Awesome Astronomy - May Part 1

<p class="p1">Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>The Discussion:</strong></p> <p class="p1">- Binocular observing.</p> <p class="p1">- Do you want Ralph’s 115mm triplet refractor & goto mount?</p> <p class="p1">- The Wiltshire Audio Anomaly.</p> <p class="p1">- Listeners emails on historical images and refractor rivalry.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>The News:</strong> Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have:</p> <p class="p1">- An update on that life on Venus story.</p> <p class="p1">- Life around Proxima Centauri is in for a blast.</p> <p class="p1">- More data to add to the universe’s expansion rate conundrum.</p> <p class="p1">- Was Oumuamua really an interstellar comet?</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Main News story:</strong></p> <p class="p1">The US’ Fermi National Accelerator follows CERN with a muon discovery that also hints at a big anomaly in the Standard Model of Physics.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>The Sky Guide:</strong> This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Ursa Major 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 May.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Q&A:</strong> <em>I'm getting into my 50s, and hearing Ralph say what good times we're in as regards gaining knowledge of the Universe leads me to wonder.... what will I be around for?</em> From our good friend Peter Jeal from London, UK.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><a href= "http://www.awesomeastronomy.com">http://www.awesomeastronomy.com</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Bio:</strong> Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, ho