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Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey

Вс, Ноябрь 27, 2022 - 8:30

Yes, but can your rainbow do this? After the remnants of Hurricane Florence passed over the Jersey Shore, New Jersey, USA in 2018, the Sun came out in one direction but something quite unusual appeared in the opposite direction: a

Saturn at Night

Сб, Ноябрь 26, 2022 - 8:30

Saturn is still bright in planet Earth's night skies. Telescopic views of the distant gas giant and its beautiful rings often make it a star at star parties. But this stunning view of Saturn's rings and night side just isn't possible..

NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close Up

Пт, Ноябрь 25, 2022 - 7:30

Beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across. That's larger than the Milky Way. It lies some 30 million light-years distant in the southern constellation Pavo, with its galactic disk tilted towards our line of..

Астрономическая неделя с 28 ноября по 4 декабря 2022 года

Пт, Ноябрь 25, 2022 - 6:22

На данной неделе 29 ноября Луна (Ф= 0,34+) пройдет южнее Сатурна, а 30 ноября произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,51+) звезды тау Водолея при..

Lynds Dark Nebula 1251

Чт, Ноябрь 24, 2022 - 8:30

Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251. About 1,000 light-years away and drifting above the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, the dusty molecular cloud is part of a complex of dark nebulae mapped toward the Cepheus flare region.

Earthset from Orion

Ср, Ноябрь 23, 2022 - 8:30

Eight billion people are about to disappear in this snapshot from space. Taken on November 21, the sixth day of the Artemis 1 mission, their home world is setting behind the Moon's bright edge as viewed by an external camera on the outbound..

Журнал “Небосвод” за декабрь 2022 года

Вт, Ноябрь 22, 2022 - 16:41

Очередной выпуск журнала для любителей астрономии "Небосвод"

A Double Star Cluster in Perseus

Вт, Ноябрь 22, 2022 - 8:30

Few star clusters this close to each other. Visible to the unaided eye from dark sky areas, it was cataloged in 130 BC by Greek astronomer Hipparchus. Some 7,000 light-years away, this pair...

The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble

Пн, Ноябрь 21, 2022 - 8:30

Stars can make beautiful patterns as they age -- sometimes similar to flowers or insects. NGC 6302, the Butterfly Nebula, is a notable example. Though its gaseous wingspan covers over 3 light-years and its estimated...

Airglow Ripples over Tibet

Вс, Ноябрь 20, 2022 - 7:30

Why would the sky look like a giant target? Airglow. Following a giant thunderstorm over Bangladesh in late April, giant circular ripples of glowing air appeared over Tibet, China, as pictured here. The unusual...

Artemis 1 Moonshot

Сб, Ноябрь 19, 2022 - 8:30

When the Artemis 1 mission's Orion spacecraft makes its November 21 powered flyby of the Moon, denizens of planet Earth will see the Moon in a waning crescent phase. The spacecraft will approach...