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Virtual Flight over Asteroid Vesta

Вс, Июнь 30, 2019 - 8:30

What would it be like to fly over the asteroid Vesta? Animators from the German Aerospace Center took actual images and height data from NASA's Dawn mission when it visited asteroid Vesta a few years ago and generated a virtual movie.

M83: The Thousand Ruby Galaxy

Сб, Июнь 29, 2019 - 8:30

Big, bright, and beautiful, spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra. Prominent spiral arms traced by dark dust lanes and blue star clusters lend this..

A Solstice Night in Paris

Пт, Июнь 28, 2019 - 8:30

The night of June 21 was the shortest night for planet Earth's northern latitudes, so at latitude 48.9 degrees north, Paris was no exception. Still, the City of Light had an exceptionally luminous evening. Its skies were flooded with..

A Solstice Night in Paris

Пт, Июнь 28, 2019 - 8:30

The night of June 21 was the shortest night for planet Earth's northern latitudes, so at latitude 48.9 degrees north, Paris was no exception. Still, the City of Light had an exceptionally luminous evening. Its skies were flooded with..

Календарь наблюдателя на июль 2019 года

Пт, Июнь 28, 2019 - 8:12

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

Календарь наблюдателя на июль 2019 года

Пт, Июнь 28, 2019 - 8:12

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

Астрономическая неделя с 1 по 7 июля 2019 года

Пт, Июнь 28, 2019 - 8:02

На данной неделе 1 июля Луна (Ф= 0,01-) пройдет близ Венеры, а долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Водолея достигнет максимума блеска..

Астрономическая неделя с 1 по 7 июля 2019 года

Пт, Июнь 28, 2019 - 8:02

На данной неделе 1 июля Луна (Ф= 0,01-) пройдет близ Венеры, а долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Водолея достигнет максимума блеска..

The Longer Days

Чт, Июнь 27, 2019 - 8:30

This persistent six month long exposure compresses the time from solstice to solstice (December 21, 2018 to June 16, 2019) into a single point of view. Dubbed a solargraph, the unconventional picture was recorded with a tall, tube-shaped..

Noctilucent Clouds, Reflections, and Silhouettes

Ср, Июнь 26, 2019 - 8:30

Sometimes it's night on the ground but day in the air. As the Earth rotates to eclipse the Sun, sunset rises up from the ground. Therefore, at sunset on the ground, sunlight still shines on clouds above.

25 Brightest Stars in the Night Sky

Вт, Июнь 25, 2019 - 8:30

Do you know the names of some of the brightest stars? It's likely that you do, even though some bright stars have names so old they date back to near the beginning of written language.

Anticrepuscular Rays Converge Opposite the Sun

Пн, Июнь 24, 2019 - 8:30

Is there ever anything interesting to see in the direction opposite the Sun? Sometimes there is. Notable items include your own shadow, a shadow of the Moon during a total solar eclipse, a full...