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Feb 3, 2021
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Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce. The Discussion: - Jeni on the https://www.highbrowdrivel.com/ Highbrow Drivel podcast. - More astronomy goodness at https://www.fifthstarlabs.com/ Sky Guide. - The amateur astronomy/dogging connection. - A review of George Clooney’s The Midnight Sky. - Listener emails about the birth of amateur astroimaging & ‘Arecedos’. The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have: - A hot Jupiter world with a totally transparent atmosphere. - New research suggest the most abundant stars can fuel photosynthesis. - Elliptical galaxies forming new stars hundreds of times faster than our Milky Way. - Citizen scientists creates a 3D map of largely invisible brown dwarf stars. Main News story: - ESA’s CHEOPS satellite looks at a star with exoplanets and finds even more planets in a system that should be able to exist. The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Perseus 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 February. Q&A: Are there any other planets in the solar system that could support geostationary communications satellites? From Steve Carter in Welwyn Garden City, UK. 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://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ 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 Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.
Released:
Feb 3, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Astronomy Cast Questions Show: Matter Balance, Jumping Light Speed and Black Hole Star Formation: From June 25, 2009. Why was there a difference between the amount of matter and antimatter at the beginning of the Universe? Mathematics lets us travel faster than light speed, so why can’t we? And are there stars forming around black holes? ... by The 365 Days of Astronomy