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Why is the sun not directly overhead at noon on the March equinox at N 0° 0' 0.00" E 0° 0' 0.00"?
Awarded Sep 2 at 10:50
Why were two galaxies named "The Sagittarius Galaxy"? Is this common?
Awarded Aug 4 at 12:41
Will Asteroid (2021 LD6) be visible to the naked eye?
Awarded Jun 29 at 19:06
Has anyone back-calculated previous close encounters between the Apophis asteroid and Earth?
Awarded Mar 29 at 12:36
What's the map on Sheldon & Leonard's refrigerator of?
Awarded Mar 12 at 18:15
Does anything orbit the Sun faster than Mercury?
Awarded Dec 17 '20 at 10:32
Are stars near the ecliptic the only stars from which Earth would appear to transit the Sun?
Awarded Nov 18 '20 at 15:11
How early could we detect an asteroid the size of the one that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?
Awarded Nov 17 '20 at 0:12
Shouldn't this cause a fire?
Awarded Nov 12 '20 at 9:17
Can I leave a planet without achieving escape velocity?
Awarded Oct 30 '20 at 14:35
Solar Analemma - but with a star instead
Awarded Oct 23 '20 at 21:57
Why do transits of Earth across the Sun seen from Mars follow a pattern of occurring after 26, 79 then 100 years?
Awarded Sep 30 '20 at 19:04
If the solar system is nearly flat, then why don't all the planets appear to lie on the same axis when viewed from earth?
Awarded Aug 12 '20 at 1:18
What is the highest angle the moon ever makes above the horizon at the North Pole?
Awarded Jan 20 '20 at 17:15
Is it possible that the shadow of The Moon is a single dot during solar eclipse?
Awarded Sep 17 '19 at 0:50
How do you call it when two celestial bodies come as close to each other as they will in their current orbits?
Awarded Aug 20 '19 at 14:15
On the consistency of different well-polished astronomy software
Awarded Aug 5 '19 at 17:15
Help understanding this unsettling image of Titan, Epimetheus, and Saturn's rings?
Awarded Mar 31 '19 at 23:20
Can the Moon eclipse Venus?
Awarded Aug 25 '18 at 10:25
What did I photograph?
Awarded Aug 7 '18 at 2:25
Hypothetically, would we be able to see the moon from Saturn's North Pole?
Awarded May 29 '18 at 4:37

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