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49: The Syzygy Planet Hunter's Guide

Nov 06, 20191 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 49
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Episode description

LIVE SHOW! We’re coming to the Podcast Social Club, Nov 22-23, in Thirsk, UK. Come join the audience for this fab podcast event!

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Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.

On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod

Things we talked about in this episode:

The Podcast Social Club — Nov 22-23

The Official Syzygy Planet Spotter Scorecard

Stellarium app for stargazing

NASA’s overview of the planets

Mercury transit Nov 2019

Venus transits

Retrograde motion of the planets

Saturn has more moons than Jupiter

Exoplanet-hosting stars: Pollux, Formalhaut and Proxima Centauri

Hubble image (!) of Fomalhaut b

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