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Leaving Earth

Вт, Август 09, 2022 - 9:30

What it would look like to leave planet Earth? Such an event was recorded visually in great detail by the MESSENGER spacecraft as it swung back past the Earth in 2005 on its way in toward the planet Mercury. Earth can be seen rotating..

The Lagoon Nebula without Stars

Пн, Август 08, 2022 - 8:30

Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent, cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. Also known as M8, the bright star forming region is about 5,000 light-years distant.

Meteor before Galaxy

Пн, Август 08, 2022 - 1:30

What's that green streak in front of the Andromeda galaxy? A meteor. While photographing the Andromeda galaxy in 2016, near the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower, a small pebble from deep space crossed right in front of our

Stereo Phobos

Сб, Август 06, 2022 - 8:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to Phobos, grooved moon of Mars! Captured in 2004 by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, the image data was recorded at a distance of about 200 kilometers from..

A Beautiful Trifid

Сб, Август 06, 2022 - 2:30

The beautiful Trifid Nebula is a cosmic study in contrasts. Also known as M20, it lies about 5,000 light-years away toward the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. A star forming region in the plane...

GSC 00143-00813, a New Triple-mode Classical Cepheid

Пт, Август 05, 2022 - 11:06

I present my detection of a new triple-mode Classical Cepheid, pulsating in the fundamental mode, first- and second-overtone modes. I analyzed all observations available for the star in the ASAS-SN and ZTF online public archives using the

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 августа 2022 года

Пт, Август 05, 2022 - 9:58

На данной неделе 9 августа Луна (Ф= 0,88+) пройдет точку максимального склонения к югу от небесного экватора, а также произойдет покрытие..

GSC 00143-00813, a New Triple-mode Classical Cepheid

Чт, Август 04, 2022 - 14:48

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Чт, Август 04, 2022 - 8:30

In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shows itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." Of course...

GSC 00143-00813, a New Triple-mode Classical Cepheid

Ср, Август 03, 2022 - 16:12

Halo of the Cats Eye

Ср, Август 03, 2022 - 8:30

What created the unusual halo around the Cat's Eye nebula? No one is sure. What is sure is that the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is one of the best known planetary nebulae on the sky.

A Moon Dressed Like Saturn

Вт, Август 02, 2022 - 8:30

Why does Saturn appear so big? It doesn't -- what is pictured are foreground clouds on Earth crossing in front of the Moon. The Moon shows a slight crescent phase with most of its surface visible by reflected Earthlight known as ashen..