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APOD: 2023 August 27 Б Three Galaxies and a Comet

Вс, Август 27, 2023 - 8:30

Diffuse starlight and dark nebulae along the southern Milky Way arc over the horizon and sprawl diagonally through this gorgeous nightscape. The breath-taking mosaic spans a wide 100 degrees, with the rugged terrain of the Patagonia,

Crescents of Venus

Сб, Август 26, 2023 - 7:30

Just as the Moon goes through phases, Venus' visible sunlit hemisphere waxes and wanes. This sequence of telescopic images illustrates the steady changes for Venus during its recent 2023 apparition as our evening star. Gliding along its..

Астрономическая неделя с 28 августа по 3 сентября 2023 года

Пт, Август 25, 2023 - 10:57

На данной неделе 29 августа Уран пройдет точку стояния с переходом к попятному движению. 30 августа Луна (Ф= 0,99+) достигнет перигея своей..

A Season of Saturn

Пт, Август 25, 2023 - 8:30

Ringed planet Saturn will be at its 2023 opposition, opposite the Sun in Earth's skies, on August 27. While that puts the sixth planet from the Sun at its brightest and well-placed for viewing, its beautiful ring system isn't visible to the..

Meteors along the Milky Way

Чт, Август 24, 2023 - 8:30

Under dark and mostly moonless night skies, many denizens of planet Earth were able to watch this year's Perseid meteor shower. Seen from a grassy hillside from Shiraz, Iran these Perseid meteors streak along the northern summer Milky Way

APOD: 2023 August 23 Б The Meteor and the Galaxy

Ср, Август 23, 2023 - 8:30

It came from outer space. It -- in this case a sand-sized bit of a comet nucleus -- was likely ejected many years ago from Sun-orbiting Comet Swift-Tuttle, but then continued to orbit the Sun alone.

APOD: 2023 August 22 Б The Pistachio Nebula

Вт, Август 22, 2023 - 8:30

This nebula had never been noted before. Newly discovered nebulas are usually angularly small and found by professionals using large telescopes. In contrast, the Pistachio Nebula was discovered by dedicated amateurs and, although..

APOD: 2023 August 21 Б Introducing Comet Nishimura

Пн, Август 21, 2023 - 8:30

Will Comet Nishimura become visible to the unaided eye? Given the unpredictability of comets, no one can say for sure, but it currently seems like a good bet. The comet was discovered only ten days ago by Hideo Nishimura during..

APOD: 2023 August 20 Б A Roll Cloud Over Wisconsin

Вс, Август 20, 2023 - 8:30

What kind of cloud is this? A type of arcus cloud called a roll cloud. These rare long clouds may form near advancing cold fronts. In particular, a downdraft from an advancing storm front can cause moist warm air to rise, cool..

Ringed Ice Giant Neptune

Сб, Август 19, 2023 - 8:30

Ringed ice giant Neptune lies near the center of this sharp near-infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope. The dim and distant world is the farthest planet from the Sun, about 30 times farther away than planet Earth.

Northern Pluto

Пт, Август 18, 2023 - 8:30

Gaze across the frozen canyons of northern Pluto in this contrast enhanced color scene. The image data used to construct it was acquired in July 2015 by the New Horizons spacecraft as it made the first reconnaissance flight through the..