When and how galaxies form, how quickly they form and how they evolve to form the beautiful galaxies we see to day is a longstanding question in astronomy. In this podcast, NSF NOIRLAB Director Pat McCarthy describes his long research interest in galaxy formation. https://nationalastro.org/ https://nationalastro.org/news/galaxy-formation-at-cosmic-noon/ https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/2012/09/11/september-11th-a-new-dark-energy-experiment/ https://cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofastronomy/2013/10/12/oct-12th-the-newfirm-imager/   Short bio: Rob Sparks is a science education specialist in the EPO group at NOAO and works on the Galileoscope project (www.galileoscope.org), providing design, dissemination and professional development. He also pens a great blog at halfastro.wordpress.com. Dr. Pat McCarthy is the director of NSF’s NOIRLab and has been an observational astronomer studying galaxy formation for many years.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.