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Астрономическая неделя с 18 по 24 мая 2020 года

Пт, Май 15, 2020 - 7:59

На данной неделе 18 мая Луна (Ф= 0,17-) окажется в апогее своей орбиты на расстоянии 405580 км от центра Земли, а долгопериодическая переменная..

Comet Halley vs Comet SWAN

Чт, Май 14, 2020 - 8:30

The pre-dawn hours of May 3rd were moonless as grains of cosmic dust streaked through southern skies above Reunion Island. Swept up as planet Earth plowed through dusty debris streams left behind periodic Comet 1/P Halley, the annual meteor..

Jupiter in Infrared from Gemini

Ср, Май 13, 2020 - 8:30

In infrared, Jupiter lights up the night. Recently, astronomers at the Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii, USA, created some of the best infrared photos of Jupiter ever taken from EarthБs surface, pictured. Gemini...

Lyrid Meteors from the Constellation Lyra

Вт, Май 12, 2020 - 7:31

Where are all of these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer is the constellation of Small Harp (Lyra). That is why the famous meteor shower that peaks every April is known as the Lyrids -- the

Behind Betelgeuse

Пн, Май 11, 2020 - 8:30

What's behind Betelgeuse? One of the brighter and more unusual stars in the sky, the red supergiant star Betelgeuse can be found in the direction of famous constellation Orion. Betelgeuse, however, is actually...

The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble

Вс, Май 10, 2020 - 8:30

What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Just a few hundred million years ago, NGC 2936, the upper of the two large galaxies shown, was likely a normal spiral galaxy -- spinning, creating stars -- and minding its own business.

Full Flower Moonrise

Сб, Май 09, 2020 - 8:30

Rising as the Sun set, the Moon was bright and full in planet Earth skies on May 7 and known to some as a Flower Moon. Near the horizon it does seem to take on rose pink hues of reddened sunlight in this reflective twilight scene.

Астрономическая неделя с 11 по 17 мая 2020 года

Пт, Май 08, 2020 - 16:51

На данной неделе 11 мая произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,77-) звезды хи1 Стрельца (5,0m) при видимости в Сибири. В этот же день Сатурн пройдет..

Архив журнала “Переменные Звезды. Приложение” (1971–1982)

Пт, Май 08, 2020 - 15:56

Long Tailed Comet SWAN

Пт, Май 08, 2020 - 8:30

Blowing in the solar wind the spectacular ion tail of Comet SWAN (C/2020 F8) extends far across this 10 degree wide telephoto field of view. Captured on May 2 its greenish coma was about 6 light-minutes from Earth. The pretty background..

Analemma of the Moon

Чт, Май 07, 2020 - 8:30

An analemma is that figure-8 curve you get when you mark the position of the Sun at the same time each day for one year. But the trick to imaging an analemma of the Moon is to wait bit longer.

LDN 1471: A Windblown Star Cavity

Ср, Май 06, 2020 - 8:30

What is the cause of this unusual parabolic structure? This illuminated cavity, known as LDN 1471, was created by a newly forming star, seen as the bright source at the peak of the parabola.