Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips and John Wildridge produce.

You can watch the video of this recording (and our live Episode 45 recording on 27th April) at:

https://www.youtube.com/user/AwesomeAstroPod/videos

 

This show is a response to the many requests we get to do an episode dedicated to answering listeners’ space & astronomy questions. Producer John thought lockdown would be the perfect time to do it, when we can try and help ease the stress, boredom and isolation.

 

Other listener inspired topics discussed by the podcast crew:

- What astronomy equipment do we use?

- Are the current clear skies a product of fewer airplanes and lower pollution?

- What would happen if a small stellar-mass black hole collided with a much more massive star? Could the star ever ‘win’? From Glenn Diekmann in California

 

The Guests: We invited some of our friends from the astronomy world to answer your questions:

 

University of Oxford Professor of Astronomy, Creator of the Zooniverse and BBC’s The Sky at Night Presenter, Dr. Chris Lintott. We asked him:

- Are there ways for an amateur astrophotographer to get involved in contributing to actual science? From David Schlaudt.

- Square Kilometre Array or JWST. Which is going to generate the most exciting science? And if each one could answer just 1 question about the Universe, what would you like it to be?  From Mark De Vrij.

 

Director of Public Engagement for Cardiff University’s Gravity Exploration Institute, Dr. Chris North. We asked him:

- Why are astronomers so sure that Oumuamua and Borisov are from outside the Solar System? From Derry North (Chris’ Dad!)

- Square Kilometre Array or JWST. Which is going to generate the most exciting science? And if each one could answer just 1 question about the Universe, what would you like it to be? From Mark De Vrij.

 

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Bio: Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).

 

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