#121 - July 2022 Part 1

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Discussion</span>:</p> <ul> <li>More filming for the BBC</li> <li>Longer days and shorter nights L</li> <li>Showcasing amateur photography on noctilucent clouds</li> <li>Listeners’ emails on</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li>Less well known cultural names for Ursa Major</li> <li>The current planetary alignment in the sky</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <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>The Milky Way once went through a massive rate of star formation</li> <li>Solving the riddle of how Mars’ storms can be so big and violent</li> <li>A new data release from the incredible Gaia space telescope</li> <li>Solving the riddle of Barnard’s Loop</li> </ul> <p>The big news story: A big boost in the search for life in the universe</p> <p> </p> <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 Serpens 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 July.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Q&A</span>:</p> <p><em>Will a black hole always look like a donut whichever direction you observe it from?</em> From our good friend Mitch Sevier, presumed to be in the United States.</p>