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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
Oct 20, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Constellation for Godzilla.... new... constellation for Bowie....kinda old... both on my mind. Creating something out of nothing, so human of us.
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 24, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
I just found out @LaMariposa has deleted her account. She had sent me a quick PM to ask me to take over this group. Has anybody heard anything for why she decided to leave?
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 30, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Shouldbefishing
The Soviet Buran program.
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 7, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
Peekaboo, Io See You! Credit: NASA/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Justin Cowart Wednesday, November 7, 2018: Jupiter's moon Io peeks out from behind the planet's horizon in this image from the JunoCam instrument on NASA's Juno spacecraft. Citizen ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 15, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
Ok maybe it was not an alien craft and the acceleration was outgassing... Did we detect deceleration when is was coming? (probably we don't have that data... bummer)
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
I'm sure this probe will give us years of awesome pics The Parker Solar Probe takes its first up-close look at the sun The spacecraft broke speed and distance records on its initial solar flyby FIRST LOOK One of the first images NASA’s ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 5, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
great visual! source:
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 14, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by AntaresRose
2019 Blood Moon
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 20, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Loki, the largest volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, erupts on a more or less regular schedule.
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 7, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by ToolGuy
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 1, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by ToolGuy
Black hole that theoretically should not exist. But does.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 23, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Well, I didn't know it was doing that, but...
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 14, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by FearlessFly
Puerto Rico's Iconic Arecibo Observatory Closed by Major Earthquake
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Mar 17, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Druvius
Polaris is still a scientific mystery:
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 21, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
I know it's 4 years away... But atlases of the path of the next total solar eclipse are available. The path of the eclipse goes from Mexico through eastern Canada.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 22, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Handheld 1/320 sec. f/6.3 400mm ISO 800
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Mar 23, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by yvilletom
Ordered Chaos Stephen Smith March 16, 2020 Heliophysicists remain baffled by many aspects of the Sun’s behavior, because they do not completely apprehend its electrical component. The mainstream journal’s content reveals this lack in several ...
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 1, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Mooolah
Hope it is clear skies.
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Apr 12, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Druvius
New discoveries about the rings of Uranus:
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 28, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Mooolah
clouds here in Wisconsin =0{
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Jun 4, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Taken June 4th (handheld) 1 1/1600 sec f6.3 600mm ISO 250 2 1/1000 aec f6.3 600 nn ISO 200
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 10, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
This morning with NEOWISE. The sky was starting to lighten up a bit. A few clouds make for a more interesting picture. The comet seemed to be a little dimmer so if you're going to look for it get out there.
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 15, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Hathacat
It's Saturn, Jupiter, and Sagittarius B2, the molecular cloud near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. This cloud is the "steam" you see coming out of the famous Teapot pattern in the constellation Sagittarius. indicated is the time it would take ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 17, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by yvilletom
The recent posts here on comets make the following relevant: Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric 9: Electric Comets | Space News Scott Douglas July 16, 2020 Through eight installments of this series, Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric, we...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 14, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by AntaresRose
Astronomical events in 2019.
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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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