Episode 689: XLR8HI preX + PanStarrs Asteroid Hunting – Nov 10, 2021

Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Omar Sultan, Ken Chambers, Richard Wainscoat

First up, we have Omar Sultan co-founder of Sultan Ventures, here to tell us about the XLR8HI launch of preX Cohort 3. Applications are now open until Nov. 21, 2021.

Then, we are joined by Dr. Ken Chambers, Astronomer, Director of the Pan-STARRS Observatories and Near Earth Object expert Dr. Richard Wainscoat to talk about asteroid hunting with PanStarrs and their recent award from NASA.

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Episode 689: XLR8HI preX + PanStarrs Asteroid Hunting – Nov 10, 2021

Episode 402: Comet C/2014 S3 (PANSTARRS) – May 11, 2016

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Photo (l:r) Burt Lum, Jackie Keane, Lauren Kaupp, Roy Gal, Ryan Ozawa

We start the hour by featuring a couple of upcoming events. First, Danielle Miller from Maui calls in to tell us about an upcoming Social Media School workshop on the Valley Island. Then Lauren Kaupp from the AAUW-Honolulu will tell us about the next Tech Savvy event coming up at Hawaii Pacific University. Finally, we’ll talk to Jacqueline Keane, Roy Gal and Olivier Hainaut from the Institute for Astronomy about a cold rocky comet called C/2014 S3 (PANSTARRS).

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