Astronomy: Search The Galaxy

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Original post by The Old Farmer’s Almanac

maybe i’m just not using the LPI to it’s fullest potential, but i can never get great results with it. (i got a really bad mars with it last time i tried!) anyhow, i thought i’d give saturn a go tonight. i’ve imaged saturn a couple of …
Original post by MoFoYa

A giant, a pioneer in physics died today. John Archibald Wheeler was a genius, an amazing physicist who felt that teaching as well as research was important. His students included Richard Feynman, widely recognized as one of the true …
Original post by The Bad Astronomer

Attiyah’s Zodiacal Light. Attiyah’s zodiacal light theory is four propositions:. 1- Due to its contents of the plasma and different systems of electric currents, the Earth’s magnetic tail forms a theatre rich in continuous electric …
Original post by attiyah zahdeh

Hello my name is Adam, I am 25 and I live in Washington state. I am new to stargazing and am looking forward to a lifetime of views of the night sky.
Original post by M13

I had some fun with my pics this afternoon. You’ll never see a show like this. Definitely a cut and paste job. I used Paint.Net from microsoft to do the fun stuff. It’s very amateur but who cares? Photobucket.
Original post by witt3696

The new sunspot in white light on Sunday morning 13 April 2008 (note Australian EST is 10 hours ahead of UT), drawn by Harry Roberts Sunwatching at present is exciting, as Cycle 23 is still active, yet C24 activity is expected daily. …
Original post by Nick Lomb

This is a two-panel mosaic of NGC6992, the Eastern Veil. This shot consists of 43×30-minute Ha sub exposures (about 21 hours in total), about 22 subs or 10.5 hours per panel. I hope you enjoy! …
Original post by hoser

Their results will soon be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics. This new finding was made possible by the performance of telescopes worldwide [2]: Canada France Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) and Gemini North Telescope, both located in …
Original post by Cmarchesin

The strongest burst of star formation in the history of the Universe occurred about two billion years after the Big Bang, say astronomers presenting their research at the National Astronomy Meeting this week. …
Original post by Cmarchesin