#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.