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Hubble images dusty galaxy to learn about supermassive black holes

Last post by bladekeeper « Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:53 pm
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by Makuser » Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:44 pm

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This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1022, located in the constellation of Cetus. Scientists are...

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That's a fun image, Marshall!

I've observed and logged this galaxy one time from a dark site in Bulter, Missouri, while there with TSS member...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:53 pm
Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month

Last post by helicon « Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:31 pm
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by smp » Wed Jan 22, 2020 5:00 pm

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From Space.com:
Solar Orbiter, a mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with NASA participation, is scheduled to launch atop a United Launch...

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Fairly typical for launches to be delayed because of glitches. Just good to know early so the launch did not have to be canceled at the last minute.

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Last post by helicon
Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:31 pm
China's 500-meter FAST radio telescope is now operational

Last post by smp « Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:25 pm

by smp » Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:25 pm

From Phys.org:
The world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope is officially open for business, according to Xinhua, China's official...

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Last post by smp
Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:25 pm
DirecTV races to move satellite to new orbit before broken battery explodes

Last post by smp « Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:18 pm
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by smp » Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:39 pm

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From Ars Technica:
DirecTV is scrambling to move a broken Boeing satellite out of its standard orbit in order to limit the risk of an accidental...

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Here's another article from SpaceNews.com:
DirecTV fears explosion risk from satellite with damaged battery

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Last post by smp
Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:18 pm
World’s highest and India’s largest gamma-ray telescope to go live in Ladakh this year

Last post by smp « Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:16 pm

by smp » Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:16 pm

From ThePrint.in:
Placed at 4,300 m above sea level in Hanle, Ladakh, MACE is also the world's second largest gamma-ray telescope, with a...

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Last post by smp
Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:16 pm
Next SpaceX launch expected no earlier than Monday, Jan. 27

Last post by smp « Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:37 pm

by smp » Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:37 pm

From SpaceFlightNow.com:
SpaceX has confirmed our earlier report that the next opportunity to launch the Falcon 9 rocket is expected Monday morning....

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Last post by smp
Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:37 pm
It's time to say goodbye to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Here's why.

Last post by smp « Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:46 pm

by smp » Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:46 pm

From Space.com:
How does NASA know it's time to end a mission? For the Spitzer Space Telescope, the agency can blame it on the spacecraft's juice....

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Last post by smp
Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:46 pm
Betelgeuse brightness

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:52 am
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by SKEtrip » Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:57 pm
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Interesting bit of information from the astronomical spectroscopy group.

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We've had weeks of thick bushfire smoke obscuring the sky.
Even the full Moon at zenith was very faint, no stars. On Monday
we had a supercell come...
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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:52 am
Astronomers find an oddball asteroid entirely inside the orbit of Venus

Last post by smp « Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:25 pm

by smp » Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:25 pm

From Ars Technica:
Until now, scientists have theorized that Vatira asteroids might exist—those with orbits inside Venus—but had yet to find one....

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Last post by smp
Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:25 pm
Starlink Visual Simulations

Last post by yobbo89 « Sat Jan 18, 2020 5:16 am
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by smp » Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:34 pm

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I found this article with some visual simulations of what the Starlink satellites will (may) look like when the constellation is all up.

From...

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he can dance all the way to the stars for all i care :)

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Last post by yobbo89
Sat Jan 18, 2020 5:16 am
SpaceX’s brisk Starlink launch cadence to continue next week

Last post by man1 « Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:29 pm
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by smp » Tue Jan 14, 2020 8:11 pm

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From SpaceFlightNow.com:
SpaceX plans to launch its next group of Starlink broadband satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket as soon as Monday, Jan. 20,...

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Just think for a moment - why would one company be allowed to launch so many Sats....
what other benefits are there to make this worth while... ;-)...

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Last post by man1
Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:29 pm
Supernova 2020oi in M100!

Last post by SKEtrip « Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:23 pm
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by milanpicard » Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:48 pm

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Hey guys, the rochesterastronomy site lists this supernova at 13.2 mag. Does anyone have any info that confirms this, details, pics, anything?

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If it will ever freakin' clear up...

So cloudy out that it scared all the color out of my clear sky chart in my signature.

And when it does...

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Last post by SKEtrip
Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:23 pm
NASA's TESS Planet Hunter Finds Its 1st Earth-Size World in 'Habitable Zone'

Last post by smp « Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:34 pm
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by smp » Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:41 pm

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From Space.com:
For the first time, the agency's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a roughly Earth-size planet in the...

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It turns out that the person who made the discovery in the TESS data was a teenage intern.
From ABCNews.go.com:
New York teen discovers new planet...

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Last post by smp
Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:34 pm
Origin of Deep-Space Radio Flash Discovered, and It's Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Ever Seen

Last post by AntennaGuy « Sat Jan 11, 2020 4:15 pm
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by smp » Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:21 pm

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From Space.com:
HONOLULU — Mysterious ultra-fast pinpricks of radio energy keep lighting up the night sky and nobody knows why. A newly discovered...

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Aliens.
:alien:
We should reply with our own radio bursts. Need a big power supply, though.
(And, not to mention, special permission from the FCC.)

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Last post by AntennaGuy
Sat Jan 11, 2020 4:15 pm
Why SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Caught Astronomers Off Guard

Last post by helicon « Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:57 pm
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by smp » Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:55 pm

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From Space.com:
Astronomers have had five years to brace for the impact of SpaceX's Starlink internet-satellite megaconstellation, but the first few...

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Gosh darn it.

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Last post by helicon
Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:57 pm
Astronomers discover giant wave-shaped structure in the Milky Way

Last post by smp « Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:22 pm
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by smp » Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:18 pm

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From CNN:
(CNN) - Our solar system resides in one of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms, and for the first time, astronomers have realized we're...

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Here's another article from Space.com:
Mysterious 'Wave' of Star-Forming Gas May Be the Largest Structure in the Galaxy

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Last post by smp
Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:22 pm
With Monday night launch, SpaceX to become world’s largest satellite operator

Last post by smp « Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:52 pm
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by smp » Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:44 pm

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From Ars Technica:
In 2019 SpaceX launched two batches of 60 Starlink satellites—one experimental, and the second operational. On Monday, the...

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And another article from SpaceFlightNow.com:
Sixty more satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink global Internet network streaked into orbit Monday night...

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Last post by smp
Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:52 pm
I Heart Pluto Festival

Last post by bladekeeper « Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:28 am
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by Thefatkitty » Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:52 pm

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If anyone does go, I wouldn't mind a beer sample... ;) :lol:

I Heart Pluto Festival

All the best,

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Pluto Prohibition. :lol:

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Last post by bladekeeper
Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:28 am
What's the Point of the James Webb Space Telescope?

Last post by smp « Mon Jan 06, 2020 7:15 pm
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by smp » Mon Dec 30, 2019 2:10 pm

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From Space.com:
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is (currently) scheduled to launch in March of 2021, after years of delays and billions of dollars...

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Here's another article from Space.com:
James Webb Space Telescope on Track for March 2021 Launch, NASA Says

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Last post by smp
Mon Jan 06, 2020 7:15 pm
There's Water on Alien Planets, Just Not As Much as Scientists Thought: Study

Last post by Makuser « Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:42 pm
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by smp » Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:12 pm

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From Space.com:
Water appears both common and unexpectedly scarce in exoplanets — many distant worlds have it, but less of it than predicted, a new...

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Hi Stephen. I saw this on my phone news app earlier today, but it is now gone. So, I am glad that you caught it and posted it. Thanks for sharing...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:42 pm
The 10 Must-See Skywatching Events to Look for in 2020

Last post by smp « Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:08 pm

by smp » Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:08 pm

From Space.com:
Another year of skywatching is upon us, and there's a lot to look forward to in 2020!
Here are the 10 most noteworthy sky events....

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Last post by smp
Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:08 pm
The 100 Best Space Photos of 2019

Last post by Makuser « Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:26 am

by Makuser » Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:26 am

Hi all. The year 2019 was an amazing one for space photography. From rocket launches to the northern lights, cosmic views dazzled us as the year made...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:26 am
2020 will be a groundbreaking year in space

Last post by Slabs1960 « Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:36 pm

by Slabs1960 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:36 pm

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Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:36 pm
The 2010s: Decade of the exoplanet

Last post by Refractordude « Tue Dec 31, 2019 8:36 pm
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by smp » Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:04 pm

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From Ars Technica:
The last ten years will arguably be seen as the decade of the exoplanet. That might seem like an obvious thing to say, given that...

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I like looking/observing stars that have planets. It is a very intriguing and mystifying observation. Stellarium makes it very easy. Right click the...

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Last post by Refractordude
Tue Dec 31, 2019 8:36 pm
10-18-19 San Francisco State Observatory Event & Unistellar

Last post by helicon « Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:08 pm
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by Cyber3dx » Thu Oct 17, 2019 7:51 pm

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This is cool. I wish I could be there. Unistellar (evScope) is going to be there.

Unistellar at The Earth to Space Day – San Francisco
Unistellar...

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I want to mention that with my being an eVscope enthusiast (it should arrive soon), I just started a FaceBook User Group. If you are interested in...

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Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:08 pm

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