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The Jellyfish and Mars

Ср, Май 19, 2021 - 7:30

Normally faint and elusive, the Jellyfish Nebula is caught in this alluring scene. In the telescopic field of view two bright yellowish stars, Mu and Eta Geminorum, stand just below and above the Jellyfish Nebula at the left. Cool red..

Jets from the Necklace Nebula

Вт, Май 18, 2021 - 8:30

What celestial body wears the Necklace Nebula? First, analyses indicate that the Necklace is a planetary nebula, a gas cloud emitted by a star toward the end of its life. Also, what appears to be diamonds in the Necklace are..

NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge

Пн, Май 17, 2021 - 8:30

Is our Milky Way Galaxy this thin? Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky,

NGC 602 and Beyond

Вс, Май 16, 2021 - 7:30

The clouds may look like an oyster, and the stars like pearls, but look beyond. Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602.

The Southern Cliff in the Lagoon

Сб, Май 15, 2021 - 8:30

Undulating bright ridges and dusty clouds cross this close-up of the nearby star forming region M8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula. A sharp, false-color composite of narrow band visible and broad band near-infrared...

The Southern Cliff in the Lagoon

Сб, Май 15, 2021 - 8:30

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

Пт, Май 14, 2021 - 8:30

A gorgeous spiral galaxy, M104 is famous for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust lends a broad brimmed hat-like..

Астрономическая неделя с 17 по 23 мая 2021 года

Пт, Май 14, 2021 - 8:13

На данной неделе 17 мая Меркурий достигнет восточной (вечерней) элонгации 22 градуса, а Венера пройдет в 6 гр. севернее Альдебарана

Комета, Кит и Хоккейная клюшка

Чт, Май 13, 2021 - 8:30

Комета ATLAS (C/2020 R4) была ближе всего к Солнцу 1 марта, а сближение с планетой Земля произошло 23 апреля. На этой фотографии, сделанной 5..

The Comet, the Whale, and the Hockey Stick

Чт, Май 13, 2021 - 8:30

Closest to the Sun on March 1, and closest to planet Earth on April 23, this Comet ATLAS (C/2020 R4) shows a faint greenish coma and short tail in this pretty, telescopic field of view.

A Meteor and the Gegenschein

Ср, Май 12, 2021 - 7:30

Is the night sky darkest in the direction opposite the Sun? No. In fact, a rarely discernable faint glow known as the gegenschein (German for "counter glow") can be seen 180 degrees around from the Sun in an extremely dark sky. The..

Lightning and Orion Beyond Uluru

Вт, Май 11, 2021 - 9:30

What's happening behind Uluru? A United Nations World Heritage Site, Uluru is an extraordinary 350-meter high mountain in central Australia that rises sharply from nearly flat surroundings. Composed of sandstone, Uluru has slowly..