Awesome Astronomy - November Part 1

The 365 Days of Astronomy - A podcast by 365DaysOfAstronomy.org

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host.  Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. The Discussion:  - Enjoying the recent eclipse (weather permitting). - Jeni is officially recognised as being great. - Visiting the Herschel Museum. And listeners’ emails on: - Having astronomy on the brain. - Cartoon characters in space. - A reflection of Venus off swamp gas!   The News:  - Rounding up the astronomy news in November, we have: - Why spiral galaxies seem to line up from our perspective. - The origin story for Saturn’s rings. - Still waiting for NASA’s first Artemis moon mission. - Farewell Apollo 9’s Jim McDivitt. - Boeing’s zombie Starliner spacecraft gets a crew. - The big news story: Hipparchus’ star charts found buried in early Christian parchments.   The Sky Guide:  This month we’re taking a look at the winter constellation of Andromeda with a guide to its history, how to find it, a few deep sky objects to seek out and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in November.    Q&A: What are the wispy striated filaments visible in the JWST images of the Carina Cliffs? From our good friend Rachel Kronick   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://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop 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 the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].

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