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Mercury and the Da Vinci Glow

Сб, Июль 10, 2021 - 8:30

On July 8th early morning risers saw Mercury near an old Moon low on the eastern horizon. On that date bright planet, faint glow of lunar night side, and sunlit crescent were captured in this predawn skyscape from Tenerife's Teide National..

M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind

Пт, Июль 09, 2021 - 8:30

M82 is a starburst galaxy with a superwind. In fact, through ensuing supernova explosions and powerful winds from massive stars, the burst of star formation in M82 is driving a prodigious outflow. Evidence for the superwind from the..

Астрономическая неделя с 12 по 18 июля 2021 года

Пт, Июль 09, 2021 - 8:19

На данной неделе 13 июля Венера до полградуса сблизится с Марсом. 17 июля Луна (Ф= 0,48+) пройдет севернее Спики, а 18 июля астероид Геба (6)..

Perihelion to Aphelion

Чт, Июль 08, 2021 - 8:30

Aphelion for 2021 occurred on July 5th. That's the point in Earth's elliptical orbit when it is farthest from the Sun. Of course, the distance from the Sun doesn't determine the seasons.

Flight Through the Orion Nebula in Infrared Light

Чт, Июль 08, 2021 - 4:30

What would it look like to fly into the Orion Nebula? The exciting dynamic visualization of the Orion Nebula is based on real astronomical data and adept movie rendering techniques. Up close and personal...

Saturn and Six Moons

Вт, Июль 06, 2021 - 8:30

How many moons does Saturn have? So far 82 have been confirmed, the smallest being only a fraction of a kilometer across. Six of its largest satellites can be seen here in a composite...

IC 4592: The Blue Horsehead Reflection Nebula

Пн, Июль 05, 2021 - 8:30

Do you see the horse's head? What you are seeing is not the famous Horsehead nebula toward Orion but rather a fainter nebula that only takes on a familiar form with deeper imaging. The main part of the here imaged molecular..

The Face on Mars

Пн, Июль 05, 2021 - 1:30

Wouldn't it be fun if clouds were castles? Wouldn't it be fun if the laundry on the bedroom chair was a superhero? Wouldn't it be fun if rock mesas on Mars were interplanetary monuments to the human face? Clouds, though,..

Along the Milky Way

Пн, Июль 05, 2021 - 1:30

You can't walk along the Milky Way. Still, under a dark sky you can explore it. To the eye the pale luminous trail of light arcing through the sky on a dark, moonless night does appear to be a path through the heavens.

AR2835: Islands in the Photosphere

Пт, Июль 02, 2021 - 8:30

Awash in a sea of incandescent plasma and anchored in strong magnetic fields, sunspots are planet-sized dark islands in the solar photosphere, the bright surface of the Sun. Found in solar active regions, sunspots...

Астрономическая неделя с 5 по 11 июля 2021 года

Пт, Июль 02, 2021 - 8:22

На данной неделе 5 июля Луна (Ф= 0,17-) окажется в апогее своей орбиты на расстоянии 405340 км от центра Земли (близ звездного скопления..

Perseverance Selfie with Ingenuity

Чт, Июль 01, 2021 - 8:30

On sol 46 (April 6, 2021) the Perseverance rover held out a robotic arm to take its first selfie on Mars. The WATSON camera at the end of the arm was designed to take close-ups of martian rocks and surface details though, and not a quick..