Space and astronomy news
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a Moon-filled weekend? Then let’s have a look a some great lunar features as we race Mad Max to the “Megadome”! For some lucky viewers in Japan and Hawaii, there will be an occultation of Antares to enjoy. How about some great double stars… Or a chance to …
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[/caption] I just like to take a second and direct your attention to an amazing resource developed for Universe Today by our astronomy guide Tammy Plotner. It’s a guide to all 88 constellations in the sky. Each entry has a chart for the region of the sky, descriptions of the major objects you’ll find there, …
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Everything in the Universe seems to be part of something bigger. Our Earth is part of the Solar System, the Solar System is part of the Milky Way, and even our Milky Way is part of the Local Group. The Local Group is part of the Virgo Cluster. But there is an end to this, …
The best photographs captured from ground and the Hubble Space Telescopes. I could look at pictures of beautiful spiral galaxies all day. So let’s take a look at some of the most beautiful galaxy photos ever taken. [/caption] This is a classic picture of the spiral galaxy M101, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Since …
Hello, is there anyone out there? With all of the galaxies in the Universe, is it possible that there is cognizant life somewhere else? Well, I can not answer that question for you, but I can offer you a great deal of information about galaxies so that you can make your own informed decision on …
[/caption] The Chandra X-ray observatory has taken a closer look at the galaxy Centaurus A, and new images have revealed in detail the effects of a shock wave blasting through the galaxy. Powerful jets of plasma emanating from a supermassive black hole at the galactic core are creating the shock wave, and the new observation, …
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On April 9, 2009 the IYA Live Telescope was busy broadcasting from the Southern Galactic Telescope Hosting facility and fulfilling your “100 Hours of Astronomy” requests. Are you ready to take a look at the video that came from the adventure and to add it to our library? Then attention Astrofiend… Your request of Omega …
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On April 8, 2009 the IYA Live Telescope was busy broadcasting from the Southern Galactic Telescope Hosting facility and fulfilling your “100 Hours of Astronomy” requests. Are you ready to take a look at the video that came from the adventure and to add it to our library? Then come along as we view Alpha …
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Attention Universe Today Readers! “100 Hours of Astronomy” is about to begin and we’ve got a very special gift just for you. How would you like to decide where to aim our IYA remote telescope? While Saturday, April 3, celebrates the global Star Party where many telescopes (both remote and live) will be open to …
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If you didn’t get a chance to watch the IYA telescope “live” on Galactic TV today, don’t worry. We took a video capture for you. Step inside to enjoy today’s view of the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. The following information is a direct quotation from Wikipedia: Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 83) – Hydra constellation Messier 83 …
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