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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
Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Denker
The James Webb space telescope is now due to launch in 2021? I saw somewhere it had gotten delayed from its original date in 2018. Anyway I was just watching this video on YouTube on all the things the mission is meant to clarify for us, very cool ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
Confirmed: Earth has 2 extra moons... more like orbiting dust clouds satellites. Earth has two extra, hidden 'moons' First spied in the 1960s, the huge dust clouds have now been confirmed—and may affect plans for future ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
Our galaxy is a carnivore and ate another galaxy. We can still see the bits and pieces of the victim.
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Shared from Academic (e.g., Science)
Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
It's official! Strong evidence that Saggitarius A black hole exists in the center of our galaxy. paper: abstract: We report the detection of continuous positional and polarization changes of the compact source SgrA in high states ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
several sources have picked up this story. It is very fun to speculate that Oumuamua could be an alien spacecraft, in particular, some sort of solar sail. We should chase it and go catch up to it now!! The researchers aren't ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 5, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
Holy Cow! Astronomers agog at mysterious new supernova An event known as ‘Cow’ that has rocked astronomy since June likely offers a close look at the birth of a neutron star or black hole. For many astronomers, 2018 will be ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 5, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
9 gigapixel image of the night sky. We are totally insignificant 84 million stars of our Milky way Zoomable image (get lost in this image) download image here:
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 5, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
so this is what happened:
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Shared from Academic (e.g., Science)
Nov 3, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Simplysassy
Has anyone watched How the Universe Works narrated by Mike Rowe? Fascinating!!!
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 30, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Shouldbefishing
The Soviet Buran program.
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 29, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
I've been noticing our group has added a couple more members recently. Thank you for joining. Please post your subjects of interest. Also, big debt of gratitude to all the long medium and shorter lasting members for making this group very ...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 26, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
what is this? There's a Strange White Cloud Lingering Over Mars Right Now High over the peak of a long dead volcano on the Martian equator, a feathery white cloud stretches across the sky. At first glance it looks like the plume of an eruption,...
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Oct 26, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
Well it's official. I am the new host of All Things Astronomy. I don't see myself changing much. @LaMariposa will be missed.
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by scurry
Thanks for the welcome! I've been encouraged to "ask away", so here we go. :D I'm currently confused about the Chandrasekhar limit. (note: I am always confused about something.) I've read and understood the concept, so no problem there; but I ...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by scurry
Hello All! I'm new to the group and don't pretend to be an expert in Astronomy, but that hasn't stopped me from stargazing and imagining about space. I have about a billion questions and maybe I'll get some answers in this group. Cheers.
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Denker
Some great images in the Astronomy Photographer Of the Year competition... enjoy!
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 24, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Hathacat
Forever and always a awesome image
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 24, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
this is part of my bucket list
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 24, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
I just found out @LaMariposa has deleted her account. She had sent me a quick PM to ask me to take over this group. Has anybody heard anything for why she decided to leave?
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 20, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Constellation for Godzilla.... new... constellation for Bowie....kinda old... both on my mind. Creating something out of nothing, so human of us.
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 17, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by MacTavish
RESOLVING THE FERMI PARADOX Just a little light reading. What do y'all think?
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 13, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Aivery
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a belt of 15-metre-tall ice spikes
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 11, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
I knew it. I knew moonmoon made no sense at all.... but I would have guessed that satellite would have been the word Bigger Moons Have Moons, And Some Are Calling Them 'Moonmoons' The New Scientist magazine popularized the term, but two ...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 11, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
Another bump in the Russian space program: Soyuz Space Crew Makes Emergency Landing After Terrifying Booster Failure
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 11, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by vcg1234
To infinity and beyond...
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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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