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

 

The Discussion:

- Binocular observing.

- Do you want Ralph’s 115mm triplet refractor & goto mount?

- The Wiltshire Audio Anomaly.

- Listeners emails on historical images and refractor rivalry.

 

The News: Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have:

- An update on that life on Venus story.

- Life around Proxima Centauri is in for a blast.

- More data to add to the universe’s expansion rate conundrum.

- Was Oumuamua really an interstellar comet?

Main News story:

The US’ Fermi National Accelerator follows CERN with a muon discovery that also hints at a big anomaly in the Standard Model of Physics.

 

The Sky Guide: This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Ursa Major 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 May.

 

Q&A: I'm getting into my 50s, and hearing Ralph say what good times we're in as regards gaining knowledge of the Universe leads me to wonder.... what will I be around for? From our good friend Peter Jeal from London, UK.

 

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