Awesome Astronomy - February Part 1

Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host.  Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce. This is Ralph’s last show. :^( The Discussion:  - Our dark sky practical astronomy event, AstroCamp. - Farewell Apollo 7’s Walt Cunningham. - Comet C2022 E3 ZTF reaches naked eye brightness.   The News:  Rounding up the astronomy news in February, we have: - Incredible finding: stars have not always been made the same way throughout the history of the Universe. - The debacle of the first space launch from UK soil. (With an absolutely epic rant from Paul!) - 3 rocky water worlds found by the Kepler Space Telescope.   The big news story: A decade-long study finds light pollution is worse than we thought.   The Sky Guide:  This month we’re taking a look at the large winter constellation of Ursa Major with a guide to its history, how to find it, a few deep sky objects to seek out and a round-up of the solar system views on offer in February.    Q&A: Does the James Webb Space Telescope have to take calibration frames like I do from Earth - darks, flats, and bias frames to then stack?  From our good friend Peter Coates in East Yorkshire.   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].