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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
Jan 6, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Here is the inner part of our solar system, from the sun to the 5th planet, Jupiter. In this illustration, the asteroid belt is the white donut-shaped cloud.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 22, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Here's a link to Comet Atlas (C/2019 Y4): The chart posted is from the web page. It's thought that it might be a bright comet but, then again, the predictions might be wrong. There's too many unknowns.
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Apr 24, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Hoag’s Object Hubble Ultra Deep Field IRAS 20324+4057 a proto star
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 27, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by DevilMayCare
NASA | Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun: without a doubt, one of the most amazing things i've ever seen in my life.
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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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All Things Astronomy
Jan 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by allmighty
It will be helpful to me and all in this group. Thanks to all members of this group.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 28, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
sunny, sunny, sunnyyyy dayys! How the sun looked like everyday of 2018.
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 1, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Image taken through a Celestron 11 Edge HD with a Seibert Optics 1.5X Barlow and a Celestron Skyris 236M camera. I didn't see a name for who took this image.
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 6, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Lukian
NASA Is Going to Knock an Asteroid Out of Orbit in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test As over-the-top as movies like Armageddon and Deep Impact may be, they do get across a very non-fictional message: you definitely don't want to...
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 28, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by RichieO
The Hubble eXtreme Deep Field (HXDF) Thousands of galaxy's of every type, each with billions of stars and all in an area you could cover with a finger nail at arms length...
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 28, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Thx4luh
New to this
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Thx4luh
At some point the government's around the world are going to have to wake up to the idea the only true preventable National disaster is deflecting comets or asteroids. It's happened four other times in Earth history... It will happen again. .. Maybe ...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 9, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Smorie
The SKA is coming. 1-Million square metres - 10-million square feet - 1 Square Kilometer of radio telescope. The data that will flow from this machine in a day will equal a year of internet traffic (traffic volumes in 2012 when the 80/20 build of it ...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Clarkefan
Returned from Chile. Nothing like seeing the LMC with the naked eye.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 14, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Smorie
WHERE IS THE CENTRE / EDGE OF THE UNIVERS (and what is beyond the edge)? These are natural questions to ask and truly fascinating to contemplate. Let's start with recognizing that the universe is 4-dimensional - 3 dimensions of space and 1 ...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 19, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Very cool indeed
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan
I've started reading Newton's Principia, and am having trouble understanding his corollaries. Couldanyone explain them to me?
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Mar 23, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by AlasBabylon
Article about the Milky Way galaxy and its connection with giant gamma-ray bubbles
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 1, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Lukian
Mark you calendars: April 10th, the first picture of the blackhole in the middle of our galaxy will be revealed!
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 8, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan
I have a question (for the astronomers/astrophysicists, as well as biologists out there). Gravity affects density. That can be seen only (?) on the large scale (neutron stars, pulsars, black holes etc). This affect is brought about through pressure....
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 26, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Lukian
The Best Hubble Space Telescope Images of All Time! (more pics in the link) Happy birthday, Hubble! To celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 29th anniversary, we've picked our favorite images from the iconic deep-space observatory. From...
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All Things Astronomy
May 12, 2019May 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Oh my. Be still my heart! Astronomical sphere 16th cent.
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 5, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Hathacat
The far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, is seen as it crosses between our 'EPIC' camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite, and the Earth - one million miles away.
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Aug 18, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Mars A dormant volcano Olympus Mons reaches into space! One of the most spectacular images I have seen.
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Sep 2, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
One of my all time favorite Hubble photos. From lensing and simply observing the different galaxies, there is so much going on! This long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image of massive galaxy cluster Abell 2744 is the deepest ever made of any ...
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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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