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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
Aug 3, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by starwatcher-al
Wow, it's clearing up. I might just have to dust off a scope and view the universe tonight. I wonder if the dust storm on Mars has abated. Also Jupiter and Saturn await.
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 28, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Jupiter is a great protector in our solar system. Learning more about how we think it formed sheds even more light on its powerful role... resulting in us!
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 7, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Curiosity Selfie on Vera Rubin Ridge (from Aug 9)
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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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All Things Astronomy
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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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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All Things Astronomy
Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by RichieO
One of my favorite lunar photos...
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All Things Astronomy
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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All Things Astronomy
Dec 27, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by chilehead9
Andromeda, (the galaxy, not the constellation) if it were brighter, would appear in our sky six times larger than the full Moon despite being 2.5 million light years away.
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 22, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Hathacat
The Trifid Nebula is a binocular object, visible in the direction toward the Teapot.
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 16, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Hathacat
cats eye nebula
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 22, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
I took this picture handheld- wish I'd had time to change my camera settings but that would've meant taking my eyes off the eclipse. Mercury is in the bottom left. 1/80 sec. f/9 400mm ISO 6400 Canon 80D with a Tamron 18-400mm lens
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 28, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by RaulPerez
Maybe it is just me. But since the quarentin I have clearer skys to watch the universe
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 24, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Butterfly Nebula Eagle Nebula Galaxy NGC 4214
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 24, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by AmmaRE007
This Week’s Sky: January 21 – 28 Posted on January 21, 2019 By Gary Seronik Venus and Jupiter meet and greet in the morning sky. Venus has been creeping up on Jupiter for weeks, and this morning is “closest approach” as it ...
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 1, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Image taken through a Celestron 11 Edge HD with a Seibert Optics 1.5X Barlow and a Celestron Skyris 236M camera. I didn't see a name for who took this image.
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 6, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Can I brag about my BIL's new job? Have you heard of spaceship Unity? Virgin airlines. Their "new" aeronautical engineer gots it covered! lol!
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 11, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Lukian
Saw this pic past in my FB feed. Went to get the source... and yes it is authentic (was just checking to make sure). We are such a small blue dot (that is probably making big noise in the universe communicating with our satellites) ref: ...
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 24, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Lukian
Opportunity's entire mission in a 6 minutes timelapse video.
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by AntaresRose
Elephant Trunk Nebula.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 12, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Clarkefan
Returned from Chile. Nothing like seeing the LMC with the naked eye.
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 26, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Lukian
The Best Hubble Space Telescope Images of All Time! (more pics in the link) Happy birthday, Hubble! To celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 29th anniversary, we've picked our favorite images from the iconic deep-space observatory. From...
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 13, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Space station photo of Venus and the earth. Such a thin blue line.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 16, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by OgreBattle
St. DeGrasse Tyson, patron saint of badassery!
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 22, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by Hathacat
Moon crater
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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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