Forum: Amateur Astronomy
June 8th 16, 08:00 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Flat Earthers are still around
On 6/8/16 1:27 PM, wrote:
So why do the stars rise 4 minutes earlier than the sun?
With respect to the stars, the Sun appears to move eastward about one
degree per...
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
June 7th 16, 02:52 AM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
June 5th 16, 06:56 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
June 5th 16, 05:14 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
June 4th 16, 10:32 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 30
Views: 885
130mm Apochromat vs 152mm Achromat
On 6/4/16 4:24 PM, Sketcher wrote:
After 19 more days I will have had my 6-inch f/6.5 achromat for one
full year. Last night - for the first time - I set up Excalibur
(130mm f/6 apochromat)...
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
June 1st 16, 02:05 AM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
May 10th 16, 02:57 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Views: 8,446
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
May 9th 16, 04:30 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,133
Monday is Mercury transit
On 5/9/16 10:24 AM, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Mon, 9 May 2016 09:52:29 -0500, Sam Wormley
wrote:
Overcast and rain in central Iowa.
Too bad. Pretty clear here in...
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
May 9th 16, 03:52 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 45
Views: 1,133
Monday is Mercury transit
Overcast and rain in central Iowa.
The next opportunities are Nov. 11, 2019 and Nov. 13, 2032.
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sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
to the discussion of physics, news from the...
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
May 2nd 16, 02:02 AM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 1
Views: 281
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Forum: Astronomy Misc
April 15th 16, 01:21 AM Posted to sci.astro,sci.physics
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Replies: 1
Views: 776
Second Gravitational Wave likely detected
On 4/13/16 7:35 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
In February, LIGO announced the first detection of gravitational
waves, confirming a key prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of
general...
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
March 18th 16, 05:41 PM Posted to sci.physics,sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 0
Views: 356
A 'Tail' of Two Comets
A 'Tail' of Two Comets
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/asteroid/20160318/twoComets20160318-16.jpg
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
March 18th 16, 03:03 AM Posted to sci.astro.amateur,sci.physics
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Replies: 0
Views: 278
Hubble unveils monster stars
Hubble unveils monster stars
http://phys.org/news/2016-03-hubble-unveils-monster-stars.html
http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/800/2016/hubbleunveil.jpg
Astronomers using the unique...
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
March 2nd 16, 02:23 AM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 57
Views: 1,348
How do you pronounce Pleiades?
On 3/1/16 6:12 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, ddouglas wrote:
... and down here in Texas we say Plaay-ahhh-daees :-) said very slowly.
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Forum: Astronomy Misc
February 29th 16, 06:34 PM Posted to sci.astro,sci.physics
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
February 16th 16, 05:39 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 31
Views: 633
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Forum: Astronomy Misc
February 16th 16, 05:23 PM Posted to sci.physics,sci.astro
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Forum: Astronomy Misc
February 12th 16, 06:02 PM Posted to sci.astro,sci.physics
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
February 11th 16, 10:55 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
February 11th 16, 06:19 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 31
Views: 633
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
February 11th 16, 05:46 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 31
Views: 633
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Forum: Astronomy Misc
February 6th 16, 07:41 PM Posted to sci.astro,sci.physics
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Replies: 46
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
February 1st 16, 03:10 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,606
What are gravitational waves?
What are gravitational waves?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ4U2VdKlW0
We discuss what gravitational waves actually are, what produces them,
and some of their properties. Part of a...
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Forum: Astronomy Misc
January 31st 16, 05:17 AM Posted to sci.astro,sci.physics
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,335
Moon was produced by head-on collision?
On 1/30/16 6:55 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
Moon was produced by head-on collision | Astronomy.com
http://www.astronomy.com/news/2016/01/moon-was-produced-by-head-on-collision
The Theia Theory...
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Forum: Amateur Astronomy
January 27th 16, 03:27 PM Posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Replies: 17
Views: 525
The Universe ???
On 1/27/16 8:18 AM, wrote:
Seriously, what's the current best geuss as to how it all happenned/is
happening, and willhappen.
Quantum Fluctuation
Inflation
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