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Astronomy Day 2025

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This Saturday, Sep 27 is Astronomy Day: astronomyday.astroleague.org Organizations around the world will put on promotions and other activities in support of sky appreciation- is there an astronomy club or other entity near you? www.astroleague.org/astronomy-clubs-usa-state/backyardstargazers.com/astronomy-clubs-near-me/www.go-astronomy.com/astro-club-search.htmnightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/clubs/www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-clubs.htmlskyandtelescope.org/astronomy-clubs-organizations/ While you’re at an event… Read More »Astronomy Day 2025

3I Cyan-Active ATLAS

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Briefly: The Astronomer’s Telegram posts quick, short, straightforward notices… like telegrams! ATel#17416  www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=17416Farnham, T. L. Feaga, L. M. Ye, Q. et al.  Observations of an Asymmetric CN Coma in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS  23 Sep 2025; 19:02 UT Cyanide and cyano-compounds… Read More »3I Cyan-Active ATLAS

2nd Vienna ELT Meeting

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Briefly: there’s a meeting on the Extremely Large Telescope going on right now, the Vienna ELT Science + Simulations Workshop, at the University of Vienna Observatory. https://astarvienna.github.io/websites/ELTWorkshopSept2025.html This is the second Vienna meeting, #2: “Spatial resolution”. (If you aren’t already… Read More »2nd Vienna ELT Meeting

JAXA Lays Down the Landscape

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Just posted by JAXA: a polite but thorough debunking of a conspiracy theory. In Japanese culture, a rumor/viral media suggested a catastrophe, to occur on July 5. Admittedly, Japanese culture is marked by catastrophes (ask any geologist… or tropical-cyclone meteorologist).… Read More »JAXA Lays Down the Landscape

MIT Tech Review Times Two

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In the current issue of MIT Technology Review (Sep/Oct, vol. 128 #5):  Tereza Pultarova  p. 12  Job titles of the future: Satellite Streak AstronomerRobin George Andrews  p. 42  Inside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever Yes, we have… Read More »MIT Tech Review Times Two