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APOD: 2023 January 3 Б Kembles Cascade of Stars

Вт, Январь 03, 2023 - 8:30

This line of stars is real. A little too faint to see with the unaided eye, KembleБs Cascade of stars inspires awe when seen with binoculars. Like the Big Dipper though, KembleБs Cascade is an asterism, not a constellation.

APOD: 2023 January 2 Б After Sunset Planet Parade

Пн, Январь 02, 2023 - 7:30

Look up tonight and see a whole bunch of planets. Just after sunset, looking west, planets Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will all be simultaneously visible. Listed west to east, this planetary lineup will have Venus nearest the..

The Largest Rock in our Solar System

Вс, Январь 01, 2023 - 7:30

There, that dot on the right, that's the largest rock known in our Solar System. It is larger than every known asteroid, moon, and comet nucleus. It is larger than any other local rocky planet.

Moon over Makemake

Сб, Декабрь 31, 2022 - 8:30

Makemake (sounds like MAH-kay MAH-kay), second brightest dwarf planet of the Kuiper belt, has a moon. Nicknamed MK2, Makemake's moon reflects sunlight with a charcoal-dark surface, about 1,300 times fainter than its parent body.

Астрономическая неделя со 2 по 8 января 2023 года

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2022 - 12:43

На данной неделе 2 января Луна (Ф= 0,9+) будет находиться между Плеядами и Гиадами, а 3 января произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,91+) Марса при..

Mars and the Star Clusters

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2022 - 7:30

At this year's end Mars still shines brightly in planet Earth's night as it wanders through the head-strong constellation Taurus. Its bright yellowish hue dominates this starry field of view that includes Taurus' alpha star Aldebaran and..

Horsehead and Flame

Чт, Декабрь 29, 2022 - 7:30

The Horsehead Nebula, famous celestial dark marking also known as Barnard 33, is notched against a background glow of emission nebulae in this sharp cosmic skyscape. About five light-years "tall" the Horsehead lies some 1,500 light-years..

Журнал “Небосвод” за январь 2023 года

Ср, Декабрь 28, 2022 - 15:50

Очередной выпуск журнала для любителей астрономии "Небосвод"

Журнал “Небосвод” за январь 2023 года

Ср, Декабрь 28, 2022 - 15:50

Очередной выпуск журнала для любителей астрономии "Небосвод"

Messier 88

Ср, Декабрь 28, 2022 - 8:30

Charles Messier described the 88th entry in his 18th century catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters as a spiral nebula without stars. Of course the gorgeous M88 is now understood to be a galaxy full of stars, gas, and dust, not unlike our..

A Full Circle Rainbow over Norway

Вт, Декабрь 27, 2022 - 8:30

Have you ever seen an entire rainbow? From the ground, typically, only the top portion of a rainbow is visible because directions toward the ground have fewer raindrops. From the air, though, the entire 360-degree circle of a rainbow is..

NGC 6164: Dragons Egg Nebula and Halo

Пн, Декабрь 26, 2022 - 8:30

The star at the center created everything. Known as the Dragon's Egg, this star -- a rare, hot, luminous O-type star some 40 times as massive as the Sun -- created not only the complex nebula (NGC 6164) that immediately surrounds it,