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Cosimo · 16 Dec 2016 at 06:37

Hubble, exoplanets and the hunt for life:

Cosimo · 16 Dec 2016 at 07:25

A new statistical study of planets found by a technique called gravitational microlensing suggests that Neptune-mass worlds are likely the most common type of planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems:

Cosimo · 16 Dec 2016 at 13:44

The Occator Crater on Ceres, home to the dwarf planet's brightest area:

Cosimo · 20 Dec 2016 at 15:13

The Pan-STARRS project has released the world's largest digital sky survey. The catalogue is based on 4 years of observations of three quarters of the night sky and provides extensive information on more than 3 billion stars, galaxies and other sources.

The data can be accessed here:

http://panstarrs.stsci.edu/

Cosimo · 23 Dec 2016 at 07:41

A look at a region called NGC 6357 where radiation from hot, young stars is energizing the cooler gas in the cloud that surrounds them:

matthewhotdude · 26 Dec 2016 at 16:16

Have been treated to a Celestron NexStar Evoloution 8 for Christmas

Will be a nice clear night tonight, so looking forward to learning how to use it.

Cosimo · 30 Dec 2016 at 10:44

matthewhotdude said:
Have been treated to a Celestron NexStar Evoloution 8 for Christmas

Will be a nice clear night tonight, so looking forward to learning how to use it.

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Nice one. Looking forward to your comments. :)

matthewhotdude · 30 Dec 2016 at 10:47

Cosimo said:
Nice one. Looking forward to your comments.

Any recommendations on what eye pieces would be best to make the most of my scope?

Found the owl cluster last night and got very excited

Cosimo · 30 Dec 2016 at 10:48

The Moon in 2017:

Cosimo · 31 Dec 2016 at 08:59

January nights:

More:

http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/

Cosimo · 1 Jan 2017 at 12:18

More January nights:

Cosimo · 5 Jan 2017 at 12:56

Clear sky last night:

Luna by MrBlueSky*, on Flickr

Cosimo · 7 Jan 2017 at 08:02

Chandra Deep Field South which has now been looked at for over 81 days:

Cosimo · 31 Jan 2017 at 06:55

NASAs Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has observed high-energy light from solar eruptions located on the far side of the sun, which should block direct light from these events:

Cosimo · 31 Jan 2017 at 07:07

NASAs Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has identified the farthest gamma-ray blazars, a type of galaxy whose intense emissions are powered by supersized black holes:

Cosimo · 1 Feb 2017 at 07:57

February nights:

More:

http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/

Cosimo · 2 Feb 2017 at 07:34

More February night sky:

Cosimo · 3 Feb 2017 at 16:52

A Tour of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 - A fast-moving pulsar appears to have punched a hole in a disk of gas around its companion star and launched a fragment of the disk outward at a speed of about 4 million miles per hour:

d_brennen · 3 Feb 2017 at 17:04

Just thought I'd comment, Cosimo you fully deserve the MoH tag. I have nothing to add to this thread (although my little one has expressed interest in a telescope for her birthday) but really enjoy reading it

Cosimo · 10 Feb 2017 at 10:06

A Tour of IC 443, the remnant of a supernova that occurred over 10,000 years ago:

A Tour of SDSS J103842.59+484917.7 and the theory of general relativity:

A Tour of Zwicky 8338, an extraordinary ribbon of hot gas trailing behind a galaxy like a tail:

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