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Our orange sun

From Astronomy Picture of the Day, here’s an interesting photo of our sun. For those of you with iPads, Astronomy Picture of the Day has an iPad app that’s very cool, and free to boot. Highly recommended. An explanation of … Continue reading

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Movie preview for Hubble 3D

Yeah, I know I’m showing my space science geekiness, but I’ve been following Hubble since the 1980s when it was being constructed. I remember it being plagued with problems, massively over budget, and when deployed the unthinkable was discovered — … Continue reading

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Andromeda in infrared

Courtesy of Astronomy Picture of the Day, here is what the Andromeda Galaxy looks like in infrared. Click on the image below for the biggie view.

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Your awesome astronomy picture of the day

This is a picture of the Rosette Nebula, courtesy of Astronomy Picture of the Day. For more information about the photograph, go here. For a full-sized version, go here or click on the image. Wouldn’t it be incredible to have … Continue reading

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