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Birds During a Total Solar Eclipse

Вт, Июль 09, 2019 - 8:31

What do birds do during a total solar eclipse? Darkness descends more quickly in a total eclipse than during sunset, but returns just as quickly -- and perhaps unexpectedly to the avians -- just a few minutes later.

The Galactic Center in Radio from MeerKAT

Пн, Июль 08, 2019 - 8:30

What's happening at the center of our galaxy? It's hard to tell with optical telescopes since visible light is blocked by intervening interstellar dust. In other bands of light, though, such as radio, the galactic center can be imaged..

Crescent Saturn

Вс, Июль 07, 2019 - 8:30

Saturn never shows a crescent phase -- from Earth. But when viewed from beyond, the majestic giant planet can show an unfamiliar diminutive sliver. This image of crescent Saturn in natural color was taken by the robotic Cassini..

Частное лунное затмение 16/17 июля 2019 года.

Сб, Июль 06, 2019 - 22:43

Данное частное лунное затмение можно наблюдать практически на всей территории России, кроме северных и удаленных восточных..

8 Minute and 30 Second Eclipse

Сб, Июль 06, 2019 - 8:30

The total phase of the July 2nd solar eclipse lasted about 4 minutes and 30 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. On the surface of planet Earth, that was about 600 nautical miles north of Easter Island in the Southern Pacific Ocean.

La Silla Eclipse Sequence

Пт, Июль 05, 2019 - 8:30

The road to the high mountaintop La Silla Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert also led in to the path of July 2nd's total solar eclipse. Recorded at regular intervals before and after...

Астрономическая неделя с 8 по 14 июля 2019 года

Пт, Июль 05, 2019 - 8:28

На данной неделе 8 июля Меркурий пройдет в 4 градусах южнее Марса, а 9 июля Луна (Ф= 0,54+) пройдет близ Спики. В этот же день Сатурн вступит в..

In the Shadow of the Moon

Чт, Июль 04, 2019 - 8:30

On July 2 denizens of planet Earth could stand in the Moon's dark umbral shadow during South America's 2019 total solar eclipse. It first touched down in the Southern Pacific Ocean, east of New Zealand.

Robotic Dragonfly Selected to Fly Across Titan

Ср, Июль 03, 2019 - 8:30

If you could fly across Titan, what would you see? To find out and to better explore this exotic moon of Saturn, NASA recently green-lighted Dragonfly, a mission to Titan with plans to deploy a helicopter-like drone.

NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy

Вт, Июль 02, 2019 - 8:30

If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe containing billions of stars and situated about 40 million light-years away toward the constellation of the Dolphinfish (Dorado), NGC..

Журнал “Небосвод” за июль 2019 года

Пн, Июль 01, 2019 - 17:30

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

The Big Corona

Пн, Июль 01, 2019 - 8:30

Most photographs don't adequately portray the magnificence of the Sun's corona. Seeing the corona first-hand during a total solar eclipse is unparalleled. The human eye can adapt to see coronal features and extent that average..