The Discussion: Arthur Eddington, the Caldwell catalogue and a round-up of emails to the show. The News: Rounding up the space and astronomy news this month we have: - Waiting for a Gamma Ray Burst - Watching the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole feeding - Finding a massive meteorite under 1km of ice in Greenland - The discovery that the Milky Way has another satellite galaxy - The Hyades is bigger than we thought – much bigger! - Silica dust from supernovae discovered. Main news story: The discovery of an exoplanet around Barnard’s Star just 6 light year away. The Sky Guide: Covering the solar system and deep sky objects on offer to amateur astronomers in December: Ralph: Mars & Neptune conjunction, The Geminds meteor shower & Comet 46P Wirtanen at perihelion Paul: Venus, Uranus, Mercury & Jupiter Jeni: The Hyades in Taurus Q&A: Listeners’ questions via email, Facebook & Twitter take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. This month we take a look USAF’s rocket funding decision: What makes a galaxy? When is it a galaxy rather than just a cluster of stars? Wullie Mitchell, Scotland. 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://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ 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 Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.