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Top Deep-Sky Objects in Orion

Orion is one of the oldest recognized constellations, and contains two of the brightest stars in the sky, Rigel and Betelgeuse, Since it is visible from both hemispheres, the Orion constellation has also featured prominently in [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Io

Of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, Io is the closest to the planet at an average distance of 422,000 km (262,219 miles), and is the moon with the highest density. It is also the solar system object [...]
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The Spookiest Nebulae in the Universe

Nebulae are among the most beautiful, complex, and least understood objects in the entire Universe, with how we perceive them often depending upon our skill in manipulating photographic images, rather than our observation skills. In [...]
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Nebulae Named After Insects

Nebulae are large clouds of interstellar dust and ionized gases which provide the basic building blocks from which the stars and solar systems are created. These stellar nurseries are mostly composed of hydrogen (90%) and [...]
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Nebulae Named After Birds

With this list, we present a few nebulae of various types that are said to resemble birds, and while some of the structures mentioned do actually resemble some of our feathered friends, others do so [...]
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Nebulae Named after Aquatic Animals

Nebulae of all types are among the most spectacular and spookiest looking structures in the entire Universe, and have been an endless source of intrigue and discovery for astronomers. How we perceive them, however, is [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Brown Dwarf Stars

As a general rule, brown dwarf stars can be described as sub-stellar objects that range from between 13 and 90 Jupiter-masses. Consequently, brown dwarfs are considered a missing link between gas giant planets and small [...]
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Interesting Facts About Orion

Winter Is Coming Orion can be seen by observers located between +85° and -75° of latitude, with the constellation’s appearance at night signalling that winter is coming. That is at least true from mid-northern latitudes [...]
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10 Most Influential Astronomers Of All Time

While it is almost impossible to list all the astronomers that have made valuable contributions to the science of astronomy through the ages, it becomes merely difficult to list the ten most important astronomers of [...]
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10 Most Expensive & Powerful Telescopes For Big Budgets

There’s nothing quite like your first glimpse of another celestial body through a telescope. For many, this will set them off on a lifetime devoted to stargazing. Fortunately, there are a wide selection of quality [...]