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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Blue Ghost to the...
Blue Ghost to the Moon Explanation: With spacecraft thrusters at top center, the rugged surface of the Moon lies below the Blue Ghost lander in this space age video frame. The view of the lunar far...
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The waxing crescent sinks below the sea horizon. (10x speed) iframe Time: 11:19:40 UT ~ 11:22:53 UTLocation: 22.244834, 120.662215Copyright: Hung-Hsuan...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Blue Ghost on the...
Blue Ghost on the Moon Explanation: There's a new lander on the Moon. Yesterday Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost executed the first-ever successful commercial lunar landing. During its planned 60-day...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: A Quadruple...
A Quadruple Alignment over Italy Explanation: Why does this Moon look so unusual? A key reason is its vivid red color. The color is caused by the deflection of blue light by Earth's atmosphere -- the...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Seven Sisters...
Seven Sisters versus California Explanation: On the right, dressed in blue, is the Pleiades. Also known as the Seven Sisters and M45, the Pleiades is one of the brightest and most easily visible open...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Starburst Galaxy...
Ah yes, this is an oldie but goodie! Starburst Galaxy Messier 94. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASAAPOD Robot wrote: The sharp close-up examines the galaxy's compact, bright nucleus and prominent...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Planetary Nebula...
So I'm not a great fan of planetary nebulas, mostly because I feel unsure of their colors, and I frankly hated the way that "the Hubble people" colorized their planetaries and presented their images...
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The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related • Total Lunar Eclipse...
Total Lunar Eclipse visible throughout the Americas March 13-14. The entire eclipse cycle will be visible in most of North America.Catch a Spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13-14Sky &...
View ArticleThe Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Galaxies in Space...
Earth belowEarth's surface is at night, right?Earth's surface objects are blurred more than Earth's global shape, right?Statistics: Posted by VictorBorun — Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:17 am — Replies 1 — Views...
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they also say one of the 8 circumpolar cyclones around Jupiter's north pole is rotating in the opposite direction as the central cyclone, but no clue as how to see it in a...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: NGC 1499: The...
Yesterday we were told that today's APOD would be "California Red" - well, it was not too hard to guess that the picture would be one of the California Nebula. However, it isn't very red!NGC 1499: The...
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The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: NGC 1672: Barred...
Oh, so it's daylight saving time in the United States already? The APOD has been posted already?NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, O. Fox, L. Jenkins, S....
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The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography • Submissions: 2025 January /...
Corona Blast on Vesterhorn iceland Credit Roi Levi I am excited to share an image I captured during a G2-class geomagnetic storm on the night of March 4, 2025, at the iconic Vestrahorn mountain in...
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Geometry Dash The sparkling planets are so beautiful.Statistics: Posted by helendam — Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:55 am — Replies 4 — Views 30102
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The Great Lacerta Nebula’s waves of gas and dust create a mesmerizing celestial scene, beautifully captured by APOD. Geometry Dash Statistics: Posted by Ligjangter — Wed Mar 12, 2025 3:04 am — Replies...
View ArticleThe Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography • comète G3 and starlink
The Comète G3 and Starlink are two groundbreaking innovations shaping the DragonSweeper future of space technology and global communication. While Starlink, developed by SpaceX, aims to provide...
View ArticleThe Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day • APOD: Mimas: Small Moon...
Its massive Herschel Crater gives it an iconic look, making it one of the most recognizable moons in the solar system. This APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) highlights the incredible detail of...
View ArticleThe Communications Center: Breaking Science News • Warwick: Supercharged...
The idea of Warwick’s supercharged starlight pulverizing Drive Mad asteroids is truly fascinating! Harnessing concentrated stellar energy to break apart space debris could revolutionize asteroid...
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