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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
May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
Science/Nerd alert: Apparently all the text books and the other sources which we have read over our life about how gold is formed was wrong. Just a few nights ago we were watching "How the universe works" and how a few years ago many of our ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
I never though to do this but, I write a star column for a local landowners association and am posting it here. It's bi-monthly and if I get a few likes I'll post every time I write it. I hope you find it interesting ...
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May 18, 2020May 2020

Posted by dalefvictor
In the movie "The Meaning of Life" "The Galaxy Song" got me thinking. We are living on a planet that has been within a Solar System that has been traversing this Galaxy called the MIlky Way, just like in the song. However, what this means is that ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 19, 2020May 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Comet Swan
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All Things Astronomy
May 20, 2020May 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Pretty line up
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All Things Astronomy
May 21, 2020May 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
Tonight, right now, Venus is very close to Mercury in the western sky. Tomorrow Mercury will be above Venus as they separate while Venus plunges towards the horizon by month's end. Mercury will get higher, reaching it's greatest elongation from the ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 24, 2020May 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
This evening in the western sky. Venus and Mercury are joined by a very thin crescent moon.
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May 24, 2020May 2020

Posted by Hathacat
Thunderstorm seen from space...
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All Things Astronomy
May 25, 2020May 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
This is called "the old moon in the new moon's arms" . Because you can see the part of the moon that is not illuminated by the sun. that's the "old moon'. You can see detail because sunlight reflected off the earth and onto the moon then reflects ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 30, 2020May 2020

Posted by Hathacat
MARS 1 mars-hole_ lava tube 2 Perspective-view-of-Korolev-crater 3 This incredible image shows the complex terrain of the Juventae Chasma, a weathered 250-kilometre-long (155-mile) box canyon carved into the surface of Mars.
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May 30, 2020May 2020

Posted by JuneSummerSky
Woo hoo! SpaceX NASA launch live updates: Launch a success as Dragon capsule separates from Falcon 9 rocket - The Washington Post
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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
Jun 10, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hathacat
This image shows the north polar ice cap of Mars, presented as a mosaic of 57 separate images from the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 15, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hathacat
An interaction of a small object embedded in Saturn’s F ring and material in the core of the ring is the likely cause of the disruption seen in this Cassini spacecraft image.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 27, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hathacat
A false-color image mosaic shows Daphnis, one of Saturn’s ring-embedded moons, and the waves it kicks up.
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 30, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Hathacat
An image from Longjiang 2 of the solar eclipse that crossed over South America on July 2, 2019.
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Jul 1, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by FearlessFly
A Massive Star Has Seemingly Vanished from Space With No Explanation Astronomers are trying to figure out whether the star collapsed into a black hole without going supernova, or if it disappeared in a cloud
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Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by EarnestEccentric
I carry a massive annoyance in my head. I am deeply troubled by this thing. Perhaps you can relieve my dispair. The thing is this: It is said that our universe is expanding, the futher away portions of it are expanding faster, and the furthest away...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Charlene
This is a game changing revelation in Cosmology..
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 3, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
I really hate to sound like a broken record with comets as a few this spring have disappointed us and not lived up to expectations but here we go again. Maybe just possible, iffy, but we might see a comet this summer. Article ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 5, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Ohub
LINKAmazing amateur footage of the ISS
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 7, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Ohub
LINKISS footage of comet Neowise
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 8, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
I saw comet NEOWISE this morning. It is low on the northeastern horizon. Looks to be about 2nd magnitude. I used 10 x 50 binoculars as the moonlight washes out the sky. It has about a 3 degree long tail. A nice looking comet. Tomorrow I'll try for a...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 9, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
Comet NEOWISE this morning. If you have a DSLR and are familiar with the manual setting, set ISO at 1,600 and time at (depending on the lens length) 600 divided by the focal length of the lens. In other words, if your using a telephoto lens of ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 9, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKAstronomers have found the source of life in the universe
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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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