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#apod 2025-01-27
Pleiades over Half Dome
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Dheera Venkatraman

Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250127.html
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January 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Anime Feminist’s Favorite Films of 2024

No prize for guessing everyone's favorite, but did you know other good films also came out last year?

www.animefeminist.com/anime-femini...
Kyomoto and Fumino leaning in to read a magazine together
January 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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V838.
Each color shows the passage of time. As the bright flash of light left the star, it illuminated the dust surrounding it, but because space is so big, we actually see the light travelling and illuminating the dust as it goes along.
By Judy Schmidt.
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A breathtaking image of V838 Monocerotis, a red giant star that mysteriously brightened dramatically in 2002. The nebula surrounding the star is a result of this outburst, showcasing a complex interplay of colors and textures as the star's light interacts with the surrounding gas and dust.
January 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Submitted a proposal for the first-ever Oregon Astronomy Research Symposium (OARS). If we get the funding, it would be the first Oregon-wide astro research meeting IN HISTORY! Wish us luck! 🔭🧪
January 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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My partner: I think my computer audio is only coming out of my left speaker…

Me: yeah, it doesn’t sound right.

My partner: 😑

Me: 😎
December 14, 2024 at 4:04 AM
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January 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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A Quadrantid meteor in the constellation of Draco, from 3 January 2025 at 00:21 UT. #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Meteor
Image of a Quadrantid meteor against the scattering of stars looking north. The meteor is a streak of light to the centre right of the image. There is a rooftop and tree in the foreground.
January 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Tonight I was presented an award for my years of service to the Amateur Astronomers Association. I'd be lying if I said being VP to this incredible org wasn't a fair amount of hard work, but when you love what you do, you truly don't work a day in your life. I'm grateful to pass the baton forward 💖
The image shows a commemorative plaque with a red wood frame and a gold trim surrounding a blue marble background. The text reads: “Presented to Kat Troche In recognition of your outstanding commitment and dedication, the Amateur Astronomers Association thanks you for your years of unwavering service in furthering its mission to bring astronomy to the people of the City of New York.” At the bottom is the circular logo of the Amateur Astronomers Association, featuring stars, a crescent moon, and the Statue of Liberty’s torch, along with the text “Amateur Astronomers Association New York 1927.”
January 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Hubble image of Eta Carinae, the remains of the collapse of a giant molecular cloud.
Processed by @Tho_Carp
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The Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunning image of Eta Carinae, a massive star system known for its dramatic outbursts. The nebula surrounding the star is a complex tapestry of gas and dust, glowing in shades of blue and red. The bright blue regions indicate hot, ionized gas, while the red areas show cooler gas. The intricate patterns and filaments in the nebula are the result of powerful stellar winds and radiation from Eta Carinae.
January 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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🔭 Full Moon, Full Mars

Image Credit & Copyright: David Bowman

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On January 13 a Full Moon and a Full Mars were close, both bright and opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky. In fact Mars was occulted, passing behind the Moon, when viewed from some locations in North America and northwest Africa. As seen from Richmond, Virginia, USA, this composite image sequence follows the evening lunar occultation before, during, and after the much anticipated celestial spectacle. The telescopic time series is constructed from an exposure made every two minutes while tracking the Moon over the hours encompassing the event. As a result, the Red Planet's trajectory seems to follow a gently curved path due to the Moon's slightly different rate of apparent motion. The next lunar occultation of bright planet Mars will be on February 9 when the moon is in a waxing gibbous phase. Lunar occultations are only ever visible from a fraction of the Earth's surface, though. The February 9 occultation of Mars will be seen from parts of Russia, China, eastern Canada, Greenland and other (mostly northern) locations, but a close conjunction of a bright Moon with Mars will be more widely visible from planet Earth.
January 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Saving this one for Valentine’s Day ❤️🧪🔭
allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org All the Galaxies! @allthegalaxies.galaxyzoo.org · Jan 22
A possible merger, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the CANDELS-GOODS survey.

It is at redshift 2.13 (lookback time 10.72 billion years) with coordinates (53.02066, -27.70083).

71 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo CANDELS.
A possible merger from the Galaxy Zoo CANDELS project, classified by 71 volunteers.
January 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Planet parade info! ⤵️🔭🧪

(If you're in the S. Hemisphere, read NW for SW and reverse the Moon emojis 🙂)
chamberlin-obs.bsky.social Chamberlin Observatory @chamberlin-obs.bsky.social · Jan 21
Keep your eyes open for lots of #planets in the night sky over the next several weeks (not just tonight)!

Venus 🌟 and Saturn 🪐 are in the SW at sunset.
Jupiter 👑 and Mars 🔴 are rising in the east at dusk and up all night.

All are easy to see, and Saturn & Jupiter look great through binoculars!
January 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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This is Kai. He is on ski patrol reporting snow levels. According to his measurements, it has snowed. 12/10
a golden retriever pup sits on some fresh snow beneath a clear blue sky. he’s holding one paw at the bottom left corner of the frame as if he’s taking a selfie. he has on a plaid vest and a dark blue harness, and, it must be said, has a bunch of snow glued to his little black nose. he was measuring with his snout. he’s sticking the tiniest tip of his pink tongue out, either because he’s concentrating or he’s about to lick all the snowflakes off his face.
January 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Looks like Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS’s days may be numbered… the comet has faded & may have broken up post-perihelion as the nucleus fades from view, leaving a ‘tail-less wonder’ crossing the sky. Here's a great parting view w/ESO’s Paranal Observatory by Yuri Beletsky: www.instagram.com/p/DFF3LKtpIz4/
Comet
January 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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January 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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NGC 2070, a field of newborn stars.
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The Tarantula Nebula, also known as NGC 2070, is a star-forming region located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This image, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), showcases the nebula's intricate structure and vibrant colors. Red hues indicate the presence of hot, ionized hydrogen gas, while blue areas reveal cooler dust and gas.
January 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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JWST's insane resolution demonstrated.
The ability to see each star clearly from such distance, is clearly the future.
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(Top-Left:) A 25′×25′ infrared image from the Digital Sky Survey 2 centered on our NIRCam field of M 4 for JWST program GO-1979 (green box). The image is aligned with North up and East toward the left. The region indicated in red shows the archival HST deep field from programs GO-10146. (Top-Right:) The entire NIRCam primary field. (Bottom:) A zoom-in on a representative dark sub-region (of ∼3′×0.6′ ) in the NIRCam image (highlighted in magenta in the top panel).
January 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Beautiful Venus for a timeline cleanse.

Taken in ultraviolet light by Japan’s Akatsuki orbiter in May 2020.

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Venus with clear ultraviolet cloud detail. JAXA/ISAS/DARTS/Kevin M. Gill
January 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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philplait.bsky.social
Hoo boy, I bet you could use a distraction today!

So how about an intense JWST image of a pair of colossal stars whizzing past each other and blasting out wave after wave of dusty shells, expanding away at a soul-freezing NINE MILLION KPH?!

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Two colossal stars send out waves of dust in an amazing JWST image
WR 140 is a terrifying star system, but it sure is beautiful. Also, announcing a new rate for the newsletter.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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This is Dunkin. He will not take a bath without his bear ear headband. Partly because it keeps his face dry, and partly because it helps him feel brave. 12/10
a golden retriever puppy stands inside a bathtub with his front paws propped up on the side. he's wearing a brown bear ear headband with two small sunflowers on the right ear. there's a smidge of concern in his face, but mostly he seems ready to get this over with.
January 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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I pray this helps some of you today. We have a duty to Dr. King whose life was taken because he dared demand that this country face itself, to demonstrate that his work & sacrifice was not in vain. Let’s do it together. Please share. And subscribe.
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It Is MLK Day. Do Not Despair. This Year Especially, We Have Work To Do.
With delicious anticipation, we imagined it.
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January 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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January 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Mars near the stars Castor and Pollux in the constellation of Gemini on 18 January. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
The stars of Gemini with bright stars Castor and Pollux labelled. Also named is the planet Mars, which sits below Pollux.
January 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.

#MosaicMonday
A horrific image of a someone who seems to have his hands tied behind his back. A big cat (the predator kind, not the overfed pet kind) has jumped up at him and is devouring his face. Blood splashes on the floor.
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM