Travelers in the Night Eps. 137E & 138E: Near Venus to Past Jupiter & How Big It Is

<p class="p1">Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( <a href= "https://twitter.com/Nmcanopus">@Nmcanopus</a> ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. <a href= "http://travelersinthenight.org">travelersinthenight.org</a></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"><strong>Today's 2 topics:</strong></span></p> <p class="p3">- About a month before my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Rik Hill spotted it,  a 5 football field diameter asteroid had been almost as near to the Sun as the planet Venus. </p> <p class="p3">- Dr. Arlo U. Landolt of Louisiana State University has spent more than 30 years establishing a network of standard stars around the sky which are used to calibrate the measurement of the brightness of objects in space.</p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p3">We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p3">Just visit: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy">https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy</a> and donate as much as you can!</p> <p class="p3">Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p3">Every bit helps! Thank you!</p> <p class="p3">------------------------------------</p> <p class="p3">Do go visit <a href= "http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop">http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop</a> for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness!</p> <p class="p3"><a href= "http://cosmoquest.org/Donate">http://cosmoquest.org/Donate</a> This show is made possible through your donations.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p3">Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just <a href="http://cosmoquest.org/Donate">click</a>!)</p> <p class="p3">------------------------------------</p> <p class="p3">The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast