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Astronomers capture radio signal from ancient galaxy at record-breaking distance

Last post by Makuser « Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:03 pm
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by smp » Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:16 pm

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From Space.com:
Astronomers have detected a radio signal from the most distant galaxy yet.

The signal was detected at a special and significant...

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Hi Stephen. Wow, detecting radio signals from really deep space at the 21-centimeter wavelength line is amazing. Thanks for finding and sharing this...

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Last post by Makuser
Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:03 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Wednesday Morning

Last post by SkyHiker « Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:44 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:36 pm

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Hi all. A very cold but sunny morning here and I got 3 shots of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch at 7:24 am EST from my backyard. See photos below:
Launch...

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That's funny, yesterday morning (Thursday) my bedroom started shaking, yet another SpaceX launch from Vandenberg. Here is a picture taken by someone...

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Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:44 pm
15 JAN 23 Florida launch/retrieval

Last post by smp « Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:02 pm
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by Nakedgun » Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:19 pm

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Wow! Terrific!
Thanks for sharing.

smp

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Last post by smp
Mon Jan 16, 2023 11:02 pm
Britain's groundbreaking satellite launch ends in failure

Last post by helicon « Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:34 pm
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by smp » Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:53 pm

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From Reuters:
NEWQUAY, England, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Britain's attempt to become the first European nation to launch satellites into space ended in...

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Surprised as well. Too bad it did not work out.

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Last post by helicon
Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:34 pm
Dead NASA satellite returns to Earth after 38 years

Last post by smp « Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:03 pm

by smp » Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:03 pm

From CNN:
CNN — A defunct NASA satellite has fallen back to Earth after 38 years orbiting the planet.

Only a zillion more to go...

smp

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Last post by smp
Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:03 pm
Bluewalker 3 bright 64m2, 100 of them?

Last post by Makuser « Tue Jan 10, 2023 1:46 pm
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by SkyHiker » Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:39 am

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This kind looks super bright, I'm speechless. Of course this is only the beginning, economic interests prevail.

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Hi Henk. A very interesting article and I think I saw this new test satellite. On Saturday morning (Jan. 7) I went out early in the morning to catch...

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Last post by Makuser
Tue Jan 10, 2023 1:46 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Tuesday morning

Last post by Unitron48 « Sun Jan 08, 2023 12:55 pm
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by Makuser » Tue Jan 03, 2023 6:32 pm

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Hi all. Finally a sunny morning here and I got 3 shots of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch at 9:59 am EST from my backyard. See photos below:
Launch...

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Hi all. Thanks for your much appreciated comments and to Gordon for my first APOD Award. Well, Sheri and I have been fighting a bad flu the last 12...

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Sun Jan 08, 2023 12:55 pm
Previously hidden sunspot unleashes colossal X-class solar flare as it turns to face Earth

Last post by Makuser « Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:25 pm
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by smp » Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:08 pm

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From Space.com:
A newly emerged sunspot is making its presence known, unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare that triggered shortwave radio...

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Hi Stephen. Here is a screen shot from Raben Systems showing AR3182 going up to X -class status:

AR3182 (2).jpg
Thanks for finding and sharing...

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Last post by Makuser
Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:25 pm
New image of the Serpens constellation glitters with starlight

Last post by Ylem « Sat Jan 07, 2023 3:30 pm
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by smp » Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:45 pm

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From CNN:
CNN — Astronomers glimpsed a stellar nursery in a new light, thanks to the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy in Chile....

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That's simply amazing, what a great location for a telescope also.

I would love to see the sky from there, I think one of the magazines had a tour...

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Last post by Ylem
Sat Jan 07, 2023 3:30 pm
A giant plasma cloud bursts from the sun, but fortunately it won't hit Earth

Last post by Ylem « Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:10 pm
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by smp » Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:06 pm

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From Space.com:
A giant cloud of magnetized plasma exploded from a sunspot hidden on the far side of the sun that might turn to face Earth only two...

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We'll have to keep an eye out for this in 2 days.
Maybe that spot will still be there for observation.

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Last post by Ylem
Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:10 pm
Independent Discovery of a Probable Nova in M31

Last post by dcrowson « Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:04 pm
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by smp » Sat Dec 31, 2022 5:56 pm

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From the Astronomer's Telegram:
We report the independent discovery of a probable nova found during our survey of the central region of M31. The...

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I tried to image this one last night but did not see anything at the location. If someone finds an image of this one, let me know.

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Last post by dcrowson
Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:04 pm
Every planet in the solar system will be visible on Wednesday (Dec. 28)

Last post by smp « Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:44 pm

by smp » Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:44 pm

From Space.com:
Take a grand tour of the solar system tonight (Dec. 28) as each of the planets in the solar system will be visible at the same time....

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Last post by smp
Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:44 pm
HAARP to bounce signal off asteroid on Tuesday

Last post by Ylem « Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:57 am
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by Ylem » Sun Dec 25, 2022 2:21 am

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I found this interesting;

Should be able to hear it with a basic shortwave radio.

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I can't pick up anything here on the N American east coast.
According to some radio forums you have to be on the west coast.

I will keep trying till...

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:57 am
China launches cube from Space station

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sun Dec 25, 2022 2:32 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Sat Dec 24, 2022 7:54 pm

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As a Amateur Raido Operator and a beginner backyard Astronomer, my interest’s sometimes cross paths and here’s an example of that .

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As a Amateur Raido Operator and a beginner backyard Astronomer, my interest’s sometimes cross paths and here’s an example of that .

Pretty cool...

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Sun Dec 25, 2022 2:32 am
Planets Aline Again

Last post by messier 111 « Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:43 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:09 pm

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From Sky & Telescope .

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thx .

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Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:43 am
Webb Team Releases Composite Image of Pillars of Creation

Last post by chris_g « Wed Dec 14, 2022 11:19 pm
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by chris_g » Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:03 pm

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Astronomers have combined Webb’s near-infrared image with the mid-infrared image, setting the iconic Pillars of Creation ablaze with new details....

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link ?

LOL!

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Wed Dec 14, 2022 11:19 pm
Hundreds report seeing a bright fireball in northeastern U.S.

Last post by John Donne « Wed Dec 14, 2022 4:40 pm
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by smp » Sat Dec 03, 2022 3:42 pm

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From Space.com:
Less than two weeks after a bright fireball lit up the sky above the Great Lakes, scattering space pebbles on their shores, another...

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Thank you all for comments and recommendations. I have reported this observation as per Pakarinen's link.

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Last post by John Donne
Wed Dec 14, 2022 4:40 pm
Astronomers Detect Residual Glow around Our Solar System

Last post by KathyNS « Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:48 pm
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by chris_g » Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:53 pm

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Astronomers with the SKYSURF project have searched through 200,000 archival images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and made tens of...

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It’s equivalent to the steady light of ten fireflies spread across the entire sky.

It's a big solar system. We're gonna need a lot of Roombas to...

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Last post by KathyNS
Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:48 pm
Hybrid Neutron-Star Merger Detected for the First Time

Last post by chris_g « Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:59 pm

by chris_g » Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:59 pm

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) come in two varieties, long and short. Long GRBs, which last a couple of seconds to one minute, form when a star at least 10...

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Last post by chris_g
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:59 pm
Hubble Spots Open Star Cluster in Lagoon Nebula

Last post by chris_g « Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:48 pm

by chris_g » Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:48 pm

NASA has released a beautiful photo taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of a portion of NGC 6530, a young open cluster embedded within the...

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Last post by chris_g
Tue Dec 13, 2022 4:48 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Thursday at sunset

Last post by smp « Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:03 am
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by Makuser » Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:04 pm

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Hi all. A nice sunset here this evening and I got 4 shots of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch at 5:27 pm EST from my backyard. See photos below:
These...

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Great photos again, Marshall!
Thanks for sharing!

smp

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Last post by smp
Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:03 am
Mars Rover soil samples

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:26 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:26 pm

Check it out .

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:26 pm
Megatsunami swept over Mars after massive asteroid hit the Red Planet

Last post by smp « Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:10 pm
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by smp » Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:21 pm

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From Space.com:
“ A Martian megatsunami — a giant killer wave that may have reached more than 80 stories tall — may have raced across the Red Planet...

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Here's another article from CNN today:
NASA’s Viking 1 may have landed at the site of an ancient Martian megatsunami

smp

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Last post by smp
Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:10 pm
High Point Scientific Dec. Report

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:44 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Fri Dec 02, 2022 4:02 am

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Here’s the report for this month enjoy !

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Hello Frank. I am glad to see your High Point Scientific report for this month on here. This is a slightly different format from the one I use each...

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Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:44 pm
Amateur scientists have helped astronomers identify nearly a quarter-million galaxies so far

Last post by GCoyote « Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:42 am

by GCoyote » Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:42 am

Keep up the good work!

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Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:42 am

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