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ELT and the Milky Way

Сб, Март 16, 2024 - 20:30

The southern winter Milky Way sprawls across this night skyscape. Looking due south, the webcam view was recorded near local midnight on March 11 in dry, dark skies over the central Chilean Atacama desert.

Portrait of NGC 1055

Пт, Март 15, 2024 - 7:30

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of a small galaxy group a mere 60 million light-years away toward the aquatically intimidating constellation Cetus. Seen edge-on, the island universe spans over 100,000 light-years,

Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow

Чт, Март 14, 2024 - 7:30

What phase of the Moon is 3.14 radians from the Sun? The Full Moon, of course. Even though the Moon might look full for several days, the Moon is truly at its full phase when it is Pi radians (aka 180 degrees) from the Sun in ecliptic..

APOD: 2024 March 13 Б The Seagull Nebula

Ср, Март 13, 2024 - 7:30

A broad expanse of glowing gas and dust presents a bird-like visage to astronomers from planet Earth, suggesting its popular moniker: the Seagull Nebula. This portrait of the cosmic bird covers a 1.6-degree...

APOD: 2024 March 12 Б A Galaxy Shaped Rocket Exhaust Spiral

Вт, Март 12, 2024 - 7:30

What's that over the horizon? What may look like a strangely nearby galaxy is actually a normal rocket's exhaust plume -- but unusually backlit. Although the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from...

Астрономическая неделя с 18 по 24 марта 2024 года

Пн, Март 11, 2024 - 11:29

На данной неделе 19 марта Венера достигнет афелия своей орбиты, а 20 марта наступит весеннее равноденствие

APOD: 2024 March 11 Б A Full Plankton Moon

Пн, Март 11, 2024 - 7:30

What glows in the night? This night featured a combination of usual and unusual glows. Perhaps the most usual glow was from the Moon, a potentially familiar object. The full Moon's nearly vertical descent results from the observer being..

APOD: 2024 March 10 Б A Total Eclipse at the End of the World

Вс, Март 10, 2024 - 9:30

Would you go to the end of the world to see a total eclipse of the Sun? If you did, would you be surprised to find someone else there already? In 2003, the Sun, the Moon, Antarctica, and two photographers all lined up in Antarctica..

Comet 12P/Pons Brooks in Northern Spring

Сб, Март 09, 2024 - 8:30

As spring approaches for northern skygazers Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is growing brighter. Currently visible with small telescopes and binoculars the Halley-type comet could reach naked eye visibility in the coming weeks. Seen despite a..

Comet 12P/Pons Brooks in Northern Spring

Сб, Март 09, 2024 - 8:30

The Tarantula Zone

Пт, Март 08, 2024 - 8:30

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud. About 180 thousand light-years away, it's the largest,

The Crew 8 Nebula

Чт, Март 07, 2024 - 9:30

Not the James Webb Space Telescope's latest view of a distant galactic nebula, this cloud of gas and dust dazzled spacecoast skygazers on March 3. The telephoto snapshot was taken minutes after the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on the SpaceX..