{"id":419,"date":"2017-06-01T15:08:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T14:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=419"},"modified":"2019-06-04T21:01:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T21:01:54","slug":"60-june-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/01\/60-june-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"#60 &#8211; June 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe style=\"display:block;\"  src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5409368\/height\/360\/theme\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"100%\" placement=\"top\" theme=\"standard\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe><br \/><br \/><br \/><a class=\"libsyn-download-link\" href =\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/awesomeastronomy\/20170609--Awesome-Astronomys-June-Edition.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download Episode!<\/a><br \/>\n<p>The Discussion: Jeni\u2019s returns from her South African research using the Infrared Survey Facility telescope, Paul calls time on the Principia Mission and we go through a couple of readers emails to discuss Caroline Herschel, the Woomera Test Range and Australian space funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The News: Rounding up the space and astronomy news this month we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Is there any evidence for other universes in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?<\/li><li>An update on Tabby&#8217;s Star (It&#8217;s NOT an alien megastructure).<\/li><li>Are we already creating our own defence against Coronal Mass Ejections by chance? <\/li><li>A run through NASA&#8217;s 2018 budget proposal<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Interview: This month we speak to former test pilot and astronaut &#8211; and one of only 6 remaining people to have walked on the moon &#8211; General Charlie Duke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practical Astronomy: The Hat of Woo takes a rest this month as we introduce an occasional look into areas of interest to the practical amateur astronomer with topics requested by you. 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