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Asteroid Apophis Pays Earth a Visit This Week - Sky & Telescope https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/apophis-pays-a-visit-this-week/
"Astronomers worldwide held a dedicated 3-day Apophis workshop in December and have mounted an extensive campaign to observe Apophis by any means possible during this month’s fleeting flyby. Even dedicated amateurs are involved, as they try to record the ... 1 Comments

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Screaming for the weekend, like the Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)? This bird’s name refers to its raucous call, which has been likened to a trumpet that can be heard from far away. It inhabits South America’s tropical wetlands, living around ... 4 Comments

Looks tasty !Hmmm...very chicken looking!?Tiene su estilo la torcuata

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All hail the “tyrant lizard king,” perhaps better known as Tyrannosaurus rex! Its nickname, “T. rex,” isn’t actually a nickname at all—it’s a standard form of scientific abbreviation. T. rex is a North American dinosaur, found only in the United ... 15 Comments

American Museum of Natural History 🦖Meet the extended tyrannosaur family in T. rex: The Ultimate Predator, open through March 14! See the special exhibition this ...If we had, one of us would be fatter. The great Buffaloes didn't make with man as enemies.Wish I could travel...AMNH is my favourite attraction in NYC!

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: NSN Webinar: What to Expect from the... https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v4pKdebDQli7dWUSWShk5A
NSN Webinar Series: What to Expect from the James Webb Space Telescope
Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday, March 23 at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern) to hear Dr. Kelly Lepo update us with the latest on the ...

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Happy Fossil Friday! Meet Buettneria from the Museum’s Hall of Vertebrate Origins. It’s one of the large temnospondyls that lived in the Triassic of North America about 225 million years ago. This animal, with its large toothed skull and small ... 11 Comments

American Museum of Natural History The Museum is open10 am–5:30 pm, Wednesday–Sunday. Plan your weekend trip and reserve advance tickets at ticketing.amnh.org. This is an amazing fossil. (Although I am kind of disappointed Buettneria didn't live in the same time period and ...It's now Kosmoskinodon (probably didn't spell that correctly) now.

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Say “hi” to the thistle mantis (Blepharopsis mendica)... unless you’re a moth or a butterfly😬.
This striking critter lives in parts of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia. It prefers dry habitats, where it’s well-suited to ... 16 Comments

Stick mantises should not be confused with stick insects (Phasmatodea) although the latter were long-considered close relatives of all mantises ...I've only seen the green ones in person. But, all the Praying Manti you've shown have been beautiful. This one ...Well he is a "striking critter" indeed!

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Do you have what it takes to start your own garden?
Explore some of the most intriguing plants that live in ecosystems around you with botanist Donald McClelland in this family-friendly program. Then, watch a special showcase where you'll learn ... 1 Comments

Astronomy Online: Grand Tour of the Universe
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Astronomy Online: Space Junk In this pre-recorded video, take a journey through outer space to see human-made and interstellar debris with Museum astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and New York City high school science teacher Deion Desir. 51 Comments

American Museum of Natural History Speaking of the Milky Way, did you know? The Milky Way is the galaxy in which our Solar System lives. ...

American Museum of Natural History Fun fact: The Hubble Space Telescope is the first major optical telescope to orbit Earth. High above the blurring effects ...

American Museum of Natural History ICYMI :: Secret #1: The International Space Station is the brightest human-made satellite you can see!

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Astronomy Online: Space Junk In this pre-recorded video, take a journey through outer space to see human-made and interstellar debris with Museum astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and New York City high school science teacher Deion Desir.
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Astronomy Online: Grand Tour of the Universe
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Did you know? A one-year-old T. rex would gain more than five tons in just 20 years! But before it could grow into a mighty giant, T. rex had to survive its vulnerable early years. At age one, it was ... 59 Comments

American Museum of Natural History 🦖 Learn more in the special exhibition T. rex: The Ultimate Predator, open through March 14! See it before it ...Exhibit is great. Be prepared for wonder and mayhem at the end during the wall size video of dinos in ...BTW, one of my UMass Geology buddies is the curator for the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. ...

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🚨Lecture alert!🚨
Join us Tues Mar 9 @ 7p ET as Dr. Kelle Cruz and Tim Pickering present, "Open Source Astrophotography"
https://t.co/BArhoz8uPc
This event is FREE and open to the public. Registration required: https://t.co/cdLBgKxKyU

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March Lecture: Open Source Astrophotography
by Time Pickering and Dr. Kelle Cruz
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. EST
Location: Zoom Webinar
Registration: Free
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sDYeQ_7ZRxqrZRIFuyN7xA 5 Likes

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Messier Half Marathon, March 2021
Friday, March 5th, Evergreen Cemetery
5:30 pm to 11:59 pm. No registration fees. 3 Comments

What could be neater than Messier?What does this mean...This is the Evergreen Cemetery in Newark or Evergreens Cemetery in Brooklyn?

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Want to learn more about physics concepts in astronomy? The AAA class "Physics in Astronomy" starts Wednesday, March 3!
Classes are Wednesdays, 7-9PM ET on Zoom. More details and registration at https://t.co/DNbU7d5CVG
#astronomy #virtualclass #physics #science

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Amateur Astronomers Association of New York The Spring 2021 course Physics in Astronomy
is now open for registration.
Class starts on Wednesday, March 3.
Dates (Wednesdays): March 3, 10, 24, 31; April 7, 14
Time: 7:00 PM, EST
Location: Online
Registration Fee: $60
https://members.aaa.org/event-4166670
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Hunting for a Giant Black Hole, Astronomers Found a Nest of Darkness https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/science/astronomy-black-hole-ngc6397.html
No Gargantua dwells at the heart of stellar cluster NGC 6397. Instead, a few dozen smaller black holes seem to be swarming around in there, throwing their considerable masses around. 5 Likes

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Amateur Astronomers Association of New York We now have a new logo.
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I am Pamela D. Lewis, a disabled Army veteran New Yorker, and I am a NASA Volunteer Solar System Ambassador. I want to teach NASA benefits and astronomy and with STEM programs to children and adults. I provide free NASA ...

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AAASky ⋆ Home https://www.aaasky.nyc/
We announce the launch of the Amateur Astronomers Association podcast, AAASky, hosted biweekly by our very own Stanley Fertig and Irene Pease! The first two episodes are already live - subscribe, listen, and enjoy!
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Tele Vue-85: Imaging Under New York City Light Dome! – Tele Vue Optics The AAA's Mauri Rosenthal was asked by Tele Vue to do a guest blog on urban astrophotography.
https://televue.com/televueopticstalk/2021/02/24/tele-vue-85-imaging-under-new-york-city-light-dome/#utm_source=em&utm_medium=em&utm_campaign=emLPTV85&utm_content=LPTV85
Tele Vue-85: Imaging Under New York City Light Dome! Deep sky images and annotated map courtesy of Mauri Rosenthal. All rights reserved. ... 7 Likes

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Here's a nice shot of moonset seen over the Edgewater marina on the Hudson, by Preston Stahly. 1 Comments

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.@naturalsciences’ free, all-day @NASAPersevere landing event begins today at 12 pm ET! More details below. https://t.co/HeicbV30o9 AmateurAstronomersNY Retweeted

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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In 2 days, I’ll attempt the most precise Mars landing ever. I’m right on target. On Feb. 18, get a play-by-play of my landing right here. Meanwhile, preview the major steps in my final #CountdownToMars: https://t.co/4ZnX8DRUHg AmateurAstronomersNY Retweeted

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🚨TOMORROW: What are interstellar interlopers, & what can they tell us about how planets form? Join @stsci astronomer Amaya Moro-Martin to learn about the first 2 interstellar objects crossing the solar system + fly through space w/ @OpenSpaceProj
🎟️RSVP: https://t.co/6VJSUMGDzt... AmateurAstronomersNY Retweeted

NBC10 Philadelphia

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.@CoolAstronomer's curiosity for science began as a Philly kid with dreams of being an astronaut. He's now the Chief Astronomer and Planetarium Director at @TheFranklin where he shares his enthusiasm and love for astronomy. @jimrosenfield has his story: https://t.co/kuGbBBMrpr https://t.co/4UcR2u0LJj AmateurAstronomersNY Retweeted