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Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano

Вс, Март 22, 2020 - 7:30

These people are not in danger. What is coming down from the left is just the Moon, far in the distance. Luna appears so large here because she is being photographed through a telescopic lens.

Comet ATLAS and the Mighty Galaxies

Сб, Март 21, 2020 - 7:30

Comet ATLAS C/2019 Y4 was discovered by the NASA funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, the last comet discovery reported in 2019. Now growing brighter in northern night skies, the comet's pretty greenish...

Morning, Planets, Moon, and Montreal

Пт, Март 20, 2020 - 7:30

Dawn's early light came to Montreal, northern planet Earth, on March 18, the day before the vernal equinox. At the end of that nearly equal night the Moon stands above a dense constellation of urban lights in this serene city and skyscape...

Астрономическая неделя с 23 по 29 марта 2020 года

Пт, Март 20, 2020 - 7:05

На данной неделе 29 марта произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,24+) звезды эпсилон Тельца (3,5m) близ Альдебарана при видимости на Европейской..

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Чт, Март 19, 2020 - 7:30

In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shews itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." Of course...

“Астродистант” приглашает

Ср, Март 18, 2020 - 12:58

Портал Astrodistant.ru – это ресурс для дистанционной поддержки астрономического образования и самообразования школьников. Через..

Календарь наблюдателя за апрель 2020 года

Ср, Март 18, 2020 - 8:55

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника, освещающего астрономические явления и небесные тела, доступные для наблюдений невооруженным глазом..

Anticrepuscular Rays over Florida

Ср, Март 18, 2020 - 7:30

What's happening behind those clouds? Although the scene may appear somehow supernatural, nothing more unusual is occurring than a Sun setting on the other side of the sky. Pictured here are anticrepuscular rays. To understand..

M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center

Вт, Март 17, 2020 - 7:30

What's happening in the center of nearby spiral galaxy M77? The face-on galaxy lies a mere 47 million light-years away toward the constellation of the Sea Monster (Cetus). At that estimated distance, this gorgeous island universe is..

A Moon Dressed Like Saturn

Пн, Март 16, 2020 - 7:30

Why does Saturn appear so big? It doesn't -- what is pictured are foreground clouds on Earth crossing in front of the Moon. The Moon shows a slight crescent phase with most of its surface visible by reflected Earthlight known as ashen..

The Snows of Churyumov Gerasimenko

Вс, Март 15, 2020 - 7:30

You couldn't really be caught in this blizzard while standing by a cliff on Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Orbiting the comet -- frequently abbreviated as 67P or CG -- in June of 2016, the Rosetta spacecraft's narrow...

Moonrise and Mountain Shadow

Сб, Март 14, 2020 - 7:30

What phase of the Moon is 3.14 radians from the Sun? The Full Moon, of course. Even though the Moon might look full for several days, the Moon is truly at its full phase when it is 3.14 radians (aka 180 degrees) from the Sun in ecliptic..