<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:43:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@astronomyfan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[July 8, 2025. Astronomy Concepts 4. Right Ascension and Declination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right ascension (RA) and declination (Dec) are the celestial equivalents of longitude and latitude on Earth, used by astronomers to pinpoint objects in the night sky on the imaginary celestial sphere.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/july-8-2025-astronomy-concepts-4-the-celestial-sphere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/july-8-2025-astronomy-concepts-4-the-celestial-sphere</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 02:58:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3gh76w5ufTp8Abtr7jXkZqNbGd6zn8VZtHAcxVZkLEBKh9n7hzfpP7ArKcztdGubGgrK6U9kv6Zr2pCUVspZLPScct7Aq2jgoSsZirHyozTVUz6sTajp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 5, 2025. Astronomy Concepts 3. Angular Distance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angular distance, measures the apparent distance between two objects in the sky as seen from an observer's perspective. Instead of a linear measurement like miles or kilometers, it quantifies the angle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/july-5-2025-astronomy-concepts-3-angular-distance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/july-5-2025-astronomy-concepts-3-angular-distance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:34:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3gh76w5ufTp8Abtr7jXkZqNbGd6zn8VZtHAcxVZkLEBKh9n7hzfpP7ArKcztdGubGgrK6U9kv6Zr2pCUVspZLPScct7Aq2jgoSsZirHyozTVUz6sTajp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[November 15, 2024. Tracking Apophis 1. Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apophis (99942 Apophis)is a near-Earth asteroid, discovered in 2004 measuring 450 meters by 170 meters which caused alarm because of the possibility of colliding with Earth. When discovered, the first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/november-15-2024-tracking-apophis-1-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/november-15-2024-tracking-apophis-1-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3gh76w5ufTp8Abtr7jXm6bZXiwexF1MPBsQ3WvgcmmG1hxmAyfwy4c18LUgtY3NNWHnvcYqKRMr3pTfzRR9rdMGL29YaPzFXyFk4ogomGkYYB8PE937t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[September 11, 2024. Astronomy Concepts 2. Altitude and Azimuth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Altitude and Azimuth are coordinates used to describe the position of a celestial object in the sky at a specific time. This is called the Horizontal Coordinate System. Altitude refers to the vertical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/september-11-2024-astronomy-concepts-2-altitude-and-azimuth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/september-11-2024-astronomy-concepts-2-altitude-and-azimuth</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3gh76w5ufTp8Abtr7jXkZqNbGd6zn8VZtHAcxVZkLEBKh9n7hzfpP7ArKcztdGubGgrK6U9kv6Zr2pCUVspZLPScct7Aq2jgoSsZirHyozTVUz6sTajp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[September 2, 2024. Stargazing 2. The Big Dipper and  Ursa Major]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this post I will show the Big Dipper and Ursa Major. The Big Dipper is not a constellation, it is called an asterism, which is only a pattern of stars within a constellation. In this case, the Big Dipper]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/september-2-2024-stargazing-2-the-big-dipper-and-ursa-major</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/september-2-2024-stargazing-2-the-big-dipper-and-ursa-major</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 03:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCQtqKRaEcYXQ88nuQhKJykmKpCJhkWDARopciWGfN5EManpN2ckBWyHmpBTLRaJn831CPZ5by5qDXLFDmKHj8ZPeMMnKq66qnAKxA87ybSk2yC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 20, 2024. Facts of the Solar System Planets. Earth 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I continue the section on Facts about the Solar System planets with the planet Earth. Earth is the third planet in distance from the Sun. It has a sidereal year of 365.256 Earth days and sidereal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/august-20-2024-facts-of-the-solar-system-planets-earth-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/august-20-2024-facts-of-the-solar-system-planets-earth-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3gh76w5ufTp8Abtr7jXm6bZZ3ULEjFZ8cHhPRvS7bE3hfJrz1n2D6LxWYZtgYCDQkpCgBrZYWrCv7CQ6dXqTst1qiMf4uqLkQZMnpJ637XSE37peNCQn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 14, 2024. Astronomy Concepts 1. The Celestial Sphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Celestial Sphere is an imaginary sphere that contains a smaller sphere called Earth. When we look from Earth towards the Celestial Sphere we see all the stars, planets and different space objects projected]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/august-14-2024-astronomy-concepts-1-the-celestial-sphere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/august-14-2024-astronomy-concepts-1-the-celestial-sphere</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 05:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3gh76w5ufTp8Abtr7jXkZqNbGd6zn8VZtHAcxVZkLEBKh9n7hzfpP7ArKcztdGubGgrK6U9kv6Zr2pCUVspZLPScct7Aq2jgoSsZirHyozTVUz6sTajp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 4, 2024. Stargazing 1. Polaris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I am starting the section called Stargazing. Polaris is a very easy to find star in the northern hemisphere. It is also called the North Star because in this present epoch it is always due North.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/august-4-2024-stargazing-1-polaris</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/august-4-2024-stargazing-1-polaris</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 02:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCQtqKRaEcYXQ88nuQhKJykmKpCJhkWDARopciWGfN5EManpN2ckBWyHmpBTLRaJn831CPZ5by5qDXLFDmKHj8ZPeMMnKq66qnAKxA87ybSk2yC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 1, 2024. Facts of the Solar System Planets. 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Facts of the Solar System Planets. Mercury 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I will start the section on Facts about the Solar System planets with the planet Mercury. Mercury is a rocky planet, the closest to the Sun. It has a sidereal year of 88.0 Earth days and sidereal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/july-23-2024-facts-of-the-solar-system-planets-mercury-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/july-23-2024-facts-of-the-solar-system-planets-mercury-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3gh76w5ufTp8Abtr7jXm6bZZ3ULEjFZ8cHhPRvS7bE3hfJrz1n2D6LxWYZtgYCDQkpCgBrZYWrCv7CQ6dXqTst1qiMf4uqLkQZMnpJ637XSE37peNCQn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction of Astronomy Fan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello. I am introducing myself to the HIVE community. I have decided to create a blog exclusively for the topic of astronomy. This blog will go through concepts that are related to space, its observation,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/introduction-of-astronomy-fan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@astronomyfan/introduction-of-astronomy-fan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyfan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3gh76w5ufTp8Abtr7jXkZqNbGd6zn8VZtHAcxVZkLEBKh9n7hzfpP7ArKcztdGubGgrK6U9kv6Zr2pCUVspZLPScct7Aq2jgoSsZirHyozTVUz6sTajp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>