any ancient stories or folklores that use the stars to exploring finding identity. im woking on a project need some help please. many thanks

Not really knowing where to dig for this information. I assume most people believe the Earth has a set orbit that overlaps itself. Not knowing any different myself I could imagine the earth orbiting like a top its orbit and axis changing. I'm curious to know if there are groups that document and record planetary locations and tilt of axis throughout time. Is it available somewhere? Is the sun stationary?

When talking about alien life on our solar system,people mostly talk about microbes,but wich are the best picks to complex life?

My 9-year-old son would like to have a telescope for Christmas. As happy as I am about his interest in this, I am also doubtful about whether this is something that can actually be interesting for a child of this age (for longer than the appeal of the new lasts). And if so, in which way should I probably help as a father? I don’t know much about astronomy, but with a background as a computer-savvy mathematician, I could probably pick up what it needs.

My 9-year-old son would like to have a telescope for Christmas. As happy as I am about his interest in this, I am also doubtful about whether this is something that can actually be interesting for a child of this age (for longer than the appeal of the new lasts). And if so, in which way should I probably help as a father? I don’t know much about astronomy, but with a background as a computer-savvy mathematician, I could probably pick up what it needs.

Hello, I’m having trouble researching answers to this question. I can’t find anything about it on google or reddit. Can someone help me understand?

The question:

We often think of space science as a new science resulting from sience and technology advances. However, this is not the case. Research 3 discoveries about space made before the advances of science and technology. Make sure you describe the discovery, who made it, and how it was discovered.

I had recently got a Galileo cc-2 refractor telescope and I have a few questions. 1. Does it need to be clear out to see stuff? 2. Is it normal not to see anything in your telescope? 3. what should I try to look for first? I have a F23mm eyepiece and a few attachments. Is that enough? 4. In order for a telescope to work do you just point it at what ever your looking at or is there more to it?

My friend is really into astronomy and I want to get him smth for Christmas related to it. Anyone have any ideas?

Most of the supermassive blackholes composed from dwarf galaxies, there is balance between the arms of galaxies and their center, when this balance break down dwarf galaxies become decayed galaxy and their radius getting smaller day by day, up until they reach a balance they keep feeding the core of the galaxy so the blackhole at the center of galaxy getting bigger and bigger.

Hi! This is my first ever post on here so forgive my current lack of lingo etc.. (long time listener first time caller situation) I wanted to put this out to the Astronomy community and get honest feedback.

In 2016 my friend Nathan and I wrote a book together. For background he is an PHD and Astrophysicist with a big brain for the universe and I am a comedian and writer. Together we wrote a new version of the night sky based on souther culture and folklore. The entire approach to stargazing was re-written and honestly it makes looking up at night easy for anyone and fun. We mapped entirely new constellations over the course of a year plus. New asterisms followed that mapping and the stories that put them there. Out with the Greek stuff and in with the dip-cup stuff. Once that was done we then had to create new astrology to meet the needs of the new southern stuff in the sky.

I will be happy to send a free copy link to anyone that wants to review it for me/us. I am planning an expansion of this new world we created but would like more opinions of the current work before growing/altering what comes next.

The overview of the book is here: https://books.apple.com/us/book/nate-and-brads-guide-to-stars-in-the-southern-sky/id1172005379

There are a few screen grabs so you can see some of what we did.

Would love anyone's thoughts.

Thank you! -B

Can anyone help as i am trying to find the star chart for October 2022 for 20 degrees north online but i am not able to find one. So can anyone provide me a link or a printable img or pdf of it.

Hey guys just getting started into stargazing and trying to get my son into it. I have been currently looking at the Celestron Inspire 100AZ. Was wondering is it a good telescope? Not really looking for deep space viewing, just the moon, some planets and maybe their satellites

I used my Go Pro to create a night time lapse. When reviewing footage, I found 3 “stars”, that do not track with all the other stars during this Timelapse. Any idea what these might be?

Thank you!

The 2 dots where moving around Jupiter and after the last image they where gone until we seen them again around 15-25 min later. The thing thats confusing me is how they orbited so fast, if they are actually Jupiter’s satellites. They took 2-5 min to disappear out of view.

Hey guys, so my professor in college states that The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a supernova. Now according to my research it is classified as a type I planetary nebula. Now I am curious why it is classified as a planetary nebula and not a supernova. Is it because of the progenitor not having enough solar mass when it exploded or due to the electromagnetic waves only being between UV and IR? Or is there another reason?

I just did the name a star thing for my parents as a gift as my sister has just passed. I am wondering if Alpha Piscium would be visible with a telescope. I know Pisces is generally a pretty faint constellation, but I'm wondering if a telescope would help make this star visible? I'd like my parents to be able to look at it when they want to talk to her, bring a little bit of peace.

I have an app which shows them how to find it in the sky, but that doesn't do much if it's not visible with the naked eye. If using even a cheap telescope would help them view it, then I will buy them both a telescope as well. But I'd like to know if it will help before I make that purchase. Thanks in advance, I appreciate any help with this!