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Planet Size Measured by Hubble

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:08 am

by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:08 am

Hubble measures the size of the nearest transiting Earth-sized planet

Graeme

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Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:08 am
Poll - What Should I Image?

Last post by JSBach1801 « Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:52 pm
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by JSBach1801 » Tue Nov 07, 2023 2:33 am

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Good evening all,

Looks like I will be able to get out again this coming Wednesday evening. Two targets have caught my eye. The North American...

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Well, last night wasn't a total success, but it wasn't a total failure either.

Some lingering clouds delayed my start time. Once I did start imaging...

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Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:52 pm
Distant FRB

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:23 am

by Graeme1858 » Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:23 am

Astronomers detect most distant fast radio burst to date:

An international team has spotted a remote blast of cosmic radio waves lasting less than...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Nov 09, 2023 6:23 am
NGC 6284 13.3 Billion Years Old

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:53 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:24 pm

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A new study has found Globular Cluster NGC 6284 to be 13.3 billion years old!

Graeme

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I don't know if this can be useful ,

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Last post by messier 111
Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:53 pm
Alignment stars

Last post by Mirrorgirl « Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:35 pm
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by Mirrorgirl » Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:15 pm

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Hi there

I'm having trouble aligning i need three bright stars that will be quite high up because of my trees all around that will be listed on my...

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Vega, SWish, Lyra
Caph, NE, Cassiopiea
and Enif, SEish, Pegasus

Try that.

If you have Stellerium you can put your horizon in to show you what you...

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Last post by Mirrorgirl
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:35 pm
Our Position in The Milky Way

Last post by Don Pensack « Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:48 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:22 pm

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Thought this was interesting “ you are here”!

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Now that tracking the outer arms is occurring, the Milky Way's disc has been extended to ~150,000 light years.
That means the Sun is only about 1/3...

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Last post by Don Pensack
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:48 am
Photographer Travels 10,000 Miles to Capture Stunning Photo of the Entire Milky Way Galaxy

Last post by Don Pensack « Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:44 am
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by SkyHiker » Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:10 am

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Last post by Don Pensack
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:44 am
DAYLIGHT SAVING?

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:50 am
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by Mirrorgirl » Tue Aug 15, 2023 5:08 pm

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Hi there

just wondered if anyone knew if it is daylight saving in Britain?

Rhoda

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I fully agree, it should have been removed decades ago.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Wed Aug 16, 2023 3:50 am
Giant Question Mark

Last post by messier 111 « Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:50 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:45 pm

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James Webb Space Telescope spies giant cosmic question mark in deep space:

Graeme

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as if the universe said, do you have a question mr james?

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Last post by messier 111
Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:50 pm
Flame Nebula + B33 Horsehead

Last post by Mike Q « Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:42 pm
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by davesellars » Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:22 pm

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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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Crikey, i forgot all about this thread... :p Anyway... Too late now for this season. With a mix of awful weather at the beginning of the year and...

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Last post by Mike Q
Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:42 pm
How do you plan targets for your sessions?

Last post by Bigzmey « Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:09 am
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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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Since I've started spending more time observing doubles, I've been searching for a good target list - internet, books, atlases, SkySafari. It just...
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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:09 am
Next space telescope could use a Fresnel lens

Last post by SkyHiker « Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:55 pm
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by Chich » Thu Jul 13, 2023 4:30 pm

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The article talks about the next (possible) space telescope and how it may use a Fresnel lens rather than mirrors or conventional lens.

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It will be interesting to see if they can make this work well over a decent bandwidth.
Here's more technical details:

Looking forward to seeing...

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Last post by SkyHiker
Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:55 pm
3D "trip" to Maisie’s Galaxy

Last post by Ylem « Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:13 am
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by Chich » Sat Jul 15, 2023 8:50 pm

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A short video taking a 3d 'flight' through part of a deep sky image of the Extended Groth Strip. It ends at Maisie's Galaxy which formed ~390 million...

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Very nice, thanks for sharing!

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Last post by Ylem
Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:13 am
Northrop Grumman / JWST

Last post by Ylem « Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:10 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Jun 15, 2023 1:36 am

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Three best discoveries of the JWST

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Thanks for sharing Frank!

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Last post by Ylem
Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:10 am
Expanding universe

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:34 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Tue May 30, 2023 2:17 pm

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I found this site” Big Think “ and I enjoy the articles, not only that they have an audio version of it so if you have to drive somewhere you can...

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Thanks Skyhiker For the different perspective on it,Pakarinen Echoed similar observations

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:34 pm
JWST /Pandora cluster

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:16 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Apr 12, 2023 5:58 pm

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Treating my new eyeballs to a feast.
Hope you enjoy this.

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Hi Frank. Wow, this was a great video and talk about deep space imaging and what a lot of objects in the Pandora Cluster are in the frame. And they...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:16 pm
JWST /NG346

Last post by Makuser « Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:25 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:01 pm

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This was unbelievable !

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Hello again Frank. Wow, this JWST image of the NGC 346 region is really fantastic. There is a lot of beautiful nebulosity filament details and colors...

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Last post by Makuser
Wed Apr 12, 2023 7:25 pm
Time elapsed data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope

Last post by Chich « Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:16 pm

by Chich » Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:16 pm

Science is even better when it is pretty.

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Last post by Chich
Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:16 pm
Newest JWST images

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:48 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:48 pm

These are the latest images from Webb.

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:48 pm
NGC and IC DSO observing

Last post by helicon « Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:22 pm
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by Jnicholes » Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:02 pm

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Hi everyone,

I have a question. I usually look at Messier objects through my telescope. In fact, I have photographed quite a few Messier objects....

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To throw one object in there - NGC 4565 in Coma Berenices, 10th magnitude. It's my favorite galaxy overall. I found this one surprisingly easy in...

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Last post by helicon
Sat Feb 04, 2023 5:22 pm
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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Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:23 pm

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