#106 - April 2021 Part 1
AWESOME ASTRONOMY31 Maalis 2021

#106 - April 2021 Part 1

The Discussion:

  • Jen finally becomes Dr Jen – bow down pitiful Earthlings!
  • Binocular astronomy
  • Get the book Vera Rubin - A Life by Jacqueline and Simon Mitton with 25% off by emailing cs-books@wiley.com, and quoting the discount code H0350 (mentioning Awesome Astronomy probably wouldn't go amiss too)
  • Emails from listeners correcting a possible error and posing a teasing question about US refractors.

The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have:

  • UCL researchers unravel the mystery of the Antikythera mechanism
  • The Event Horizon Telescope improves the image of a supermassive black hole by revealing its magnetic fields
  • Confirming the existence of the furthest major solar system object
  • An exoplanet that lost its atmosphere and then gained another one!

Main News story: CERN's LHC spots a quirky quark that hints at a big anomaly in the Standard Model of Physics

The Sky Guide: This month we're taking a look at the constellation of Coma Bereneces with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in April.

Q&A: You mentioned recently that a comet was a long period comet? What does this mean? How do we know if a comet is a long period comet? From our good friend Arliss Evans in Texas, USA.

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Rendlesham Forest Incident

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#124 - October 2022 Part 1

#124 - October 2022 Part 1

Jeni and Paul talk to Professor Mike Edmunds, President of the Royal Astronomical Society and Emeritus Professor of astrophysics at Cardiff University, who is also Dr Jeni's academic grandfather.... ...

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#123 - September 2022 Part 2

#123 - September 2022 Part 2

The Discussion: Farewell Frank Drake It's uncrewed, not unmanned! Filming with the BBC again Listeners' emails on city astronomy and the missing AweAst show this month The News: JWST unearths a...

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#123 - September 2022 Part 1

#123 - September 2022 Part 1

Hear ye! Hear ye! Al Worden (went to the moon on Apollo 15): https://tinyurl.com/56w9rkr4 Al Bean (walked on the moon on Apollo 12): https://tinyurl.com/2ewb5vj3 Charlie Duke (walked on the moon on A...

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#122 - August 2022 Part 2

#122 - August 2022 Part 2

The Discussion: The Perseids meteor shower Another heatwave in the UK The Orville on Disney+ The News: NASA is going back to the moon – this month! SpaceX join the companies dropping space debr...

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#122 - August 2022 Part 1

#122 - August 2022 Part 1

The Discussion: The release of JWST's first images, the press conferences and media coverage. Emails on astrophotography, Dr Jen's TV appearances and a more politically correct alternative name for JW...

1 Elo 20221h 19min

#121 - July 2022 Part 2

#121 - July 2022 Part 2

The Discussion: Another heatwave in the UK Dr Jen on TV covering the latest JWST news The Orville on Disney+ Night Sky on Amazon Prime The News: Preparations for the launch of Starship and an u...

15 Heinä 20221h 2min

#121 - July 2022 Part 1

#121 - July 2022 Part 1

The Discussion: More filming for the BBC Longer days and shorter nights L Showcasing amateur photography on noctilucent clouds Listeners' emails on Less well known cultural names for Ursa Major The...

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