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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
Aug 15, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Carina Nebula's Mystic Mountain
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 16, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Butterfly Nebula
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Aug 18, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
OH 231.8+04.2, nicknamed the Rotten Egg Nebula because it contains a lot of sulfur
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 20, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKHow Physics Erases The Beginning Of The Universe
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 23, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by yvilletom
The stars near the edges of spiral galaxies revolve with the same angular velocity as stars close to their centers. Newtonian theory, which explains our solar system well, ...
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Aug 23, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
This little dot is Earth about 6 Billion kilometers away (3.7 billion miles) taken by Voyager 1, as it was leaving our solar system. So much life in that little Pale Blue Dot.
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 3, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Orion's Nebula...with extra details! Three photos
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 3, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKBlack holes: Cosmic signal rattles Earth after 7 billion years - BBC News
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Sep 5, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Nice shot from the space station
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 7, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova seen in 1054 AD
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 11, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by lostandfoundkc
Needing 2 inch eyepieces and diagonal.
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Sep 13, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
️KECK Images of Uranus and its rings.
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Sep 15, 2020Sep 2020

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Approximate (colorized) natural color view of Venus’ surface, captured by the Soviet Venera 14 lander in March 1982
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Sep 23, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
So very cool!
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 28, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
the tadpoles and flaming star nebula.
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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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All Things Astronomy
Oct 18, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Killtheskyfairy
Star Being Sucked In By A Black Hole || Death By Spaghettification
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 18, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Perhaps the most-terrifying space photograph .
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 19, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by BirdMan1
How About Some Astrophysical Controversy?
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 19, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by BirdMan1
Guess Who's Birthday this Is?
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 22, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hathacat
I have heard this...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 26, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Dione and Enceladus seen by Cassini.
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 16, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
December will be a busy month. SKIES OF ARIZONA by Al Schober Ok, it's December and it's supposed to be cold. But the year 2020 has been anything but normal in so many ways. As I am writing this in mid November it's 70 degrees during the day so all...
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Dec 7, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Hathacat
The Umbrella Galaxy ( NGC 4651)
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 16, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
If you are not outside this evening, you should be. hurry, east coast, too late. A replay tomorrow evening with the moon moved to the left.
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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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