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Professional OffTheShelf Astronomy Gear

13th Nov, 2018 - 645 views

What gear do professional astronomers use that is available commercially? OPT Telescopes has a professional division dedicated to the professional astronomer. But that doesn't mean amateurs can't get access to it as well! Telescope Talk Hangouts

The Care and Feeding of Black Hole Sagittarius A

9th Nov, 2018 - 3.4k views

New observations from the GRAVITY and SINFONI instrument on the Very Large Telescope have given us unprecedented observations of material falling into the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Exoplanets Dont Like Heavy Metals

8th Nov, 2018 - 1.1k views

Studies of planetary systems have indicated that star systems with high metallicity (think iron - actually anything heavier than helium) may preferentially form planets,but a new survey suggests there are many compact, multiple-planet systems for whi

Astronomy and Outreach with Ian Lauer

7th Nov, 2018 - 570 views

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Exoplanets Don't Like Heavy Metals

6th Nov, 2018 - 28 views

Studies of planetary systems have indicated that star systems with high metallicity (think iron - actually anything heavier than helium) may preferentially form planets,but a new survey suggests there are many compact, multiple-planet systems for whi

Astronomy at the European Southern Observatory (ESO)

5th Nov, 2018 - 948 views

Telescope Talk Hangouts are sponsored by OPT Telescopes: https://bit.ly/2SwhmVB Some of the most exciting astronomical discoveries and observations are being done at the cutting-edge observatories operated by ESO. The European Southern Observatory

As Mission Dies, Gaia Revises Kepler Earth-sized Exoplanet Count

1st Nov, 2018 - 2.9k views

As NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope ends its mission once and for all, ESA’s GAIA Space Telescope data shows that some Kepler planets need revising.

Five Most Popular Telescopes for Amateur Astronomy

29th Oct, 2018 - 1.4k views

Telescope Talk Hangouts are sponsored by OPT Telescopes: https://optcorp.com/?utm_source=deepastronomy&utm_medium=telescopetalk&utm_campaign=home Are you looking to buy a telescope as a gift or for yourself? This hangout will discuss the five most

New Method For Finding Stellar-sized Black Holes

26th Oct, 2018 - 2.7k views

New method for detecting black holes in orbit around other stars looks very promising.

Hubble Space Telescope Update

24th Oct, 2018 - 2.2k views

The mission engineers and scientists for the Hubble Space Telescope have been working to correct some technical issues with the gyros that point the venerable space telescope. Hubble went into safe mode a couple of weeks ago and now seems to be back

Getting Started in Astrophotography

22nd Oct, 2018 - 1k views

If you'd like to get started in taking images with your telescope, then this is the hangout for you! Experts at OPT Telescopes will be discussing the right way to get started in this wonderful and amazing aspect of amateur astronomy. Watch this han

LUVOIR: From Big Bang to Biosignatures - A Flagship Observatory in NASA's Future?

15th Oct, 2018 - 1.5k views

NASA will soon wrap up four concept studies of major space observatories that could launch sometime in the coming couple decades. One of these is the Large UV/optical/IR (LUVOIR) Surveyor. LUVOIR is a concept for a highly capable, multi-wavelength ob

Live Vlog: Where to Start Your Search for your Astronomy Career

I've been doing these posts long enough to start getting questions, today I'll take one about where to start searching. There are several good websites I'll go over in this stream: http://www.aura-astronomy.org/jobs/ https://jobregister.aas.org/ ht

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