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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)

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All Things Astronomy
Aug 11, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Unlike most of Cassini’s images, this one is completely different, for in this image, Saturn is eclipsing the sun. At the center of the image is the body of the gas giant, which in itself is partially lit by the reflection of light from its ring ...
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 9, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Horsehead Nebula by William Martin
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Aug 6, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Black dot on the left is Mercury
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 23, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Hathacat
That's here. That's home. That's us, as Carl Sagan once said. The moon is in there too, but I am not sure where.
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 22, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINK'First' Māori astronomy school in the modern era opens in Bay of Plenty
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 19, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKHope probe: UAE launches historic first mission to Mars - BBC News
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 17, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by yvilletom
The recent posts here on comets make the following relevant: Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric 9: Electric Comets | Space News Scott Douglas July 16, 2020 Through eight installments of this series, Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric, we...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 15, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Hathacat
It's Saturn, Jupiter, and Sagittarius B2, the molecular cloud near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. This cloud is the "steam" you see coming out of the famous Teapot pattern in the constellation Sagittarius. indicated is the time it would take ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 10, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Path of Comet Neowise fro, CNET
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 10, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
The latest from Sky and Telescope on the comet.
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 10, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
This morning with NEOWISE. The sky was starting to lighten up a bit. A few clouds make for a more interesting picture. The comet seemed to be a little dimmer so if you're going to look for it get out there.
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 9, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKAstronomers have found the source of life in the universe
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 9, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
Comet NEOWISE this morning. If you have a DSLR and are familiar with the manual setting, set ISO at 1,600 and time at (depending on the lens length) 600 divided by the focal length of the lens. In other words, if your using a telephoto lens of ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 8, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
I saw comet NEOWISE this morning. It is low on the northeastern horizon. Looks to be about 2nd magnitude. I used 10 x 50 binoculars as the moonlight washes out the sky. It has about a 3 degree long tail. A nice looking comet. Tomorrow I'll try for a...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 7, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Ohub
LINKISS footage of comet Neowise
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 5, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Ohub
LINKAmazing amateur footage of the ISS
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
I really hate to sound like a broken record with comets as a few this spring have disappointed us and not lived up to expectations but here we go again. Maybe just possible, iffy, but we might see a comet this summer. Article ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Charlene
This is a game changing revelation in Cosmology..
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Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by EarnestEccentric
I carry a massive annoyance in my head. I am deeply troubled by this thing. Perhaps you can relieve my dispair. The thing is this: It is said that our universe is expanding, the futher away portions of it are expanding faster, and the furthest away...
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Jul 1, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by FearlessFly
A Massive Star Has Seemingly Vanished from Space With No Explanation Astronomers are trying to figure out whether the star collapsed into a black hole without going supernova, or if it disappeared in a cloud
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 30, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hathacat
An image from Longjiang 2 of the solar eclipse that crossed over South America on July 2, 2019.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 27, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hathacat
A false-color image mosaic shows Daphnis, one of Saturn’s ring-embedded moons, and the waves it kicks up.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 15, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hathacat
An interaction of a small object embedded in Saturn’s F ring and material in the core of the ring is the likely cause of the disruption seen in this Cassini spacecraft image.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 10, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hathacat
This image shows the north polar ice cap of Mars, presented as a mosaic of 57 separate images from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express.
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Jun 4, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Taken June 4th (handheld) 1 1/1600 sec f6.3 600mm ISO 250 2 1/1000 aec f6.3 600 nn ISO 200
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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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