#106 - April 2021 Part 1
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#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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#109 - July 2021 Part 2

#109 - July 2021 Part 2

The Discussion: Hubble's still in trouble Jeni's presenting on the BBC's Weatherman Walking Ideas for a new segment to replace the moons of the solar system The News: Ingenuity helicopter is exce...

15 Heinä 20211h 8min

#109 - July 2021 Part 1

#109 - July 2021 Part 1

The Discussion: Can you help out the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory? Combining sports & astronomy The hive mind responds to the new audio anomaly The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in July, w...

1 Heinä 20211h 1min

Podcast Extra: The Dimming of Betelgeuse!

Podcast Extra: The Dimming of Betelgeuse!

To illustrate the epic saga of the Great Dimming of Betelgeuse, in this podcast extra, we revisit all our previous discussions of the red supergiant – collated just for you in one handy dandy place! W...

16 Kesä 202132min

#108 - June 2021 Part 2

#108 - June 2021 Part 2

The Discussion: A new audio anomaly to get your investigative teeth into Jeni moving from TV interviewee to presenter on the BBC A look back at this month's solar eclipse Listeners' emails about our ...

15 Kesä 20211h 19min

#108 - June 2021 Part 1

#108 - June 2021 Part 1

The Discussion: Buying and selling astronomy kit A possible resolution to the Wiltshire Audio Anomaly The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have: Heavy metal vapours detected a...

31 Touko 202144min

#107 - May 2021 Part 2

#107 - May 2021 Part 2

The Discussion: Farewell to Michael Collins Jeni back on the radio, other podcasts and TV - cc/crhxtz Listeners' emails The News: Blue Origin prepares to take space tourists The launch of China's...

15 Touko 20211h 9min

#107 - May 2021 Part 1

#107 - May 2021 Part 1

The Discussion: Binocular observing Do you want Ralph's 115 triplet refractor & goto mount? The Wiltshire Audio Anomaly Listeners emails on historical images and refractor rivalry The News: Rounding...

1 Touko 20211h 12min

Podcast Extra: Mars Ingenuity

Podcast Extra: Mars Ingenuity

This week we saw the first ever powered flight on another planet. So this is a podcast extra episode to mark this remarkable achievement, explain what happened and why this is such a paradigm shift fo...

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