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Fermi Catalogs the Gamma-Ray Sky

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What shines in the gamma-ray sky? The most complete answer yet to that question is offered by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope's first all-sky catalog. Fermi's sources of cosmic gamma-rays feature nature's most energetic particle accelerators, ultimately producing 100 MeV to 100 GeV photons, photons with more than 50 million to 50 billion times the [...]

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Mars Over the Allalinhorn

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What's that bright object in the sky? A common question with answers that vary by time and season, the quick answer just after sunset in middle of last month, from the norther hemisphere, was Mars. The above picturesque panorama, taken during a ski trip from the Alps in Switzerland, shows not only Mars, but much [...]

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M42 & Refractor Telescope - 720p HD

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The Great Nebula in Orion, Messier 42 (M42, NGC 1976) as seen through a 102 mm achromatic refractor telescope, Sky Watcher F5 over an EQ6 mount The raw footage is made of 30s exposition per frame as recorded with Canon EOS 450d, DSLR camera (Rebel XTi) Music by myself, in order to avoid copyright problems. [...]

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NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

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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 telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. This sharp, colorful image reveals the galaxy's bulging central core cut by [...]

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Astronomy, a Lifelong Hobby

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The enjoyment of astronomy can be lifelong or just a whim but a lot hinges on how you have your first experience. The mysterious and divine beauty of the universe that you can discover could lead to many hours of pleasure but if there is no proper guidance, there can be many hours of [...]

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Waxing Crescent Moon Through LB16

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The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing. The video shows a Waxing Crescent Moon through a big dobsonian telescope, the Meade LightBridge 16 inches. Meade, LightBridge, 16 inch, Dobson, Moon, craters, details, Universe, Astronomy, Astrophotography, Astrophoto, Astrovideo, [...]

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Crescent Moon Handheld Casio Exilim Celestron C5

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I took this video with a Casio Exilim pocket digicam handheld over a 26mm eyepiece and through a Celestron C5 telescope. The Moon was in crescent phase and several important craters are visible. Celestron, NexStar 5SE XLT, 5 inch, Moon, craters, Universe, Astronomy, Astrophotography, Astrophoto, Astrovideo, Backyard, Telescope, Live video, Space, Science, 2011, videos, urban, [...]

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Pen Style Green Laser Pointer for Astronomy Stargazing

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Wow, I would say that nobody can deny their commitment to their own presentation tool - Pen style green laser pointer. The new series Acheron Pen Style Green Laser Pointer is a super popular green laser pointer worldwide for presentation in the various areas of our daily lives. It would be an interesting thing to [...]

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Teide Sky Trails

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The snow capped Teide volcano is reflected in a pool of water in this nearly symmetric night sky view from the Canary Island Tenerife. Bright north star Polaris stands above the peak in an exposure that also captures the brilliant trail of a polar orbiting Iridium satellite. Of course, with the camera fixed to a [...]

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How to Beat the Winter Blues With Winter Astronomy

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Why do some folks dislike the winter time with such a hatred? Is it the snow, the cold, the slippery sidewalks, or is it something else they truly hate, and that is getting the winter blues because they always think there's nothing to do. I have always loved the winter time, from when I was [...]

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Telescope for Child

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The first step in choosing a astronomy telescope for child is to know where to go to buy a astronomy telescope for child. Attention spans of young kids don't last for long. So buying a big astronomy telescope or a astronomy telescope with lots of astronomy telescope parts may not be the best option. You [...]

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Hong Kong Sky

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This remarkable scene combines multiple exposures recorded on the evening of January 18th from a waterside perspective in Hong Kong, China. It follows a young crescent Moon, with brilliant planet Jupiter to its left, as they set together in the western sky. Their two luminous trails are faintly paralleled by trails of background stars. But [...]

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Lunar Eclipse Montage 27-Oct-2004

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Sky photo taken by DJMcCrady. Tags: DJMcCrady, photo, 27Oct2004, sky photo, Sky, Montage

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Lunar Eclipse, 3 March 2007

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Sky photo taken by garyturner. Tags: sky photo, Sky, Lunar, garyturner

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Total Solar Eclipse Solaire 1999

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Sky photo taken by luc.viatour. Tags: Solar, luc, 1999, sky photo, Total, viatour

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Lunar Eclipse at 00:06

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Sky photo taken by Steffe. Tags: 0006, Eclipse, Sky, sky photo, Steffe

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2009 Total Solar Eclipse Over Thimphu

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Sky photo taken by Bhutan-360. Tags: sky photo, Over, Total

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Corona of the Sun During a Solar Eclipse

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Sky photo taken by Smithsonian Institution. Tags: photo, Smithsonian, Solar, sky photo

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International Year of Astronomy (NASA, Chandra, 2/10/09)

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Sky photo taken by nasa1fan/MSFC. Tags: Sky, msfc, year

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Milky Way Over Switzerland

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What's visible in the night sky during this time of year? To help illustrate the answer, a beautiful land, cloud, and skyscape was captured earlier this month over Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Visible in the foreground were the snow covered cliffs of the amphitheater shaped Creux du Van, as well as distant trees, and town-lit clouds. Visible [...]

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