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Space Race /You Tube

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:38 am

by Frankskywatcher » Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:38 am

This is a You Tube channel that I enjoy and find informative .
This is a sampling of the content, I hope you enjoy it as well.

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:38 am
Betelgeuse exploded in 2019

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:18 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:04 pm

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Found this to be interesting !
'Hubble Sees Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Slowly Recovering After Blowing Its Top' news article from the #NASA_App

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Yes very interesting but its like 650 light years away so perhaps its no more , wonder if any of us will see it implode

I’m pretty sure I won’t be...

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Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:18 am
'STEVE' descends on North America after surprise solar storm

Last post by messier 111 « Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:08 am
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by GCoyote » Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:13 pm

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I'd never heard of it before.

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quite rare, I suppose. thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:08 am
Don Machholz Passing

Last post by Unitron48 « Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:18 am

by Unitron48 » Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:18 am

Can't find where this was posted anywhere:

Don Machholz was a great contributor and friend to our hobby. So young...

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:18 am
Top scientist admits 'space telescope image' was actually a slice of chorizo

Last post by Bigzmey « Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:58 pm
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by smp » Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:58 pm

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From CNN:
(CNN) - A French scientist has apologized after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo, claiming it was an image of a distant star taken...

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The joke was in a bad taste at the very least. We have enough fake documentaries already, we don't need them coming from real scientists.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Sat Aug 06, 2022 11:58 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of Korean Lunar Orbiter Thursday evening

Last post by GCoyote « Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:34 am
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by Makuser » Thu Aug 04, 2022 11:52 pm

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Hi all. A nice sunny evening here and I caught four shots of the SpaceX launch at 7:08 pm EDST from my backyard. See below:
Launch 8-4-2022A.JPG...

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I watched part of it. It struck me as a bit remarkable in the matter-of-fact way it was covered as a private company launching a spacecraft to the...

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Last post by GCoyote
Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:34 am
Yesterday Was a Remarkable Day in Spaceflight

Last post by GCoyote « Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:36 pm

by GCoyote » Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:36 pm

Thursday August 4 marked an exceptionally active day for the space industry with six launches to space, with each marking different milestones.

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Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:36 pm
Ultimate Telescope PBS Documentary

Last post by Chich « Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:59 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:12 pm

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I really enjoyed watching this I hope you do as well !

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Sadly not available in my country :(

Maybe I will try my cptr set up with a VPN later.

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Last post by Chich
Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:59 am
Images of Venus

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:48 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:04 pm

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I found this on You Tube and I had never seen any images of that planet and the Soviet missions to said planet !

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Thanks Marshall my hunch was right about Mercury, but I didn’t know the Soviets sent so many probs there like Wow !

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Fri Jul 22, 2022 12:48 pm
Purposeful universe

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:06 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Jul 21, 2022 1:57 pm

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I wonder how many of you have ever seen this website they had some good space videos on it Purposeful universe ?

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I worry about the non scientific presumption that the universe has a purpose .

You know that’s a really valid point,for all we know it’s just...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:06 pm
On this day!

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:01 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Jul 20, 2022 2:56 pm

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I’m sure a lot of you remember this day it was epic!
I can’t believe all the moon landing deniers out there and most because of the simulated landing...

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Being one of the youngsters of this group, born in 1994, I missed all of that so I can't add any personal feelings about seeing them at the time.

I...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:01 pm
JWST 15 new images

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Thu Jul 21, 2022 3:23 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Thu Jul 21, 2022 3:23 pm

This videos title has me puzzled ?
The title says they are new from the JWST but they never verbally state that during the video and I’m a newbie so...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Thu Jul 21, 2022 3:23 pm
Polarized light reveals final fate of a star “spaghettified” by a black hole

Last post by smp « Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:32 pm

by smp » Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:32 pm

From Ars Technica:
When astronomers first observed a star that was shredded, or “spaghettified,” after approaching too close to a massive black hole...

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Last post by smp
Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:32 pm
First images from James Webb

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:40 am
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by ic_1101 » Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:09 pm

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I along with everyone else are looking forward to the first images from James Webb. Today is the day!!

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The remaining first images were released in the middle of the night. I didn't stay up. Here they are.
The links take you to the main tabs for each...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:40 am
Latest Webb video

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:39 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Jul 07, 2022 1:37 pm

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This is the teaser for next weeks showing of the first images from Webb!

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Hope everyone is watching here we go !

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:39 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Thursday morning

Last post by smp « Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:23 pm
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by Makuser » Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:05 pm

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Hi all. A sunny morning here and I caught three shots of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch at 9:11 am EDST from my backyard. See below:
Launch...

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Wow, great photos, Marshall!
Thanks very much for sharing!

smp

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Last post by smp
Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:23 pm
Astra rocket failure, 2 NASA satellites lost

Last post by helicon « Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:26 pm
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by Makuser » Thu Jun 16, 2022 6:26 pm

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Last Sunday afternoon I went out shopping for some groceries after 1pm. When I got out of the store I realized that I had missed a rocket launch to...

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Oh No! Bad news indeed Marshall. It just goes to show you that nothing is perfect.

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Last post by helicon
Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:26 pm
Gaia probe reveals stellar DNA and unexpected ‘starquakes’

Last post by Johnny Carter « Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:58 pm
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by smp » Tue Jun 14, 2022 1:33 pm

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From TheGuardian.com:
Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed survey of the Milky Way, revealing thousands of “starquakes” and stellar DNA, and...

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Gaia has been doing this for 9 years, and boy is it sending back a ton of data. Thanx for the link.

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Last post by Johnny Carter
Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:58 pm
Astronomers may have detected a ‘dark’ free-floating black hole

Last post by Johnny Carter « Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:31 pm
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by smp » Mon Jun 13, 2022 2:07 pm

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From News.Berkeley.edu:
Now, a team led by University of California, Berkeley, astronomers has for the first time discovered what may be a...

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Interesting article, thanx for the link.

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Last post by Johnny Carter
Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:31 pm
A New Meteor Showever? - An Article From Sky & Telescope

Last post by pakarinen « Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:30 pm
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by kt4hx » Sun May 29, 2022 1:58 pm

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You might want to check out the below link and be on guard the evening of 30/31 May. As we pass through the debris field of the fractured comet Comet...

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Looks like folks out west had better luck.

The few reports posted by club members here indicate it was much ado about (next to) nothing.

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Last post by pakarinen
Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:30 pm
Tiny Space Rock Has Impacted The James Webb Space Telescope

Last post by AntennaGuy « Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:35 pm
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by Chich » Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:57 pm

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These are expected as lagrange points tend to accumulate things. Not the first one so far either, there have been four smaller hits. Webb was built...

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The article says ...there's no need to panic. Whew! Yeah, I was starting to get real anxious there, but now I'm all calm and relaxed.

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Last post by AntennaGuy
Thu Jun 09, 2022 8:35 pm
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch Wednesday Evening

Last post by helicon « Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:49 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:42 pm

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Hi all. A mostly sunny early evening here and I caught three shots of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch this evening from my backyard. See below:
Launch...

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Wow that's really cool Marshall! Nice photos.

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Last post by helicon
Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:49 pm
Most powerful universe event ever

Last post by helicon « Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:43 pm
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by 75sinbad » Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:36 pm

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NASA just announced the most powerful universe event ever. This is exciting for astronomy. According to article the event will happen in our lifetime

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Interdicted is a good word!

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Last post by helicon
Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:43 pm
U Sco is on the blow

Last post by pakarinen « Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:06 pm

by pakarinen » Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:06 pm

The recurrent nova U Sco is reported to be in eruption:

Moriyama (Nagasaki, Japan) Jun 6.720 mag 11.4
Maehara (Okayama, Japan) Jun 6.773 mag 9.2...

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Last post by pakarinen
Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:06 pm
First Images from Webb Space Telescope!

Last post by Makuser « Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:43 pm
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by Unitron48 » Mon Jun 06, 2022 12:26 pm

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In case you missed it, NASA will release first images from Webb on 12 July!

Should be amazing!

Dave

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Hello Dave. It's been a long wait so all of us are anxious to see the first results from the JWST. Thanks for finding and sharing this update link...

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Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:43 pm

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