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Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 ноября 2020 года

Пт, Ноябрь 13, 2020 - 7:08

На данной неделе 16 ноября Луна (Ф= 0,02+) пройдет севернее Антареса, а 17 ноября при фазе 0,05+ окажется в нисходящем узле своей орбиты. В этот..

Comet ATLAS and Orion s Belt

Чт, Ноябрь 12, 2020 - 8:30

With its closest approach to planet Earth scheduled for November 14, this Comet ATLAS (C/2020 M3) was discovered just this summer, another comet found by the NASA funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System.

The Central Soul Nebula Without Stars

Вт, Ноябрь 10, 2020 - 8:30

This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds near the top, outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas, are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view..

In Green Company: Aurora over Norway

Пн, Ноябрь 09, 2020 - 8:30

Raise your arms if you see an aurora. With those instructions, two nights went by with, well, clouds -- mostly. On the third night of returning to same peaks, though, the sky not only cleared up but lit up with a spectacular auroral..

Спутник Марса Фобос от аппарата “Марс-Экспресс”

Вс, Ноябрь 08, 2020 - 8:30

Почему Фобос такой темный? Фобос – самый большой и близкий к планете из двух спутников Марса. Это – самый темный спутник во всей

Martian Moon Phobos from Mars Express

Вс, Ноябрь 08, 2020 - 8:30

Why is Phobos so dark? Phobos, the largest and innermost of two Martian moons, is the darkest moon in the entire Solar System. Its unusual orbit and color indicate that it may be a captured asteroid composed of a mixture of ice and..

The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies

Сб, Ноябрь 07, 2020 - 8:30

These are galaxies of the Hercules Cluster, an archipelago of island universes a mere 500 million light-years away. Also known as Abell 2151, this cluster is loaded with gas and dust rich, star-forming spiral galaxies but has relatively..

Астрономическая неделя с 9 по 15 ноября 2020 года

Пт, Ноябрь 06, 2020 - 8:58

На данной неделе 10 ноября Меркурий окажется в западной (утренней) элонгации 19 градусов, а 12 ноября долгопериодическая переменная..

Moon over ISS

Пт, Ноябрь 06, 2020 - 8:30

Completing one orbit of our fair planet in 90 minutes the International Space Station can easily be spotted by eye as a very bright star moving through the night sky. Have you seen it? The next time you do, you will have recognized the..

North of Orion s Belt

Чт, Ноябрь 05, 2020 - 8:30

Bright stars, interstellar clouds of dust and glowing nebulae fill this cosmic scene, a skyscape just north of Orion's belt. Close to the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, the wide field view spans just under 5 degrees or about 10 full moons on..

Fifty Gravitational Wave Events Illustrated

Ср, Ноябрь 04, 2020 - 8:30

Over fifty gravitational wave events have now been detected. These events mark the distant, violent collisions of two black holes, a black hole and a neutron star, or two neutron stars. Most of the 50 events were detected in 2019..

Tagging Bennu: The Movie

Вт, Ноябрь 03, 2020 - 7:30

This is what it looks like to punch an asteroid. Last month, NASA's robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx descended toward, thumped into, and then quickly moved away from the small near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu. The featured video depicts..