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Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 мая 2022 года

Пт, Май 13, 2022 - 8:19

На данной неделе 16 мая произойдет полное лунное затмение (в нашей стране не видно), а также покрытие полной Луной звезды дельта..

Young Stars of NGC 346

Чт, Май 12, 2022 - 8:30

The massive stars of NGC 346 are short lived, but very energetic. The star cluster is embedded in the largest star forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, some 210,000 light-years distant. Their...

Gravity s Grin

Ср, Май 11, 2022 - 8:30

Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, published over 100 years ago, predicted the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. And that's what gives these distant galaxies such a whimsical appearance, seen through the looking glass of..

NGC 6334: The Cats Paw Nebula

Вт, Май 10, 2022 - 8:30

Nebulas are perhaps as famous for being identified with familiar shapes as perhaps cats are for getting into trouble. Still, no known cat could have created the vast Cat's Paw Nebula visible toward the constellation of the Scorpion..

A Martian Eclipse: Phobos Crosses the Sun

Пн, Май 09, 2022 - 7:30

What's that passing in front of the Sun? It looks like a moon, but it can't be Earth's Moon, because it isn't round. It's the Martian moon Phobos. The featured video was taken from the surface of Mars a month ago by the Perseverance..

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Rings

Вс, Май 08, 2022 - 8:30

Most galaxies don't have any rings -- why does this galaxy have two? To begin, the bright band near NGC 1512's center is a nuclear ring, a ring that surrounds the galaxy center and glows brightly with recently formed stars.

Firefall by Moonlight

Сб, Май 07, 2022 - 8:30

On certain dates in February, an elusive firefall can be spotted at sunset in Yosemite National Park, when water flows, the weather cooperates and the direction to the setting Sun is just right. Often...

NGC 3572 and the Southern Tadpoles

Пт, Май 06, 2022 - 17:30

This cosmic skyscape features glowing gas and dark dust clouds along side the young stars of NGC 3572. A beautiful emission nebula and star cluster it sails far southern skies within the nautical constellation Carina.

Астрономическая неделя с 9 по 15 мая 2022 года

Пт, Май 06, 2022 - 9:36

На данной неделе 9 мая - Луна (Ф= 0,59+) пройдет севернее Регула, а 10 мая Меркурий достигнет стояния с переходом к попятному движению

NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble

Чт, Май 05, 2022 - 8:30

Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the northern springtime constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth's sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but often overlooked by amateur..

Planets Over Egyptian Pyramid

Ср, Май 04, 2022 - 21:30

The early morning planet parade continues. Visible the world over, the planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn have been lining up in the pre-dawn sky since mid-April. In the featured image taken last month, these planets were captured..

Mercurys Sodium Tail

Вт, Май 03, 2022 - 8:30

That's no comet. Below the Pleiades star cluster is actually a planet: Mercury. Long exposures of our Solar System's innermost planet may reveal something unexpected: a tail. Mercury's thin atmosphere contains small amounts of