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Aurora Over Norway

by Father Sky

Auroras can make spectacular sights. Photographed above last weekend, flowing multi-colored auroras helped illuminate a busy sky above Tromsø, Norway. Besides the spectacular aurora pictured above, the photographer caught three satellites streaks, one airplane streak, and a friend trying to capture the same sight. Although auroras might first appear to be moonlit clouds, they only [...]

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Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula

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What dark forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula? These ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust so thick they have become opaque. In comparison, however, these clouds are typically much less dense than Earth's atmosphere. Pictured above is part of the most detailed image of the Carina [...]

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Encyclopaedia Britannica 1801 Astronomy Diagrams Sun

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Lunar Eclipse Over Jerusalem's Skyline

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From western Europe, northwest Africa, South America and the eastern half of North America, millions of people across the western hemisphere watched this year's only total lunar eclipse early Thursday morning. In Jerusalem, as the church bells chimed, the dark moon darkened to shades of grey, yellow and a tinge of red. The next total [...]

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Annular Solar Eclipse 2010

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Solar eclipse occured on 15th January 2010 taken from Chennai HD The solar eclipse of January 15, 2010 was an annular eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 0.9190. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. An annular [...]

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Meade 114 EQ-ASTR Equatorial Reflector

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A Brief Introduction to Astronomy in the Middle East

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Product Description The Middle East was both the birthplace of astronomy and the center for its development during the medieval period, and this volume offers a fascinating insight into Arabic advances in astronomy and their profound influence on science in the rest of the world. This is the first of two titles published to launch [...]

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iOptron SmartStar-E-R80 8502B Computerized Telescope

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80mm achromatic refractor telescope. 400mm focal length 5x24 finderscope for locating objects Computerized Alt-Azimuth Mount¿ The Cube- Hot Product 2008 by Sky and Telescope Magazine. 5-speed drive speed for precise tracking. Includes GoToNova hand controller, the most intuitive controller on the market. 5,000 object database plus 256 user-defined objects. K10 and K20 eye pieces Product [...]

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Opposite the Sun

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Chances are the brightest star you've seen lately is actually planet Jupiter. Jupiter rules the sky in this labeled view of a starry September night from the Alborz mountains in Iran, complete with the trail of a red flashlight illuminating the mountain road. On September 21st (Universal Time) Jupiter will be at opposition, the point [...]

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Northern Lights Over Prelude Lake

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Curtains of shimmering green light sprawl across this gorgeous night skyscape. In the foreground lies the peaceful Prelude Lake, located about 30 kilometers east of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. From high northern latitudes these mesmerizing northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are becoming a more familiar sight. As the September 23rd equinox approaches, [...]

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The Veil Nebula

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Delicate in appearance, these filaments of shocked, glowing gas, draped in planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus, make up the Veil Nebula. The nebula is a large supernova remnant, an expanding cloud born of the death explosion of a massive star. Light from the original supernova explosion likely reached Earth over 5,000 years [...]

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Total Solar Eclipse 2009 Live View Links

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Excellent video, links to sites, where we can view total eclipse www.exploratorium.edu we will not be able see total eclipse in the United States, Asia will have totality. Check out the time conversion link to figure out when you can view the total eclipse from what time zone you are located in. Eclipse time July [...]

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Learner-Centered Astronomy Teaching: Strategies for ASTRO 101

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Meade SolarMax 40 Telescope With BF10

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Greater resolution on the surface and limb when compared to the SolarMax 40 See high-definition images of solar prominences, flares, filaments, sunspots, plages, and surface granularity With the Sun's features in daily flux , some even changing by the minute - you'll never tire of getting a live view Internal BF10 blocking filter rejects all [...]

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Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus

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Sometimes the sky above can become quite a show. Last week, for example, the Moon and Venus converged, creating quite a sight by itself for sky enthusiasts around the globe. From some locations, though, the sky was even more picturesque. In the above image taken last week from Spain, a crescent Moon and the planet [...]

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An Extraordinary Spiral From LL Pegasi

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What created the strange spiral structure on the left? No one is sure, although it is likely related to a star in a binary star system entering the planetary nebula phase, when its outer atmosphere is ejected. The huge spiral spans about a third of a light year across and, winding four or five complete [...]

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1875 Venus Australian Bush Station Astronomy Tolosa

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Zodiacal Light Over Namibia

by Father Sky

An unusual triangle of light is visible this time of year just before dawn, in the northern hemisphere. Once considered a false dawn, this triangle of light is actually zodiacal light, light reflected from interplanetary dust particles. The bright reflecting triangle is clearly visible on the right of the above horizontally-compressed image taken just after [...]

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How to Photograph the Moon and Planets With Your Digital Camera

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Product DescriptionSince the advent of astronomical CCD imaging it has been possible for amateurs to produce images of a quality that was attainable only by universities and professional observatories just a decade ago. However, astronomical CCD cameras are still very expensive, and technology has now progressed so that digital cameras – the kind you use [...]

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Meade 07171-02 9.7mm Super Plossl Series 4000

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Excellent general-purpose eyepiece for observing hairline lunar and planetary detail or resolving faint nebulosity in deep-space Extremely low astigmatism, spherical aberration, and off-axis color Incorporates 7-layer multi-coatings and edge-blackened optics Includes a soft rubber eyeguard, custom-fitted with a bayonet mount Eyeguard folds down for eyeglass wearers Product DescriptionDesigned and manufactured to exacting standards, Meade Series [...]

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