Podcaster: Ralph, Paul & Jenni
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Title : Awesome Astronomy January 2020 News Roundup & Space Guide
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description:
The Discussion: As we begin the new decade we struggle to find a consensus on whether it actually is a new decade. We discuss the busy Xmas period and thank any listeners who helped Dartmoor Skies reach their funding target for a new telescope. Then we take a look at a few listeners’ emails and tweets.
The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have:
- An old galaxy containing as much dust as one third the amount of its stars
- Mapping the magnetic fields around the Whale Galaxy
- An interstellar comet makes its way back out of the solar system
- A burst of supernovae in the Milky Way’s not-to-distant past
- Is Betelgeuse about to go supernova?
The Sky Guide: Shaking up the format of the sky guide, we’re taking a look at the constellation of Monoceros with a guide to its history, how to find it, a couple of deep sky objects and a round up of the solar system objects on offer in January.
Q&A: If there are no plate tectonics on the moon, how did the lunar mountain regions form? from @gkt_wales on Twitter
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Hello all,
I have been listening to your podcast for a while now, and quite enjoy it. I would like to comment on Paul’s complaint about the timing of when to determine the start of a new decade. The start of 2020 doesn’t mean it’s the 2020th year, it means 2020 years have passed since we started counting up from year 0 AD. If it helps, just think about when we’re writing out calendar dates. You basically recording the number of days that have passed towards the next year along with the number of years that have already passed. As I write this, it has now been two thousand and 20 years and 6 days through January since 0 AD. SO we are now 6 days into the next 10 years of the next decade. I’m sure Paul will find a reason to dislike this, but I would be disapointed if he didn’t, so have at it.
Thank you,
West Obering