Astronomy Cafe – April 17, 2023

Video transcript of meeting

• Regional Science Fair – report by Randy Enkin
  • 3 prizes awarded
  • Measured the period of the pendulum
  • Supernovae red shift analysis – Nathan Mestleman-Keller
  • Double Di-pole Radio Telescope – Io/Jupiter generates – Evan Warburton, Oak Bay High School, Grade 12
  • Distinguished Service Award to Randy
• Astronomy by Night – new astronomy website hosted by Carina Ockedahl (former editor of Skynews), Chris Vaughn, Charles Ennis, and more contributors
• JUICE – Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer launch – Randy Enkin
  • ESA launched this mission to Jupiter on Friday
  • Lunar-Earth flyby a year from now
  • Venus and Earth flyby
  • Arrives at Jupiter – July 3031
  • Multiple flybys of Jupiter’s icy moons
  • Orbit Ganymede for 3 years
  • 10 instruments onboard
• SIGs – David Lee
  • Makers SIG
  • Astrophotography SIG
• International Astronomy Day – Lauri Roche & David Lee
• Neutron Stars – The Quest to Understand the Zombies – a book by Katia Moskvitch – review by Ron Fisher
  • Latest research and very interesting story
  • Research in Italy
  • NGC 4993- emitted radio waves and captured visual light from neutron star collision
  • CHIME – fast radio bursts
• Astrophotos and Sketches
  • Double Transit – John McDonald
    • Planets and shadows visible
    • Moon Shadows on Jupiter – video
  • SkAc1 faint Planetary Nebula – Dave Payne
    • Challenge by Bill Weir
  • Double Transit sketch – Bill Weir
  • Orbital Motion of Venus – Marjie Welchframe
  • Bode & Cigar Galaxies, Horsehead & Flame Nebulae – Ken McGill