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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
Apr 20, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by starwatcher-al
Hello there! My name is Venus and I'm starting to appear in your evening skies. Look closely at the photo and you can see me poking my light through the haze of the western sky. If you want to catch a glimpse of me start looking about 20 minutes ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 10, 2021May 2021

Posted by Hathacat
A high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto's moon Charon.
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All Things Astronomy
May 21, 2021May 2021

Posted by starwatcher-al
Fyi - article about next weeks lunar eclipse. I hope everybody can get up and see it. yeah, I know it's early in the morning.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 1, 2021Jun 2021

Posted by Hathacat
White Aurora Borealis. I know it's not really astronomy, but it's SO pretty!
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Sep 29, 2021Sep 2021

Posted by Druvius
Historical mystery solved, 900 year old supernova remnant found:
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 9, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Charlene
This is awesome..
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 30, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by HumanistJohn
Images taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 24, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Catnublia
I'm new to the community and an aspiring astrophysicist. I was hoping to share knowledge and perspective among fellow lovers of astronomy (which I'm still very inexperienced in)
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 26, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by StewartIrvin
Don't you just love how uneducated religious fanatics mix up Astronomy with Astrology? I went to visit my mom once and she had a friend over. This friend was a real Southern Baptist bible thumper. Anyway, my moms friend was asking me what kind of ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
What do you think? Will SpaceX succeed where NASA has fallen short or is my current favorite space cowboy Elon Musk going to push things too far? (AWESOME NEW WORD FOR ME, sclerotic = becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the...
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All Things Astronomy
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Lukian
Some of the best people
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All Things Astronomy
May 14, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Juno, in mythology, the wrathful woman who catches her husband Jupiter cheating, also a satellite sent to extensively photograph planet Jupiter. Astronomers do have a wicked sense of humor sometimes don’t they?
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All Things Astronomy
May 18, 2018May 2018

Posted by DianaGinger
Interesting and fantastic information here!
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All Things Astronomy
May 25, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
POLLWhat should we do with the Hubble Space Telescope?
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All Things Astronomy
May 30, 2018May 2018

Posted by Georgy303
A little bit of "navigator history" and olden days sailors' use of astronomy.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 7, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by vcg1234
NASA Mars Curiosity Announcement Tune in 1 pm CDT new organic molecules found (not necessarily from biological sources) Mars has seasonal methane fluctuations (COOL - for more on methane on Earth more evidence for...
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 13, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by z0000
A lil moondust ? "Laura Cicco, a resident of Kansas, is preemptively suing NASA over moon dust. She is suing NASA so that they don't have the capability of seizing the artifact from her. Cicco even has a signed personal note from Armstrong ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 21, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Lukian
I see that astronomers are brighter than LED and cooler. source: Posted by Michelle Thaller on FB
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 23, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by starwatcher-al
I just took a look at Mars. Could barely make out a tiny polar cap and nothing else on the planet. Last week there were dark markings visible, so, yes the dust storm is in full swing. bummer for seeing any detail. Lets hope it subsides soon
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 29, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Georgy303
Celebrating NASA with beautiful music.
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Jul 1, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Captain... our sensors are picking up signs of complex organic molecules. And where there’s carbon, there could life as we know it. Enceladus - quickly becoming my favorite moon. (7.1)
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 16, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by SkepticalJim28
This arrived in the mail today! I'm extremely excited to start putting it together and use it, but I'm also sort of nervous. It is an Orion XT Classic Dobsonian XT10, so it's big and somewhat intimating. This is my first telescope, and I was ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Ohub
Looks like there was a meteor impact noted by independent observers during the eclipse
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 31, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by starwatcher-al
This is the best I could do what with all the clouds around. From this position the moon will slide below Venus. If you have clear sky and can find the moon, use binoculars throughout the day and you will see Venus above the moon. There are clear ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 31, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
NASA's Hubble telescope finds a surprise neighbor galaxy hiding out Oh hello, Bedin 1. We didn't see you sneaking around back there. Bedin 1 appears on the lower end of this Hubble image of globular cluster NGC 6752. NASA, ESA and L. Bedin ...
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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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