#126 - December 2022

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Discussion</span>:</p> <ul> <li>Meteor shower disappointment</li> <li>Lecturing course started</li> <li>Dr Jen’s 30th birthday party karaoke – with audio!</li> <li>more resources for astronomy and astrophotography over at <a href="nightskypix.com">nightskypix.com</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The News</span>:</p> <p>Rounding up the astronomy news in November, we have:</p> <ul> <li>JWST picks up chemical reactions in an exoplanet atmosphere</li> <li>ESA’s latest astronaut recruitment</li> <li>Virgin Galactic gets go ahead to launch from Cornwall</li> <li>UK spaceports pop up all over the place</li> <li>Rocket Lab continue chasing the reusable rocket dream</li> </ul> <p>The big news story: What else? Artemis 1 launches to make NASA’s return to the moon a reality.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Sky Guide</span>:</p> <p>This month we’re taking a look at the winter constellation of Perseus with a guide to its history, how to find it, a few deep sky objects to seek out and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in December.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Q&A</span>:</p> <p><em>Does the x-ray end of the electromagnetic spectrum have Fraunhofer lines like the visual part? And if not, how is x-ray spectroscopy done?</em> From our good friend Graeme Durden, who we all wish the very best as he continues his radiotherapy treatment.</p> <p> </p> <p>For all listeners that are male and over 50 or have a dad, brother, husband, partner or friend who is male and over 50, please do take a few seconds to assess your prostate cancer risk at: <a href= "prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker">prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker</a></p>