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Astro notice web site?

Last post by ARock « Mon May 16, 2022 12:58 am
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by pakarinen » Tue May 03, 2022 1:29 pm

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Once upon a time I had a bookmark for the web equivalent of IAU (Harvard?) notices on new supernovae, etc. I managed to delete the bookmark and can't...

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From my bookmarks....

My goto site for supernovae is the rochester site which has a list of the brightest ones with links to ATel

For Galactic...

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Last post by ARock
Mon May 16, 2022 12:58 am
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Saturday afternoon

Last post by Butterfly Maiden « Sun May 15, 2022 7:14 am
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by Makuser » Sat May 14, 2022 10:02 pm

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Hi all. A nice sunny afternoon here and I caught three shots of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch this afternoon from my backyard. Because of the northeast...

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You are so lucky Marshall to be in such a prime location to see that. Awesome!

Thank you for sharing that with us :smile:

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Last post by Butterfly Maiden
Sun May 15, 2022 7:14 am
NASA Releases Ridiculously Sharp Webb Space Telescope Images

Last post by Makuser « Tue May 10, 2022 2:34 pm
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by smp » Tue May 10, 2022 2:19 pm

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This Gizmodo story:

eventually points here:

WOW! Just wow!

smp

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Hello Stephen. This new image from the JWST is fantastic and we can expect many more too. Thanks for your latest astronomy news report Stephen and...

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Last post by Makuser
Tue May 10, 2022 2:34 pm
Should We Be Worried About Rogue Black Holes?

Last post by Refractordude « Sun May 01, 2022 11:16 pm
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by Refractordude » Wed Apr 27, 2022 10:02 pm

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Sun May 01, 2022 11:16 pm
The supernova in ngc 4647

Last post by dcrowson « Sun May 01, 2022 11:00 pm
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by milanpicard » Fri Apr 22, 2022 2:53 pm

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Hey guys, I'm sure the topic has already been discussed somewhere, but I cannot find a thread. Does anyone have observational info on this object...

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I caught this one as well - .

Dan

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Last post by dcrowson
Sun May 01, 2022 11:00 pm
This 40-second solar eclipse seen from the surface of Mars is sublime

Last post by Johnny Carter « Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:59 am
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by smp » Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:15 pm

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From Ars Technica:
... earlier this month operators of rover turned its powerful Mastcam-Z camera toward the sky to capture Mars' potato-shaped moon...

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That is just super cool.

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Last post by Johnny Carter
Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:59 am
World's largest International Dark Sky Reserve created

Last post by Makuser « Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:26 am
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by notFritzArgelander » Fri Apr 08, 2022 4:34 am

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Last post by Makuser
Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:26 am
Happy International Dark Sky Week

Last post by Makuser « Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:22 pm

by Makuser » Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:22 pm

Hi all. This April 22-30, the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) encourages people worldwide to discover the night during International Dark...

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Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:22 pm
Meet the micronova: Astronomers discovered new type of stellar explosion

Last post by smp « Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:55 pm

by smp » Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:55 pm

From Ars Technica:
Astronomers have discovered highly localized thermonuclear blasts coming from the surface of three white dwarf stars—unusually...

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Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:55 pm
Planets for 2022

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:52 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:28 pm

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I think today or tomorrow for this the 19 and 20 th. Alinement It’s an app

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I do not do FB so do not know what you are referencing?

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:52 pm
Neptune has been slowly cooling for 15 years when it should be warming

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:19 pm
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by smp » Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:57 pm

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From NewScientist.com:
Summer on Neptune seems to be cooling down. Observations dating back to 2003 show that the temperature in the planet’s...

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The picture is more complex. See this recent thread:

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Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:19 pm
Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen

Last post by helicon « Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:30 pm
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by smp » Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:22 pm

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I heard about this on NPR this morning. From NASA:
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen...

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Very impressive scale. Hopefully it will offer some great views if it ever approaches earth when it makes its jaunt into the inner solar system.

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Last post by helicon
Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:30 pm
A small meteor that hit Earth in 2014 was from another star system

Last post by GCoyote « Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:35 am
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by GCoyote » Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:29 pm

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The news report is here -

And the original paper is here -

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I don't see recovering fragments as a realistic possibility but it would be a first if they could.

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Last post by GCoyote
Sat Apr 09, 2022 4:35 am
Jupiter-size exoplanet caught in the act of being born

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:20 pm
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by smp » Tue Apr 05, 2022 3:07 pm

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From Science.org:
Astronomers say they have witnessed a planet being born from a disk of gas and dust swirling around a young star. Such claims have...

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See also the prior thread

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Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:20 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 Axiom-1 Launch Friday Morning.

Last post by Thefatkitty « Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:22 pm
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by Makuser » Fri Apr 08, 2022 5:12 pm

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Hi all. A nice sunny morning here and I caught two shots of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Axiom-1 launch this morning from my backyard. As the trajectory was...

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Great shots Marshall; I love when you catch those! :D Maybe for my next holiday I can camp out in your backyard... ;)

Thanks again and have a good...

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Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:22 pm
Astrophotographer spots spacewalking astronauts from the ground

Last post by GCoyote « Tue Apr 05, 2022 4:32 am
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by smp » Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:40 pm

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From Space.com:
Here's a spacewalk as you've probably never seen one before.

Wow. Just wow.

smp

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Nice work!

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Last post by GCoyote
Tue Apr 05, 2022 4:32 am
Asteroid Spotted Just Two Hours Before Impacting Earth

Last post by MistrBadgr « Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:01 am
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by smp » Wed Mar 16, 2022 1:29 pm

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From CNet.com:
Two hours. That's about how much time elapsed between the discovery of asteroid 2022 EB5 and when it reached Earth's atmosphere. The...

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Actually, I am feeling pretty good about them seeing an asteroid that small at all. If they can see one that small at all, it means to me that...

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Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:01 am
Are you ready for this?

Last post by Johnny Carter « Sat Mar 26, 2022 11:35 pm
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by OzEclipse » Fri Feb 25, 2022 2:44 pm

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Sat Mar 26, 2022 11:35 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Wednesday Morning.

Last post by Makuser « Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:46 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:56 pm

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Hi all. With only a few clouds I caught four shots of the Falcon 9 launch this morning from my backyard.
Launch 3-9-2022A.JPG
Launch 3-9-2022B.JPG...

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Hi Andrey. I have used binoculars to view the launch a couple of times and I get a much more detailed view. From my home location, I only have a...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:46 pm
ULA Atlas V Rocket Launch Tuesday Afternoon.

Last post by Juno16 « Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:37 am
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by Makuser » Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:05 pm

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The next in the series, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) launches atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to...

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Thanks Marshall!

Outstanding shots of this launch! I can’t imagine how cool it would be to see a launch like this from anywhere, especially my...

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Last post by Juno16
Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:37 am
Where is James Webb

Last post by helicon « Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:48 pm
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by chris_g » Sat Dec 25, 2021 9:18 pm
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Last post by helicon
Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:48 pm
Solar eruption captured in an unprecedented image

Last post by OzEclipse « Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:08 pm
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by smp » Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:15 pm

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From CNN:
(CNN) - A striking and unprecedented image of a solar eruption has been captured by NASA and the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter...

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Thanks Stephen.
I uploaded a LASCO C3 video of this event on the SOLAR forum

viewtopic.php?f=73&t=23443

Joe

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Last post by OzEclipse
Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:08 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Monday Morning.

Last post by smp « Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:11 pm
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by Makuser » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:05 pm

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Hi all. Despite a few clouds I caught a couple of shots of the Falcon 9 launch this morning from my backyard.
Launch Feb 21 2022 (1).JPG
Launch...

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Very cool, as usual, Marshall!
Thanks so much for sharing!

smp

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Last post by smp
Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:11 pm
Japanese Hayabusa2 mission

Last post by helicon « Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:00 pm
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by OzEclipse » Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:36 am

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Screen Shot 2022-02-21 at 9.34.48 pm.png

My former colleague & friend, Professor Trevor Ireland, was one of the PI's on the Japanese Hayabusa2...

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Very interesting Joe. Thanks.

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Last post by helicon
Mon Feb 21, 2022 2:00 pm
Happy 345th Birthday Jacques Cassini!

Last post by Makuser « Sun Feb 20, 2022 9:10 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:51 am

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solar-eclipse.jpeg
The picture is a painting of Jacques Cassini, holding the telescope for French King Louis XIV (the Sun King), observing an...

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Hello Joe. Thanks for posting this interesting story and the amazing painting. This was a fun read and I also enjoyed the addition links that you...

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Sun Feb 20, 2022 9:10 pm

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