Awesome Astronomy - March Part 1

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. The Discussion:  - Stargazing & post-covid travel. - A lovely email from our good friend @SsonnyY. - The joys of being an astronomy beginner. - Pioneer 10’s 50th anniversary.   The News:  Rounding up the astronomy news in March, we have: - A new planet discovered in our neighbouring Alpha Centauri system. - A massive new dataset of 4.4m brand new radio objects to get excited about. - Quasars, blazars, - turns out they’re all the same thing. - The first observation of a free floating black hole. - Mini-Neptunes may evolve into super Earths.   Big News Story: First light of the IXPE X-ray telescope.   The Sky Guide:  This month we’re taking a look at the constellation of Camelopardalis 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.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemble%27s_Cascade   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].