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Астрономическая неделя с 13 по 19 сентября 2021 года

Чт, Сентябрь 16, 2021 - 19:58

На данной неделе 13 сентября Луна (Ф= 0,4+) пройдет севернее Антареса. 14 сентября Меркурий достигнет максимальной восточной (вечерней)..

North America and the Pelican

Чт, Сентябрь 16, 2021 - 8:30

Fans of our fair planet might recognize the outlines of these cosmic clouds. On the left, bright emission outlined by dark, obscuring dust lanes seems to trace a continental shape, lending the popular name North America Nebula to the..

Cyclone Paths on Planet Earth

Ср, Сентябрь 15, 2021 - 7:30

Where on Earth do cyclones go? Known as hurricanes when in the Atlantic Ocean and typhoons when in the Pacific, the featured map shows the path of all major storms from 1985 through 2005. The map shows graphically that cyclones usually..

Mars Panorama 360 from Curiosity

Вт, Сентябрь 14, 2021 - 8:30

Which way up Mount Sharp? In early September, the robotic rover Curiosity continued its ascent up the central peak of Gale Crater, searching for more clues about ancient water and further evidence that Mars could once have been..

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,..