Mile High Astronomy

The premier astronomy and astrophotography resource for Colorado and the Rocky Mountains!

[Mile High Astronomy @MileHighAstro]

@spaceflashnews That’s an AI generated image, not a photo from the eclipse.

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We Are Expanding!
We have exciting news to share! To better serve your needs and provide an enhanced shopping experience, we are doubling the size of our showroom from 1400 sqft to a spacious 2800 sqft!

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We will be hosting a launch event for the Vespera on Facebook live at 7:30 pm MDT. Please tune in to learn about these new smart telescopes!

https://t.co/4AsvUsX6zT

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Planning for the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses. We will be doing a LOT of events and conventions next year to help inform and educate people to make the most of these awesome annular and total solar eclipses!

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

If your mail is late, blame Donald Trump.

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The UPS status of our latest shipment from William Optics:

"Your package is being processed for submission to the FDA or Department of Agriculture. "

Um, it's telescopes...🤔

[chuie @astrochuie]

BEHOLD! Comet NEOWISE rising over the @VirginGalactic #SpaceShipTwo. This #SS2 mockup is on display near Spaceport America in the NM desert just north of Las Cruces. The REAL #SS2 was designed and built by @TheSpaceshipCompany in CA.
📷 IG: @akihide.uchida

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Out photographing the comet, and treated to a bright ISS pass as well! Comet NEOWISE is still naked eye visible, but does appear dimmer than a few days ago. Whether that’s the comet or the air here is hard to tell. #NEOWISE #cometNEOWISE #ISS

[Steven Dibb @the_muad_dibb]

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) over Coal Mountain in western Colorado.

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Comet NEOWISE over Downtown Denver this morning.

#NEOWISE #cometNEOWISE #Denver

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While it’s a bit hard on the sleep schedule to get up at 3:am to view #cometNEOWISE , an added bonus is Jupiter, Saturn, the Moon, Mars, and Venus all visible!

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Comet #NEOWISE this morning. Stack of exposures. The comet has a distinct split in the tail. #cometNEOWISE #redcat

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Comet NEOWISE from this morning. This is a naked eye comet now! Was easy to spot in the NE horizon at 4:am as it was rising. #comet #cometNEOWISE #denver @9NEWS

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Comet 2020 F3 NEOWISE is naked eye visible this morning! Was very easy to spot!
#cometNEOWISE

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Thank You! With your support, we raised $2,276 for the @NAACP and @NSBPInc National Society of Black Physicists ($1,138 to each organization)!
The donations have just been completed to both organizations.
#BlackLivesMatter #BlackInSTEM #BlackInAstro

[Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS🧫🦠 @richdavisphd]

What does a mask do? Blocks respiratory droplets coming from your mouth and throat.

Two simple demos:

First, I sneezed, sang, talked & coughed toward an agar culture plate with or without a mask. Bacteria colonies show where droplets landed. A mask blocks virtually all of them.

[Mile High Astronomy @MileHighAstro]

@AstroKatie Exactly why we are only doing curbside pickup, and only one person is working at our store on any given day. We will not be reopening beyond this anytime soon.

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Finally back in stock, the StarSense Explorer 130 DX! These are really fun telescopes that use the camera on your smartphone to guide you to the best night sky objects. We were surprised how well the app even works in light polluted locations!

#astronomy

[Cathrin Machin Space Art @Cathrinmachin]

Here’s a HD phone wallpaper for you (& how it was made)

The Helix Nebula is one of the closest and brightest planetary nebulae to Earth. If you eyes were sensitive enough to see it, it would appear to be half the moons diameter in the night sky 🥰

[Michael Jäger @Komet123Jager]

Hello Comet Panstarrs C/2017 T2 near M106 jun 23 UT 22.00 RGB 400/400/400sec 11"/2.2 RASA QHY600 Gain 56 2x2 bin Regards Michael Jäger