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APOD: 2023 March 7 Б Deep Field: The Large Magellanic Cloud

Вт, Март 07, 2023 - 7:30

Is this a spiral galaxy? No. Actually, it is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the largest satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The LMC is classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy because of its normally chaotic..

APOD: 2023 March 6 Б Jupiter and Venus from Earth

Пн, Март 06, 2023 - 7:30

It was visible around the world. The sunset conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in 2012 was visible almost no matter where you lived on Earth. Anyone on the planet with a clear western horizon at sunset could see them.

APOD: 2023 March 5 Б Jupiter and Venus over Italy

Вс, Март 05, 2023 - 8:30

What are those two bright spots? Planets. A few days ago, the two brightest planets in the night sky passed within a single degree of each other in what is termed a conjunction. Visible just after sunset in much of the world, the..

10 Days of Venus and Jupiter

Сб, Март 04, 2023 - 7:30

Venus and Jupiter may have caught your attention lately. The impending close conjunction of the two brightest planets visible in clear evening skies has been hard to miss. With Jupiter at the top, starting...

Астрономическая неделя с 6 по 12 марта 2023 года

Пт, Март 03, 2023 - 16:41

На данной неделе 6 марта Луна (Ф= 0,98+) пройдет севернее Регула, а 10 марта при фазе 0,92- - севернее Спики

RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant

Пт, Март 03, 2023 - 8:30

In 185 AD, Chinese astronomers recorded the appearance of a new star in the Nanmen asterism. That part of the sky is identified with Alpha and Beta Centauri on modern star charts. The new star was visible to the naked-eye for months, and..

Unraveling NGC 3169

Чт, Март 02, 2023 - 7:30

Spiral galaxy NGC 3169 looks to be unraveling like a ball of cosmic yarn. It lies some 70 million light-years away, south of bright star Regulus toward the faint constellation Sextans. Wound up spiral arms are pulled out into sweeping tidal..

APOD: 2023 March 1 Б The Flaming Star Nebula

Ср, Март 01, 2023 - 7:30

Is star AE Aurigae on fire? No. Even though AE Aurigae is named the Flaming Star and the surrounding nebula IC 405 is named the Flaming Star Nebula, and even though the nebula appears to some like a swirling flame, there is no fire.

APOD: 2023 February 28 Б Crescent Moon Beyond Greek Temple

Вт, Февраль 28, 2023 - 8:30

Why is a thin crescent moon never seen far from a horizon? Because the only geometry that gives a thin crescent lunar phase occurs when the Moon appears close to the Sun in the sky.

APOD: 2023 February 27 Б Zodiacal Ray with Venus and Jupiter

Пн, Февраль 27, 2023 - 8:30

What's causing that unusual ray of light extending from the horizon? Dust orbiting the Sun. At certain times of the year, a band of sun-reflecting dust from the inner Solar System appears prominently after sunset or before sunrise and is..

APOD: 2023 February 26 Б Saturns Iapetus: Moon with a Strange Surface

Вс, Февраль 26, 2023 - 8:30

What would make a moon look like a walnut? A strange ridge that circles Saturn's moon Iapetus's equator, visible near the bottom of the featured image, makes it appear similar to a popular edible nut.