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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
Feb 23, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
Size comparison
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 5, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Hathacat
NGC 2217 is a barred spiral galaxy located 83 million light years from here in the constellation of Canis Major.
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Apr 16, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Hathacat
The portrait features the giant nebula NGC 2014 and its neighbour NGC 2020 which together form part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud
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All Things Astronomy
May 4, 2021May 2021

Posted by Mooolah
LINKA meteor shower will light up the night sky this week
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All Things Astronomy
May 10, 2021May 2021

Posted by levan
Our observable universe is 13.8 billion years old. It’s about 93 billion light years in diameter. It contains at least 200 billion galaxies and over 700 quintillion planets. As of now, over 4,300 exoplanets has been confirmed. They’re called ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 12, 2021May 2021

Posted by starwatcher-al
Hey folks, Venus here again. If you have not had a chance to check me out after sunset these past 3 weeks, Tonight would be a great opportunity. Use your binoculars after sunset and you will see me and an extra added attraction. The Earth's moon will...
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 26, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by starwatcher-al
Abell 370 (Frontier Fields)The Frontier Fields image of galaxy cluster Abell 370 peered into its central region to look for the distorted shapes of gravitationally lensed background galaxies. NASA / ESA / J. Lotz / HFF Team (STScI) Talk about a ...
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Sep 12, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by BirdMan1
Mars Rocks!
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 10, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by starwatcher-al
The occultation of Mars on the 7th.
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All Things Astronomy
May 20, 2022May 2022

Posted by starwatcher-al
There could possibly be a huge meteor storm on the night of May 30th at 10 pm Arizona time. Possible, maybe, could be, just might. Ya know how sky events are.
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 28, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by starwatcher-al
Solar minimum was in 2019 so the sun is ramping up in flares, spots and prominences. Here is one from 8-25. That thing is at least 75,000 miles above the sun's surface.!! Much larger than the earth!! Photo taken with a dedicated solar telescope. You...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 10, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by vcg1234
This should be fun!
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 17, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
Pick up that jaw off the floor.... (we all knew there are a lot of galaxies and the amount keeps going up and there it goes up again)
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 18, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Georgy303
Supposedly 12 new moons have been found around Jupiter. Wow!
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 25, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
Listen to the Sun. The sound the sun makes gives us clues to what is happening inside it. Nice podcast
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 27, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Anonbene
Is it getting stuffy in here?
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 3, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Lukian
This is an interesting ensemble:
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 4, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Spooner
I'm heading out to Joshua Tree National Park on Friday, August 10th, with my son (13 yrs old) to hike, bike, and at night... watch the Perseid meteor shower and look through my new telescope (Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will all be visible)! If ...
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 8, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Lukian
A fail star or large planet but still a loner. A weird object nonetheless Bizarre “rogue planet” found lurking in Earth’s galactic neighborhood With about 13 times the mass of Jupiter and a visible aurora, this strange world ...
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 8, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Lukian
Astronomers Have Detected an Intense And Mysteriously Low Frequency Radio Signal Coming From Space Hello?
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 9, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Lukian
I know, nothing new in this to followers here apart from it's in metric. Quick moon facts
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 12, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by RedBaron
Perseids peak is upon us...
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Lukian
(Possibly) a new type of galaxy discovered.
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 6, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Lukian
A well deserved correction in science history. Jocelyn Bell Burnell is about to get some much-deserved recognition, and a pretty big chunk of change to boot. The British astrophysicist will receive a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental...
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 7, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by MacTavish
Concise Beginners Guide with Links for Telescope Astronomy Just in case anyone may have use for this article.
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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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