#123 - September 2022 Part 2

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Discussion</span>:</p> <ul> <li>Farewell <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Drake">Frank Drake</a></li> <li>It’s uncrewed, not unmanned!</li> <li>Filming with the BBC again</li> <li>Listeners’ emails on city astronomy and the missing AweAst show this month</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The News</span>:</p> <ul> <li>JWST unearths a huge cosmic riddle</li> <li>Artemis 1 moon launch delays</li> <li>Solar astronomers solve one of the great mysteries about the Sun</li> <li>A round up of all the incredible things that have happened in space this month (thanks to @jessicaxlis for the inspiration… and much of the content!)</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Skyguide</span>:</p> <p>As we’re a little late in the month for a September skyguide, this is a quick guide to the astronomy events to observe over the next few months. Pay attention because there’s some great oppositions, occultations, eclipses, meteor showers and possibly even a couple of naked eye comets!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Q&A</span>:<br /> <em>Can red-shift, spectroscopy, mass evaluations etc still be counted on even after the images have been distorted & magnified by foreground galaxies? Can the effect of gravitational lensing be accurately accounted for?</em> From our good friend Alan Beech in the UK.</p>