Awesome Astronomy - February Part 1

<p class="p1">Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>The Discussion:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p1">- AstroCamp returns for listeners to observe with us 2-5th April. Book tickets here:</p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://astrocamp.awesomeastronomy.com/">https://astrocamp.awesomeastronomy.com/</a></p> <p class="p1">Listeners’ emails on:</p> <p class="p1">- A Venus sample return mission.</p> <p class="p1">- Why our website is so poor… :^(</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>The News:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p1">Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have:</p> <p class="p1">- A very big far away star with a very big planet.</p> <p class="p1">- Unpicking the riddle of where the matter is that makes up all the stars.</p> <p class="p1">- Another of Saturn moons may be hiding an ocean.</p> <p class="p1">- Why there are no newly formed stars within 500 light years of the Sun.</p> <p class="p1">- Big News Story: a mysterious radio signal points to a new type of magnetar.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>The Sky Guide:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p1">This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Auriga 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 February.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">If you want to help chart the advancing light pollution: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "http://cpre.org.uk/what-we-care-about/nature-and-landscapes/dark-skies/star-count-2022/"> cpre.org.uk/what-we-care-about/nature-and-landscapes/dark-skies/star-count-2022/</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Q&A:<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>How are bla