Новости из категории: astronet

The Pale Blue Dot

Пт, Февраль 14, 2020 - 8:30

On Valentine's Day in 1990, cruising four billion miles from the Sun, the Voyager 1 spacecraft looked back one last time to make the first ever Solar System family portrait. The portrait consists...

The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is easy to find with a small telescope. About 30 light-years across and 5,500 light-years distant it's a popular stop for cosmic tourists in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius.

Star Trails of the North and South

Ср, Февраль 12, 2020 - 8:30

What divides the north from the south? It all has to do with the spin of the Earth. On Earth's surface, the equator is the dividing line, but on Earth's sky, the dividing line is the Celestial Equator -- the equator's projection onto..

Launch of the Solar Orbiter

Вт, Февраль 11, 2020 - 7:30

How does weather on the Sun affect humanity? To help find out, the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA have just launched the Solar Orbiter. This Sun-circling robotic spaceship will monitor...

Областной Веговский семинар состоится 27 февраля 2020 г.

Пн, Февраль 10, 2020 - 14:38

Астрономическая школа «Вега» (АШ «Вега») приглашает Ваших представителей принять участие в очередном заседание постоянно..

Solar Eclipse over the UAE

Пн, Февраль 10, 2020 - 8:30

What's happening behind that camel? A partial eclipse of the Sun. About six and a half weeks ago, the Moon passed completely in front of the Sun as seen from a narrow band on the Earth.

To Fly Free in Space

Вс, Февраль 09, 2020 - 8:30

What would it be like to fly free in space? At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless II was living the dream -- floating farther out than anyone had ever been before. Guided by a

Cosmic Clouds in the Unicorn

Сб, Февраль 08, 2020 - 8:30

Interstellar clouds of hydrogen gas and dust abound in this gorgeous skyscape. The 3 degree wide field of view stretches through the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264..

NGC 7331 Close Up

Пт, Февраль 07, 2020 - 8:30

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Pegasus, NGC 7331 was recognized early on as a spiral nebula and is actually one..

Астрономическая неделя с 10 по 16 февраля 2020 года

Пт, Февраль 07, 2020 - 8:21

На данной неделе 10 февраля Меркурий достигнет максимальной восточной (вечерней) элонгации 18 градусов, а астероидом 4 Веста покроется..

NGC 7331 крупным планом

Пт, Февраль 07, 2020 - 7:30

Большую, красивую спиральную галактику NGC 7331 часто называют аналогом нашего Млечного Пути. Она расположена в 50 миллионах..

Southern Moonscape

Чт, Февраль 06, 2020 - 8:30

The Moon's south pole is near the top of this detailed telescopic view. Looking across the rugged southern lunar highlands it was captured from southern California, planet Earth. At the Moon's third quarter phase the lunar terminator,