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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
Sep 13, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Not a good goal for the Earth to look like Jupiter, unfortunately, we're getting there this season.
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 15, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by VAH1979
Today is the 150th anniversary of the RASC here in Canada. I don't know about you but I'm going to head off to U of T to see the night sky at their star party.
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 18, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by vcg1234
TESS first science images... hunting for planets. The LMC on the edge ❤️
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 24, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by RaulPerez
After wanting one for a while I finally brought a telescope. I'm even more amazed
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 11, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by vcg1234
To infinity and beyond...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 11, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
I knew it. I knew moonmoon made no sense at all.... but I would have guessed that satellite would have been the word Bigger Moons Have Moons, And Some Are Calling Them 'Moonmoons' The New Scientist magazine popularized the term, but two ...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 29, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
I've been noticing our group has added a couple more members recently. Thank you for joining. Please post your subjects of interest. Also, big debt of gratitude to all the long medium and shorter lasting members for making this group very ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
several sources have picked up this story. It is very fun to speculate that Oumuamua could be an alien spacecraft, in particular, some sort of solar sail. We should chase it and go catch up to it now!! The researchers aren't ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 16, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Hathacat
I like the "extra" things in the picture.
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 21, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
the milky way radio signature reflected off the moon. That's a lot of number crunching! Stunning timelapse video embedded in article. The Milky Way's Reflection Shines on Surface of the Moon in Stunning New Image Radio waves from ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
Wow what an approach to the asteroid Bennu!! After traveling two billion miles over more than two years, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has arrived at asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft will survey the asteroid, collect a sample, and bring...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by starwatcher-al
Comet Wirtanen now visible in binoculars. It is in Cetus near the star Phi. Large but diffuse glow about the size of the full moon. No central condensation, just a patch of glowing gas. In the next week it will move towards the head of Cetus and on...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 22, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by VineetHonkan
How many here are fans of Futurama?
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 31, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by zjona20
We basically lost interest in going back to the moon because there is not a competition on that front. Create the competition then we'll be there first thing next year.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 8, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Still one of my all time favorites!
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 16, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
Astronomers discover first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals The first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals has been discovered by astronomers at the University of Warwick, and ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 28, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan
So I've been reading up Isro a Personal History, and it is really interesting. It's about a person named R Aravamudan who was one of the initial scientists chosen by Mr. Sarabhai for the ISRO project. It's an interesting read about how India became a...
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 9, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Anonbene
The serious astronomers have finally given in and went with it.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 20, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Charlene
A martyr for science..
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 22, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan
Finally! I've started book 1 of the principia!
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Smorie
If an object the same mass as the Earth was to whiz past the Earth but miss by less than 500km, what would be the effects? Would there be massive tsunamis? Would people get pulled off the ground? Would there be no effect at all? Mats ...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 28, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by TrailRider
Could be handy for future visitors if they can access the cracks where it comes out. Phys.org: New evidence of deep groundwater on Mars.
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 12, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by TrailRider
I never get tired of watching these landings... Makes me giggle like a little boy.
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 17, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by mkeaman
An interesting new ExoPlanet (around a binary star system)!
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All Things Astronomy
May 21, 2019May 2019

Posted by Hathacat
About The Hubble deep field composite. He put in a link to download it yourself, but said it crashed his computer. I'm thinking hard about it, I tell ya!
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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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