Astronomy and Space related matters thread

I fucking love this shit

Also, follow Apollo 11 in realtime

Some of the images there are just astonishing

The sword of Orion

You could go on forever really.

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When it comes to the universe you literally can

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Hubble is an amazing achievement, what its doing, discovering, and sending back. Just awesome.

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It is, again, literally mind blowing.

The size of the universe is something my little brain just can’t seem to fathom

There’s a fella playing hurling at the back of that one.

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They reckon Hubble could last until 2030, considering the issues it had at the start, that must put it down as one of mans greatest achievements. Its due to be followed by the James Webb Space Telescope which will have a lot to live up to.

The top part looks like Paul ó Connell going up for the ball in a lineout. A giant of a man.

The bottom one looks like him hunched over in pain as the hamstring came off the bone.

Would someone please think of the flat-earthers?

The earth is smoother than a snooker ball, relatively speaking…

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Some nice images to be found by searching on Ireland

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This thread along with the Limerick hurling thread never ceases to boggle this tiny mind of mine.

Knocked The Last Man on the Moon off my Netflix list last night, it’s been on it for yonks. A great show. I loves space documentaries.

Sweep sweep

Jupiter very visible tonight

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Can you see Uranus?

Twas sitting pretty beside the moon last night. The moon looked way bigger though.

That’s cause the moon is much nearer.