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A Cosmic Triangle

Ср, Апрель 15, 2020 - 8:30

It was an astronomical triple play. Setting on the left, just after sunset near the end of last month, was our Moon -- showing a bright crescent phase. Setting on the right was Venus, the brightest planet in the evening sky last..

NGC 253: The Silver Coin Galaxy

Вт, Апрель 14, 2020 - 8:30

NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, but also one of the dustiest. Dubbed the Silver Coin for its appearance in smalltelescopes, it is more formally known as the Sculptor Galaxy for its location within the..

Ползущий камень в Долине Смерти

Пн, Апрель 13, 2020 - 8:30

Как этот камень оказался в такой странной местности? Одно из самых необычных мест на Земле – Долина Смерти в американском штате

A Sailing Stone across Death Valley

Пн, Апрель 13, 2020 - 8:30

How did this big rock end up on this strange terrain? One of the more unusual places here on Earth occurs inside Death Valley, California, USA. There a dried lakebed named Racetrack Playa exists...

The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble

Вс, Апрель 12, 2020 - 8:30

While drifting through the cosmos, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud became sculpted by stellar winds and radiation to assume a recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is embedded in the vast and complex Orion..

Venus and the Pleiades in April

Сб, Апрель 11, 2020 - 8:30

Shared around world in early April skies Venus, our brilliant evening star, wandered across the face of the lovely Pleiades star cluster. This timelapse image follows the path of the inner planet during the beautiful conjunction showing its..

Астрономическая неделя с 12 по 19 апреля 2020 года

Пт, Апрель 10, 2020 - 9:00

На данной неделе для любительских инструментов будут доступны три кометы (!) со звездной величиной ярче 9m в относительной близости..

Full Moon of Spring

Пт, Апрель 10, 2020 - 8:30

From home this Full Moon looked bright. Around our fair planet it rose as the Sun set on April 7/8, the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox and the start of northern hemisphere spring. April's full lunar phase was also near..

A Flow of Time

Чт, Апрель 09, 2020 - 8:30

This surreal timelapse, landscape, panorama spans predawn, blue hour, and sunrise skies. Close to the start of planet Earth's northern hemisphere spring, the flow of time was captured between 4:30 and 7:00 am from a location overlooking..

О Борисе Григорьевиче Пшеничнере

Ср, Апрель 08, 2020 - 20:12

Борис Григорьевич Пшеничнер – это эпоха в советской и российской науке для тех молодых людей, кто в состоянии мыслить и любить,..

Country Sky versus City Sky

Ср, Апрель 08, 2020 - 8:30

Dark skies are disappearing from the world. With modernization comes artificial lighting that brightens the night. While these lights allow modern humans to see, much light is wasted up into the sky. This light...

A Path North

Вт, Апрель 07, 2020 - 8:30

What happens if you keep going north? The direction north on the Earth, the place on your horizon below the northern spin pole of the Earth -- around which other stars appear to slowly swirl, will remain the same.