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  1. Aurora Alert!

    If you're on the ^West Coast or any of the shaded color areas you have an excellent chance of seeing auroras tonight! Sept 14th/15th across the Upper USA and Canada! Good luck! This is a strong G3 event!

    #auroraalert
    #auroras
    #astronomy
    #astronomypictures

    youtube.com/shorts/je_g-3CAZFI

  2. The Sun being viewed through a Dobsonian Telescope looks like a bright orange ball with small black flecks denoting sun spots. Hope you enjoy!

    #telescope
    #sunfilter
    #sun
    #astronomypictures
    #astronomy

  3. I think I have them listed correctly?! Please note this picture is not properly flipped.

    Jupiter and Five Largest Moons through Dobsonian 10 Skywatcher.

    #astronomy
    #astronomypictures
    #telescope

  4. Blue filter Supermoon
    #bluemoon
    #supermoon
    #astrophotography
    #astronomypictures
    Picture taken Aug 30, 2023 by Robin Swaneck
    Dobsonian 10 IN
    Columbus OH with Galaxy Phone.

  5. The Sombrero Galaxy is a peculiar #galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of #Virgo and #Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs from the Milky Way galaxy.

    Stars: 100 billion
    Coordinates: RA 12h 39m 59s | Dec -11° 37′ 23″
    Apparent mass: ~0.0000008 billion M☉
    Age: 13.25 billion years
    Distance to Earth: 29.35 million light years
    Radius: 25,000 light years
    Magnitude: 8

    #astronomy #astronomyfact #astronomypictureoftheday #astronomypictures #astronomyisfun #milkyway