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The Hydrogen Clouds of M33

Чт, Октябрь 03, 2019 - 8:30

Gorgeous spiral galaxy M33 seems to have more than its fair share of glowing hydrogen gas. A prominent member of the local group of galaxies, M33 is also known as the Triangulum Galaxy and lies a mere 3 million light-years away.

Molecular Clouds in the Carina Nebula

Ср, Октябрь 02, 2019 - 8:30

They are not alive -- but they are dying. The unusual forms found in the Carina nebula, a few of which are featured here, might best be described as evaporating. Energetic light and winds from nearby stars are breaking apart the dark

Картинка для PZP vol. 6 N 18

Вт, Октябрь 01, 2019 - 18:08

Black Hole Safety Video

Вт, Октябрь 01, 2019 - 8:30

If you were a small one-eyed monster, would you want to visit a black hole? Well the one in this video does -- but should it? No, actually, but since our little friend is insistent on going, the video informs it what black holes really..

Orion Rising over Brazil

Пн, Сентябрь 30, 2019 - 8:30

Have you seen Orion lately? The next few months will be the best for seeing this familiar constellation as it rises continually earlier in the night. However, Orion's stars and nebulas won't look quite as colorful to the eye as they do in..

MyCn 18: The Engraved Hourglass Planetary Nebula

Вс, Сентябрь 29, 2019 - 8:30

Do you see the hourglass shape -- or does it see you? If you can picture it, the rings of MyCn 18 trace the outline of an hourglass -- although one with an unusual eye in its center. Either way, the sands of time are running out for the..

An Analemma of the Sun

Сб, Сентябрь 28, 2019 - 8:30

This week the equinox found the Sun near the middle, but not at the crossing point, of an analemma in its annual trek through planet Earth's skies. In this scenic view, that graceful, figure-8-shaped curve was intentionally posed above the..

The Annotated Galactic Center

Пт, Сентябрь 27, 2019 - 7:30

The center of our Milky Way galaxy can be found some 26,000 light-years away toward the constellation Sagittarius. Even on a dark night, you can't really see it though. Gaze in that direction, and your sight-line is quickly obscured by..

Календарь наблюдателя на октябрь 2019 года

Пт, Сентябрь 27, 2019 - 6:50

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника, освещающего астрономические явления и небесные тела,..

Журнал “Небосвод” за октябрь 2019 года

Пт, Сентябрь 27, 2019 - 6:43

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей астрономии..

Астрономическая неделя с 30 сентября по 6 октября 2019 года

Пт, Сентябрь 27, 2019 - 6:33

На данной неделе 1 октября долгопериодические переменные звезды V Северной Короны и V Змееносца достигнут максимума блеска (6,5m), 3..

Da Vinci Rise

Чт, Сентябрь 26, 2019 - 8:30

An old Moon rose this morning, its waning sunlit crescent shining just above the eastern horizon before sunrise. But earthshine, light reflected from a bright planet Earth, lit the shadowed portion of the lunar disk and revealed most of a..