#14 - August 2013
AWESOME ASTRONOMY
English - July 31, 2013 23:30 - 59 minutes - 47.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 114 ratingsScience science space astronomy astrophysics astropohography binoculars cosmology galaxies physics planets Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The wonderful upcoming Perseid meteor shower, planetary & lunar spectacles and the deep sky objects on offer in the Summer Triangle & Ophiuchus in our August sky guide. The new names for Pluto’s 4th & 5th moons, a new moon disocered around Neptune, the discovery of mysterious extragalactic radio emissions and a photo of home from the Cassini spacecraft. Cepheid Variable stars explained in Paul's 5 Minute Concept and we draw a winner for a pair of magnificent astronomy binoculars. An interview with Professor Thierry Montmerle of the International Astronomical Union on astronomy education & outreach, naming conventions and buying celestial objects. And in Q&A we answer questions from listeners on the effect of the moon on bringing Kate Middleton to labour, the likelihood of Betelgeuse going supernova in our lifetimes & supermassive black holes.