Awesome Astronomy - April Part 1

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.   The Discussion:  - Observing trip with Cardiff Uni students. - Really bright ISS passes. - Jen’s first TV presenting gig about to be released. - Watching a SpaceX launch. - Listeners email about previous episodes.   The News:  Rounding up the astronomy news in April, we have: - NASA thinks JWST will perform better than expected! - A milestone 5,000 confirmed exoplanets. - The carbon impact of running large observatories. - Impossible’ supermassive-blackhole orbits discovered.   The Sky Guide:  This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Leo 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 March.    Q&A: From Kevin Quinn: How soon, at current space travel speeds, would we as a species have to leave the galactic neighborhood in order to avoid the inevitable Milky Way/Andromeda galaxy collision catastrophe?    http://www.awesomeastronomy.com   Bio: 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).   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].