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Night Sky Reflected

Пн, Сентябрь 13, 2021 - 8:30

What's that in the mirror? In the featured image of the dark southern sky, the three brightest galaxies of the night are all relatively easy to identify. Starting from the left, these are the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), the Large..

A Spiral Aurora over Iceland

Вс, Сентябрь 12, 2021 - 8:30

What's happened to the sky? Aurora! Captured in 2015, this aurora was noted by Icelanders for its great brightness and quick development. The aurora resulted from a solar storm, with high energy particles bursting out from the Sun..

Saturn at Night

Сб, Сентябрь 11, 2021 - 8:30

Still bright in planet Earth's night skies, good telescopic views of Saturn 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 from telescopes closer to..

Вид на комету Розетты

Пт, Сентябрь 10, 2021 - 8:30

На этом телескопическом изображении, полученном 7 сентября, тусклая комета Чурюмова-Герасименко (67P) проплывает мимо звезд дальнего..

Rosetta’s Comet in View

Пт, Сентябрь 10, 2021 - 8:30

Faint comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) sweeps past background stars in the constellation Taurus and even fainter distant galaxies in this telescopic frame from September 7. About 5 years ago, this comet's 4 kilometer spanning...

Firefly Milky Way over Russia

Пн, Сентябрь 06, 2021 - 8:30

It started with a pine tree. The idea was to photograph a statuesque pine in front of the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. And the plan, carried out two months ago, was successful -- they both appear prominently. But the..

Earth and Moon

Вс, Сентябрь 05, 2021 - 8:30

The Earth and Moon are rarely photographed together. One of most spectacular times this occurred was about 30 years ago when the Jupiter-bound Galileo spacecraft zoomed past our home planetary system. Then, robotic Galileo watched from..

A Falcon 9 Nebula

Сб, Сентябрь 04, 2021 - 8:30

Not the Hubble Space Telescope's latest view of a distant galactic nebula, this illuminated cloud of gas and dust dazzled early morning spacecoast skygazers on August 29. The snapshot was taken at 3:17am from Space View Park in Titusville,..

NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula

Пт, Сентябрь 03, 2021 - 7:30

These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away, in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus. Called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the only nebula to evoke the imagery of flowers.

Астрономическая неделя с 6 по 12 сентября 2021 года

Пт, Сентябрь 03, 2021 - 7:17

На данной неделе 9 сентября произойдет покрытие на 2 секунды звезды HIP 29775 7,3m из созвездия Ориона астероидом Бавария (301) при видимости..

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

Чт, Сентябрь 02, 2021 - 8:30

Find the Big Dipper and follow the handle away from the dipper's bowl until you get to the last bright star. Then, just slide your telescope a little south and west and you'll come upon this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the 51st..

Dancing Ghosts: Curved Jets from Active Galaxies

Ср, Сентябрь 01, 2021 - 7:30

Why would galaxies emit jets that look like ghosts? And furthermore, why do they appear to be dancing? The curled and fluffy jets from the supermassive black holes at the centers of two host galaxies (top center and lower left)..