AAPOD2 Space Junk Podcast

I’m Proud to announce the other site I run with my friend Charles Lillo was asked to do a segment on OPT’s Podcast SPACE JUNK. There we discuss the beginnings of AAPOD2 and all things Related. Check it out !

Check it out HERE: SPACE JUNK PODCAST

Timestamps for AAPOD2 Episode  

1:37 – Learning about how Charles Lillo and Jason Matter got started in the hobby 

8:24 – Challenges with being an amateur astronomer in the Florida  

13:40 – Where did the idea come to start AAPOD2? 

16:26 – What is APOD and how is AAPOD2 different? 

20:50 – How you can submit to AAPOD2 

22:30 – Partnership with Cathrin Machin  

26:23 – The astro community’s response to AAPOD2 

28:45 – Growing the team  

30:55 – Why social media accounts dedicated to pictures of space get so popular 

36:37 – Public outreach and getting more people excited about space  

38:36 – Visual astronomers vs imagers  

39:33 – The gear they are using now  

43:27 – Advice for those that are getting started in astrophotography 

46:50 – Plans for AAPOD2 

51:03 – What type of images stand out to AAPOD2 when selecting a winner