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Episode 8: The Pope's Astronomer

Originally Aired December 25, 2015

In September 2015 Pope Francis named Tucsonan and U.S. Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno the new director of the Vatican Observatory. What is the Vatican Observatory and what is its connection to southern Arizona?

IN THIS EPISODE

Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director, Vatican Observatory
Tim Swindle, Ph.D, Director and Department Head of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

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