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Eclipse Across America: Path Prediction Video

Пн, Июнь 19, 2017 - 8:30

Where will you be during the Eclipse across America? On August 21, the shadow of the Moon will cross the continental USA for the first time since 1979. The predicted path -- a certainty given modern astronomical knowledge -- is shown..

Views from Cassini at Saturn

Вс, Июнь 18, 2017 - 7:30

What has the Cassini orbiter seen at Saturn? The featured music video shows some of the early highlights. In the first time-lapse sequence (00:07), a vertical line appears that is really Saturn's thin rings seen nearly edge-on. Soon..

Saturn near Opposition

Сб, Июнь 17, 2017 - 7:30

Saturn reached its 2017 opposition on June 16. Of course, opposition means opposite the Sun in Earth's sky and near opposition Saturn is up all night, at its closest and brightest for the year.

Астрономическая неделя с 19 по 25 июня 2017 года

Пт, Июнь 16, 2017 - 21:24

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,26-) 19 июня пройдет близ Урана, а 20 июня - (Ф= 0,15-) близ Венеры. 21 июня наступит летнее солнцестояние и в этот же..

Manhattan Moonrise

Пт, Июнь 16, 2017 - 8:30

A Full Moon rose as the Sun set on June 9, known to some as a Strawberry Moon. Close to the horizon and taking on the warm color of reflected sunlight filtered through...

Red Sprites over the Channel

Чт, Июнь 15, 2017 - 7:30

Mysterious and incredibly brief, red sprites are seen to occur high above large thunderstorms on planet Earth. While they have been recorded from low Earth orbit or high flying airplanes, these dancing, lightning-like events were captured..

M89: Elliptical Galaxy with Outer Shells and Plumes

Ср, Июнь 14, 2017 - 8:30

Can you see them? This famous Messier object M89, a seemingly simple elliptical galaxy, is surrounded by faint shells and plumes. The cause of the shells is currently unknown, but possibly tidal tails related to debris left over..

The Great Nebula in Carina

Вт, Июнь 13, 2017 - 7:30

In one of the brightest parts of Milky Way lies a nebula where some of the oddest things occur. NGC 3372, known as the Great Nebula in Carina, is home to massive stars and changing nebulas.

An Unusual Hole in Mars

Пн, Июнь 12, 2017 - 8:30

What created this unusual hole in Mars? Actually, there are numerous holes pictured in this Swiss cheese-like landscape, with all-but-one of them showing a dusty, dark, Martian terrain beneath evaporating, light, carbon-dioxide ice.

An Unusual Hole in Mars

Пн, Июнь 12, 2017 - 7:30

What created this unusual hole in Mars? Actually, there are numerous holes pictured in this Swiss cheese-like landscape, with all-but-one of them showing a dusty, dark, Martian terrain beneath evaporating, light, carbon-dioxide ice.

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

Вс, Июнь 11, 2017 - 8:30

What is creating the strange texture of IC 418? Dubbed the Spirograph Nebula for its resemblance to drawings from a cyclical drawing tool, planetary nebula IC 418 shows patterns that are not well understood. Perhaps they are related to..

Saturn in the Milky Way

Сб, Июнь 10, 2017 - 8:30

Saturn is near opposition in planet Earth's sky. Rising at sunset and shining brightly throughout the night, it also lies near a line-of-sight to crowded starfields, nebulae, and obscuring dust clouds along the Milky Way.