#117 - March 2022 Part 1

The Discussion:

• Stargazing & post-covid travel
• A lovely email from our good friend @SsonnyY
• The joys of being an astronomy beginner
• Pioneer 10’s 50th anniversary

The News:

Rounding up the astronomy news in March, we have:

• A new planet discovered in our neighbouring Alpha Centauri system
• A massive new dataset of 4.4m brand new radio objects to get excited about
• Quasars, blazars, - turns out they’re all the same thing
• The first observation of a free floating black hole
• Mini-Neptunes may evolve into super Earths

Big News Story: First light of the IXPE X-ray telescope

The Sky Guide:

This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Camelopardalis 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 March.