#118 - April 2022 Part 1

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Discussion</span>:</p> <ul> <li>Observing trip with Cardiff Uni students</li> <li>Really bright ISS passes</li> <li>Jen’s first TV presenting gig about to be released</li> <li>Watching a SpaceX launch</li> <li>Listeners' email about previous episodes</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The News</span>:</p> <p>Rounding up the astronomy news in April, we have:</p> <ul> <li>NASA think JWST will perform better than expected! (see also <a href= "https://youtu.be/YJMBvcG7nRM">https://youtu.be/YJMBvcG7nRM</a>)</li> <li>A milestone 5,000 confirmed exoplanets (see also <a href= "https://youtu.be/ByfigQW-6Mk">https://youtu.be/ByfigQW-6Mk</a>)</li> <li>The carbon impact of running large observatories</li> <li>’Impossible’ supermassive-blackhole orbits discovered</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Sky Guide</span>:</p> <p>This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Leo 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.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Q&A</span>:</p> <p>How soon, at current space travel speeds, would we as a species have to leave the galactic neighbourhood in order to avoid the inevitable Milky Way/Andromeda galaxy collision catastrophe?</p>