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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
Jun 19, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by VAH1979
I saw a movie last night about the Challenger disaster titled "The Challenger Disaster." It didn't really deal with astronomy or science as much as it was an investigation into what went wrong. It was IMO a well done movie (granted there were some ...
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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 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by allmighty
It will be helpful to me and all in this group. Thanks to all members of this group.
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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
Jul 11, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
Ever heard of this little gem of a teenager? Pretty soon everybody will know her name! NASA Is Training This 17-Year-Old Girl to Become One of the First Humans on Mars
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All Things Astronomy
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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All Things Astronomy
Jul 31, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
red Moon with Red Mars.... Credit for the pic here:
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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
Sep 15, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by llinenboy67
Can anyone give me the low down on dark matter I am writing a paper
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Nov 3, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Simplysassy
Has anyone watched How the Universe Works narrated by Mike Rowe? Fascinating!!!
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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 21, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Denker
Faint starlight between galaxies shows distribution of dark matter. From Hubble images this makes it much easier to see dark matter and maybe divine whether it is self-interacting.
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 26, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
blue on red interesting. NASA discovered an electric blue sand dune on Mars — and the photos are mind-blowing NASA found an exquisite sand dune on Mars over the summer that is literally out of this world. The photo of the electric blue sand ...
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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
Dec 31, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by zjona20
We basically lost interest in going back to the moon because there is not a competition on that front. Create the competition then we'll be there first thing next year.
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 10, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Lukian
The Parker Solar probe. First probe to be named for a living scientist. First scientist to witness a launch of a probe named after them Will be the fastest probe ever @ 430,000 miles per hour. The heat shield is made of a 4.5-inch thick carbon ...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 9, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Druvius
Oops, Europa landers might have a problem ...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by scurry
Thanks for the welcome! I've been encouraged to "ask away", so here we go. :D I'm currently confused about the Chandrasekhar limit. (note: I am always confused about something.) I've read and understood the concept, so no problem there; but I ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 26, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by RichieO
Mark Twain was an amazing guy but did you know he was born and died during the years of two visits of Halley's comet?
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 5, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Where were you 6 years ago? Venus Crosses the Sun for Last Time Until 2117
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 26, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Lukian
The OMG particle not the God Particle (Higgs Boson)
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 29, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Georgy303
Celebrating NASA with beautiful music.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 14, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by davers
This photo was taken from the Glasshouse Mountains lookout, Queensland. Why would you want to live anywhere else?
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 28, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan
So I've been reading up Isro a Personal History, and it is really interesting. It's about a person named R Aravamudan who was one of the initial scientists chosen by Mr. Sarabhai for the ISRO project. It's an interesting read about how India became a...
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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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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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