Republic o Astronomy

We hope as a group we can share pictures of our stargazing, talk about equipment and tips and tricks for capturing that perfect view.

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The April full moon is known as the Pink Moon as it is the time of year that pink moss appears or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It has also been called the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the... https://t.co/kTZu2Ex1fX

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Amazing capture of the space station crossing the face of the sun with a large sunspot visible too from Noel Keating Photography https://t.co/lLF82HPQdA

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Sorry guys, the latest stats show no sign of any aurora tonight. I will keep you updated if this changes

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Possibility of aurora tomorrow.
The sun released a C-class cme on March 20th which was directed our planet and should arrive by the 23-24. I've seen a lot of stuff in the media today telling people the skies will be green... https://t.co/AyuEOjUIde

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Could be aurora on Saturday. Hopefully it waits until dark https://t.co/8r2LEXX1MJ

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Wednesday's full moon is called the Worm Moon. It's also the third of 3 so called Supermoons in a row and it's the Spring equinox. The last time we had a full supermoon or perigee moon on a Spring equinox was 19 years ago... https://t.co/ePKbJzFqA7

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Know anyone who might be interested in an astrophotography class with one of our admins this Saturday ? https://t.co/kZlRzUAV7A

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A meteor exploded over Earth with the force of 10 nuclear bombs, and nobody noticed for 3 months https://t.co/Uj3vysakYw

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Free public telescope night in Dublin this Saturday https://t.co/XMoXXc3jVY

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Possibility of aurora tonight and it looks clear out there. Let us know if you see anything and be sure to send us any photos

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Ripley has docked with the space station https://t.co/8NoiHP1QFV

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Launch is 7.49 am Irish time https://t.co/spck9oVUU7