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A Stellar Jewel Box: Open Cluster NGC 290

Вс, Октябрь 13, 2019 - 7:30

Jewels don't shine this bright -- only stars do. Like gems in a jewel box, though, the stars of open cluster NGC 290 glitter in a beautiful display of brightness and color. The photogenic cluster, pictured here, was captured in..

Interplanetary Earth

Сб, Октябрь 12, 2019 - 8:30

In an interplanetary first, on July 19, 2013 Earth was photographed on the same day from two other worlds of the Solar System, innermost planet Mercury and ringed gas giant Saturn. Pictured...

Planet Earth at Blue Hour

Пт, Октябрь 11, 2019 - 8:30

Nature photographers and other fans of planet Earth always look forward to the blue hour. That's the transition in twilight, just before sunrise or after sunset, when the Sun is below the horizon but land and sky are still suffused with

Астрономическая неделя с 14 по 20 октября 2019 года

Пт, Октябрь 11, 2019 - 7:28

На данной неделе 16 октября произойдет покрытие астероидом (1875) Neruda звезды HIP115476 (5,7m) из созвездия Рыб при видимости в Карелии, 17 октября..

Mid Air Meteor and Milky Way

Чт, Октябрь 10, 2019 - 8:30

On September 24, a late evening commercial flight from Singapore to Australia offered stratospheric views of the southern hemisphere's night sky, if you chose a window seat. In fact, a well-planned seating choice...

NGC 7714: Starburst after Galaxy Collision

Ср, Октябрь 09, 2019 - 8:30

Is this galaxy jumping through a giant ring of stars? Probably not. Although the precise dynamics behind the featured image is yet unclear, what is clear is that the pictured galaxy, NGC 7714, has been stretched and distorted by a..

Sprite Lightning in HD

Вт, Октябрь 08, 2019 - 8:30

This phenomenon occurs in the sky over our heads, not the sea. It is a type of lightning known as red sprite, and rarely has it ever been photographed in this detail. Even though sprites have been recorded for over 30 years, their root..

Io Eclipse Shadow on Jupiter from Juno

Пн, Октябрь 07, 2019 - 8:30

What's that dark spot on Jupiter? It's the shadow of Jupiter's most volcanic moon Io. Since Jupiter shines predominantly by reflected sunlight, anything that blocks that light leaves a shadow. If you could somehow be in that..

The Horsehead Nebula

Вс, Октябрь 06, 2019 - 8:30

The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation to the red emission nebula in the center of the above photograph. The horse-head feature is dark because it is really an opaque

Jupiter and the Moons

Сб, Октябрь 05, 2019 - 8:30

After sunset on October 3, some of the Solar System's largest moons stood low along the western horizon with the largest planet. Just after nightfall, a pairing of the Moon approaching first quarter phase and Jupiter was captured in this..

InSight on a Cloudy Day

Пт, Октябрь 04, 2019 - 8:33

Clouds drift through the sky as the light fades near sunset in this three frame animated gif. The scene was captured on sol 145 beginning around 6:30pm local time by a camera on the Mars InSight lander. Of course, InSight's martian day,..