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Black hole devours passing star

Last post by AntennaGuy « Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:17 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Sat Jan 14, 2023 3:33 am

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From the Hubble telescope a black hole pulls in a star and shreds it .

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The pictures in the article appear to be art, not photos taken with the Hubble telescope. Does anyone have a link to the Hubble photos?

There...

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Last post by AntennaGuy
Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:17 am
Beatlejuice

Last post by Baurice « Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:52 pm
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by Baurice » Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:38 pm

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Not sure if this is the right place, so here goes:

I recently saw Betelguese outshining Capella! The last two nights I have re-checked it. Capella...

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Except for the recent dimming, now past, Betelgeuse is a variable star with a 0.0 to 1.6 range.
Capella is more constant at 0.08
If Betelgeuse is at...

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Last post by Baurice
Sat Dec 24, 2022 12:52 pm
Tabby’s Star / Latest News

Last post by Don Pensack « Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:03 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Dec 22, 2022 12:37 am

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I am really intrigued by Tabby’s Star but can’t really find any current information or conclusions as to what it might be .
This was the most current...

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Yes, there is still much to be learned about stars.
We still have a long way to go to understand Wolf-Rayet stars as well.

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Last post by Don Pensack
Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:03 pm
Milky Way explained

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:48 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:53 am

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This was an article from 2019 but I found it interesting.

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Here is an article about the Milky Way that explains why we live in a barred spiral:

Sorry I did not notice this until just today but thank you...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:48 pm
Question about specific NGC designations

Last post by KathyNS « Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:23 pm
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by omeek » Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:52 pm

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I've noticed that in SkyTools there's a spiral galaxy with 2 NGC designations (or so it seems). It lists the object as NGC 3373 (NGC3389) . I thought...

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It is common, especially on the nearer (larger angular size) galaxies to have NGC numbers for specific features within the galaxy, typically...

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Last post by KathyNS
Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:23 pm
The age of the Universe and the distance of objects

Last post by John Donne « Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:17 pm
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by guru » Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:30 am

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Hello,
Some weeks ago I read an article about the James Webb Telescope that it has detected objects, perhaps a galaxy, from where the light needed...

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We must be traveling at the speed of light !

Edit:
Ooops...I read your last line as Thanks for some entertainment. 🙂

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Last post by John Donne
Mon Oct 24, 2022 1:17 pm
Largest GRB detected

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Sat Oct 15, 2022 11:40 pm
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by Chich » Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:45 pm

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A Gamma Ray Burst recently detected by the Gemini South telescope in Chile is potentially the largest ever detected.

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See also:

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Last post by notFritzArgelander
Sat Oct 15, 2022 11:40 pm
Tarantula nebula

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:57 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Tue Sep 06, 2022 3:35 pm

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I could not stop looking at this image plus I enjoyed the article !

BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE, in the article there is an embedded link that takes you...

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thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:57 pm
Space Telescope Science Institute

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:11 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:11 pm

Found this website and thought I would share it very interesting.

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:11 pm
My New Nemisis

Last post by helicon « Fri Aug 26, 2022 1:09 pm
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by Juno16 » Wed Apr 06, 2022 11:19 am
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I always have a nemesis. Usually more than one. Just the nature of my personality, I guess.

I have have (had) a bright sodium vapor streetlight in...

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That's great that you had a response Henk. The local city planner emailed me back about a streetlight kitty corner from my old house. He said they...
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Last post by helicon
Fri Aug 26, 2022 1:09 pm
How do you plan targets for your sessions?

Last post by Jnicholes « Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:44 pm
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by omeek » Sat Apr 16, 2022 10:03 pm
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Over the years I've tweaked how I plan my observing sessions based on hearing how others plan the evening and figured I'd check in to see what others...

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How do I plan my targets for each session? Well, I’ll tell you. I have a document I made on my computer, of all the Messier objects. 1 through 110. I...
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Last post by Jnicholes
Mon Jul 25, 2022 11:44 pm
Artemis I

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:58 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:58 pm

Wondering what the groups views are on Artemis?
It seems like it keeps getting delayed while Elon Musk and Space X seems to be taking the...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:58 pm
Black Hole: First picture of Milky Way monster

Last post by turboscrew « Thu May 12, 2022 2:10 pm
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by Butterfly Maiden » Thu May 12, 2022 2:06 pm

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Came across this report on the BBC website today -

Black Hole: First picture of Milky Way monster .

It is 26,000 light-years away from us, so no...

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Came across this report on the BBC website today -

Black Hole: First picture of Milky Way monster .

It is 26,000 light-years away from us, so no...

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Last post by turboscrew
Thu May 12, 2022 2:10 pm
Universe “ chart”

Last post by Butterfly Maiden « Fri Apr 22, 2022 6:04 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:22 pm

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I saw this somewhere and although I’m sure it’s not accurate I thought it was pretty cool the way it was laid out.
You have to expand it to read it !

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@Frankskywatcher I found a link to it on Wikipedia .

You can see the full size image and read the text better.

Wow now you’re talking I almost...

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Last post by Butterfly Maiden
Fri Apr 22, 2022 6:04 pm
Question about M42

Last post by Don Pensack « Mon Mar 07, 2022 6:23 pm
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by Jnicholes » Sat Feb 19, 2022 3:00 am

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So, tonight, I went out and attempted the track Uranus as well as comet 19P/Borrelly. I failed at both of those. Unknown reason. I attempted to check...

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A little research on dark nebulae shows their opacity is largely due to dust grains, as the last poster noted.
However, composition-wise, they are...

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Last post by Don Pensack
Mon Mar 07, 2022 6:23 pm
It's Time Again to Dream/Plan/Attempt A Messier Marathon

Last post by Piet Le Roux « Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:40 am
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by JayTee » Sun Feb 13, 2022 10:14 pm

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Greetings All,

Well, it is that time of the year again. Glad you all made it around the Sun one more time. We are coming into Messier Marathon...

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I am planning to do the ASSA 100 during our Gansvlei star party on 24-26 June 2022, the ideal date would be new moon 29 June but that would be on the...

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Last post by Piet Le Roux
Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:40 am
M43 help

Last post by Jnicholes « Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:44 pm
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by Jnicholes » Thu Jan 27, 2022 5:06 pm

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I have one,

I finally had clear skies last night, so I went out and did some astronomy. I got a decent photo of M1 the crab nebula, as well as M42...

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Thanks for getting back. I was wondering what that was, actually.

I guess I can mark that off for my messier project, then!

Thanks also for the...

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Last post by Jnicholes
Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:44 pm
Unusual objects ruined exposure.

Last post by JayTee « Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:09 pm
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by Jnicholes » Fri Jan 14, 2022 3:24 am

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Hi everyone,

I am not sure where to post this, just so you all know.

I was out tonight doing a long exposure of M42, The Orion Nebula, when an...

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Hi Jared,

I was referring to Elon Musk's starlink satellites. All annoying night time objects now get blamed on him as Dan pointed out. Also if I'm...

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Last post by JayTee
Fri Jan 14, 2022 6:09 pm
Need Some DSO help

Last post by SkyHiker « Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:58 pm
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by Jnicholes » Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:30 pm

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Hi everyone,

Long shot question, but please hear me out.

Today, I was going through my astronomy photos I took, and I found one picture I took that...

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Ok, that website, astrometry.net is VERY useful! I just ran my picture of m8 (Lagoon Nebula) through it to try it...

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Last post by SkyHiker
Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:58 pm
Flame Nebula + B33 Horsehead

Last post by davesellars « Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:22 pm

by davesellars » Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:22 pm

We're currently at a great time to see both of these (given a clear sky obviously).

I'm currently in Bortle 5 sky which is allegedly 19.9 SQM on a...

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Last post by davesellars
Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:22 pm
Crab nebula time lapse by Detlef Hartmann

Last post by AstroBee « Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:15 pm
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by Chich » Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:08 pm

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I just found out about this on a ZOOM session. Detlef Hartmann created a time lapse of the crab nebula over ten years.

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That's crazy! It's almost like you can get a sense of the pulsar at the core of the nebula.

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Last post by AstroBee
Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:15 pm
I think I spotted m81!

Last post by kt4hx « Tue Nov 16, 2021 3:57 pm
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by realflow100 » Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:42 am

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40mm plossl eyepiece. 11x with 70mm F6 telescope bortle 7 with 91% moon
It was only visible as the faintest fuzzy dot ever. in the corner of my eye...

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I admire you trying to catch sight of a galaxy with the moon being what it is currently. Its presence in the sky at its current phase and brightness...

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Last post by kt4hx
Tue Nov 16, 2021 3:57 pm
DSO's from Bortle 7.5 - Should I and what scope?

Last post by Ben Cartwright SASS « Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:33 am
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by Ben Cartwright SASS » Sun Oct 03, 2021 1:59 pm

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I am mainly a solar imager as well as some Lunar so I have mostly Refractors and a 127 Mak and C8. I am also a Nature photographer, mostly birds in...

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I had forgotten about Fastar! I also have a Canon 70-200L mk III f/2.8 that would be good for something like M31 or M45 as my ZWO adapter fits it and...

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Last post by Ben Cartwright SASS
Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:33 am
Supernova in NGC 1325 (Eridanus)

Last post by pakarinen « Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:56 pm
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by kt4hx » Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:56 pm

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A new type Ia supernova is currently active in the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1325 in Eridanus. Here is the data for the galaxy: mag=11.5, size=...

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Moon's probably going to mess things up, but I scheduled a shot with the SLOOH half meter tonight.

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Last post by pakarinen
Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:56 pm
Need help with M4 in Scorpio

Last post by GCoyote « Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:11 pm
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by mikemarotta » Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:10 pm

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With Scorpio near the mediian in the summer, it is an easy target area. I have been trying to find M4 for months, even over the winter being up at...

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Also, over all, the neighborhood skies were more transparent five or six years ago. I have notes about the Milky Way which now is just a rumor....

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Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:11 pm

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