Live Lockdown Q&A Show

<p>You can watch the video of this recording (and our live Episode 95 recording on 27th April) at <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/AwesomeAstroPod/videos">https://www.youtube.com/user/AwesomeAstroPod/videos</a></p> <p>(midday PST, 3pm EST, 8pm UK, 9pm Central Europe)</p> <p> </p> <p>This show is a response to the many requests we get to do an episode dedicated to answering listeners’ space & astronomy questions. Producer John thought lockdown would be the perfect time to do it, when we can try and help ease the stress, boredom and isolation.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Guests: We invited some of our friends from the astronomy world to answer your questions too:</p> <ul> <li>University of Oxford Professor of Astronomy, Creator of the Zooniverse and BBC’s <em>The Sky at Night</em> Presenter, Chris Lintott. We asked him:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li><em>Are there ways for an amateur astrophotographer to get involved in contributing to actual science?</em> From David Schlaudt</li> <li><em>Square Kilometre Array or JWST. Which is going to generate the most exciting science? And if each one could answer just 1 question about the Universe, what would you like it to be?</em>  From Mark De Vrij</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><em> </em></p> <ul> <li>Director of Public Engagement for Cardiff University’s Gravity Exploration Institute, Dr Chris North. We asked him:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li><em>Why are astronomers so sure that Oumuamua and Borisov are from outside the Solar System?</em> From Derry North (Chris’ Dad!)</li> <li><em>Square Kilometre Array or JWST. Which is going to generate the most exciting science? And if each one could answer just 1 question about the Universe, what would you like it to be?</em>  From Mark De Vrij</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><em> </em></p> <ul> <li>Senior Astronomer and Institute Fellow at the SETI Institute, Seth Shostak. We asked him:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li><em>What’s currently big in the wor