Новости из категории: astronet

A High Cliff on Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko

Пн, Ноябрь 29, 2021 - 0:30

This high cliff occurs not on a planet, not on a moon, but on a comet. It was discovered to be part of the dark nucleus of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (CG) by Rosetta, a robotic spacecraft launched by ESA that rendezvoused with the..

Messier 101

Сб, Ноябрь 27, 2021 - 8:30

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is one of the last entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog, but definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way.

Астрономическая неделя с 29 ноября по 5 декабря 2021 года

Пт, Ноябрь 26, 2021 - 9:56

На данной неделе 4 декабря произойдет полное солнечное затмение (видимость в Антарктиде), а Луна будет находиться близ перигея своей..

Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse

Пт, Ноябрь 26, 2021 - 7:30

Rain clouds passed and the dome of the Lick Observatory's 36 inch Great Refractor opened on November 19. The historic telescope was pointed toward a partially eclipsed Moon. Illuminated by dim red lighting...

At the Shadow s Edge

Чт, Ноябрь 25, 2021 - 8:30

Shaped like a cone tapering into space, the Earth's dark central shadow or umbra has a circular cross-section. It's wider than the Moon at the distance of the Moon's orbit though. But during the lunar eclipse of November 18/19, part of

Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster

Ср, Ноябрь 24, 2021 - 8:30

Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Even if you have, you probably have never seen it as large and clear as this. Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the bright stars of the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars..

The Sun in X rays from NuSTAR

Вт, Ноябрь 23, 2021 - 8:30

Why are the regions above sunspots so hot? Sunspots themselves are a bit cooler than the surrounding solar surface because the magnetic fields that create them reduce convective heating. It is therefore unusual that regions overhead --

Журнал “Небосвод” за январь 2022 года

Пн, Ноябрь 22, 2021 - 17:04

Очередной номер журнала "Небосвод" для любителей астрономии и от любителей астрономии

Журнал “Небосвод” за январь 2022 года

Пн, Ноябрь 22, 2021 - 17:04

Очередной номер журнала "Небосвод" для любителей астрономии и от любителей астрономии

Лунное затмение над небоскребом

Пн, Ноябрь 22, 2021 - 8:30

Почему Луна находится прямо на вершине этого здания? Астрофотографу потребовалось тщательно спланировать съемку. Чтобы..

Lunar Eclipse over a Skyscraper

Пн, Ноябрь 22, 2021 - 8:30

Why is the Moon on top of this building? Planning. It took the astrophotographer careful planning -- including figuring out exactly where to place the camera and exactly when to take the shot -- to create this striking superposition.

An Almost Total Lunar Eclipse

Сб, Ноябрь 20, 2021 - 8:30

Predawn hours of November 19 found the Moon in partly cloudy skies over Cancun, Mexico. Captured in this telephoto snapshot, the lunar disk is not quite entirely immersed in Earth's dark umbral shadow during a long partial lunar eclipse.