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Team confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 light-years away

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A team led by UdeM researchers confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 light-years away.Space See the Story

Here We Go Again! Controversial Paper Questions Whether Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Is 'Possibly Hostile' Alien Tech in Disguise

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A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".Harvard See the Story

The basics of astroimaging filters

Astrophotography is a hobby with a huge learning curve, and one aspect that can muddy the waters is the dizzying array of filters on the market. What is narrowband? What size do I need? Which are good for monochrome and one-shot color? Let’s cover some of the basics. There are two types of filters forContinue reading "The basics of astroimaging filters" The post The basics of astroimaging filters appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.Photography · United States Read Article

On This Day, July 24: Apollo 11 astronauts splash down

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On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 returned to Earth, ending its historic moon-landing mission.Astronauts · United States See the Story

Maffei 1 and 2: Faint galaxies first discovered in 1967

The Herschels, Messiers, Barnards, and others did much of the early, heavy lifting of discovering and cataloguing deep-sky objects scattered around our sky. But some faint objects awaited much longer time intervals in order to be found. Such was the case with two very faint galaxies that lie relatively close to us in space butContinue reading "Deep-Sky Dreams: Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 " The post Deep-Sky Dreams: Maffei 1 and Maffei 2 appeared …Read Article

July 23, 1999: Chandra X-Ray Observatory launches

On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia; it would see first light a few weeks later, on Aug. 26. With resolution eight times greater than any previous scope, Chandra is the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built. The observatory is intended to help scientists understand the universe’s evolutionContinue reading "July 23, 1999: Chandra X-Ray Observatory launches" The post July 23, 1999: Chandra …Cape Canaveral · Cape Canaveral Read Article

The quest for the ultimate catalog of dark nebulae

If you are a frequent reader of Astronomy, then you likely have seen images on its pages of objects from the famous Lynds’ Catalogue of Dark Nebulae. These mysterious dark clouds of interstellar dust are denoted by the letters LDN followed by a catalog number, such as LDN 881. I have contributed some of thoseContinue reading "The quest for the ultimate catalog of dark nebulae" The post The quest for the ultimate catalog of dark nebulae appeared …Astronomy Read Article

The Soul Nebula, in Cassiopeia, is a great astroimaging target

The Soul Nebula, catalogued as IC 1848 and Westerhout 5, is a sprawling emission nebula lying very close in the sky to another mammoth star forming region, its neighbor IC 1805, the Heart Nebula. Both lie in Cassiopeia and are so large they are quite faint to see visually, but make for great astroimaging targets. Continue reading "Deep-Sky Dreams: The Soul Nebula " The post Deep-Sky Dreams: The Soul Nebula appeared first on Astronomy Magazi…Read Article

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