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How to Focus for Night Photography
One of the biggest challenges I faced when I first became interested in night photography was getting my images in focus. I would take shot after shot each time adjusting my focus using trial and error till I got it right. Thank goodness there’s a better way! Now there’s a few different methods that I’ll…
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Defying Theories, This Ghostly Galaxy Has Almost No Dark Matter
Defying Theories, This Ghostly Galaxy Has Almost No Dark Matter A unique galaxy is making the case for dark matter, even though it has very little of the mysterious substance. Astronomers have determined that the galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, or DF2 for short, has 400 times less dark matter than expected for an object of its…
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Physicists at crossroads in trying to understand universe
400 Bad request Scientists at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and elsewhere are at a crossroads in their 50-year quest to go beyond the Standard Model in physics. Rutgers Today asked professors Sunil Somalwar and Scott Thomas in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the School of Arts and Sciences to discuss mysteries of the universe. Somalwar’s research focuses on…
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ESA Science & Technology: Explore the cosmos with ESASky
ESA Science & Technology: Explore the cosmos with ESASky Meet ESASky, a discovery portal that provides full access to the entire sky. This open-science application allows computer, tablet and mobile users to visualise cosmic objects near and far across the electromagnetic spectrum. Source: sci.esa.int/astrophysics/60099-explore-the-cosmos-with-esasky/
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5 Reasons Why Astronomy Is Better From The Ground Than In Space
5 Reasons Why Astronomy Is Better From The Ground Than In Space When you think about what’s out there in the abyss of deep space, whether you’re looking out at the planets in our Solar System or the most distant galaxies perceptible in the Universe, the instrument most people think about using for the best…
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microprocessors used in spacecrafts – WikiChip
Very interesting read about the microprocessors used in various spacecraft . Throughout the years, microprocessors have played a large role in spacecrafts. space-qualified microprocessors are designed to be exceptionally reliable and highly durable. Due to their unique nature, the same set of chips that have been tested and proven to work are used in many spacecrafts. microprocessors used in spacecrafts
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Incredible High-Definition Pictures Of The Moon’s Surface Released By Chinese Space Agency | Physics-Astronomy
Incredible High-Definition Pictures Of The Moon’s Surface Released By Chinese Space Agency We’ve become used to looking at unclear images of the Moon’s surface taken about 50 years ago, but the newest collection of photos issued by the Chinese space agency comprise some of the clearest pictures ever taken. These stunning pictures were taken by…
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Astronomers Have Detected the Brightest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen. Still No Idea What’s Causing Them – Universe Today
Astronomers Have Detected the Brightest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen. Still No Idea What’s Causing Them – Universe Today Space and Astronomy news Source: www.universetoday.com/138807/astronomers-detected-brightest-fast-radio-burst-ever-seen-still-no-idea-whats-causing/
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A night out with the Meade LX50
5 years ago today – setting up for a night out with my old Meade 10″ LX50
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Research Blog: Open Sourcing the Hunt for Exoplanets
Open Sourcing the Hunt for Exoplanets Open Sourcing the Hunt for Exoplanets Recently, we discovered two exoplanets by training a neural network to analyze data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope and accurately identify the most promising planet signals. And while this was only an initial analysis of ~700 stars, we consider this a successful proof-of-concept for using machine learning to…
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Rare Metals On Mars And Earth Implicate Colossal Impacts – Astrobiology Magazine
Rare Metals On Mars And Earth Implicate Colossal Impacts – Astrobiology Magazine Elements found in the mantles of Earth and Mars could be indicative of giant impacts early in the histories of both planets. Source: www.astrobio.net/mars/rare-metals-mars-earth-implicate-colossal-impacts/
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Watch – people react to looking at the moon through a telescope
Watch – people react to looking at the moon through a telescope Watch – people react to looking at the moon through a telescope Source: boingboing.net/2018/03/15/watch-people-react-to-lookin.html
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All disk galaxies rotate once every billion years
In a study published March 14 in The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, astronomers announced the discovery that all galaxies rotate about once every billion years, no matter their size or mass. “It’s not Swiss watch precision,” said Gerhardt Meurer, an astronomer from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), in a press…
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Repairs completed on Lowell Observatory’s Pluto telescope
Repairs completed on Lowell Observatory’s Pluto telescope FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An observatory telescope in Arizona used to discover the distant Pluto nearly 90 years ago will reopen for business on Saturday after a year of extensive Source: azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/repairs-completed-on-lowell-observatory-s-pluto-telescope/article_bbab6272-7e13-5a25-9344-7d5d04721e8c.html
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