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A public place to announce, discuss, plan, and report on O.A.S. meetings, observing and imaging sessions, Deep Sky Camps, and other events.

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Last post: Apr 17, 2025, 11:48:49 Possible Aurora tonight ... by Rick

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Media reports from around the world. This is the place to post links to those astronomy-related stories that have hit the TV and papers...

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Sh2-92 Carole Astrophotography Yesterday at 15:51:20
SpaceX's Starship explodes again ... while still on the ground Rick In the Media... Jun 19, 2025, 17:03:56
ESA's XMM-Newton finds huge filament of missing matter Rick In the Media... Jun 19, 2025, 16:25:52
Re: Asteroid as wide as 886 cans of spam may hit Earth in 2032 Dave A In the Media... Jun 13, 2025, 12:34:37
Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon increases Rick In the Media... Jun 10, 2025, 21:10:18
Re: M31 Reprocessed Dave A Astrophotography May 27, 2025, 15:22:41
Re: M31 Reprocessed Carole Astrophotography May 26, 2025, 21:36:12
M31 Reprocessed Carole Astrophotography May 26, 2025, 21:34:32
Re: Gallery "keywords" are actually album cross-links Rick Astrophotography May 25, 2025, 23:40:56
Re: Gallery "keywords" are actually album cross-links Carole Astrophotography May 25, 2025, 16:26:49

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