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Capsule Returns from Asteroid Ryugu

Пн, Декабрь 14, 2020 - 8:30

The streak across the sky is a capsule returning from an asteroid. It returned earlier this month from the near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu carrying small rocks and dust from its surface. The canister...

Geminid Meteors over Xinglong Observatory

Вс, Декабрь 13, 2020 - 7:30

Where do Geminid meteors come from? In terms of location on the sky, as the featured image composite beautifully demonstrates, the sand-sized bits of rock that create the streaks of the Geminids meteor shower appear to flow out from the..

Saturn and Jupiter in Summer 2020

Сб, Декабрь 12, 2020 - 8:30

During this northern summer Saturn and Jupiter were both near opposition, opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky. Their paired retrograde motion, seen about every 20 years, is followed from 19 June through 28 August in this panoramic..

Messier Craters in Stereo

Пт, Декабрь 11, 2020 - 8:30

Many bright nebulae and star clusters in planet Earth's sky are associated with the name of astronomer Charles Messier from his famous 18th century catalog. His name is also given to these two large and remarkable craters on the Moon.

Астрономическая неделя с 14 по 20 декабря 2020 года

Пт, Декабрь 11, 2020 - 7:03

На данной неделе 14 декабря наступит максимум действия метеорного потока Геминиды (ZHR= 120) из созвездия Близнецов, а Луна (Ф= 0,0) окажется..

Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant

Чт, Декабрь 10, 2020 - 8:30

It's easy to get lost following the intricate looping filaments in this detailed image of supernova remnant Simeis 147. Also cataloged as Sharpless 2-240 it goes by the popular nickname, the Spaghetti Nebula.

Arecibo Telescope Collapse

Ср, Декабрь 09, 2020 - 7:30

This was one great scientific instrument. Starting in 1963, the 305-meters across Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico USA reigned as the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world for over 50 years. Among numerous...

Great Conjunction over Sicilian Lighthouse

Вт, Декабрь 08, 2020 - 7:30

DonБt miss the coming great conjunction. In just under two weeks, the two largest planets in our Solar System will angularly pass so close together in Earth's sky that the Moon would easily be able to cover them both..

The 83rd Name-List of Variable Stars. Erratum

Пн, Декабрь 07, 2020 - 14:26

We introduce a correction to the recent 83rd Name-list of Variable Stars.

A Study of 13 Classical Cepheids

Пн, Декабрь 07, 2020 - 12:14

We present our detection of 6 new Classical Cepheids and a photometric study of 7 known Classical Cepheids. We used all observations available for these stars in the ASAS-SN, 1SWASP, ASAS-3, and NSVS online public archives, our..

Mammatus Clouds over Mount Rushmore

Пн, Декабрь 07, 2020 - 8:30

What's that below those strange clouds? Presidents. If you look closely, you may recognize the heads of four former US Presidents carved into famous Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, USA. More obvious in the featured image..

M16: Pillars of Star Creation

Вс, Декабрь 06, 2020 - 8:30

These dark pillars may look destructive, but they are creating stars. This pillar-capturing image of the inside of the Eagle Nebula, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, shows evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs) emerging from..