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From the Northern to the Southern Cross

Вс, Январь 27, 2019 - 8:30

There is a road that connects the Northern to the Southern Cross but you have to be at the right place and time to see it. The road, as pictured here, is actually...

The Umbra of Earth

Сб, Январь 26, 2019 - 8:30

The dark, inner shadow of planet Earth is called the umbra. Shaped like a cone extending into space, it has a circular cross section most easily seen during a lunar eclipse. For example...

Craters produced by ancient impacts on the airless Moon have long been a familiar sight. But only since the 1990s have observers began to regularly record and study optical flashes on the lunar surface, likely explosions resulting from..

Астрономическая неделя с 28 января по 3 февраля 2019 года

Пт, Январь 25, 2019 - 6:30

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда T Водолея достигнет максимума блеска (6,5m), а Меркурий 30 января пройдет верхнее..

Matterhorn, Moon, and Meteor

Чт, Январь 24, 2019 - 8:30

Fans of planet Earth probably recognize the Matterhorn in the foreground of this night skyscape. Famed in mountaineering history, the 4,478 meter Alpine mountain stands next to the totally eclipsed Moon. In spite...

Orion over the Austrian Alps

Ср, Январь 23, 2019 - 7:30

Do you recognize this constellation? Through the icicles and past the mountains is Orion, one of the most identifiable star groupings on the sky and an icon familiar to humanity for over 30,000 years.

Журнал “Небосвод” за февраль 2019 года

Вт, Январь 22, 2019 - 15:43

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей астрономии..

Lunar Eclipse over Cologne Cathedral

Вт, Январь 22, 2019 - 8:30

Why would a bright full Moon suddenly become dark? Because it entered the shadow of the Earth. That's what happened Sunday night as the Moon underwent a total lunar eclipse. Dubbed by some...

Календарь наблюдателя на февраль 2019 года

Пн, Январь 21, 2019 - 17:41

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника, освещающего астрономические явления и небесные тела,..

InSight Lander Takes Selfie on Mars

Пн, Январь 21, 2019 - 7:30

This is what NASA's Insight lander looks like on Mars. With its solar panels, InSight is about the size of a small bus. Insight successfully landed on Mars in November with a main objective to detect seismic activity.

A Total Lunar Eclipse Video

Вс, Январь 20, 2019 - 8:30

Tonight a bright full Moon will fade to red. Tonight's moon will be particularly bright because it is reaching its fully lit phase when it is relatively close to the Earth in its elliptical orbit.

Total Lunar Eclipse at Moonset

Сб, Январь 19, 2019 - 8:30

The Moon slid through Earth's shadow on January 31, 2018 in a total lunar eclipse. In this time-lapse sequence of that eclipse from Portal, Arizona, USA, the partial eclipse starts with the Moon high in the western sky.