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new	Gale Crater Mars and Opals

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new	Let’s bolt four old rocket engines together and fire’em up.

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new	The latest Hubble hiccup

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by rockjunquie
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new	Crater Lake

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new	The Milky Way - "The Backbone of Night"

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new	The Universe: The Deadliest Place In the Galaxy

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by vegasjames
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new	Another crazy telescope thingamajig

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by parfive
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new	Earth has a small companion

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by 1dave
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The Sun

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new	Playing With Google Earth

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by perkins17
Jul 13, 2022 19:08:37 GMT -5

new	When you wish upon a star . . .

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by mohs
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Comets

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by 1dave
May 26, 2022 21:37:35 GMT -5

new	Giant black hole photographed

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by vegasjames
May 12, 2022 21:08:54 GMT -5

new	The Planet Mercury

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by grumpybill
Apr 3, 2022 16:33:56 GMT -5

new	Looks like Death Valley w/o the wildflowers

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Mar 15, 2022 0:39:42 GMT -5

new	Astronomers Watch a Star Die and Then Explode as a Supernova

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by jasoninsd
Feb 11, 2022 0:50:49 GMT -5

new	Wish Upon a Falling Star(link)

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by grumpybill
Feb 10, 2022 9:26:22 GMT -5

new	Earth Weather

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by 1dave
Jan 6, 2022 4:02:14 GMT -5

new	In an’ out quick . . . works for Parker

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by parfive
Dec 15, 2021 12:21:12 GMT -5

new	Dwarf Galaxies

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new	My New FAVORITE Image!

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new	Runaway Stars

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new	SP-466 The Star Splitters

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by 1dave
Dec 1, 2021 12:15:10 GMT -5

new	The Asteroids We Should Worry About

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by Rockoonz
Nov 30, 2021 11:23:08 GMT -5

new	A few "new" rocks in "the neighborhood"

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by parfive
Nov 12, 2021 1:09:28 GMT -5

new	Variable Stars

1dave

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by 1dave
Nov 5, 2021 12:46:17 GMT -5

new	Supernova Imposters

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by 1dave
Nov 5, 2021 6:54:23 GMT -5

new	The Age of Galaxies

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by 1dave
Oct 31, 2021 10:22:49 GMT -5

new	Silver and Gold in Near Space!

1dave

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by 1dave
Oct 30, 2021 19:01:35 GMT -5

new	Have we been looking at the Crab Nebula all wrong?

1dave

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by 1dave
Sept 14, 2021 7:21:24 GMT -5

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ThomasT: The rare Double brood of Cicadas coming out now... last time this occurred Thomas Jefferson was President... May 7, 2024 17:42:04 GMT -5

ThomasT: Cicadas 13- and 17-year emergence cycles align only once every 221 years... much rarer than a solar Eclipse. Next event will be in the year 2245 AD. Woohoo May 7, 2024 17:55:50 GMT -5

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ThomasT: Buy your tickets now... once in a lifetime May 7, 2024 20:16:09 GMT -5

Wooferhound: why aren't they making any noise May 8, 2024 12:11:59 GMT -5

ThomasT: Too early yet... I'm sure they will get pretty loud this summer. May 8, 2024 13:14:48 GMT -5 *

amygdule: The crispy fried Cicadas don't make any noise until you chew on them (drool)

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Wooferhound: The last person that quit or was fired will be held responsible for everything that goes wrong -- until the next person quits or is fired. May 8, 2024 16:22:09 GMT -5

liveats14rocks: the fox has entered the glade (deadhorse)

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RickB: Welcome to the board. You are just in time for appetizers

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Wooferhound: it's Cicada me if its Cicada you May 8, 2024 20:40:29 GMT -5

1dave: To fix any body problem Just place a spoon on it and tap with another spoon. The WEB has spoken! May 8, 2024 21:54:09 GMT -5

Wooferhound: I Like Spooning May 9, 2024 5:42:33 GMT -5

amygdule: ...Soundgarden - Spoonman - youtube May 9, 2024 10:26:54 GMT -5 *

Wooferhound: Sometimes I'll just Fork It May 9, 2024 15:11:19 GMT -5

thestripedone: Hi all May 10, 2024 17:16:19 GMT -5

thestripedone: I've been using ceridium oxide for my 4th step of polishing. I was wondering if there is a 5th step for a super polish May 10, 2024 17:20:10 GMT -5

amygdule: Silicon Carbide SiC grind in Rotary then Aluminum Oxide AO polish in a vibe... May 10, 2024 17:37:12 GMT -5 *

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