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For all those out there interested in, or learning about, astronomy and the sky above our heads.

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Everyone feel free to leave hints, tips and your latest discoveries for everyone to read about. Or anyone with any questions leave them and hopefully they can be answered here. If you have any interesting pictures of the sky or the stars then feel free to upload them for all to see.

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Cosmology Video Thread

Started by Dallas the Phallus. Last reply by Dallas the Phallus Apr 23. 7 Replies

This is a tread to post any interesting videos you find. Select "follow" even if you don't have anything to add just now.

Tags: interstellar, exploration, science, technology, stars

Saturn's rings leave ghostly imprint on atmosphere

Started by Dallas the Phallus Apr 13. 0 Replies

Saturn's iconic rings are already a stunning sight. Now they have a ghostly shadow. New measurements indicate that charged particles are raining down from the icy rings, painting dark stripes in…Continue

Tags: space, planets, Saturn

Need a pair of binoculars

Started by Beowulf87. Last reply by Beowulf87 Jul 8, 2012. 1 Reply

I'm looking for them specifically for stargazing.  I'm attempting to break into the hobby.  So, not too much more than $100 for a pair if at all possible, and preferably 7x50s.Any advice on a…Continue

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Comment by Dallas the Phallus on May 5, 2013 at 9:52pm

Sun Unleashes Spectacular Solar Eruption Unleashes (Photos)

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on April 21, 2012 at 6:24pm

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on April 21, 2012 at 6:24pm

Thanks for the links Iosephus.

Comment by Iosephus Lvcs Gonzalez on April 19, 2012 at 2:09am

Dallas, as a non USAmerican, I don't have an opinion about the States not sending people into space. But I can give two quick facts about that matter:

1) Insiders are well aware that there are more players in their game now http://knovelblogs.com/2010/04/08/craig-the-rocket-scientist-and-th...

2) I looks like NASA it outsourcing manufacture to private companies. SpaceX is undertaking a thriving project to build spacecrafts that will send NASA astronauts to the international space station http://www.spacex.com/updates.php

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on April 18, 2012 at 8:10pm

Podcast: Space Chronicles; Neil DeGrasse Tyson


NASA has been sending Americans into space for half a century. But now that proud chapter is history. With the end of the space shuttle program, we have no way of launching astronauts in an American spacecraft from American soil for at least a decade, and maybe longer.


Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson has big problems with that and he writes about them in his new book Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City and he recently spoke to Living on Earth’s Steve Curwood about space exploration, science education, and the role of discovery.

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on September 28, 2011 at 12:44pm

NOVA: Runaway Univese. Can't embed, but you can watch it all online. Discusses how we discovered the Universe is both expanding and accelerating. Pretty basic stuff, but still nice to watch.

Comment by Iosephus Lvcs Gonzalez on September 15, 2011 at 3:09am
Have you guys heard of the theory of the colliding moons? I'ts supposed to account for the asymmetry in the moon: the rough far side vs. the smoother near side. NASA is launching a twin spacecraft to assess the difference in the gavitational field between the two sides, in order to estimte the difference in the density of the rocks. The difference in density will support the theory of two primeval moons, one smaller than the other, colliding into one anoter.
Comment by Dallas the Phallus on September 12, 2011 at 11:02am
Saturn is my favorite planet. It has the most interesting moons and then that awesome octagonal storm at the north pole.
Comment by Liam S. on September 12, 2011 at 10:40am
I saw that! I love that you can see earth in the upper left quadrant (about 10 o-clock) just outside the brightest rings.
Comment by Dallas the Phallus on September 12, 2011 at 9:43am

NASA’s Cassini orbiter snaps unbelievable picture of Saturn

 

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