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Milky Way is an Outlier

Last post by seigell « Mon Nov 25, 2024 4:04 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Nov 25, 2024 11:58 am

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The Milky Way represents an outlier among similar galaxies, universe survey data shows.

For decades, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model...

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Finding similar galaxies requires that one address one of the most difficult of Astrophysics challenges - accurately observing the totality of our...

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Mon Nov 25, 2024 4:04 pm
Terrific deal on All-Sky camera

Last post by smp « Wed Nov 20, 2024 5:45 pm
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by smp » Thu Oct 17, 2024 1:06 am

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First of all, my goal is not deep sky imaging - I hope to catch meteors.

Anyway, I’ve been fooling around trying to construct an all-sky camera from...

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If anyone is interested, here is the main website for the Global Meteor Network:

Here is the link to all the information from all stations:...

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Wed Nov 20, 2024 5:45 pm
A Tour of IC-2163 and NGC-2207

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sat Nov 02, 2024 2:06 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Fri Nov 01, 2024 4:36 pm

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Really great images !

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The latest image from JWST 10/31/24 yes the image is amazing, thanks.

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Sat Nov 02, 2024 2:06 am
Obscured Hyperluminous Quasar

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:32 am

by Graeme1858 » Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:32 am

I love reading stuff that makes you go wow out loud!

Moreover, the predicted bolometric AGN luminosity was calculated to be at a level of 100...

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Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:32 am
Brown Dwarf Gliese 229B

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Oct 21, 2024 6:14 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Oct 17, 2024 9:44 am

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It's been a mystery why Gliese 229B, the first Brown Dwarf discovered, is dimmer than the maths would indicate, until now!

It's twins! Mystery of...

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That's neat!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Oct 21, 2024 6:14 pm
gravitationally lensed supernovae

Last post by StarHugger « Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:35 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:26 am

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Earlier this year, astronomers used Webb data containing Cepheid variables and Type Ia supernovae, reliable distance markers to measure the...

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Gravitationally Lensed Trifold Standard Candle SuperNova are awesome of course...

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Last post by StarHugger
Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:35 pm
First NEID Earth Twin Survey Exoplanet

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Sep 27, 2024 3:38 pm

by Graeme1858 » Fri Sep 27, 2024 3:38 pm

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new extrasolar world orbiting a nearby star known as HD 86728. This is the first...

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Fri Sep 27, 2024 3:38 pm
A Tour of ARP 142

Last post by messier 111 « Wed Sep 25, 2024 1:26 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:33 pm

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OMG I had to also post this one as well, it’s even more remarkable than ARP 107!

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thx for the link .

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Wed Sep 25, 2024 1:26 pm
New Millisecond Pulsar Discovered

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:46 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Sep 24, 2024 10:42 am

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5.33 milliseconds is pretty quick!

Using the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), astronomers have observed a globular cluster known as Terzan 6. They...

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It’s amazing to me that they can even detect it at such a high spin rate of 5.33 , very interesting, thanks for sharing !

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Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:46 pm
A Tour of ARP 107

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:26 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:26 pm

This is really cool, latest from JWST

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Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:26 pm
What to shoot?

Last post by carastro « Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:07 am
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by AstroBee » Tue Aug 13, 2024 6:43 pm

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I'm not exactly sure which forum category this question really falls under but I'm sure it will get moved if it's in the wrong location.
So here's my...

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Yes I would agree with several suggestions above. If you're in Bortle 1 (what's that? lol), go for something faint no doable easily and the Squid is...

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Last post by carastro
Sun Aug 18, 2024 10:07 am
The Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:27 pm

by Graeme1858 » Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:27 pm

How big is the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall?

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Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:27 pm
I'm over this summer!

Last post by pakarinen « Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:44 pm
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by AstroBee » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:21 pm

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That doesn't usually happen to me till mid August. I guess getting older I have less tolerance for heat.
I tried imaging last night. Even at the end...

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With the heat, humidity, mosquitoes, storms, and short nights here, it might be time to switch to quick looks with the binos.

The exception is right...

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Last post by pakarinen
Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:44 pm
Another Shot of T Cor Bor

Last post by AstroBee « Wed Jul 10, 2024 12:56 am
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by JayTee » Mon Jul 08, 2024 11:27 pm

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Here is a single image from 2 nights ago (0702 UTC). I needed to get a baseline image so I can compare if/when it goes off . My image center is...

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zip it and send it to me. I just need to know the date/rough time and pixel scale.
Nevada Desert Skies AT Gmail Dot Com (no spaces, replace the @...

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Last post by AstroBee
Wed Jul 10, 2024 12:56 am
T Coronae Borealis

Last post by AstroBee « Mon Jul 08, 2024 2:16 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sat May 11, 2024 8:30 am
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This is a before image of T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), aka the Blaze star, in the centre of the image. (North is to the left) It's a recurrent nova in...

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....September 25 when, from the southern hemisphere, it's disappearing into twilight....

Nooooo!!!!
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Last post by AstroBee
Mon Jul 08, 2024 2:16 am
Euclid Mission Images

Last post by StarHugger « Sat Jun 01, 2024 12:06 am
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by Graeme1858 » Fri May 31, 2024 8:45 pm

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Incredible!

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Excellent imagry, thanks Graeme...

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Sat Jun 01, 2024 12:06 am
Looking for advice on a double star

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri May 24, 2024 8:40 am
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by jrkirkham » Thu May 23, 2024 11:11 pm

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I have tried several times to split 38 Lyncis, but to no avail. It looks like a fairly bright star 3.9 with a much dimmer star 6.1 with a narrow...

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Read on how to make a occulting mask for a eyepiece. Sometimes it will make a difference.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Fri May 24, 2024 8:40 am
Giant gamma-ray flare

Last post by helicon « Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:55 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:39 pm

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Giant gamma-ray flare from 'recently deceased' magnetar lights up Cigar Galaxy

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Good for M82. I saw an episode of How the Universe Works recently focused on pulsars and magnetars - scary stuff with the gravity, magnetic field,...

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Last post by helicon
Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:55 pm
Stellar Winds From Other Stars

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:55 pm

by Graeme1858 » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:55 pm

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has made a major breakthrough. In a study recently published in Nature Astronomy, they...

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Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:55 pm
800 year old explosion

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:07 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:07 pm

Thought this might interest a few of you !

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Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:07 pm
Gaia discovers ‘galactic archaeology’

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:56 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:16 am

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25 March 2024. – The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Gaia space telescope has discovered two surprising streams of stars that formed and wove together...

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That was a great read and thanks for sharing it .
I was impressed at how old those stars are and the fact that they named them shakta and shiva the...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:56 pm
NASA suspends Gamma Ray Bursts telescope

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:14 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:39 pm

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Found this to be interesting !

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Sounds like Swift is going the same way as Spitzer went!

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:14 pm
Wide Field Deep Sky

Last post by StarHugger « Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:49 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:24 am

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Here's an astounding NASA APOD:

Graeme

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800 hrs, Wow...

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Last post by StarHugger
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:49 pm
Record-Breaking Black Hole

Last post by Michael131313 « Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:05 am
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:31 pm

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A good one from Chandra and JWST:

Graeme

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Can't imagine how much gas it would take to make that BH. Thanks.

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Last post by Michael131313
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:05 am
Relative Distances

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:28 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:00 am

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This Hubble Picture of the Week features a richness of spiral galaxies: the large, prominent spiral galaxy on the right side of the image is NGC...

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A wonderful image.

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Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:28 pm

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