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Like NPR "All Things Considered" with a focus on astronomy and space topics to include... literally any object or phenomenon above Earth's atmosphere. (PLEASE abstain from posting anything about astrology)

Like NPR "All Things Considered" with a focus on astronomy and space topics to include... literally any object or phenomenon above Earth's atmosphere. (PLEASE abstain from posting anything about astrology)

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All Things Astronomy
Oct 11, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Ohub
Mars was a sight tonight. Seeing was good. I haven’t had my nearly 20 year old Discovery 8” DHQ dob out in years but it all still worked. Viewing was good enough to use my Televue 4.8mm Nagler and University Optical 5mm orthoscopic for most of ...
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Sep 8, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconception 2: Some people say Electric Universe proponents reject the laws of physics. Answer: Science is the study of patterns in nature to find dependable relationships between causes and effects. As scientists confirm these ...
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 3, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan
So, I read somewhere that the relatively recent (as in within the past couple of years or so) discovery of Trappist 7 would prove to be a possible habitable home colony for humans of the future (already got some stories in my mind on it!) . However, ...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Lukian
A new Einstein cross is discovered This study, which has combined images from the Hubble Space Telescope with spectroscopic observations from the GTC, has confirmed the existence of a new example of a gravitational lens, a phenomenon predicted by ...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 8, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Lukian
Happy International women's Day. Thanks for discovery the Universe for all of us to admire! The Women Who Mapped the Universe And Still Couldn’t Get Any Respect At the beginning of the 20th century, a group of women known as ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 31, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
NASA's Hubble telescope finds a surprise neighbor galaxy hiding out Oh hello, Bedin 1. We didn't see you sneaking around back there. Bedin 1 appears on the lower end of this Hubble image of globular cluster NGC 6752. NASA, ESA and L. Bedin ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 16, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
Astronomers discover first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals The first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals has been discovered by astronomers at the University of Warwick, and ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 12, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
Science debate in action. I started to express a sense of skeptical curiosity when it appeared that LIGO was detecting several signals in a year or two. That would mean there are several black holes merging, maybe too many? ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 12, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
A star almost as old as the universe in our back yard. This 13.5-Billion-Year-Old Star Is a Tiny Relic from Just After the Big Bang. Astronomers think they have identified a star they believe to be about 13.5 billion years old, which would ...
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 6, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Lukian
A well deserved correction in science history. Jocelyn Bell Burnell is about to get some much-deserved recognition, and a pretty big chunk of change to boot. The British astrophysicist will receive a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental...
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and due to its proximity it is not easily seen except during twilight. For every two orbits of the Sun, Mercury completes three rotations about its axis and up until 1965 it was thought that the same side of ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. While being visible to the naked eye, it was not recognised as a planet due to its dimness and slow orbit. Uranus became the first planet discovered with the use of a telescope. Uranus is tipped over on its ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
Discovered in 1930, Pluto is the second closest dwarf planet to the Sun and was at one point classified as the ninth planet. Pluto is the largest dwarf planet but only the second most massive, with Eris being the most massive. Facts Pictures Moons ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun making it the most distant in the solar system. This gas giant planet may have formed much closer to the Sun in early solar system history before migrating to its present position. Neptune Planet Profile ...
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Posted by starwatcher-alThe occultation of Mars on the 7th.

Posted by starwatcher-alThe occultation of Mars on the 7th.

Posted by starwatcher-alSolar minimum was in 2019 so the sun is ramping up in flares, spots and prominences.

Posted by starwatcher-alI missed the early phases of the eclipse but the clouds mostly left during totality. All in all a great eclipse. Next one is Nov. 8-22

Posted by starwatcher-alI missed the early phases of the eclipse but the clouds mostly left during totality. All in all a great eclipse. Next one is Nov. 8-22

Posted by RobecologyFor those following the JWST.

Posted by AnonySchmoose The post-launch set-up of the new James Webb telescope has gone very well.

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken October 2nd 2021 with Stellina 1.

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken October 2nd 2021 with Stellina 1.

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken October 2nd 2021 with Stellina 1.

Posted by starwatcher-al Did you know that you can see Venus in the daytime?

Posted by starwatcher-alOne of these days I think that I'll figure out this Nikon.
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