Ponderfodder - astronomy

Brother, can you spare a galactic classification?

Zinger — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:23:48 -0400

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"Your job is very simple! All you need to do is look out for the features that mark out spiral and e

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WIKISKY

Zinger — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:09:32 -0400

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The main purpose of WIKISKY is to consolidate astronomical, astrophysical and other information abou

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Galaxy Zoo

Zinger — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:45:06 -0400

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Help classify galaxies via the Internet.

The Prairie Meteorite Search

Zinger — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:04:45 -0500

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University specialists are demonstrating what meteorites look like on the ground and reaping the ben

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New Mexican Telescope

Zinger — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:46:41 -0500

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Mexican President Vicente Fox has inaugurated a giant telescope that could help scientists uncover c

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The Center for Backyard Astrophysics

Zinger — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:58:09 -0500

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A global network of small telescopes dedicated to photometry of cataclysmic variables.

Nations compete for next generation radio telescope

Zinger — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:19:00 -0400

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Australia or South Africa will get to host the Square Kilometre Array

Pluto Controversy not over yet

Zinger — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:47:46 -0400

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A fierce backlash has begun against the decision by astronomers to strip Pluto of its status as a pl

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A really BIG telescope

Zinger — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:54:54 -0400

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European astronomers are planning to build an optical telescope that is four times bigger than any i

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Double planet system found without a star

tigerincanada — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:23:32 -0400

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We've known for a while about "planemos" - planetary-mass objects not orbiting a star. However, thi

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Astronomers Suggest Black Holes Don't Exist

Zinger — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 07:47:31 -0400

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Observations of a quasar have been interpreted to have it powered by a magnetospheric eternally coll

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World's oldest astronomy computer

Zinger — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 23:23:15 -0400

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The size of a shoebox, a mysterious bronze device scooped out of a Roman-era shipwreck at the dawn

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Ancient astronomical observatories - as seen from space

Zinger — Fri, 19 May 2006 15:23:02 -0400

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In one of history's nice ironies, we have turned our space-based observatories toward earth to photo

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Comet break-up fuels spectacular sky show

Zinger — Mon, 15 May 2006 09:07:54 -0400

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Comet 73P is continuing its glorious disintegration as it flies by Earth – the comet is now in at

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Astronomers: Watch for "Red Spot Jr" to overtake the original in July

Zinger — Sat, 06 May 2006 10:42:05 -0400

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Earlier this year, astronomers reported that a second "red spot" - a giant storm - had appeared on J

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Our sun may have a companion

PJ — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:24:31 -0400

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The Binary Research Institute (BRI) has found that orbital characteristics of the recently discovere

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What factors affect my ability to see the moon during the day?

PJ — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:24:18 -0400

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I have noticed that I can see the moon during the day sometimes, but not all the time. What factors

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