Kirsten Banks' Starquakes and Galactic Fossils! Part 8 of AIP Physics in the Cloud, NSW 2021
Channel: Phil Up On Science
Date: 2022-08-15

Asteroseismologist and Astro-archaeologist Kirsten Banks tells us how to measure the distance to a star, using a red clump! The key is watching the starquakes happening on its surface.

Part 8 of Spyplanes, Enzymes & Alpha Centauri: Physics in the Cloud 2021, sponsored by Australian Institute of Physics http://www.aip.org.au and Laboratories Credit Union http://www.lcu.com.au .

Watch the playlist here to see the full show: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IJ7lNYP68-tiUBTiSMs1kcl36zRDwCK

Hosted by Dr Phil Dooley. More about the Science in the Pub series at https://philuponscience.com.au/conference-packages/

More creative science comedy and satire at Dr Phil's science-theatre collaboration Dramatic Scientificae http://www.dramatisscientificae.com .