#14 - August 2013

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.