May 2022

Hello Kainaatis!

Modern astronomy often leaves us with spectacular images. We would argue that May 12th was one of those days. Inferring from the dance of stars, we had suspected the presence of a supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. But we have not seen its presence directly. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has now provided with an incredible picture of the shadow of the event horizon (shown below) of our very own black hole! Watch an Urdu Q&A on this discovery on Kainaat Live. In this newsletter, also look for the work of our collaborators, Science Fuse, on Remarkable Women in STEM. If you are in the United States, you have an amazing opportunity to enjoy a total lunar eclipse on the night of May 15.

Shadow of the Milky Way black hole (credit: Event Horizon Telescope (EHT)

A revolutionary ‘female first’ moment happened on June 16 1963 when cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman ever to be sent to space. This poster is part of Science Fuse’s series “Remarkable Women in STEM” which aims to celebrate female scientists who have invented, researched, and collected their way to a place in scientific history. This poster was designed by one of Pakistan’s leading artists, Maria Riaz Tauseef for Science Fuse - a social enterprise working to improve the quality of STEM education in Pakistan. 

 

You can also listen to her story in Urdu in the Science Fuse Podcast linked below. 

Science Fuse Podcast

M51 aka The Whirpool Galaxy, is roughly 23 million light years away from Earth. Captured by Shoaib Usman Banday from Chakri, Pakistan. Presented here in 4 filters, with a total of 5 hours of exposure time using Celestron C8 telescope, Eq6RPro mount and the ASI1600mmPro camera. Image provided by Lahore Astronomical Society.

Moon and Constellations

The moon is nearly full around May 15, 9pm (local time), and is close to the faint constellation Virgo. Arcturus, the brightest star in the constellation Boötes shines in pale yellow color above, and to the left of the Moon.

Morning Sky

Look for a rare sight in the wee hours throughout most of May! Four planets line up for a fantastic showcase of the solar system! Catch them around an hour before dawn. All of them are visible from the naked eye - you don't even need a telescope to see them! This view shows the sky as it will appear on May 15, around 4:30am (local time).

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