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I am currently taking a class online, in Astronomy, it is on confronting the Big Question???. Our we alone in the universe?
it has a lot to do with asking the Question, what is Life?, and What Does it mean to be Alive?
I have often thought, about those Questions, but am not sure, how to answer that Question.
there our many, many Questions, that we don't have the answers to , the mystery of life, is just what it is a mystery.
we Don't know, that is Why this Question is so Big, I just started the class,as of today and it is very interesting, thus far,I have learned
about the Gas Giant Plants in our cosmos , and next will be Gas Giants Vs Liquid Giant plants.
its a good Question when you think about it, and as those who love and study Astronomy, that is the big Question, that we should be asking our selves, as we look
up into our Cosmos, the Two Big Questions Being what is the definition of Life, and what does it mean to be alive??????
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Thank you
Hope you have fun when you come to Peoria Next week
By the way where are you from.?
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so it could have been a Meteor that I saw???🤔
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was sitting out on my porch Early this morning, and was looking at the Eastern part of the sky, saw an object
shoot across the Eastern part of the sky, not sure if it was a comment, or a shooting Star
it shot so fast across the sky,I could not tell what I might have saw.
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was sitting out on my poarch early this morning, spotted the Space Station, fly right by from NW, and even
though I waved up at them,I knew that,they could not see me waving to them, but just the thought,of one of
the astronauts, sitting in the coupola, looking down on the Earth, and being able to see me waving, at them would
be so awsome, however the work that they our doing on the Space station, is going to benifit all of us
here on Earth.
I have been so Interested in Space, and the Universe for as long as I can Remember , I sit on my Porch early every
morning, just looking at the morning stars,and woundering if there is life outside of our Universe.
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I am wanting to know, How I can get other people on this forum,to start following me,I am
looking to meat Different,people, and make new friends,
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Sitting out on my porch the last two mornings, I spotted the space station, right above me, I
Waved up at them, I know that they can't see me waving at them, but I know that they appreciate, the fact
That I made the effort to wave at them anyway
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Sounds interesting
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I was just out on my porch early this morning, and saw a shooting star, and am also seeing a bunch of satellites 🛰 in the
atmosphere, there is so much going on in the cosmos this morning.
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I am not new to Stargazing, But I would like to know what Plants, to observe this spring with either the naked eye, or with my Telescope, I have been told in the past
to just get out and stargaze, and get used to looking at the night sky, but to just take my time since I am Amateur Astronomer , I have a lot to learn, and am willing to
learn from all people on this forum.
I also have Celestron Binoculars that I can use as well as a Celestron Telescope, so hoping to get out very soon, I cant wait for Spring to get here so that I can
get out there, but need to wait too see what our ground hog has to say, either it will be six more weeks of winter,or an early spring...
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54 minutes ago, Nigella Bryant said:
Hi all, just triple mounted my Calcium II K, white light and hydrogen alpha scopes. Thankfully all camera's fall in the field of view on the monitor so only a little adjustment needed to frame whichever wavelength I'm imagining.
cool I bet that you can see so many way cool objects with that big boy🤖
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bject I was out on my Porch this morning at about 4:00 am, observing the morning sky, and was looking straight to the East, and saw a small blinking
object,not sure what it was,I can look on my star chart,but am still getting used to using my star chart, it was a tiny orange little object,and I was observing it
with my eyes, did not use my telescope to observe, tomorrow morning I can go out there with my Binoculars tomorrow morning and look at the object that way
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18 hours ago, Stu said:
How did you know they were booster rockets?
I was not sure if they were Booster Rockets,It was just Before sunrise that I saw an object going
Across the early morning sky, as I said it was way before sunrise,it could have been GPS 2 -17 ROCKET 1,or it could have been a satellite
or even a Starlink 1353,I am not sure what it was that I saw, so another member gave me too websites and I looked up both and booked
mark both websites so that I can go back to either website and look up the object that I am seeing,and find out what Im seeing
the websites our ww.heavens-above.com/main.aspx the other website is,https://in-the -sky.org
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6 hours ago, Starwatcher2001 said:
If you've not come across them, there are a number of websites where you can specify your location and get a list of satellites that are visible from your location, including the time and their direction. It's quite fun to spot them and then lookup the name of what you're seeing, who it belongs to, and how long it's been in space.
Years ago there was a number of communication satellites that had parabolic dishes that would occasionally catch the sunlight and appear to flare - often very brightly. It was possible to calculate in advance when this was likely to happen, and go outside and watch one of these "iridium flares". Unfortunately I think most of them have now been decomissioned.
This is a good site for satellite information: https://www.heavens-above.com/main.aspx
This is just another chosen at random: https://in-the-sky.org/satpasses.php
is it possible that what I am seeing is cosmos 1455 rocket
or would it be possible that I am seeing Starlinck 1551
I might even be seeing cosmos 807 or GPS 2-17 ROCKET
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oh thats a possability
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I am watching How the Universe Works
and I am learning about Jupiter so that is where I think I will start
I will work on leaning about Jupiter for a couple months and then move on to learning about Arcturus
but wont get to view Jupiter in the early morning sky till late summer
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9 minutes ago, MartinB said:
You don't need to sign up, simply collect and submit your entry in this thread within the specified time frame.
ok thank you
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they were not blinking and saw them just before the was rising it was low in the orbital Atmosphere
that is what a member of Cloudy Nights told me,I am a member of that community too
I am not sure if they our right or nor, but I would love too know if what I am looking at is right or not
all I was told is that when I go out on my porch just before the sun gets a chance to rise that is what
that small objects in the early morning sky our,I would love too know for sure
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2 minutes ago, goddasgirl2021 said:
cool 👾
this looks just like pretty much the same one like I have on my telescope
and I have a 10mm lens and a 20 mm I am going to start using my telescope sometime soon
and I have a Celestron Binoculars , that I have been viewing the early morning sky too I looked at Arcturus
which is bright orange and sits just to the east where I live ,as I step out on my porch about 4:00 or 4:15 am
I look to the East so I am also looking at Ursa Major and follow Ursa Major up all the way to the end of the Handel
and see Arcturus a bright orange star as I was told from a member in this community
I will out on my porch tomorrow morning to look at Arcturus with my bis
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On 01/03/2021 at 03:45, MartinB said:
The analemma is the figure of eight track of the sun at a specific point in time each day over the course of the year. It can be captured photographically but requires, time, patience, attention to detail and committment. Are you up for it? Well executed analemma pictures are few and far between.
Here is an excellent article which explains how to achieve a successful result https://www.instructables.com/Capture-the-Analemma-of-the-Sun/
Having captured the analemma you can travel to a stunning location for your foreground. This isn't cheating, in fact it is essential since any useable photos of the sun require everything else to be blacked out anyway!
It would be marvellous to see what SGL members can achieve with this. Of course it takes a year to complete so this challenge is going to run until the end of April 2022.
Please send in "work in process" images as you go along.
how can I sign up for this challenge
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I am starting to study up on Booster Rockets , I was standing out on my porch this morning ,and saw two Booster Rockets this morning
they our so neat too see,I am going to concentrate on studying about Booster Rockets , for a couple of months, and then I will look to study something new
I think Booster Rockets our seen just as the morning sun is rising up in the morning.
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6 minutes ago, Astro Noodles said:
Just keep posting. 🙂
thank you will do
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question How do you get a good community Reputation,I am new in this community, and as a new member of this community, I want to
get a good reputation,make a lot of friends in this community.
Getting started with stargazing this Spring and Fall observing
in Getting Started With Observing
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what cool things will I see in the sky, when I am sitting out on my Porch in the Early morning, just looking up at the vast UNIVERSE?......
I have already identified the Big Dipper, and I got to see the Space Station go overhead, I also Identified JUPITER, in the Western part of the
sky where I live, which is in Peoria,ILL .
I have also seen Starlink, satellites, although another member in stargazers lounge,said if I keep looking up I just might see
satellites that Chine will launch, or even some Russian satellites, but lately its been cloudy here in ILL, where I live, so I haven't got to see
much up in the sky, hopefully in the next couple days,it will clear up here in Peoria and I will get to observe, more things in the sky.