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Solar Eclipse over the UAE

Пн, Февраль 10, 2020 - 8:30

What's happening behind that camel? A partial eclipse of the Sun. About six and a half weeks ago, the Moon passed completely in front of the Sun as seen from a narrow band on the Earth.

What would it be like to fly free in space? At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless II was living the dream -- floating farther out than anyone had ever been before. Guided by a

Cosmic Clouds in the Unicorn

Сб, Февраль 08, 2020 - 8:30

Interstellar clouds of hydrogen gas and dust abound in this gorgeous skyscape. The 3 degree wide field of view stretches through the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264..

NGC 7331 Close Up

Пт, Февраль 07, 2020 - 8:30

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Pegasus, NGC 7331 was recognized early on as a spiral nebula and is actually one..

Астрономическая неделя с 10 по 16 февраля 2020 года

Пт, Февраль 07, 2020 - 8:21

На данной неделе 10 февраля Меркурий достигнет максимальной восточной (вечерней) элонгации 18 градусов, а астероидом 4 Веста покроется..

NGC 7331 крупным планом

Пт, Февраль 07, 2020 - 7:30

Большую, красивую спиральную галактику NGC 7331 часто называют аналогом нашего Млечного Пути. Она расположена в 50 миллионах..

Southern Moonscape

Чт, Февраль 06, 2020 - 8:30

The Moon's south pole is near the top of this detailed telescopic view. Looking across the rugged southern lunar highlands it was captured from southern California, planet Earth. At the Moon's third quarter phase the lunar terminator,

Lunar Eclipse Perspectives

Ср, Февраль 05, 2020 - 8:30

Do we all see the same Moon? Yes, but we all see it differently. One difference is the apparent location of the Moon against background stars -- an effect known as parallax. We humans use the parallax between our eyes to judge depth.

A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon

Вт, Февраль 04, 2020 - 8:30

Seeing mountain peaks glow red from inside the Grand Canyon was one of the most incredible sunset experiences of this amateur photographer's life. They appeared even more incredible later, when digitally combined with an exposure of the..

Solar Granules at Record High Resolution

Пн, Февраль 03, 2020 - 7:30

Why does the Sun's surface keep changing? The help find out, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has built the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, USA. The Inouye telescope...

Красивая дата

Вс, Февраль 02, 2020 - 18:16

Лет 10-15 назад я написал на этом сайте несколько заметок про "красивые даты" (05.05.05, 09.09.09, 01.02.03 04:05 и др.). В них я написал, что такие даты..

Zeta Oph: Runaway Star

Вс, Февраль 02, 2020 - 8:30

Like a ship plowing through cosmic seas, runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi produces the arcing interstellar bow wave or bow shock seen in this stunning infrared portrait. In the false-color view, bluish Zeta...