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Why is the Sun's Luminosity not equal to the Zero Point Luminosity?

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How did Johannes Hevelius' long telescope work? Why all the round holes?

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How to interpret error of absolute magnitude of a star given data from wikipedia?

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Slow moving star like objects in the night sky

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How do I plot galactic coordinates using matplotlib and astropy in python?

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Which Lowell Observatory telescope is this? (used to draw Moon maps for the Apollo program)

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Why do these astronomers say that "Carbon chains with more than nine atoms are unstable"?

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Comparing different magnitudes. Is this statement correct?

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Are digital adaptive optics possible?

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Is the longitude assigned to sunspots spherical or projected?

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How to calculate the orientation of planets at current epoch

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How to calculate solar coordinates. (Right Ascension, Declination, and ultimately the Altitude and Azimuth of the Sun)

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Draw the celestial sphere for latitude, showing the star Sirius, Estimate the approximate date when Sirius rises with the Sun

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In System KIC 9246715, How Far Does One Star Orbit the Other?

How do you call it when two celestial bodies come as close to each other as they will in their current orbits?

Why is the Sun's Luminosity not equal to the Zero Point Luminosity?

How did Johannes Hevelius' long telescope work? Why all the round holes?

Why do transits of Earth across the Sun seen from Mars follow a pattern of occurring after 26, 79 then 100 years?

What's the origin of Clyde Tombaugh's 9-inch Newtonian telescope?

How to interpret error of absolute magnitude of a star given data from wikipedia?

Slow moving star like objects in the night sky

Geo Helio and RA

On the consistency of different well-polished astronomy software

Tilting cycle vs orbital cycle of earth

How do you draw the ecliptic on a celestial sphere sketch?

I am looking for the SKYMAP Api (To create nightsky/star maps)

First spectroscopic detection of Uranus' rotation?

Uranus' axis of rotation-when discovered?

Planetary Declination and Axial Tilt

Why does this Lowell Observatory telescope have so many knobs? What do they all do?

How do I plot galactic coordinates using matplotlib and astropy in python?

Which Lowell Observatory telescope is this? (used to draw Moon maps for the Apollo program)

Why do these astronomers say that "Carbon chains with more than nine atoms are unstable"?

Comparing different magnitudes. Is this statement correct?

Are digital adaptive optics possible?

Is the longitude assigned to sunspots spherical or projected?

How to calculate the orientation of planets at current epoch

How to calculate solar coordinates. (Right Ascension, Declination, and ultimately the Altitude and Azimuth of the Sun)

Draw the celestial sphere for latitude, showing the star Sirius, Estimate the approximate date when Sirius rises with the Sun

Sorting out Julian Day, Julian Date, Julian Day number, Julian Day Calendar, and Julian Day Table

Where will the planned Deep Space Atomic Clock orbit "after" Earth?

How to locate nebulas visible through AstroMaster 114 telescope without device assistance?

Why doesn't the solar azimuth vary uniformly