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A Comet and a Crab

Пт, Октябрь 22, 2021 - 7:30

This pretty field of view spans over 2 degrees or 4 full moons on the sky, filled with stars toward the constellation Taurus, the Bull. Above and right of center in the frame you can spot the faint fuzzy reddish appearance of Messier 1 (M1),

Астрономическая неделя с 25 по 31 октября 2021 года

Пт, Октябрь 22, 2021 - 7:27

На данной неделе 25 октября Меркурий достигнет максимальной западной (утренней) элонгации 18 градусов, а 29 октября Венера достигнет..

Журнал “Небосвод” за декабрь 2021 года

Чт, Октябрь 21, 2021 - 19:37

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

Sharpless 308: The Dolphin-Head Nebula

Чт, Октябрь 21, 2021 - 8:30

Blown by fast winds from a hot, massive star, this cosmic bubble is huge. Cataloged as Sharpless 2-308 it lies some 5,000 light-years away toward the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major) and covers slightly more of the sky than a..

Lucy Launches to Eight Asteroids

Ср, Октябрь 20, 2021 - 8:30

Why would this mission go out as far as Jupiter -- but then not visit Jupiter? Lucy's plan is to follow different leads about the origin of our Solar System than can be found at Jupiter -- where Juno now orbits.

Palomar 6: Globular Star Cluster

Вт, Октябрь 19, 2021 - 8:30

Where did this big ball of stars come from? Palomar 6 is one of about 200 globular clusters of stars that survive in our Milky Way Galaxy. These spherical star-balls are older than our Sun as well as older than most stars that orbit..

Earthshine Moon over Sicily

Пн, Октябрь 18, 2021 - 8:30

Why can we see the entire face of this Moon? When the Moon is in a crescent phase, only part of it appears directly illuminated by the Sun. The answer is earthshine, also known as earthlight and the da Vinci glow.

The Einstein Cross Gravitational Lens

Вс, Октябрь 17, 2021 - 7:30

Most galaxies have a single nucleus -- does this galaxy have four? The strange answer leads astronomers to conclude that the nucleus of the surrounding galaxy is not even visible in this image. The central cloverleaf is rather..

The Moona Lisa

Сб, Октябрь 16, 2021 - 7:30

Only natural colors of the Moon in planet Earth's sky appear in this creative visual presentation. Arranged as pixels in a framed image, the lunar disks were photographed at different times. Their varying hues are ultimately due to..

NGC 289: Swirl in the Southern Sky

Пт, Октябрь 15, 2021 - 8:30

About 70 million light-years distant, gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 289 is larger than our own Milky Way. Seen nearly face-on, its bright core and colorful central disk give way to remarkably faint, bluish spiral arms. The extensive arms

Астрономическая неделя с 18 по 24 октября 2021 года

Пт, Октябрь 15, 2021 - 8:14

На данной неделе 18 октября Меркурий и Юпитер достигнут стояния с переходом к прямому движению

NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula

Чт, Октябрь 14, 2021 - 8:30

A mere seven hundred light years from Earth, toward the constellation Aquarius, a sun-like star is dying. Its last few thousand years have produced the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), a well studied and nearby example of a Planetary Nebula,..