{"id":540,"date":"2018-11-01T00:30:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T00:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/?p=540"},"modified":"2019-06-05T20:31:28","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T19:31:28","slug":"77-november-2018-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeastronomy.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/01\/77-november-2018-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"#77 &#8211; November 2018 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe style=\"display:block;\"  src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/7389677\/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 \/>\n<p><a class=\"libsyn-download-link\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/awesomeastronomy\/Ep77_part1_to_check.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Episode!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Discussion: Jeni\u2019s tells us about her gig at the Cardiff Book Talk and an upcoming talk at Usk Astronomical Society, Paul had a hairy moment giving a talk on the Herschels only to find their descendants in the room and we run through listeners\u2019 emails<\/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>Low metallicity stars seem to harbour the rocky exoplanets<\/li><li>A possible satellite galaxy to Mirach\u2019s Ghost may have been discovered by amateur kit<\/li><li>Aliens may not be green but purple<\/li><li>A plume-like cloud of water ice over Mars<\/li><li>A review of the Galileo data shows no signs of cryovolcanic plumes on Europa<\/li><li>The slowest rotating pulsar found<\/li><li>Magnetism around Cygnus A supermassive black hole gives us some clues<\/li><li>Has the first exomoon been discovered?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sky Guide: Taking a look at the astronomical objects above our heads this month that you can enjoy with a small telescope or binoculars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul: Saturn, Mars, Uranus, Neptune &amp; a risky greatest elongation of Mercury on 6th November. 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