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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
Mar 18, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Hathacat
The Twin Jet Nebula, or PN M2-9, is a striking example of a bipolar planetary nebula. Bipolar planetary nebulae are formed when the central object is not a single star, but a binary system. Article also said they thought this one is only 1200 years ...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 11, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by dalefvictor
There was a post showing the Anrromeda Galaxy in relation to the Milky Way. This is the article that goes with that picture and there is another that shows the Galaxies are starting to merge now.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 5, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by FearlessFly
Astronomically hard: French stargazers hunt for meteorite the size of apricot The space debris was spotted falling to Earth near Bordeaux but astronomer admits to ‘needle in a haystack’ search
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 5, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Hathacat
NGC 2217 is a barred spiral galaxy located 83 million light years from here in the constellation of Canis Major.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 3, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Hathacat
How big Andromeda would be in our sky if we could see it all.
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Feb 23, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
I find that I am not coming on as often. Would someone prefer to take over this group? I feel like a bad parent!
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 23, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
Size comparison
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Shared from General & Hellos
Feb 22, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by BirdMan1
THE VIDEO!!!
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
Seyfert’s Sextet
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
Huge Images Show Majestic Beauty and Violence of Large and Small Magellanic Clouds
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Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
Nice! .
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
The Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of overlapping galaxies, called NGC 3314. They are about the same distance apart as Andromeda and the Milkyway.
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 5, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by OleBlueEyes
Universe Photonic Storage Effect... I assert most light emitted by all stars that have ever existed is still traveling thru "empty space"?
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 1, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by starwatcher-al
Hubble deep field. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field (in its eXtreme version) is the deepest view of the universe yet obtained … and will be, until JADES takes over. It stretches approximately 13 billion light-years and includes approximately...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 24, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by Hathacat
The image of comet 67p was taken by the @europeanspaceagency most ambitious robotic spacecraft, the @rosettamission probe, at a distance of just 20km!
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 20, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by nicestuff
Phases of the Moon. Please correct me if I'm wrong. 1. If you see the moon between mid-day and midnight, it must be waxing. If you see it in the a.m. hours, it must be waning. 2. To an observer in the Northern Hemisphere, the ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 15, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by starwatcher-al
Just maybe but don't get your hopes up too high.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 11, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by Doharo
ET or un earthly UFO Sightings or abductions
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 10, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by HumanistJohn
NGC3324 Picture from the Telescope.live site
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 3, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by Hathacat
NGC 2736, The Pencil Nebula
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 31, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Hathacat
At 5,500 light years distant, the Cat’s Paw nebula NGC 6334 is an emission nebula with a red colour that originates from an abundance of ionised hydrogen atoms.
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 30, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Hathacat
On Dec. 30, 1930, the first-ever photo of the Earth's curvature was taken. This photo was taken by Lieutenant Colonel Albert William Stevens, who was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and an aerial photographer. He also happened to be a ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 27, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Stellina This is a totally automated telescope. It will find a deep sky object and take multiple exposures, sending them to your cell phone amd automatically stack them. Check out the reviews on youtube or the print reviews online. It even ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 27, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Observer's Handbook 2021 This book, put out by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, is an excellent resource. Its 352 pages have articles, charts, and tables for the year 2021. It is generally geared for North America.
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 22, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
The closest they will be for a long time. Enlarge the photo and see the rings of Saturn. I tried to load a cropped photo but could not.
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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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