Nude Astronomy

Double moon transit of Jupiter

I stayed up and observed the double moon transit of Io and Ganymede across Jupiter. Ive seen single transits, but not the rare double.

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Texas solar eclipses

Who is excited about the two solar eclipses passing through Texas!

New telescope

Wow! I finally took the plunge and got a Celestron CPC 9.25 SCT!!! Ive been playing with it for about two weeks and its amazing. Now Im interested in astrophotography. Ill probably start with a cheap camera and get good at lunar and planetary...

telescope

Hello, We are going to get a new telescope and were wondering what people are using. we had 115 newtonian reflector. I bought it in college when money was tight. It has lasted a long time, however the mirrors are getting oxidized. We would like...

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Hazy skies

The skies have been hazy due to the California fires. It gave the thin crescent moon a red tint last night. Very few stars could be seen, but Saturn and Jupiter were still ok to view through the telescope.

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Jupiter in the west?

Anyone planning on an event for the astronomical event of Jupiter "getting naked" for us this month? Our Southern hemisphere friends have a distinct advantage, but wondered if anyone near me had any plans? Crazy opportunity!

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Iapetus

Do you think it is strange that the Saturn moon, Iapetus, looks so much like the Death Star in the 1st Star Wars movie (circa 1977)... especially since Iapetus was not discovered until many years later (2007) and some of the features on that moon do...

Hello... Anybody here? ...

I just stumbled across this group, while exploring some of the dark corners of TN... I don't have a telescope but have had an interest in space science and NASA from it's early days. Too bad it's filled with so much pseudoscience,...

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TELESCOPE?

Does any one have a telescope ? if so what kind and how big? i have a Meade 115mm with autostar. its the one in my picture. what does anyone else have?

you guys suck

wow no one with a thread? really? i guess i'll keep posting. lol

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