#118 - April 2022 Part 1

The Discussion:


Observing trip with Cardiff Uni students

Really bright ISS passes

Jen’s first TV presenting gig about to be released

Watching a SpaceX launch

Listeners' email about previous episodes



 


The News:


Rounding up the astronomy news in April, we have:


NASA think JWST will perform better than expected! (see also
https://youtu.be/YJMBvcG7nRM)

A milestone 5,000 confirmed exoplanets (see also
https://youtu.be/ByfigQW-6Mk)

The carbon impact of running large observatories

’Impossible’ supermassive-blackhole orbits discovered



 


The Sky Guide:


This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Leo 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
April.


 


Q&A:


How soon, at current space travel speeds, would we as a species
have to leave the galactic neighbourhood in order to avoid the
inevitable Milky Way/Andromeda galaxy collision catastrophe?