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Jul 19th: A Starter’s Guide to Capturing the Milky Way

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2025/07/19

Today's Astro Man: The Dark Sky Guardian introduces us to learn the core settings and techniques for Milky Way photography The post Jul 19th: A Starter’s Guide to Capturing the Milky Way appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 18th: Magnetic Fields Help Find Ocean Worlds

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2025/07/18

Researchers have determined how to effectively measure the magnetic fields at Neptune to determine if any of the moons are ocean worlds…The post Jul 18th: Magnetic Fields Help Find Ocean Worlds appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 17th: First Upgrades for your Telescope

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2025/07/17

Today's Actual Astronomy talk about how to transition to new eyepieces, finderscopes and star charts in the most seamless way. Recommendations include buying quality over quantity and used where possible.The post Jul 17th: First Upgrades for your Telescope appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 16th: What Comes After James Webb & Nancy Grace...

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2025/07/16

Podcaster: Fraser Cain Title: Guide To Space – What Comes After James Webb & Nancy Grace Roman? Organization: Universe Today Link: www.universetoday.com Description: From Jun 12, 2018 The Hubble Space Telescope has been in space for 28 years, producing some of the most beautiful and scientifically important images of the cosmos that humanity has ever […]The post Jul 16th: What Comes After James Webb & Nancy Grace Roman? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 15th: Biosignatures: The Search for Life Beyond...

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2025/07/15

The search for life however, is a little more involved than finding planets, measuring their location and distance around the star and figuring out their location within a habitable zone. The post Jul 15th: Biosignatures: The Search for Life Beyond Earth appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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JUl 14th: Death From the Skies, With Phil Plait

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2025/07/14

We say it all the time here on Astronomy Cast: the Universe is trying to kill us. This week, Pamela is joined by Dr. Phil Plait to discuss his new book, Death from the Skies. Phil and Pamela talk about asteroid strikes, solar flares and gamma ray bursts.The post JUl 14th: Death From the Skies, With Phil Plait appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 13th: Nature’s Gateways & Telescope Reborn

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2025/07/13

In this episode, we explore two powerful journeys. First one grounded in the sacred dark skies of New Mexico, the other reaching across billions of light-years through cutting-edge technology. The post Jul 13th: Nature’s Gateways & Telescope Reborn appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 11th: Lightweight Mars-sized Planet Found in TESS...

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2025/07/11

A Mars-sized planet was found just 31 light-years away, orbiting its star every eight hours and having 55 percent the mass of the Earth, leading scientists to conclude it’s mostly made of an iron-nickel core. The post Jul 11th: Lightweight Mars-sized Planet Found in TESS Data appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 9th: It Came From Deep Space!

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2025/07/09

Some comets orbit the Sun on a regular basis, but others come in from deep space, a region known as the Oort Cloud. What causes them to make this journey, and will we ever be able to explore the Oort Cloud?The post Jul 9th: It Came From Deep Space! appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 8th: Are the Cosmic Voids Really Empty?

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2025/07/08

How do we actually define voids? Are there regions within them that are truly empty? What would it be like to be inside one?The post Jul 8th: Are the Cosmic Voids Really Empty? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 7th: Science in Crisis – NASA’s New Budget

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2025/07/07

Normally we try to end the season on a high note. But here's the unfolding news: NASA’s new budget is here, and it’s 25% smaller. The post Jul 7th: Science in Crisis – NASA’s New Budget appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 6th: Recoveries & Destination Enceladus

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2025/07/06

Asteroid hunters watch the skies, tracking space rocks that could pose a threat to Earth. At the same time, scientists search the cosmos for alien oceans, hoping to find signs of life beyond our world. The post Jul 6th: Recoveries & Destination Enceladus appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 5th: First Ever Picture of a Baby Planet!

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2025/07/05

Let’s time-travel to the moment astronomers captured the first direct image of a planet being born — orbiting a young star still in the making. A glimpse into planetary formation in action!The post Jul 5th: First Ever Picture of a Baby Planet! appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 4th: 2 Tales of 2 decades: Rubin Observatory &...

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2025/07/04

Join us as we look at two parallel stories - the development of the Vera Rubin Observatory and the SpaceX Starship rocket. Both projects are 20 years in the making The post Jul 4th: 2 Tales of 2 decades: Rubin Observatory & SpaceX Starship appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 3rd: The Observer’s Calendar for July 2025

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2025/07/03

The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer’s Calendar for July 2025. In this episode we talk about how to see Mercury, the Moon as it pairs with Spica, Antares, Saturn, Jupiter, several carbon stars and some deep sky objects like M6&M7. The post Jul 3rd: The Observer’s Calendar for July 2025 appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 2nd: Vera Rubin, Welsh Satellites and LIGO disaster

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2025/07/02

Today Awesome Astronomy has terrible news from LIGO, the end of Milkomeda, Light pollution paradox, Vera Rubin first light, a new satellite from Wales, spaceX kablooie, leaks on the ISS and of course the usual skyguide and emails! Phew!The post Jul 2nd: Vera Rubin, Welsh Satellites and LIGO disaster appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jul 1st: Tiny Black Holes Have Big Superpowers

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2025/07/01

In a recent study, astronomers found that even tiny black holes have immense power to shape their part of the galaxy. Far more than previously thought.The post Jul 1st: Tiny Black Holes Have Big Superpowers appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jun 30th: It’s Here! The Vera Rubin Observatory

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2025/06/30

The time has come. The mighty Vera Rubin Observatory has finally come on line and delivered its “first light” images. Lets talk about it The post Jun 30th: It’s Here! The Vera Rubin Observatory appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jun 29th: Big Splash & Newborn Planets

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2025/06/29

What would happen if a large impactor hit our oceans? And more about the protoplanetary disk around HD 163296The post Jun 29th: Big Splash & Newborn Planets appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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Jun 28th: The Dark Side of the Universe

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2025/06/28

Lets start season six of Cosmic Savannah with discussion about the dark side of the universe with Associate Professor Renée Hložek The post Jun 28th: The Dark Side of the Universe appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.

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