a planet."*

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      .....
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @SemiPerfectDark
    @SemiPerfectDark Před 3 lety +179

    Neil: Gives chuck an amazing mind-boggling piece of information
    Chuck: Absorbs the information for longer than 5 seconds
    Neil: Okay, get over it I got another one

    • @RaviThakoer
      @RaviThakoer Před rokem +2

      LOL

    • @anirudh149
      @anirudh149 Před rokem +1

      Let the man's mind stay blown away for a while 😂😂

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      Cccc
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

    • @SemiPerfectDark
      @SemiPerfectDark Před rokem +1

      @@anirudh149 exactly! 🙂

    • @SemiPerfectDark
      @SemiPerfectDark Před rokem

      @@Juan-lf6qo 😀👍

  • @b2bb
    @b2bb Před 3 lety +192

    “Twinkle twinkle little star how I wonder what you are”
    The star: jk, I'ma planet

    • @brenoandreata49
      @brenoandreata49 Před 3 lety +2

      Actually, planets don't twinkle when you look at the sky at night 🤓

    • @mr.brazilian5167
      @mr.brazilian5167 Před 3 lety +2

      @@brenoandreata49 actually they can but it requires alot of chance

    • @thomaslane1547
      @thomaslane1547 Před 3 lety +2

      Usually, what I see are airplanes.

    • @gdolphy
      @gdolphy Před 3 lety +1

      No, its server lag.

    • @minetime6881
      @minetime6881 Před 3 lety +1

      I thought Jupiter was a star once

  • @elektra6372
    @elektra6372 Před 3 lety +147

    I have a very curious 8-year old niece always full of questions I don't know the answers to. These videos helped me (in an entertaining way, I might add) to explain the world surrounding us. I just wanted to thank you both for enabling me to motivate her curiosity and helping her to fulfil her intellectual potential... Hopefully one day she will be the explainer.

    • @miasanmia7490
      @miasanmia7490 Před 2 lety +2

      Bravo tetka

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      .....
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

    • @kevinflick61
      @kevinflick61 Před 10 měsíci

      I really appreciate the way that Neil still gets so excited when he explains science questions - we need more astrophysicists like Neal; and Chuck's sense of humor is such a perfect addition to the show.

  • @atif326
    @atif326 Před rokem +2

    Best part of these videos is no animations, no images, no illustrations. Just references and examples that force our brain to not only understand the concept but also imagine the concept. Its like induced AR and VR but within our mind

  • @MarioDallaRiva
    @MarioDallaRiva Před 3 lety +304

    Neil and Chuck: if you did these videos daily, life during this pandemic will be that much more tolerable! I'm just sayin'...

    • @crimxon_falcon6922
      @crimxon_falcon6922 Před 3 lety +9

      It takes along time to prepare and flim theses vids

    • @vb2388
      @vb2388 Před 3 lety +9

      Not to mention Neil is very busy..

    • @MarioDallaRiva
      @MarioDallaRiva Před 3 lety +3

      @@vb2388 I'm sure! They make it look easy thought, don't they!

    • @Markle2k
      @Markle2k Před 3 lety +2

      @@crimxon_falcon6922 No it doesn't. Other creators prove otherwise.

    • @Anti-HyperLink
      @Anti-HyperLink Před 3 lety +5

      They can't just drop everything and cater to you. They have other things to do.

  • @godless1014
    @godless1014 Před 3 lety +89

    A twinkling star walks into a bar.
    Astrophysicist: Hey! We don't take kindly to your type round' these parts!

    • @diamondtron01
      @diamondtron01 Před 3 lety +9

      Twinkling Star: Oh please, honey. You couldn't handle my type.
      >_

    • @convoyxd6268
      @convoyxd6268 Před 2 lety +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kherynnw8603
    @kherynnw8603 Před 3 lety +73

    I was watching one of these videos and my husband (without even seeing the video) was like - is that Neil Degrasse Tyson? And I said yes and he instantly became interested in what I was watching and now he is hooked and subscribed. I enjoy this content very much.

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      ,,,,,
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @ismirdochegal4804
    @ismirdochegal4804 Před 3 lety +25

    Me: listens to Neil deGrasse Tyson talking astrophysics.
    Also me: does not understand a single word used in the advertisement.

  • @bullettube9863
    @bullettube9863 Před 3 lety +7

    When I was in high school in 1965 my science teacher told me it should be "twinkle twinkle planet Venus, first planet I see tonight...".
    RIP Mr Martin, you were the best! Neil and Chuck are now my go-to experts on astronomy and science in general!

  • @Duececoupe
    @Duececoupe Před 3 lety +57

    Early finish from work, nightshift....what does a logically thinking person do, someone who knows how to use common sense, they watch, or listen, to StarTalk....for the eagerness, the hunger to learn!
    Thanks for always inspiring me to look up and to always make me laugh!

    • @vZetto
      @vZetto Před 3 lety +2

      Right! The best of both worlds combined.

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      .....
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @AJD...
    @AJD... Před 3 lety +139

    my name is Timmy and I'm not even offended.

    • @mthokozisilanga4497
      @mthokozisilanga4497 Před 3 lety

      🤣🤣🤣👊🏿👍🏿

    • @sicfxmusic
      @sicfxmusic Před 3 lety +3

      Last time you wished on a star, it was actually a street light

    • @Werewolf914
      @Werewolf914 Před 3 lety +4

      Timmy I'm sorry to say this, but that light blinking in the sky that you've been wishing upon isn't a Star, it's just an Airplane. I didn't want to tell you and ruin your hopes and dreams, it's just you're always so angry when your wishes aren't granted and it just hurts me to see you like that, so I just had to let you know. I'm so sorry Tim.

    • @AJD...
      @AJD... Před 3 lety +6

      @@Werewolf914 1. My name is not actually Timmy.
      2. I have a bachelor's in physics.
      Calm your bones mate.

    • @msmith53
      @msmith53 Před 3 lety

      Ha. Lol!

  • @bobbailey7235
    @bobbailey7235 Před 3 lety +17

    I just wish to say how nice it is to have the humor of Chuck Nice incorporated with this show. Just when I need a laugh this man with his great intellect interjects humor into my ears for my brain to enjoy. Thank you from all of us!

  • @ericsullivan145
    @ericsullivan145 Před 3 lety +16

    Just got home from teaching my astronomy class. Gona watch this now.

    • @ericsullivan145
      @ericsullivan145 Před 3 lety +1

      It was great thank you. I love the explanations. I have already shared some Sky Talk in my college astronomy class with my students. Neil you are a great teacher. Reminds me of my nights on Kitt Peak.

  • @glhfggwp6232
    @glhfggwp6232 Před 3 lety +25

    Thank you for the free education

  • @poopdiepie7662
    @poopdiepie7662 Před 3 lety +33

    I love how the conversation shifts from STARS AND REFRACTION to frickin Crazy straw😂😂😂❤💕

  • @nomarlebron8456
    @nomarlebron8456 Před 3 lety +15

    I love the way Chuck can make Dr. Neil laugh like no other co-host can. WE'RE SAVED!

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      Wwww
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @tevinmagadani3201
    @tevinmagadani3201 Před 3 lety +17

    Dr Neil and Chuck are the best science explainers of all times, best duos

  • @emihle2295
    @emihle2295 Před 3 lety +146

    I've never caught one this early

  • @kaylibbmatheson6799
    @kaylibbmatheson6799 Před 3 lety +72

    Science and Neil help me realise how small most my problems are and makes life a little easier

    • @ssbothwell
      @ssbothwell Před 3 lety +3

      More power to you! This is the right mood and moral to take away from this!

    • @Orion225
      @Orion225 Před 3 lety +1

      Couldn't agree with you more

    • @tannerlundquist5529
      @tannerlundquist5529 Před 3 lety

      Too bad the earth isn't a spinning water pear, and "outer space" doesn't exist.

    • @jinxitty7133
      @jinxitty7133 Před 3 lety

      I saw the title and thought, "I know that, yet, let's see" aaaand I learnt a lot. As always, love it!

    • @alfredliggins8510
      @alfredliggins8510 Před rokem

      @@tannerlundquist5529 please expound so the roasting can begin

  • @PlebNC
    @PlebNC Před 3 lety +99

    Scientists: Light keeps distorting.
    Military: Bruh.

    • @vortexrace
      @vortexrace Před 3 lety +7

      I thought of that as well. Imagine how much the military has under wraps that current scientists have yet to figure out. Or won't likely figure out till it gets declassified

    • @nightfall4158
      @nightfall4158 Před 3 lety +1

      The real question is had the military already discovered adaptive optics BEFORE the Hubble Telescope was put into orbit.

    • @vortexrace
      @vortexrace Před 3 lety +2

      @@nightfall4158 I'm going to assume. Definitely! You don't get 96% of the budget and know less than your counterparts

    • @Longspout15
      @Longspout15 Před 3 lety +1

      @@vortexrace bad assumption

    • @darcskies777
      @darcskies777 Před 2 lety

      @@Longspout15 lol I said those exact words when I read his comment. Lol

  • @arjunnambiar9395
    @arjunnambiar9395 Před 3 lety +26

    Yeah it's always a pleasure to see Chuck in the Startalk videos!!

    • @SoorajSuseelan10001
      @SoorajSuseelan10001 Před 3 lety

      Poda tayli

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      ((((
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @bortiz11
    @bortiz11 Před 3 lety +4

    These little videos are AMAZING to help answer questions of my very intelligent teenager, now undergoing remote learning. Our conversations are about philosophy and astrophysics and biology and geology... thanks for helping us out.

  • @jacquacooper
    @jacquacooper Před 3 lety +2

    One of the best channels on CZcams. Both of you 2 together is what the universe needs, tbh.

  • @BarryMJames-lv5un
    @BarryMJames-lv5un Před 2 lety

    That’s why I’ll never skip a StarTalk-video even if it has the easiest title like “Why Stars Twinkle”. There is so much new insight and new angles of perspective baked into each one of them, that you cannot possibly foresee on which end your mind expands (even if you already know “why stars twinkle”).
    I LOVE IT!!

  • @uridimmuvltozwta1466
    @uridimmuvltozwta1466 Před 2 lety +4

    I think this really puts into perspective how empty the universe is. The photons that have traveled for over a billion years in a straight line never once were stopped by another object. Then take that idea and multiple it by all the stars you see in the sky. Despite this epic journey, the photon's journey was stopped by your marble-sized eyeball.

    • @chrism3784
      @chrism3784 Před 4 měsíci

      You are right but even more perspective your eyes cannot make out anything a billion light years away. Furthest object in the universe you can see and make out is Andromedia Galaxy which is about 2.5 million light years, and even then it's very faint and hard to see. Something billions of light years away and you look towards it, only a few photons of that object may hit your eyeball a minute, if that. That's why we need really large optics like the Hubble to stare at it for hours, collect the small amount of photons hitting it and then draw a picture from it.

  • @Oddservations
    @Oddservations Před 3 lety +13

    Logic error: When someone sings, 'the first star I see tonight', s/he may actually mean it, by not wishing upon a planet and waiting to actually see a star. The song doesn't say, 'the first extraterrestrial object I see tonight'.

  • @BossBaouzza
    @BossBaouzza Před 3 lety +1

    Loved the podcast! Maybe include some example pictures in future video's so we get a better image of what is being talked about

  • @davidevans3227
    @davidevans3227 Před rokem

    these explainers remind me of when i was sort of 9, 10, 11 years old and i shared room with my brother who was older than me, doing his "o" levels (exams at 16) and "A" levels (exams at 18) ..and we would sit up late into the night, we had an ordinance factory ten minutes away, making part for nuclear weapons (apparently?) ..that was a good topic for speculation lol.. He would tell me about the atom and molecules.. the solar system the sun and planets.. earth, nature.. and so on..
    he gave me such a good base of knowledge to enter high school.. thanks tim.. 🙂
    and thankyou for sharing this..

  • @nofarDcohen
    @nofarDcohen Před 3 lety +7

    I love Doctor Tyson's explanations about perspective. Mind blowing!

  • @TheSilverGate
    @TheSilverGate Před 3 lety +39

    Just a note, *nothing* in Salesforce is easy.

    • @elck3
      @elck3 Před 3 lety

      Money is money

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      @originaldylanbaxter Před 3 lety +5

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      This got me so worked up I actually un-subbed. It's aggravating enough to get sales pitches from educational channels, but they had to partner with one of the most dreaded and reviled products in IT.

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      @Olga-jm5xf Před 3 lety

      CL Oh, boy, I am starting to use it, just a few days in, so I do not know much about it yet, but it seems like it might not be very user friendly. I don't know if that is ¨the nature of the beast?¨

    • @AstroRocket
      @AstroRocket Před 3 lety +2

      You ain't lying. I had to use it at my old job and it was a nightmare

    • @raiblast
      @raiblast Před 3 lety +1

      I'm currently reworking a 3 year old Flow that I thought was nifty at the time and realizing how flawed it was. I'm removing 100 elements and 40 paths from it and reducing it to a single path until the last Decision into 12 single elements, simply because of how much effort it is to maintain. It's sad that it took me 60 hours to build over weeks and I've simplified it in 2 hours in a single day, after 3 more years of experience. Yeah, "easy".

  • @ryanguercio7061
    @ryanguercio7061 Před 3 lety +1

    Love all these episodes. Been one of my go too you tube channel. I remember listening every day on my way to college studying civil engineering at NJIT to Chuck and the Radio Chick Leslie Gold. Show was cut short which was disappointing. Great memories from over 20 years ago.

  • @Feribrat99
    @Feribrat99 Před 3 lety

    When I was a kid in California we got to go to the Mount Palomar Observatory in 1962, I have been looking up ever since. I was 4 then and am now turning 65 this December.
    Thank you for all of your 'splaining' videos. I am still that kid. Loving it and going out to see Mars tonight.....

  • @sethgarcia4094
    @sethgarcia4094 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you mr. Tyson and chuck for making science fun it’s an honor to watch you guys speak really is

  • @fidelecheverria6772
    @fidelecheverria6772 Před 3 lety +9

    I saw the title and thought, "I know that, yet, let's see" aaaand I learnt a lot. As always, love it!

  • @gealonedeoangelot.1838
    @gealonedeoangelot.1838 Před 3 lety +2

    At first I really used to think that podcasts are boring and pointless but then I found this channel. 😄⭐✨

  • @ilkhgs
    @ilkhgs Před 2 lety +1

    Please, never end, Star Talk! We need you.

  • @shawnfike2910
    @shawnfike2910 Před 3 lety +5

    “Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • @jan-md1qq
    @jan-md1qq Před rokem +1

    Neil and Chuck are a breath of fresh air. Btw, the melody itself for English speakers as “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” was written by Mozart (originally “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman.”) However, the words put to it originated as a poem written by the English author Jane Taylor and was published in 1806 as “The Star.” Sometime later the poem was set to Mozart's melody. I teach guitar to kids and this is one of the first songs they learn, I always mention to them who the composer of the original melody is

  • @tejaswiniart
    @tejaswiniart Před rokem +1

    It's just amazing how Neil puts forth the truth about universe infront of us and leaves us soooo fascinated by it....

  • @mod100
    @mod100 Před 3 lety +7

    Your show is so informative and funny ... Never stop that brilliant work!

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      ------
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @chevelledc
    @chevelledc Před 3 lety +9

    Love both of you

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      Uuu
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @theritebowl9972
    @theritebowl9972 Před 3 lety +2

    Man I love star talk! I also want to say chuck makes these videos soo much more entertaining! Love you chuck

  • @tanushbhatt1419
    @tanushbhatt1419 Před 3 lety +1

    Ive been listening to the Podcast version on google podcasts all this time and now finally saw what Chuck looks like! Nice to put a face to the name

  • @agnivash
    @agnivash Před 3 lety +4

    I like how the show continues progressively from where it was left off in the previous episode ❤️ Lovin It.

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem +1

      ////
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @MixPickle404
    @MixPickle404 Před 3 lety

    refreshing and informative... best channel

  • @barbarahawkins7930
    @barbarahawkins7930 Před 3 lety

    Hello everyone. Hope you are all doing well. I must say that I love Star Talk. This program is so much more informative than any of my College Science courses ever thought of being without a doubt. Just a quick note from my High School days... My friend Bev and I wanted to start a band and call ourselves Stellar Spectra. That was when we were in 10th grade 1967. I might be old but I still enjoy learning.

  • @zitrone777
    @zitrone777 Před 3 lety +4

    Thx for such simple but still well explained topics. Love that in this show. You guys are pure awesome! Greetings from Germany.

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      """""
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @metalzonemt-2
    @metalzonemt-2 Před 3 lety +13

    Neil: I'll tell you what it is: Here's what it is....
    Also Neil: But wait, there is more...

  • @ryanoneill7099
    @ryanoneill7099 Před 3 lety

    Dr. Tyson should put the star talk spin on “shooting stars”!!!
    Always look forward to these segments! Great bit of educational entertainment

  • @dangrigore.
    @dangrigore. Před 2 lety +1

    Always a pleasure listening to this man, i supose is quite stresfull for someone with this level of knowlege to explain to us, "normal people", how things work. I'm from Romania and i'm very glad for learning english language myself, cuz now i can access this kind of informations presented like that by Neil. These discutions are essential guys..

  • @susanmuse7780
    @susanmuse7780 Před 3 lety +7

    I love when Neil and Chuck are on together 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @pulkitmohta8964
    @pulkitmohta8964 Před 3 lety +8

    I always wondered what the red lasers in those time lapse videos of telescopes were, being shot from it to the sky. Now I get why, and the reason just blew my mind!

    • @twonumber22
      @twonumber22 Před 3 lety +1

      If you haven't already, you should see the before/after images from when some of the telescopes introduced the adaptive optics.

    • @Juan-lf6qo
      @Juan-lf6qo Před rokem

      ^^^^^
      ...So it does not matter how much you zoom in, STILL planets, the sun and moon do not twinkle like stars.., so gravity even produce colors in the stars light.., i just don't think so.
      Jesus said:"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not
      prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons.." -Matthew 7 How
      did that "man" know that more than 2 thousand years AFTER HE DIED; ALL THAT
      WILL HAPPEN, There are so "Many" christian religions today, doing exactly
      what he said.
      "Remember the former things, those of long ago;
      I am God, and there is no other;
      I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the
      beginning" -Isaiah 46
      IGLESIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO/CHURCH THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

  • @superluminalsquirrel9359
    @superluminalsquirrel9359 Před 3 lety +1

    These two really make such an enjoyable combo!

  • @stephanowe8793
    @stephanowe8793 Před rokem

    I Love watching and listening to you both.. every evening! Thanx for the laughs and the info and knowledge from our favorite Astrophysicist! 😘

  • @spaceman5089
    @spaceman5089 Před 3 lety +8

    Us: Why do stars twinkle?
    Neil: You are the twinkle in my eye

  • @riseuplights5017
    @riseuplights5017 Před 3 lety +15

    I’d buy anything Chuck advertised, no questions asked. I watched that whole ad and made want the product, even when I don’t have anything to do with it

    • @superhary21
      @superhary21 Před 3 lety +2

      Frankly I didn't even realize it was an advertisement till I read this comment.....

    • @uniquename6925
      @uniquename6925 Před 3 lety +1

      Please don't, sales force is probably a load of 💩
      Anyone marketing to small business is kinda sketchy. Where I did training, they had rooms of people learning sales force so they could sell their consultation to larger companies. I don't know anything about it, but it triggers alarm bells in my head

    • @JoseleonardoHU
      @JoseleonardoHU Před 3 lety

      I remember that Magic Bus episode, it was really cool!!

    • @d.w.6584
      @d.w.6584 Před 3 lety

      @@uniquename6925 I've used SalesForce in the past. Much like any tech solution it depends on how it is implemented into your existing systems and workflow. where I worked, it was relied on, with little training provided, thus it was often a hindrance to efficiency until the user became proficient enough that it became more of a tool than roadblock.

  • @lynnlobliner3933
    @lynnlobliner3933 Před rokem +1

    So much for my 1965 college astronomy class where I learned that the twinkling was caused by "dust" floating between the star and my eyes. I don't think it was ever explained that the star I was looking at was light from millions of years ago.

    • @stephenalexander321
      @stephenalexander321 Před rokem

      I wouldn't think it would matter. A photon is a photon is a photon. Or, a photon from Arcturus and a photon from Saturn are both still photons. My question is: does light from stars reaching orbital observatories "twinkle", and are any such platforms equipped to notice if it does? Or do orbital telescopes just accumulate a sum of light over time, and so fail to notice any momentary variations?
      "Empty," in this context, is a relative term, not an absolute one. Our own craft, and even EVA suits, come back covered in dust.

  • @DistantTower
    @DistantTower Před 3 lety +1

    Glad to see Chucks request at the end of the last episode was followed through on in this one.

  • @tlamore
    @tlamore Před 3 lety +4

    love the laughs while learning.. school should be like this!

  • @2l84t
    @2l84t Před 3 lety +73

    Pretty sure this was covered on a Magic School Bus episode.

    • @kylefer
      @kylefer Před 3 lety +15

      That show was epic when I was a kid.

    • @newyoutube5645
      @newyoutube5645 Před 3 lety +8

      Wow. I didn't know someone else here know that cartoon. I love it!.

    • @remywhite4377
      @remywhite4377 Před 3 lety +5

      Definitely was ahead of its time.

    • @Werewolf914
      @Werewolf914 Před 3 lety +5

      That reminds me of Elementary school, I loved it so much anytime a teacher said we'd watch one.

    • @jeffsostarecz9537
      @jeffsostarecz9537 Před 3 lety +4

      I got the whole boxed set!

  • @daredevil013
    @daredevil013 Před rokem

    I don't know why but the reference to the distance between 2 objects in space just made my head feel lighter and I am in awe. This is crazy.

  • @joshofthesouth
    @joshofthesouth Před 2 lety +1

    I always feel inspired when he says " keep looking up"

  • @andyb1653
    @andyb1653 Před 3 lety +7

    If a star is twinkling due to atmospheric interference, it's actually pretty hard to discern anything concrete about it. Size, distance, composition, it's all distorted.
    "How I wonder what you are", indeed.

  • @istvansipos9940
    @istvansipos9940 Před 3 lety +8

    Neil used the name Timmy ages ago when he was talking about alien kids. Why is he suprised now?
    (that's a fun talk, by the way)

  • @hantihut8141
    @hantihut8141 Před 2 lety

    Would be lovely with a explainer on all the terms you astrophysics use (planet, star, galaxy, milkway etc) and how they work together and more distance explaining - so we so to speak can be planted on the same boat :-) Love your work by the way:-)

  • @quentindooley1410
    @quentindooley1410 Před 3 lety

    I was just looking at the sky in Alabama and I saw Betelgeuse, in Orion, twinkling and then saw this video. Always great stuff.

  • @matthewmunnich6603
    @matthewmunnich6603 Před 3 lety +7

    I’ve been waiting for this one😁

  • @kapilgupta6538
    @kapilgupta6538 Před 3 lety +5

    "Timmy"
    Chuck u are awesome
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kaufmanndulany4409
    @kaufmanndulany4409 Před 3 lety

    Man, you both of you are great...keep the great content coming.

  • @Incandescentiron
    @Incandescentiron Před 2 lety

    On another video, Chuck Nice asked if you would tell him why stars twinkle. You said that will have to be another video. I made a comment asking if you make a video on why stars twinkle, please talk about adaptive optics. I then found you had already made the twinkle star video, and spoke of adaptive optics. Fantastic! Thank you for posting

  • @ToyaF82
    @ToyaF82 Před 3 lety +4

    Now I want to go outside and gaze in the night sky to see if I can distinguish planets from stars.

    • @vZetto
      @vZetto Před 3 lety

      I wish I could too, unfortunately Ca fires still ongoing on my area, so.. Can't see

    • @TJSpartan008
      @TJSpartan008 Před 3 lety +1

      Mars is at its closest at brightest RIGHT NOW. Go out, look up, find the bright red "star", enjoy

  • @jersn5560
    @jersn5560 Před 3 lety +9

    btw the background has stars that disappears in and out of existence.

    • @atlasfeynman1039
      @atlasfeynman1039 Před 3 lety

      Not sure if "existence" is the right word, perhaps "visibility."

  • @lovelywaz
    @lovelywaz Před 3 lety +1

    Those references explaining the reality of distances in space ....
    💥💥 *MIND BLOWN* 💥💥

  • @shashiravu
    @shashiravu Před 3 lety +2

    Twin Stars : Arundhati and Vashistha
    Twin stars observed during Hindu wedding ceremony :
    Thousands of years ago the ancient rishis in India could identify two tiny spots in the sky as a twin star system. They named it Arundhati-Vasistha.
    Mizar is known as Vashista and Alcor is known as Arundhati in traditional Indian astronomy. The pair is considered to symbolize marriage. Vashistha and Arundhati were a married couple. Arundhati and Vasistha were considered an ideal couple, symbolic of marital fulfillment and loyalty. During the wedding ceremonies of Hindus, one of the ritual is the groom shows the bride the double stars of Vasishta and Arundhati.
    In Hindu weddings, priests conducting a wedding ceremony allude to or point out the constellation as a symbol of the closeness marriage brings to a couple.
    Secret behind watching/pointing the stars :
    In most twin stars system one star is stationary and other rotates around it, while Arundhati and Vashishtha both rotate in synchrony. To tell that both husband and wife must do all things in sync and that husband must not rotate round the wife or wife should not dance to the tune of her husband, this ritual was made a part of the marriage ceremony. The greatness of our ancestors / scholars was that they could know that such a twin star system exists and how they rotate even without the telescope.
    A point to be noted, women in India had a higher stature in society. Its Arundhati-Vashistha and not Vashistha-Arundhati. Women had higher respect than men.

  • @ALWAYSGIVEUP23
    @ALWAYSGIVEUP23 Před 3 lety +50

    Fun fact Neil : the word " short " is longer than the word " long "

    • @pulkitmohta8964
      @pulkitmohta8964 Před 3 lety

      Well you have "tiny" which is just as long as "long"

    • @nathanmays7926
      @nathanmays7926 Před 3 lety +5

      @@pulkitmohta8964 big is tinier than tiny

    • @pulkitmohta8964
      @pulkitmohta8964 Před 3 lety

      @@nathanmays7926 well he was talking about how "short" is longer than "long" so I gave him a kinda synonym that would do the justice of being just as long as "long"

    • @LukeSumIpsePatremTe
      @LukeSumIpsePatremTe Před 3 lety +1

      Is _shorter_ shorter than short?

    • @theflyingdutchguy9870
      @theflyingdutchguy9870 Před 3 lety +1

      😂😂

  • @ashwinkamath99
    @ashwinkamath99 Před 3 lety +7

    Irony is hitting this show real hard, the background seems like it was taken from space and not from the earth and yet it's twinkling, oof

  • @frostysolis
    @frostysolis Před 3 lety

    This is my favorite episode so far

  • @Olga-jm5xf
    @Olga-jm5xf Před 3 lety

    I'd rather listen to Neil and Chuck interacting than having a guest. Yes, my dearest Neil, there are only a few that have time to fully express their ideas and research since you already know most of the information that they will be elaborating on. Understandable, you are an educator. So keep it up Neil and Chuck, you are a fantastic team!!

  • @hemangsisodiya428
    @hemangsisodiya428 Před 3 lety +51

    Only person who hates this video is "Timmy"

  • @cole7564
    @cole7564 Před 3 lety +5

    neil is the closest thing to tony stark that we have on this earth and because of that i will love him all my years on this earth

    • @michaelphillips7207
      @michaelphillips7207 Před 3 lety +4

      Nah, neil even said himself that Elon musk is the real life Tony stark.

    • @kushmandey6880
      @kushmandey6880 Před 3 lety

      @@michaelphillips7207 How about Hank Pym or Bruce Banner??

    • @_M27_
      @_M27_ Před 3 lety

      @@kushmandey6880 I'd say blue marvel

  • @cesarmoya7
    @cesarmoya7 Před 3 lety +1

    The part that made me happier is Neil saying "these are never ending" that's a wish come true!

  • @dverygrateful1
    @dverygrateful1 Před rokem

    This is as much fun talking to my old friend Ryan Pacheco
    Teaches physics U of M Dearborn.
    I loved it in school but I'm so sddhd. It's only now at 60 really learning.
    Thanks to teachers that teach.

  • @silverfang6668
    @silverfang6668 Před 3 lety +9

    “Space is big and space is empty” ...and no one can hear you scream!

  • @thomaslane1547
    @thomaslane1547 Před 3 lety +8

    Scintillate, scintillate, diminutive light-emitting point source. The extent to which I ponder the nature of your existence! At great altitude over the surface of the Earth; similar, in appearance, to a carbon crystal suspended in the celestial firmament. Scintillate, scintillate, diminutive light-emitting point source. The extent to which I ponder the nature of your existence!

    • @undeadking3574
      @undeadking3574 Před 3 lety +1

      woow 😳 twinkle twinkle little star (scientific version?) 😂

  • @aariapoor
    @aariapoor Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Nail and Chuck, thanks for your exciting program, I have 2 questions:
    1- Sometimes we see a halo around a full moon and it's clear that is very near to us so it would be most likely a cloud, but I wonder why is so perfectly round and has a donut shape with the moon on its center
    2- Can we hypothetically make a solar system in scale or at least a larger mass with a smaller one orbiting it like the Earth and its moon, I mean as you mentioned if we leave 2 marbles in scale (for the Earth and the Moon) in 30 feet distance in space and push the smaller marble a little bit, would it entangle to the bigger marble and orbit around it?
    Thanks

  • @craigscott2315
    @craigscott2315 Před 3 lety

    cool. I remember hearing about the seeing correction used to clean up images, but long forgotten the way it worked.

    • @craigscott2315
      @craigscott2315 Před 3 lety

      Anyone else want to know what the problem is with the thumbs downers? Maybe we should have comments divided in to either/or sections?

  • @I-Maser
    @I-Maser Před 3 lety +4

    5:24 someone ones told me that if the sun was the size of a Orange and earth a grain of Rice the distance would be from Luxemburg to Moskau

    • @RayRay-zt7bj
      @RayRay-zt7bj Před 3 lety +2

      Yes, that figure sounds nearly exactly correct. If the sun was the size of a cueball, the nearest star would be 977 miles (1,572 KM) from Baltimore to Miami. A cue ball is approximately 2.17 inches (5.5cm) and is about 25 -30% smaller than an orange. Therefore Luxemburg to Moscow would be somewhere aroundmn1,600 miles (2,575 km) away. That is given that a light-year is approximately 5.9 trillion miles and the distance to the nearest star is 4.2 light-years from the Sun.

    • @I-Maser
      @I-Maser Před 3 lety

      @@RayRay-zt7bj the guy didnt say exactly Luxemburg and Moskau but my city which is about 100Km fron Luxemburg and Moskau+ 100km soo

  • @josepht5331
    @josepht5331 Před 3 lety +13

    Dr Tyson is a walking "🤯" emoji. 🤣

    • @toddty11
      @toddty11 Před 3 lety +1

      You see that look he gets in his face when he knows he’s about to blow some minds 😂😂 he gets so happy!

  • @makemoneynow5061
    @makemoneynow5061 Před 3 lety

    Reliable and humurous, the kind of resource I'm looking for!

  • @TheBroccoliFox
    @TheBroccoliFox Před 3 lety +1

    I was hoping they would touch a bit on the extreme color changes that you see during the twinkling. I figure it has something to do with the different molecules in the atmosphere the light is traveling through, but it would've been cool to hear it explained.

  • @redrum0127
    @redrum0127 Před 3 lety +3

    doc sounds so ominous when he says "freakin empty"

  • @thomaslane1547
    @thomaslane1547 Před 3 lety +3

    All this time, I needed to wait for the first **star** I see.

  • @e30m3mike
    @e30m3mike Před 3 lety +1

    love u guys, hilarious and super informative.

  • @hardworkingmf8445
    @hardworkingmf8445 Před 3 lety

    i was literally searching for this yesterday

  • @imaginationdevice
    @imaginationdevice Před 3 lety +4

    Scientists: Light keeps distorting... we dont know...
    Military: Hold my Beer..
    Scientists: We Dont have Antigravity
    Military: Bruh... ;) ..

  • @Jeyfeizei
    @Jeyfeizei Před 3 lety +8

    "Someone from the military..."