#123 - September 2022 Part 2

The Discussion:


Farewell Frank Drake

It’s uncrewed, not unmanned!

Filming with the BBC again

Listeners’ emails on city astronomy and the missing AweAst
show this month



 


 


The News:


JWST unearths a huge cosmic riddle

Artemis 1 moon launch delays

Solar astronomers solve one of the great mysteries about the
Sun

A round up of all the incredible things that have happened in
space this month (thanks to @jessicaxlis for the inspiration… and
much of the content!)



 


 


Skyguide:


As we’re a little late in the month for a September skyguide,
this is a quick guide to the astronomy events to observe over the
next few months. Pay attention because there’s some great
oppositions, occultations, eclipses, meteor showers and possibly
even a couple of naked eye comets!


 


 


Q&A:
Can red-shift, spectroscopy, mass evaluations etc still be
counted on even after the images have been distorted &
magnified by foreground galaxies? Can the effect of gravitational
lensing be accurately accounted for? From our good friend Alan
Beech in the UK.