Lethbridge Astronomy

Lethbridge Astronomy Society is an amateur astronomy club based in Lethbridge, AB. This Twitter account is part of our social media outreach to the community.

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Hubble creates stunning mosaic

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During our last cosmology lab for the University of Lethbridge, we imaged M87, and the... https://t.co/5cFc8SA5Nm

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Dark Matter, a discovery mostly credited to Vera Rubin, accounts for around 85% of the mass of the universe. This... https://t.co/x7wVWU56uH

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A confirmed finding of methane on Mars could be a very big deal

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There are billions of galaxies, each containing billions stars, and there are more planets than stars...... https://t.co/eGFF6NTn61

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A wide-ranging article on several initiatives to find... https://t.co/tHwyCZs5wF

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This articles cover a broad range of effects related to black holes. Did you know the first speculations about black holes were in the 1700’s?... https://t.co/ecbt0siyTb

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Unfortunately, our public observing event for this Saturday is cancelled. The weather is forecast poor and we don't want to endanger anyone heading down to the club. The hill down to Popson Park is steep and... https://t.co/jNlJZVzJTZ

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How do astronomers calculate those incredibly
long distances to “nearby” galaxies?... https://t.co/g1HDiwMHvb

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The Shape of the Milky Way...home, sweet home

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Some winter sky objects taken last night using the 120 mm refractor in the dome and my astromodded Canon T3i. All were 30 minute exposures (3 minute sub exposures) except M81 and 82 which was 120 minutes.... https://t.co/lF4basBLRq

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Everything you wanted to know about the Earth’s magnetism. The “ABC” is the “Australian News Corporation” and they have excellent general science articles.... https://t.co/KVEZGUNYTE

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For those up before dawn take a moment to check out Venus and Jupiter in the eastern morning sky. https://t.co/x4BjhOPU1i https://t.co/x4BjhOPU1i

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Images of the horsehead with the flame nebula and area and on the right, the Rosette nebula. Taken with 120 mm refractor at F6 with a astromodded Canon T3i. Both obtained using Astro Toaster stacking live... https://t.co/nq217r1Hpc

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First image of an Earth Rise.
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Alan created a beautiful time lapse of the comet showing its motion through the sky. https://t.co/pLkmW8JDCm

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Hoping for clear skies this upcoming weekend. https://t.co/7jiFYGXSE7 https://t.co/7jiFYGXSE7

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