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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: NGC 2403 in...
Wow, there is so much floof in the lower left part of the picture, and there are so many background galaxies there!NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis. Image Credit & Copyright: (Team F.A.C.T.) Lilian Lbt...
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Have you seen a great image or video somewhere that you think would make a great APOD? Nominate it for APOD! Please post as much information here as you have about the image/video with a link to any...
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The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography • Submissions: 2024 June
IC 4603 - The Turbulent Heart of the Scorpionhttp://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.comCopyright: Rolf Wahl OlsenLink to full image details and hi-res version: https://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.c...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Comet Pons-Brooks...
Comet Pons-Brooks Develops Opposing Tails Explanation: Why does Comet Pons-Brooks now have tails pointing in opposite directions? The most spectacular tail is the blue-glowing ion tail that is visible...
View ArticleThe Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related • Colors of Twilight...
The Belt of Venus illustrates this. The upper pink part is directly lit by the Sun. The lower blue part is only scattering light from other parts of the sky.I can't seem to figure out, why is the Belt...
View ArticleThe Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Shadow of a...
There is a small hollow on the front of the sort of white box located under the small cylinder, just to the right of the wheel. Maybe it's a stone when passing through a dust devil?AlexStatistics:...
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I hope that we are on the cusp of the conclusion of Aurora Week. What if we organize a Galaxy Week in the future?phrazleStatistics: Posted by Guest — Thu Jun 06, 2024 4:17 am — Replies 1 — Views 673
View ArticleThe Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Moon Pi and...
The "Moon reddening sequence" is really breathtaking, showing the Moon sinking verticallydordle towards the horizon through increasingly dense layers of atmosphere, perhaps accompanied by clouds. To...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: NGC 4565: Galaxy...
NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge Explanation: Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many...
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The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related • GOTD: Galaxy Of The Day
HST: Broad and sweeping spiral galaxy NGC 4731 - The lights of a galactic bar NASA/ESA | Original release 2024 May 27 A close-in view of a barred spiral galaxy. The bright, glowing bar crosses the...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: SH2-308: The...
I was following link for "Wolf-Rayet stars" and wondered -1) Where do "Sharpless 2-308" and "R136a1" fit into largest known stars (e.g. compared to Antares to VY Canis Majoris range) ?and 2) I came...
View ArticleThe Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Pandora's...
Ann,You're the "Colour Queen"! Surely all (or almost all) colours in astronomical photos are artificial, chosen at random when the wavelengths shown are beyond visible light or else exaggerated when...
View ArticleThe Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: How to Identify...
The UFOs are missing !The answer : UFO should come as:Is it really big? --> No -->Is it Moving? -->Yes-->So quickly you almost missed it? --> Yes --> Is it extra super bright -->...
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A polite correction here:As this chart is dated, I think it needs an update which adds Tiangong, as the ISS is no longer the only space station which is home to astronauts!Statistics: Posted by Rauf —...
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The Communications Center: Breaking Science News • LOFAR: Astronomers Have a...
Astronomers Have a New Way to Bypass Earth's Atmosphereuniverse today | 2024 June 04 Radio telescopes have an advantage over optical telescopes, in that radio telescope can be used even in cloudy...
View ArticleThe Communications Center: Breaking Science News • WEBB discovers the most...
This is all amazing, we’re reaching back into the history of our universe further and further. I just cannot wait for the next report.Statistics: Posted by ivanluna — Mon Jun 10, 2024 4:59 am —...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Sh2-132: The Lion...
Well, it's a narrowband image of a nebula that I don't know well, so I have little to say about it.Sh2-132: The Lion Nebula. Image Credit & Copyright: Imran Badr; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Colorful Stars...
Wow, today's APOD makes me think of the art of William Turner!And today's APOD also makes me think of another "astronomy-as-art" portrait of the Rho Ophiuchi Molecular Complex, aptly named the Rho...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Aurora over...
Aurora over Karkonosze Mountains Explanation: It was the first time ever. At least, the first time this photographer had ever seen aurora from his home mountains. And what a spectacular aurora it was....
View ArticleThe Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography • Fact Checking Inquiry- Nikon...
Out of focus marsgeometry dash lite.Detailed observations are really coming. Exploring the planets in the universe is really interesting.Statistics: Posted by tastelongterm — Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:17 am...
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