I mean, hell no!!! This is way beyond polluting #starlink tracks! #Astronomy and humanity access to dark skies is in danger. International Astronomical Union (IAU) these "ideas" will continue to florish in the future. What do you do? #INeedClearDarkNights Poke DarkSky International x.com/arcsecond_io/s…

. Starlink The real cost: x.com/arcsecond_io/s…

More tracks in the sky… x.com/arcsecond_io/s… #Starlink #Arcsecond

Have you ever observed #Mercury with a massive 4-meter class telescope? Discover how I've been ironically involved a few years ago in a unique observing campaign of the planet Mercury with a giant eye: the NTT of ESO. blog.arcsecond.io/2024/09/01/obs…

Hi Alain Doressoundiram ! 👋 Even if we never met in person, I will always remember this story! I'd be happy to know what you think of it. #mercury #beppicolombo #ntt #emmi #lasilla

Twilight Magic: Moon & Venus Over the Pacific Ocean 🌅 I just have captured this breathtaking moment where the Moon and Venus gracefully set over the Pacific Ocean. The colors of the twilight sky were absolutely incredible ! ✨Look up at the sky ! #Astrophotography

La sonde BepiColombo 🇪🇺 a obtenu de superbes images de la surface de Mercure lors de son survol à 165 km la nuit dernière 📷 1⃣ Le globe mercurien avec le pôle sud en haut à droite 2⃣ Le cratère Vivaldi, large de 210 km 3⃣ Le cratère Stoddart, 155 km 4⃣ Au + proche de la surface

New blog post! Discover some of the behind-the-scenes numbers of Arcsecond. blog.arcsecond.io/2024/09/13/beh…

Arcsecond just opened a Goodies shop! :-) For the fun! 25% off during 14 days for the opening! Have a look: arcsecond.myspreadshop.com

Je pense que tout le monde a déjà vu cette bande bleue sombre et rose, à l'opposé du Soleil, juste après son coucher. Mais savez-vous que ce que l'on voit là est ... l'ombre de la Terre et ce que l'on appelle la ceinture de Vénus? Thread👇 © Eric Lagadec

Last night at the pond...the verticals. Loved the pastel hues. #aurora #space #SpaceWeather

Not only #Starlink satellites are polluting the visible sky (see here blog.arcsecond.io/2024/08/26/wil…) but also the radio sky! #skypollution

Vous êtes sur #Grenoble et vous avez envie de rejoindre l'un de nos projets ? On recrute ! 😃 Ce lundi à 18h30 on sort notre simulateur de pilotage de fusées ! Si vous rêvez de faire des émissions de vulgarisation, du bricolage, du code, des soirées astro... bienvenue !

🌌✨ Happy September Equinox, Stargazers! 🌍🌞 Today marks the autumnal equinox, the official start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, when day and night are nearly the same length. This fascinating celestial event occurs due to Earth’s tilt and its orbit around the Sun. 🧐

Arcsecond V5 Quick Tour youtu.be/gyMZSBTHJas?si… via YouTube

☄️ Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan ATLAS) looks amazing from the construction site of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope! This image was taken with one of the ELT webcams shortly before sunrise on Sep 28. 1/

📢 Breaking news! ESO's #VLT has discovered a planet around the closest single star to our Sun! 🪐🔭 eso.org/public/news/es… At just 6 light years away, Barnard b is also one of the few known exoplanets with a mass less than that of Earth. Illustration: ESO/M. Kornmesser

We are thrilled to announce that ZTF Survey will extend scientific operations in 2025/26 thanks to continued support from U.S. National Science Foundation. The expected overlap in observations with Rubin Observatory should enable astronomers to tackle key questions in transient science. ztf.caltech.edu/new/nsf-funds-…

☄️ Our staff at Paranal Observatory in Chile can't get enough of comet C/2023 A3! This image by Juan Beltrán shows the comet over the Llullaillaco volcano, in the border between Chile and Argentina. 1/

Some astronomers' folklore! #ntt #ritz #lasilla blog.arcsecond.io/2024/10/23/fro…