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May 26, 2010 By 2 Comments

Paper Universes

Copernican System paper model

Educational, fun models for astronomy students of all ages.

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Retro Posters

IYA 2009 Poster by Simon Page

2009 is the new 1979.

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LCROSS go boom.

The lunar south pole as it will appear on the night of impact. Photo Credit - NMSU / MSFC Tortugas Observatory.

Watch two lunar impacts from the comfort of your own backyard!

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June 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Friday Picspam, part 8

APOD: A Dusty Iris Nebula

A dusty iris, a star atlas, Apollo 12, and a tiny moon in Saturn’s rings.

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The Tarantula Nebula

The Tarantula Nebula

Spidery tendrils of gas in shades of green.

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Ancient Astronomy

The constellation Argo Navis drawn by Johannes Hevelius in 1690.

Some info links and some pretty pictures of ancient things.

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Space and Scouts

Boy Scout Space Exploration badge

Aww, I want a Space Exploration merit badge! Can you buy them online? Is that not kosher?

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Friday Picspam, Part 2

Medieval Astronomy from Melk Abbey

Yeah, this one got a little spammy. But I love launch photos!

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Rising from the ashes

Whether phoenix or nebula, sparks or stars…

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March 23, 2009 By 1 Comment

Viewing Jupiter

Jupiter as seen through a telescope, in technicolor memory-vision.

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