#117 – March 2022 Part 1
The Discussion:
- Stargazing & post-covid travel
- A lovely email from our good friend @SsonnyY
- The joys of being an astronomy beginner
- Pioneer 10’s 50th anniversary
The News:
Rounding up the astronomy news in March, we have:
- A new planet discovered in our neighbouring Alpha Centauri system
- A massive new dataset of 4.4m brand new radio objects to get excited about
- Quasars, blazars, – turns out they’re all the same thing
- The first observation of a free floating black hole
- Mini-Neptunes may evolve into super Earths
Big News Story: First light of the IXPE X-ray telescope
The Sky Guide:
This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Camelopardalis 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 March.
Awesome Astronomy
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