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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 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
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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Aug 18, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Charlene
Yup..it broke real gooood..interesting read..
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 11, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Uranus and Moons
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 12, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
M42. Orion Nebula.
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 22, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex head to toe
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Sep 2, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Interesting thought! Maybe what it is doing is seeding the different universe. Different thinking.
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 12, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by yvilletom
The year 2020 is clearly out to make its mark in a big way: a global pandemic, massive wildfires across the Western United States, huge demonstrations for social justice around the globe. Here’s another one: a record observed near-miss of Earth ...
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Sep 14, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Druvius
Wow, this is interesting life on Venus?:
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 5, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by BirdMan1
It Is Neil deGrasse Tyson's Birthday:
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 15, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hathacat
NGC 1398 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy with an interesting double ring structure and feathery spiral arms positioned further out.
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 3, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by Hathacat
NGC 6537, the Red Spider Nebula. I always forget what gas is what color representation.
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 4, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by yvilletom
Has NASA aborted the James Webb Space Telescope? I understood it’s to be launched in 2021 but there’s now talk about another Hubble. What’s NASA doing?
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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
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
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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Jul 16, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Charlene
Hubble is fixed!!!
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Sep 12, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by BirdMan1
Mars Rocks!
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 3, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by dalefvictor
Large comet is comming towards Earth, will not come in contact, not even close, but it is large. To bad we cannot go and see what is there.
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 9, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Charlene
This is awesome..
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 22, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Hathacat
The Trifid Nebula is a binocular object, visible in the direction toward the Teapot.
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Sep 7, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconception 1: Science is self-correcting. Answer: This misconception can be validly answered by both yes and no. No matter how glowingly scientists describe the virtues of the scientific method, it is and always will be a human system ...
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Sep 8, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconception 2: Some people say Electric Universe proponents reject the laws of physics. Answer: Science is the study of patterns in nature to find dependable relationships between causes and effects. As scientists confirm these ...
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 9, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconceptions 3: A Preview, Three Voices Today’s scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality. Nikola Tesla...
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 12, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Druvius
We have a visitor! Woohoo!
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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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