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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
Jun 26, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Hathacat
The volcano Raikoke, which last erupted in 1924, expelled an enormous ash plume on June 22. Nice view from space.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 23, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Fretherne1
Methane spike on Mars detected by Curiosity rover Possible it may show Martian life It suggests that although it may not be sentient it may be flatulent.
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All Things Astronomy
May 24, 2019May 2019

Posted by Hathacat
I consider the Orion Nebula a old friend.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 24, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Hathacat
This is a photograph of a space shuttle leaving our atmosphere taken by NASA. Such a cool photo, even if it is old!
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 16, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Andromeda galaxy, closest large spiral
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 2, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Pictures of Jupiter taken by Juno
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 29, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Spooner
Oh how I dread the astrological questions!
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 14, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Special post as I hit L7. N44 in LMC
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Denker
Insight probe going to try to land on Mars today. Tricky descent and soft landing hoped for, for this geology study probe.
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 29, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
two jokes, that really has a home here:
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 26, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by RichieO
Mark Twain was an amazing guy but did you know he was born and died during the years of two visits of Halley's comet?
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 25, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Three of Saturn’s moons – Tethys, Enceladus and Mimas – are captured in this image taken by our Cassini spacecraft.
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 27, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Dying Star Sheds Its Outer Layer
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 14, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hathacat
New Hubble view of giant galaxy Happy 30th Hubble!
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 7, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Hathacat
I just had to.....
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All Things Astronomy
May 17, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Remind you of fingerprints or tree rings? Fascinating image. ://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180516.html
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All Things Astronomy
May 16, 2018May 2018

Posted by starwatcher-al
Hello all. I have been an amateur astronomer for the past 60 years and just now saw this group. Should be interesting.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 20, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Dust storm on Mars is now GLOBAL. Curiosity is capturing images of the ening dust "haze". Since its battery is nuclear powered, Curiosity does not face same risk as Opportunity. Instruments are also said to be at low risk. Fantastic ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 4, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Happy Star Wars day fellow space-nerds! (Too bad they had to ruin the science right there at the end!)
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 14, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Hathacat
UGC 2369. Clash of the Titans in very slow motion!
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 9, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Hathacat
In opposition July 9th.
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 8, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Hathacat
The Coathanger star cluster resembles its namesake and is easy to spot through binoculars. Use the star Albireo - part of the Summer Triangle -
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 5, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Hathacat
The rings of the 7th planet, Uranus, are thin and dark. But new thermal images from the ALMA and VLT telescopes show them glowing brightly.
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 10, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by TrailRider
This is very cool. First image of a black hole. My mind read 55 light years away at first... 55 million. Edited to include an article about Katie Bouman the researcher who came up with algorithm that allowed scientists to capture ...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 25, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Lukian
A new Einstein cross is discovered This study, which has combined images from the Hubble Space Telescope with spectroscopic observations from the GTC, has confirmed the existence of a new example of a gravitational lens, a phenomenon predicted by ...
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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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