#84 - June 2019 Part 1

The Discussion: Pint of Science in Cardiff targets canines, Ralph
makes a schoolboy error while in Florida and we all eagerly await
the publication of a research paper by Jen.


The News: Rounding up the astronomy news this month we have:


More disturbing news about the climate on Earth-analogue,
Venus

TESS discovers a planetary system around a visual binary star
in Fornax.

The Andromeda & Triangulum galaxies are hiding quasars

New research shows the mechanism by how Pluto could harbour
oceans

A better understanding of past ice ages on Mars

More ridiculous ways to not find dark matter

The race to analyse meteorites at Arizona State University.



Main news story: Mr Musk’s Splendiferous Starlink.


The Sky Guide: Covering the solar system and deep sky objects on
offer to amateur astronomers in June:


Jen: Mars and Mercury as the stand-out objects in the lighter
summer skies of June and a good opportunity to look out for
noctilucent clouds at dawn and dusk.


Ralph: A round up of the other bright planets on offer in June
and a certain satellite constellation now observable…


Main Object: the Eagle Nebula in the constellation Serpens.