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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 6, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by Charlene
This is incredible..
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Jul 16, 2021Jul 2021

Posted by Charlene
Hubble is fixed!!!
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 16, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by Hathacat
Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon and Epimetheus, the smaller moon to the right, against the backdrop of Saturn, its rings, and ring shadows.
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Dec 13, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
Don't forget the Geminid Meteor shower tonight is at it's maximum. I know, it's cold. Bundle up an get out there.
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Jul 23, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Hathacat
That's here. That's home. That's us, as Carl Sagan once said. The moon is in there too, but I am not sure where.
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May 26, 2021May 2021

Posted by Hathacat
known as NGC 7635, the Bubble Nebula
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Feb 10, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by Hathacat
The Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of overlapping galaxies, called NGC 3314. They are about the same distance apart as Andromeda and the Milkyway.
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Aug 23, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Damn how sharp is this moon shot.
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Apr 22, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by vcg1234
❤️ Happy Earth Day, Earthlings! ❤️ Chris Hadfield (one of my personal favorite Astronauts) explains the Overview Effect. If there was a way to cause this awareness shift in more people, the appreciation for our unique and irreplaceable ...
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Apr 25, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Catnublia
First tattoo, got the second half planned for August!
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May 2, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
One stellar nursery is not the same as another - location! location! location! Interesting new study blows our star formation theories apart - mass distribution of stellar cores in different locations in the Milky Way is... ...
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May 18, 2018May 2018

Posted by Catnublia
Two more weeks and I'll be able to afford a telescope for stargazing! ?
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May 30, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
... and you thought "Solo" was a good movie. First solo neutron star discovered outside of the Milky Way
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Jun 9, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Trojan Asteroids and retrograde orbiting asteroid: fantastic example of Lagrange points and the massive importance of Jupiter in our solar system (pun intended)
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Jun 15, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Lukian
This Is The First-Ever Footage of a Star Ripped Into Shreds by a Black Hole
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Jun 26, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Lukian
The OMG particle not the God Particle (Higgs Boson)
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Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
It's official! Strong evidence that Saggitarius A black hole exists in the center of our galaxy. paper: abstract: We report the detection of continuous positional and polarization changes of the compact source SgrA in high states ...
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Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by RichieO
One of my favorite lunar photos...
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Jul 12, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by MacTavish
Going to disassemble my 30+ year old C8 just to clean the focuser shaft. Terrible image shift near the focal point, I hope that will fix it. Wish me luck, first time doing this.
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Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by RichieO
The most moving video on Youtube, Carl Sagan says it all, we all miss you buddy…
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Jul 17, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by vcg1234
"one of them is a weirdo" We're still finding moons around Jupiter and reconstructing the history of the early solar system.
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Jul 22, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by starwatcher-al
I just took a look at Mars and it seems that the planet wide dust storm is still raging. There were no details in the planet that I could see. A shame as Mars will be at it's closest next weekend. bummer. Well, there's always Saturn and Jupiter to ...
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Nov 21, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
since most stellar systems are binaries, astronomers have searched for our suns twin and may have found it source article: Astronomers May Have Just Discovered Our Sun's Long-Lost Identical Twin It's thought ...
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Jul 27, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Eclipsechaser
Hopefully the weather will hold for tonight's Lunar Eclipse. Here's Neil deGrasse Tyson's tweet from a while back.
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Nov 17, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by starwatcher-al
Az. amateur astronomer Don Machholz discovered his 12th comet. It's in the morning sky in Virgo. Getting brighter and as it nears I'll update to where you can see it. There is some hope that it will be visible to the eye. There is also another comet...
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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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