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].