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The Andromeda galaxy (M31)

I am very excited this is the first time I photographed Venus! From left to right: Jupiter, Saturn and Venus.

Accessories with a 8 inch dobsonian

I’m going to be buying an Orion skyQuest xt8 in the next couple days and am wondering if there are any accessories that I should buy with it?

The pudgy, lovable, mildly creepy, microscopic Tardigrade “WaterBear” would make a most excellent @Macys Thanksgiving Day parade balloon. https://t.co/p1lynDiqAk

Gaia reveals that most Milky Way companion galaxies are newcomers to our corner of space

Any deep sky objects I can see with just an 114mm telescope?

I already tried some of the brightest ones, like M31, M45, M42, and I wondered if there’s something more I can look at.

Astronomers zoom in on mysterious V838 Monocerotis red nova and IT IS AMAZE-BALLS

Thanksgiving in space? We've been celebrating in orbit for longer than you might think, starting with the Skylab 4 crew in 1973! From the @Space_Station to your spice station, we wish you and yours a #HappyThanksgiving: https://t.co/FJkJg4vtTg https://t.co/nHSkwfTQKN

#HappyThanksgiving!🍂 Enjoy some tasty space photos inspired by our gatherings at the dinner table. 1. Messier 42 (The Orion Nebula) 2. Prawn Nebula 3. Flame Nebula 📸: @NASAHubble #NebulaNovember https://t.co/CD7zyPqfPV

This breathtaking image reminds us how beautiful science, exploration, and discovery can be. It was taken #OTD in 2002 by an astronaut on board the ISS and shows Space Shuttle Endeavour passing over New Zealand during STS-113. https://t.co/Q9s87EVKqj

It’s a lot easier to grow your Thanksgiving veggies on the ground than in space! To change that, we’re studying how to grow everything from lettuce to radishes on the @Space_Station to prepare us for the deep space meals of the future. https://t.co/MFKDWZGNXA https://t.co/ZqLwJF8jFf

Baby Yoda invades Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with an astronaut, space Snoopy and Stormtroopers https://t.co/I5keBRMazJ https://t.co/cjqOMlP5Ua

The first production Martin B-26 Marauder was flown today in 1940. Our B-26, famously known as “Flak-Bait,” flew in over 200 missions over Europe during #WorldWarII, more than any other American aircraft. Learn more about its fascinating history: https://t.co/aJcPCjAETb https://t.co/zBfdVbdSGS

We hope your Thanksgiving is out of this world! Here are some of our favorite Thanksgivings over the years: The crew of Skylab 4 missed lunch on Thanksgiving in 1973, so they ate 2 meals at dinner! Unfortunately, they did not have any special Thanksgiving items. https://t.co/60X1amoz3R

Daytime Saturn