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Awesome Astronomy - June Space Discussion & Sky Guide
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Awesome Astronomy - June Space Discussion & Sky Guide
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61 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2019
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Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: Pint of Science targets canines, Ralph makes a schoolboy error while in Florida and we all eagerly await the publication of a research paper by Jen. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have: - More disturbing news about the climate on Earth-analogue, Venus. - TESS discovers a planetary system around a visual binary star in Fornax. - The Andromeda & Triangulum galaxies are hiding quasars. - New research shows the mechanism by how Pluto could harbour oceans. - A better understanding of past ice ages on Mars. - More ridiculous ways to not find dark matter. - The race to analyse meteorites at Arizona State University. Main news story: Mr Musk’s Splendiferous Starlink. The Sky Guide: Covering the solar system and deep sky objects on offer to amateur astronomers in June: - Jen: Mars and Mercury as the stand-out objects in the lighter summer skies of June and a good opportunity to look out for noctilucent clouds at dawn and dusk. - Ralph: A round up of the other bright planets on offer in June and a certain satellite constellation now observable... Main Object: the Eagle Nebula in the constellation Serpens. http://www.awesomeastronomy.com Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well). 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.
Released:
Jun 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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