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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...

Астрономическая неделя с 21 по 27 ноября 2022 года

Пт, Ноябрь 18, 2022 - 11:51

На данной неделе 24 ноября Венера пройдет в 4,5 гр. севернее Антареса и Луна (Ф= 0,01+) будет наблюдаться севернее Антареса. В этот же день..

The Protostar within L1527

Пт, Ноябрь 18, 2022 - 8:30

The protostar within dark cloud L1527 is a mere 100,000 years old, still embedded in the cloud of gas and dust that feeds its growth. In this NIRCam image from the James Webb...