"The Right Stuff"

Calling all Astronomers, Skywatchers and Stargazers!



Now I know a lot of you are more the lone maverick type, but its still nice to get together once in a while to hang out and exchange ideas, information and experiences. (Don't worry, we won't camp out on your lawn to stargaze, unless you intive us!)

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(Hint: content, content, content is KEY if you want to see your lens here. A boring laundry list o' links just won't do. Make it intereting, informative and personalized! Toss in some photos. C'mon, NASA & Hubble have plenty and they're all copyright free! The mind is great, but show us some heart & soul too!)

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand."
~Albert Einstein

Image: Jupiter & Moons, false color image. Hubble Telescope.

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March Madness:

2 Eclipses!
March 3-4
March 18-19

Eclipses: Solar and Lunar

Photo: "Diamond Ring" Effect This rare spectacle of cosmic beauty occurs during a Total Solar Eclipse just seconds before and seconds after the moment of totality (Exact alignment at center).   2007 ECLIPSES: Times given in GMT/UT (Gree...

Meteor Mania: Meteors, Meteorites, Meteoroids & Meteor Showers

Here we look at Meteors, those little chunks of debris that float around in space and sometimes graze the atmosphere and light up the sky or hit planets, moons or other solid bodies forming craters on the surface. They range in size from a speck...

Freshest Lenses

Eclipses: Solar and Lunar, Transit of Mercury - A Curious Eclipse, Meteor Mania: Meteors, Meteorites, Meteoroids & Meteor Showers, A Guide To Proper Outdoor Lighting, Space and Astronomy

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Amazing images from NASA-
Daily dose of views of Space from Earth and Earth from Space.

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Intergalactic Communication Module

Comments, Group Discussions and Guest Book.

No need to be "nebulous"!
Drop us a line just to say "Hi" or start up a discussion...

Greekgeek You remind me I need to fix the sight on my TeleVue and get my lazy astronomy buff butt back into action. I have a lens that doesn't quite fit, because it's mostly an excuse to geek about old shuttle missions and space patches, but y'all might like my NASA Patches (and space-related stuff) lens reminiscing on my own experiences with the space program. Posted March 21, 2008

astrobabe I posted an article at Gather.com just after Columbia launched last night, check it out! http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976858028 Posted December 10, 2006

General Astronomy

Space and Astronomy

This lense is loveingly dedicated to all things space: astronomy, space exploration, human space flight and anything else I can think of. I am actively seeking more content for this lense, and would love you feedback, insight and opinions. Have you se...

Armchair Astronomy

Maybe you're like me - absolutely fascinated by the universe but unable to afford the time or the money to sit out late at night looking at the sky. Maybe you just don't like the idea of sitting outside in the cold? Whatever your reasons, if you'd li...

Slacker Astronomy - A Fresh Perspective

Now these guys really know how to have fun!

"Astronomy news and slack as told by professional astronomer
slackers. Bad humor, sci-fi jokes and clips are the norm. And since this is their day job, they often cover stories not picked up in the mainstream press and also respect the intelligence of the audience."

Think Carl Sagan meets Dr. Who on Car Talk!

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Special Topics

Transit of Mercury - A Curious Eclipse

Skywatchers and Stargazers are preparing for a rare solar system event:  On November 8, 2006, at 2:12 PM EST and 11:12 AM PST, in less than 5 hours, speedy Mercury zips across the Solar Disc. (West of the International Date Line: Novemb...

A Guide To Proper Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor lighting is easy if you follow the few simple guidelines that we've outlined here. Light Only What Needs to be Lit Ask yourself... does this really even need to be lit in the first place.   Light Only When You need it Lit Ok... so you'...

Space News From JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Labrotory)

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Ever wonder how Earth compares to other planets?

Largest to smallest:
(left to right)
-Earth
-Venus
-Mars
-Mercury
-Pluto

(Ok, we're not going to argue over "Pluto as a planet" here- just going with the traditional "9-planet spread" since that is what is pictured.)

ESA News

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In Perspective: Earth compared with Other Planets

Largest to smallest:
(left to right)
GAS GIANTS
(Back Row)
-Jupiter
-Saturn (sans rings)
(Middle Row)
-Uranus
-Neptune
Rocky Planets
(Front Row)
-Earth
-Venus
-Mars
-Mercury
-Pluto

Astronomers You Should Know: Modern & Historical

Carl Sagan

Dr. Sagan, Carl Edward (November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996) was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University, astrobiologist and highly successful science popu...

How do the Planets compare to the Sun?

Largest to smallest:

Back Row:
-Sun

Front Row:
(L to R)
-Jupiter
-Saturn
-Uranus
-Neptune
-Earth
-Venus
-Mars
-Mercury
-Pluto

Astronomy Amusement

SpyGlasses

Technically, a spyglass is small telescope.  My spyglass, however, is my focus at the moment. ~:-D This is the place where I share my love of the stars and the skies and show you some neat things about stars.  Consider a telescope...

Breaking News from NASA

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How does our Sun compare to other Stars?

Smallest to Largest:
(L ro R)
-Jupiter (arrow pointing to it)
-Sun
-Sirius (white)
-Pollux
-Arcturus

What's going on UP THERE?

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Big Bad Beteguese and Other "Super Stars"

Smallest to Largest
(L to R)

(Front Row)
-Sun
-Sirius
-Pollux
-Arcturus (yellow)
-Rigel (white)
-Aldebaran

(Back Row)
-Betelguese
-Antares (Wow- huge!)

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ShadoCat, KCStargazer, branty, AnthonyArrigo, andreio

Pluto - What is it?

IAU News

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New Quick Poll

Project SETI@home

What is SETI@home?
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.

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