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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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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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Aug 20, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
One of my favorite things, over one of my favorite places. Night skies over Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Utah, USA
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Aug 24, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Spiral Galaxy NGC-1512 Very unusual double ring.
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Sep 5, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
I liked this!
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Sep 5, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Nice shot from the space station
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 11, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by lostandfoundkc
Needing 2 inch eyepieces and diagonal.
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Sep 11, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
First photograph of a comet. Image obtained by Jules Janssen on June, 30, 1881 (dry plate, 30 min exposure).
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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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Oct 7, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hathacat
The diameter of the known universe is 93 billion light years. Artist picture of course.
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Oct 18, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Flying past Saturn's moon Dione, Cassini captured this view that includes two smaller moons, Epimetheus and Prometheus, near the planet's rings.
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Oct 18, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by Killtheskyfairy
Star Being Sucked In By A Black Hole || Death By Spaghettification
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Oct 18, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by BirdMan1
We Are in the Merging Lane:
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Dec 7, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Hathacat
The Umbrella Galaxy ( NGC 4651)
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Dec 22, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
The closest they will be for a long time. Enlarge the photo and see the rings of Saturn. I tried to load a cropped photo but could not.
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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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Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
Huge Images Show Majestic Beauty and Violence of Large and Small Magellanic Clouds
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Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
Seyfert’s Sextet
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 5, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by FearlessFly
Astronomically hard: French stargazers hunt for meteorite the size of apricot The space debris was spotted falling to Earth near Bordeaux but astronomer admits to ‘needle in a haystack’ search
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Mar 18, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Hathacat
The Twin Jet Nebula, or PN M2-9, is a striking example of a bipolar planetary nebula. Bipolar planetary nebulae are formed when the central object is not a single star, but a binary system. Article also said they thought this one is only 1200 years ...
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Mar 22, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by EarnestEccentric
Jupiter is much different than most of us realize
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Jun 17, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Hathacat
M16. Just wonderful.
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Jun 17, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Hathacat
NGC 6769 6770 and 6771 are a trio of galaxies located between 190 and 200 million light years away in the constellation of Pavo.
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Jul 11, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Charlene
We need to explore all the moons of our gas giants to look for life..
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Jul 23, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by BirdMan1
Inside Mars?
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Aug 18, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Charlene
Yup..it broke real gooood..interesting read..
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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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