Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Listen to the latest on System76 computers, manufacturing, and Pop!_OS.This episode welcomes guest Massimo Pascale from UC Berkeley to discuss his work and research around the sunburst arc, super star clusters and Nitrogen-enriched Nebula. Learn how the Lemur Pro and open source software powers his research.

00:30 Intro
00:45 Back To School sale ends October 3rd
00:58 Community News
01:15 Hiring a Mechanical Engineer and Production Technician
01:36 Cosmic Updates
02:10 New Ryzen CPU available for Thelio Major
02:28 Interview with Massimo Pascale from University of California at Berkeley
02:40 About Massimo Pascale
03:55 What is the Sunburst Arc?
08:45 Why do we care about super star clusters?
10:15 Globular clusters
12:43 Multiple Populations Problem
16:10 Nitrogen-enriched Nebula
16:56 How stars work
20:09 Things people should know about space
22:18 How do you see the future of astronomy evolving?
24:13 Each of these telescopes are a massive collaborative effort
25:44 Why did you select a Lemur Pro?
27:55 I’m really loving the lemur pro
28:00 The relationship between open source and astronomy
29:38 What specific software do you use?
33:00 What advice would you give to aspiring astronomers or astrophysicists?
34:50 Thank you for the discussion and exit sounds

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