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Heads Up: Lunar Eclipse March 3
Total #lunareclipse coming early morning of March 3. Very democratic, everyone in N America can see. My explanatory sheet in everyday language: bit.ly/2026eclipse
#astronomy #astroed #science #scienceed #amateurastronomy #sky #eclipses #space #outerspace
February 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
fraknoi.bsky.social
Did you know there's a nebula (a glowing cloud of cosmic gas & dust) that looks like the Statue of Liberty? The accompanying long-exposure image is by talented amateur astronomer Logan Carpenter. #astronomy #astroed #space #spacephotography #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #astroimaging
July 28, 2026 at 11:14 PM
cospar.bsky.social
☄️Congratulations to the planetary defenders of the first StAnD Asteroid Campaign of 2025-26 (in collaboration with IASC)!

They set a new record: 14 preliminary detections!
Even more gratifying than these results is the experience of the students: "It's great, we work like astronomers!" #AstroEd
October 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
fraknoi.bsky.social
The autumnal equinox happens at 5:05 pm PDT today 9/22.
Equinoxes are when day and night are nearly equal in length all over the world. It's part of the cycle of the seasons, which occurs predictably each year, unlike what happens in Washington DC. #astronomy #astroed #equinox #science #scienceed
Diagram of the Earth going around the Sun with a tilted axis. We are leaning to one side because billions of years ago a roving miniplanet hit us and, like many accident victims, we can't straighten up.
September 22, 2026 at 10:27 PM
fraknoi.bsky.social
With Spielberg’s film Disclosure Day coming, there'll be lots of UFO questions. I put together a new guide to resources on what skeptics know about UFO claims & cases, including Roswell & recent military photos, at: bit.ly/ufoskeptic
#astroed #UFO #UAP #skeptics #astronomy #scienceeducation #UFOs
Anything can be a UFO if you're bad enough at identifying stuff in the sky. New skeptical guide at http://bit.ly/ufoskeptic by astronomer Andrew Fraknoi.
May 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
fraknoi.bsky.social
Nice almost total #eclipse of the #Moon Thurs. night Aug 27, visible all over North America. For my info sheet with times in each time zone and viewing hints: bit.ly/Auglunarecli...
#astronomy #astroed #space #space #eclipses #amateurastronomy #science #photography #scienceed #scienceteaching
A lunar eclipse, when the Earth gets between the Sun and the Moon in the sky and the Earth's shadow darkens and reddens the full Moon.
August 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
fraknoi.bsky.social
Admiring the astronomy buffs braving high temperatures in Europe to see the total eclipse of the Sun Aug 12? See my short science-fiction story “Eclipsed,” suggesting our eclipses may interest interstellar tourists: bit.ly/eclipsedsfst...
#eclipses #astronomy #astroed #sciencefiction #scifi #sun
Sequence of images by Rick Fienberg showing stages in a total eclipse of the Sun.
August 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
noisyastronomer.com
Did crater impacts before spring break! Students were impressed with their own results.

"Serving actual crater."

"It's giving crater!"

🔭🎢 #AstroEd #AstroEdu
baking pan with flour and cocoa powder simulating a world's surface. Marbles standing in for impactors left craters. A ruler sits nearby. baking pan with flour and cocoa powder simulating a world's surface. Marbles standing in for impactors left craters. A ruler sits nearby. baking pan with flour and cocoa powder simulating a world's surface. Marbles standing in for impactors left craters. A ruler sits nearby.
March 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
cospar.bsky.social
Would you like to improve your #AI and #ML skills while solving a real-world problem?

Our Panel on Innovative Solution's #SpaceDebris Quest offers you the perfect opportunity - and the resources you need to be successful! Sign-up to join by 15 April: cosparhq.cnes.fr/news/join-th... 🔭 #astroed
April 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
fraknoi.bsky.social
My latest sci-fi story, "Elegy," just published in #Penumbric Magazine is at:
bit.ly/elegystory
It is about love at a time in the far distant future, when even the stars have gone out. #astronomy #astroed #hardsiencefiction #scifi #sciencefiction #cosmology #science #astronomyeducation
The June 2026 issue of Penumbric magazine, where my new story Elegy is published. See: http://bit.ly/elegystory
June 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
fraknoi.bsky.social
Sunday is not only #fathersday but also the #summersolstice -- the day with the longest daylight (in the Northern Hemisphere). We have seasons due to an ancient accident. For full story, ee www.fraknoi.com/astronomy/su...
#astronomy #astroed #science #sky #amateurastronomy #weather #cosmos #summer
Sunday is Both Father's Day and the Summer Solstice
June 21 is not just father's day but the day of the summer solstice
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June 19, 2026 at 9:44 PM
fraknoi.bsky.social
Remarkable growth of #predictionmarkets is big news: you can bet on just about anything, I wrote (in SciPhi Journal) a scifi story in 2024 about such markets & betting on astronomical events. Now it doesn’t seem as far-fetched.
See bit.ly/betcanismajor #astronomy #sciencefiction #astroed #betting
No One Bet On Canis Major - Sci Phi Journal
Tired of sports? Try your luck with a wager on the stars! By Andrew Fraknoi.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
fraknoi.bsky.social
Sunday is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. Why does our planet have seasons, when other planets like Venus and Jupiter do not? I posted a full explanation at: www.fraknoi.com/.../winter-s...
#astronomy #astroed #sky #scienceteaching #scienceeducation #science
Winter Solstice Arrives on Sunday Dec 21
We explain the reason for the seasons and what it means to have winter solstice.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
fraknoi.bsky.social
My #sciencefiction story "I Swallowed a Martian," published in Flash Fiction magazine, has new relevance with recent #Mars research. You can read it free at:
bit.ly/swallowedmar...

#hardscifi #NASA #astronomy #astroed #space #marsexploration #planetaryscience #astrobiology #exobiology #scifi
I Swallowed a Martian
I didn’t mean to swallow a Martian. I didn’t even know it was there, for Pete’s sake. But there’s no question I swallowed it. I haven’t been the same since. Dr. Okito told me to record what happene…
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July 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
monstrousengine.bsky.social
there are trains which must be astroed. heads which must be coned. save me ibuprofien
November 7, 2024 at 10:19 PM
cospar.bsky.social
🧑‍🏫Would you like to get involved? If you're in Cyprus on 8 November, attend our free workshop for teachers covering StAnD, EXPLORE and other education resources, as part of the Public Outreach & Education Weekend at #COSPAR2025 in Nicosia.

Register: cospar2025.org/education/
#STEMed #STEM #AstroEd
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
cospar.bsky.social
The EXPLORE Mission 1 students are about to start their (simulated) mission to Mars, but they've already made the news!

Read about the programme, including how their whole class back in Austria is contributing to the mission (in German): tirol.orf.at/stories/3310... #astronautforaweek #astroed
Schüler simulieren Mars-Mission in Portugal
Im Rahmen eines Piloprojekts schnuppert eine siebte Klasse des BRG in der Au aus Innsbruck ab Montag Weltraumluft. Fabian Kuess ist einer von nur drei Schülern aus Österreich, die in Portugal das Lebe...
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June 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
cospar.bsky.social
If you’re a teacher interested in participating in this initiative, please contact iasc@nuclio.org

You can find all the information about the campaigns here:
projectstand.eu/stand-astero...

#AsteroidSearch #StAnD #STEMEd #STEM #STEAM #PlanetaryDefence #AstroEd
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October 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
cospar.bsky.social
We are proud to be a partner in SPHERE, the Space Schools Exploration and Research Mission, an EU co-funded Erasmus+ project. Austrian Space Forum (OeWF) hosted us for the kick off meeting. Watch this space to see how students will create analog mission simulations in their own schools! #astroed
A photo of a group of people in front of an OeWF banner.
October 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
rifka.bsky.social
I can excuse a mama's boy supporting the SS who murdered 6 million Jews with medical experimentation, torture, "special diet" or just shooting them into ditches, but I draw the line at astroed turf
May 31, 2026 at 5:59 PM
pamportland.org
I feel like the Twins are either Yankeed or Astroed every year.
June 27, 2024 at 6:49 PM
cospar.bsky.social
🚀#EXPLORE1 has returned to Earth🔴→🌍

After a successful mission in rocky ‘Martian’ landscape, the nine student astronauts👩‍🚀👨‍🚀joined us for a press conference as they completed their mission. We can’t wait to see what these inspiring students do next! #AstroEd #STEAMEd
June 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
anmontestruc.bsky.social
Discussion of how to measure velocity of red-shift and distance to galaxies that does not use redshift to estimate distance. Also, ways to estimate distance.

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The Hubble Law: Measurements of Velocities and Distances
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May 5, 2024 at 4:30 PM
anmontestruc.bsky.social
Discussion of how to measure velocity of red-shift and distance to galaxies that does not use redshift to estimate distance.

depts.washington.edu/astroed/Hubb...
The Hubble Law: Measurements of Velocities and Distances
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May 5, 2024 at 4:24 PM