Podcaster: Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host.
Title : Awesome Astronomy February 2023
Organization: Awesome Astronomy
Link : www.awesomeastronomy.com
Description:
The Discussion:
· Our dark sky practical astronomy event, AstroCamp
· Farewell Apollo 7’s Walt Cunningham
· Comet C2022 E3 ZTF reaches naked eye brightness
The News:
Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have:
· Incredible finding: stars have not always been made the same way throughout the history of the Universe
· The debacle of the first space launch from UK soil
· 3 rocky water worlds found by the Kepler Space Telescope
The big news story: a decade-long study finds light pollution is worse than we thought
The Sky Guide:
This month we’re taking a look at the large winter constellation of Ursa Major 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 February.
Q&A:
Does the James Webb Space Telescope have to take calibration frames like I do from Earth – darks, flats, and bias frames to then stack? From our good friend Peter Coates in East Yorkshire.
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).
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