Awesome Astronomy Podcast Ep. 84 Part 1 (Astronomy) - June 2019
Channel: Awesome Astronomy
Date: 2020-04-25

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.