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Webb s Southern Ring Nebula

Чт, Июль 14, 2022 - 8:30

Cataloged as NGC 3132 the Southern Ring Nebula is a planetary nebula, the death shroud of a dying sun-like star some 2,500 light-years from Earth. Composed of gas and dust the stunning cosmic landscape is nearly half a light-year in..

Webb s First Deep Field

Ср, Июль 13, 2022 - 8:30

This is the deepest, sharpest infrared image of the cosmos so far. The view of the early Universe toward the southern constellation Volans was achieved in 12.5 hours of exposure with the NIRCam instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope...

Noctilucent Clouds over Paris

Вт, Июль 12, 2022 - 8:30

It's northern noctilucent cloud season. Composed of small ice crystals forming only during specific conditions in the upper atmosphere, noctilucent clouds may become visible at sunset during late summer when illuminated by sunlight from..

Andromeda over the Sahara Desert

Пн, Июль 11, 2022 - 8:30

What is the oldest thing you can see? At 2.5 million light years distant, the answer for the unaided eye is the Andromeda galaxy, because its photons are 2.5 million years old when they reach you.

In the Center of the Cats Eye Nebula

Вс, Июль 10, 2022 - 7:30

Three thousand light-years away, a dying star throws off shells of glowing gas. This image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), to be one of the most complex planetary nebulae known.

Saturn and ISS

Сб, Июль 09, 2022 - 8:30

Soaring high in skies around planet Earth, bright planet Saturn was a star of June's morning planet parade. But very briefly on June 24 it posed with a bright object in low Earth orbit, the International Space Station.

Астрономическая неделя с 11 по 17 июля 2022 года

Пт, Июль 08, 2022 - 11:36

На данной неделе 11 июля Луна (Ф= 0,9+) пройдет севернее Антареса, а 12 июля Луна (Ф= 0,99+) проходит точку максимального склонения к югу от..

Roots on a Rotating Planet

Пт, Июль 08, 2022 - 8:30

With roots on a rotating planet, an old tree is centered in this sequence of 137 exposures each 20 seconds long, recorded one night from northern Sicily. Digital camera and fisheye lens were fixed to a tripod to capture the dramatic..

The NGC 6914 Complex

Чт, Июль 07, 2022 - 8:30

A study in contrasts, this colorful skyscape features stars, dust, and glowing gas in the vicinity of NGC 6914. The interstellar complex of nebulae lies some 6,000 light-years away, toward the high-flying northern constellation Cygnus..

Движение Млечного Пути от “Гайя”

Ср, Июль 06, 2022 - 8:30

Наше небо оживляют потоки звезд. Движения 26 миллионов звезд Млечного Пути показаны на этой карте, созданной на основании..

Milky Way Motion in 3D from Gaia

Ср, Июль 06, 2022 - 8:30

Our sky is alive with the streams of stars. The motions of 26 million Milky Way stars are evident in the featured map constructed from recent data taken by ESA's Gaia satellite. Stars colored blue are moving toward us, while red..

A Molten Galaxy Einstein Ring Galaxy

Вт, Июль 05, 2022 - 8:30

It is difficult to hide a galaxy behind a cluster of galaxies. The closer cluster's gravity will act like a huge lens, pulling images of the distant galaxy around the sides and greatly distorting them. This is just the case observed..