Live Lockdown Q&A Show

You can watch the video of this recording (and our live Episode 95 recording on 27th April) at https://www.youtube.com/user/AwesomeAstroPod/videos (midday PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UK, 9pm Central Europe)   This show is a response to the many requests we get to do an episode dedicated to answering listeners’ space & astronomy questions. Producer John thought lockdown would be the perfect time to do it, when we can try and help ease the stress, boredom and isolation.   The Guests: We invited some of our friends from the astronomy world to answer your questions too: University of Oxford Professor of Astronomy, Creator of the Zooniverse and BBC’s The Sky at Night Presenter, Chris Lintott. We asked him: Are there ways for an amateur astrophotographer to get involved in contributing to actual science? From David Schlaudt Square Kilometre Array or JWST. Which is going to generate the most exciting science? And if each one could answer just 1 question about the Universe, what would you like it to be?  From Mark De Vrij   Director of Public Engagement for Cardiff University’s Gravity Exploration Institute, Dr Chris North. We asked him: Why are astronomers so sure that Oumuamua and Borisov are from outside the Solar System? From Derry North (Chris’ Dad!) Square Kilometre Array or JWST. Which is going to generate the most exciting science? And if each one could answer just 1 question about the Universe, what would you like it to be?  From Mark De Vrij   Senior Astronomer and Institute Fellow at the SETI Institute, Seth Shostak. We asked him: What’s currently big in the world of extraterrestrial hunting? What happens when we discover possibly habitable planets? From @WrathfulTumbles Square Kilometre Array or JWST. Which is going to generate the most exciting science? And if each one could answer just 1 question about the Universe, what would you like it to be?  From Mark De Vri   US Spaceflight researcher and chronicler, Gavin Price. We asked for: An overview of the Apollo 13 mission that was limping back to Earth 50 years ago today The key Apollo 13 decisions and preparations that were underway at this point - a day before splashdown A discussion about, and nod to the BBC World Service podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon. From Peter Ellinger  Other listener inspired topics discussed by the podcast crew: What astronomy equipment do we use? Are the current clear skies a product of fewer airplanes and lower pollution? What would happen if a small stellar-mass black hole collided with a much more massive star? Could the star ever ‘win’? From Glenn Diekmann in California You talk about the ELT in April part 1. But how on God's green Earth do you keep a mirror like that clean? From @SeamasterGMT A discussion on the ‘Ashen light of Venus’ inspired by @Blixbuller