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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
Dec 22, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Just reminding myself I live on a nice place.
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 30, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by Hathacat
1. Chile's Atacama Desert 2. Known as Centaurus A, or NGC 5128, this strange galaxy is located in the southern constellation of Centaurus 3. Lagoon Nebula
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 8, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Jupiter great red spot - Voyager. My favorite photo of Jupiter ever.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 18, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Saturn's moon Enceladus, with a diameter of 314 miles (505 kilometers), is small enough to fit inside the borders of the state of Arizona.
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 10, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by seenoevil9620
When we go back to Enceladus what would be the best way to get through the ice to the ocean ( without damaging / infecting ) this untouched moon ??
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 21, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
I know it's 4 years away... But atlases of the path of the next total solar eclipse are available. The path of the eclipse goes from Mexico through eastern Canada.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 22, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
I took this picture handheld- wish I'd had time to change my camera settings but that would've meant taking my eyes off the eclipse. Mercury is in the bottom left. 1/80 sec. f/9 400mm ISO 6400 Canon 80D with a Tamron 18-400mm lens
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 9, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Taken April 9th 11:12 PM eastern time (USA) 1/800 sec. f/8 600mm ISO 100 Handheld
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 10, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
dated April 6, 2020. Recent observations of Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) show that it’s fading in brightness. According to observers’ reports, after gradually brightening to magnitude 8 as it crossed Mars’ orbit, the comet has appeared fainter ...
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Apr 20, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Druvius
More interesting information about Comet Borisov:
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Apr 24, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Happy 30th Hubble! The Lagoon Nebula The Spirograph Nebula
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 27, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by DevilMayCare
the little dot we live on. the book of knowledge. vol. 7. 1912 the comparative sizes of the sun and the planets. the outline of science. 1922 lunar eclipse beginning. the outline of science. vol 1. 1922
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All Things Astronomy
May 4, 2020May 2020

Posted by Mooolah
Cloudy in Wisconsin. Meteor shower from Haley's Comet
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All Things Astronomy
May 6, 2020May 2020

Posted by Charlene
A Black Hole has been discovered a mere 1k light years from earth..It's part of a triple binary system named Telescopium, and is visible to the naked eyes in the southern hemisphere. It was discovered by the ESOs 2.2 metre telescope in Chile. ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
I never though to do this but, I write a star column for a local landowners association and am posting it here. It's bi-monthly and if I get a few likes I'll post every time I write it. I hope you find it interesting ...
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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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All Things Astronomy
Jul 7, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Ohub
LINKISS footage of comet Neowise
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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
Jan 14, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by davers
This photo was taken from the Glasshouse Mountains lookout, Queensland. Why would you want to live anywhere else?
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 20, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by AntaresRose
The eclipse tonight.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Ohub
Looks like there was a meteor impact noted by independent observers during the eclipse
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 5, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Lukian
IGR J11014-6103: Has the Speediest Pulsar Been Found? Researchers using three different telescopes — NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton in space, and the Parkes radio telescope in Australia — may have found the fastest ...
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 8, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Anonbene
Universes inside of black holes.
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 11, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Lukian
Saw this pic past in my FB feed. Went to get the source... and yes it is authentic (was just checking to make sure). We are such a small blue dot (that is probably making big noise in the universe communicating with our satellites) ref: ...
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by AntaresRose
Iconic Horse Head Nebula. actual link to picture.
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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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