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In Motion: Uranus and Moons

Вт, Ноябрь 30, 2021 - 7:30

What's that moving across the sky? A planet just a bit too faint to see with the unaided eye: Uranus. The gas giant out past Saturn was tracked earlier this month near opposition -- when it was closest to Earth and at its brightest.

The Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi

Пн, Ноябрь 29, 2021 - 8:30

What created the strange spiral structure on the upper left? No one is sure, although it is likely related to a star in a binary star system entering the planetary nebula phase, when its outer atmosphere is ejected.

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..

A High Cliff on Comet Churyumov Gerasimenko

Пн, Ноябрь 29, 2021 - 0:30

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 --