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Betelgeuse brightness

Last post by Thefatkitty « Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:03 pm
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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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Please go off, please go off.... Thanks for posting that :D That would be the event of a lifetime!

All the best,

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:03 pm
Moving to California anyone? Stellarvue jobs...

Last post by SKEtrip « Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:52 pm
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by DeanD » Sun Sep 08, 2019 12:11 am

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Hi All,

I just noticed this. If I was in California I would be sorely tempted to have a chat with Stellarvue:

Any takers?

- Dean

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I'd have to pass, would spend all of my wages using the employee discount.

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Last post by SKEtrip
Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:52 pm
I move here and look what happens!

Last post by SKEtrip « Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:48 pm
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by Gordon » Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:18 pm

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I moved here just over 2 months ago and look what happens!

I was aware this was in process but it was officially announced yesterday.

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Sweet! Enjoy Gordon.

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Last post by SKEtrip
Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:48 pm
White dwarf star covering itself with the atmosphere of a hot Neptune

Last post by smp « Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:09 pm
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by smp » Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:47 pm

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From Ars Technica:
White dwarfs are the cores of stars that were once similar to the Sun. At some point, these stars have exhausted the lighter...

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Here's another article on CNN:

What this giant evaporating planet tells us about Earth's future
(CNN) - Stars live violent lives, and the planets...

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Last post by smp
Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:09 pm
Scientists Spot Rare Minimoon Fireball Over Australia

Last post by goldstar « Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:59 pm
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by smp » Tue Dec 03, 2019 6:25 pm

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From Space.com:
A fiery meteor explosion over the Australian desert may have been an ultra-rare minimoon, researchers think.

smp

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Thank you smp! As you point out, we should expect better from supposedly reputable sites. Not your fault and YOU don't have to be careful. There is...

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Last post by goldstar
Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:59 pm
‘This Is Not Cool!’ - Astronomers Despair As SpaceX Starlink Train Ruins Observation Of Nearby Galaxies

Last post by Lowjiber « Sat Nov 30, 2019 12:05 pm
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by smp » Tue Nov 19, 2019 7:15 pm

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From Forbes:
In the early hours of the morning today, Monday, November 18, two astronomers checked in on their remotely operated telescope in Chile,...

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From my perspective, Elon Musk and SpaceX are a long way from being cool .

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Last post by Lowjiber
Sat Nov 30, 2019 12:05 pm
Scientists have discovered a 'monster' black hole that's so big it shouldn't exist

Last post by bladekeeper « Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:38 am
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by smp » Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:20 pm

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From CNN:
(CNN) - Scientists have discovered a monster black hole so massive that, in theory, it shouldn't exist.
It's a stellar black hole — the...

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See also this thread: :)

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:38 am
Interstellar comet Borisov spotted in new image, has 'ghostly' appearance

Last post by Thefatkitty « Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:09 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:40 pm

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A new photo of the second interstellar object ever discovered, Comet 2I/Borisov, shows off the mysterious comet and its impressive tail. The image,...

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Another thanks Marshall! :D I did not realize it was that big... :shock:

All the best,

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:09 pm
No, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is not disintegrating, physicist claims

Last post by Makuser « Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:47 pm
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by smp » Wed Nov 27, 2019 1:29 pm

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From Ars Technica:
Earlier this year, several amateur astronomers spotted an unusual anomaly on the planet Jupiter: bits of the gas giant's famed...

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Hi Stephen. Thanks for the link and interesting read about this Great Red Spot phenomenon.

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Last post by Makuser
Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:47 pm
Chinese Rocket Launches 2 Satellites (and Drops Debris on Settlement)

Last post by smp « Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:01 am
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by Makuser » Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:26 pm

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China's space agency launched two new navigation satellites into orbit Saturday (Nov. 23), a successful mission that also appeared to send booster...

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Here’s a link to another article on Ars Technica:

smp

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Last post by smp
Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:01 am
New map shows the strange terrain of Titan

Last post by Star Dad « Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:56 pm
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by smp » Thu Nov 21, 2019 3:01 pm

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From Ars Technica:
Saturn’s moon Titan is one of the most wonderfully weird worlds in our Solar System. In the way that Earth has a water cycle of...

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Ah yes, the gasoline moon. If you ever need a fill-up stop by. Talk about organic molecule nirvana. We have some very strange moons in our solar...

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Last post by Star Dad
Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:56 pm
SpaceX's 1st Full-Size Starship Prototype Suffers Major Anomaly in Pressure Test

Last post by smp « Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:59 pm
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by Makuser » Thu Nov 21, 2019 12:15 am

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SpaceX's first full-size Starship prototype has apparently blown its top.The stainless-steel Starship Mk1 appeared to experience a major anomaly...

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Here's another article from Ars Technica:

smp

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Last post by smp
Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:59 pm
NASA has found sugar in meteorites that crashed to Earth

Last post by goldstar « Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:52 pm
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by smp » Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:48 am

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From CNN:
“(CNN) - Meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years contain sugars, researchers say, lending support to the idea that asteroids...

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Ooooo! Interesting!
This may suggest a new way of determining if the weird rock you found is a meteorite or not.
Never mind magnetic properties or...

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Last post by goldstar
Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:52 pm
Copernicus Sentinel 1 Detects French Earth Quake

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:01 am

by Graeme1858 » Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:01 am

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Tue Nov 19, 2019 10:01 am
How Enceladus got its water-spewing tiger stripes

Last post by smp « Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:01 pm

by smp » Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:01 pm

From ScienceMag.org:
Researchers say they have solved a long-standing mystery about Saturn’s tiny, frozen moon Enceladus: why its south pole...

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Last post by smp
Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:01 pm
Meet Arrokoth: Snowman-Shaped Ultima Thule Gets Official Name

Last post by smp « Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:51 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:48 pm

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With the blessing of Powhatan Tribal elders and representatives, the International Astronomical Union and Minor Planets Center announced the title at...

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:text-goodpost:

smp

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Last post by smp
Thu Nov 14, 2019 1:51 pm
Massive 2,000-foot asteroid to whiz past Earth later this month

Last post by Sky « Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:45 am
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by Makuser » Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:25 pm

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An asteroid slightly smaller than the largest structure in the U.S. is slated to harmlessly zoom past Earth later this month. Known as 2006 SF6, the...

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2006 SF6 is going to be about 14th magnitude when it passes closest to earth on the 20th and it's only going to move about 45 arc-minutes across the...

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Last post by Sky
Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:45 am
Small Yet Mighty Mercury Still Holds Many Mysteries

Last post by Makuser « Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:43 pm

by Makuser » Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:43 pm

With the upcoming Mercury transit, I thought that all of you might enjoy this article too. Rockets roared to life on August 3, 2004, as an intrepid...

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Last post by Makuser
Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:43 pm
In case you get bored on a cloudy night, play here.

Last post by Arsene37 « Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:48 am
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by Star Rider » Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:39 am

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I found this and thought I'd share it here. It's a black hole collision calculator...have fun.

Clear skies,
Bob

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Hi !
Interesting ! Put the link in my astronomie tab !
Arsène

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Last post by Arsene37
Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:48 am
Interstellar space even weirder than expected, NASA probe reveals

Last post by smp « Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:13 pm
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by Makuser » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:33 pm

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In the blackness of space billions of miles from home, NASA’s Voyager 2 marked a milestone of exploration, becoming just the second spacecraft ever...

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Here's another article from Ars Technica:

A bonanza of data from the second Voyager to reach the Solar System’s edge

smp

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Last post by smp
Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:13 pm
Farewell, RTMC

Last post by SkyHiker « Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:46 am
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by SkyHiker » Wed Oct 23, 2019 12:22 pm

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Here's a fitting S&T farewell to the Riverside Telescope Makers Conference (RTMC) by Alex McConahay, one of the organizers:

As he put it, the RTMC...

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Alex now has his group meet at nightfall in Borrego Springs. Just got back - a wonderful meet - lectures and good observing. In October

That's...

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Last post by SkyHiker
Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:46 am
NASA's Curiosity rover snapped an eerie image of the Mars horizon

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:33 pm
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by smp » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:26 pm

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From CNN:

(CNN) - NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is still traversing the Red Planet on its own, searching for evidence of past life there.

On the...

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CNN and click bait titles...

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:33 pm
Stupid nova in Scutum...

Last post by milanpicard « Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:47 am
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by milanpicard » Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:33 pm

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Unbelievable... so AAVSO has the notice about the new nova... I try to plot a 5 archmin fov for it on their plotter... says there are no stars in 5...

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Sorry, ASASSN19aad, or V659 Sct is the number.

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Last post by milanpicard
Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:47 am
Mercury transits the Sun!

Last post by milanpicard « Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:45 pm
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by UlteriorModem » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:08 pm

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Pretty good video of the event :D

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Well I can move the scope around for like 3 square meters... if I do not see Mercury, should I just start moving a few cms then?

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Last post by milanpicard
Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:45 pm
It's an asteroid! No, it's the new smallest dwarf planet in our solar system

Last post by helicon « Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:26 pm
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by smp » Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:43 pm

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From CNN:

(CNN) - A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet -- which could make it the smallest in the solar system -- after new...

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Finally a planet to replace the unexpected demotion of Pluto! So now we are back to nine planets.

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Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:26 pm

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