#107 - May 2021 Part 1

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Discussion</span>:</p> <ul> <li>Binocular observing</li> <li>Do you want Ralph’s 115 triplet refractor & goto mount?</li> <li>The Wiltshire Audio Anomaly</li> <li>Listeners emails on historical images and refractor rivalry</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The News</span>: Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have:</p> <ul> <li>An update on that life on Venus story</li> <li>Life around Proxima Centauri is in for a blast</li> <li>More data to add to the universe’s expansion rate conundrum</li> <li>Was Oumuamua really an interstellar comet?</li> </ul> <p>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.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Sky Guide</span>: 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.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Q&A</span>: <em>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?</em> From our good friend Peter Jeal from London, UK.</p>