1 hr 17 min

#120 - June 2022 Part 1 AWESOME ASTRONOMY

    • Astronomy

The Discussion:
You can now watch Jen presenting on BBC TV’s Weatherman Walking (from 06:40) Walking, astronomy and animal abuse in the New Forest NASA find the Awesome Astronomy bunker on Mars! Listeners’ emails on Obscure names for constellations Podcast editorial suggestions Sending us your astrophotography  
 
The News:
Rounding up the astronomy news in April, we have:
A companion star that survived a supernova! Galaxies that had their dark matter stripped away Everything we thought we knew about galaxy evolution is wrong L We were just buzzed by an asteroid a mile wide. The big news story: Only an image of the black hole region at the centre of our galaxy!
 
 
The Sky Guide:
This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Draco 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 June.
 
 
Q&A:
What sites and activities could you recommend for disabled amateur astronomers? From our good friend Ash in Wales.

The Discussion:
You can now watch Jen presenting on BBC TV’s Weatherman Walking (from 06:40) Walking, astronomy and animal abuse in the New Forest NASA find the Awesome Astronomy bunker on Mars! Listeners’ emails on Obscure names for constellations Podcast editorial suggestions Sending us your astrophotography  
 
The News:
Rounding up the astronomy news in April, we have:
A companion star that survived a supernova! Galaxies that had their dark matter stripped away Everything we thought we knew about galaxy evolution is wrong L We were just buzzed by an asteroid a mile wide. The big news story: Only an image of the black hole region at the centre of our galaxy!
 
 
The Sky Guide:
This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Draco 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 June.
 
 
Q&A:
What sites and activities could you recommend for disabled amateur astronomers? From our good friend Ash in Wales.

1 hr 17 min