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New Horizons at Ultima Thule

Сб, Декабрь 29, 2018 - 7:30

When we celebrate the start of 2019, on January 1 the New Horizons spacecraft will flyby Ultima Thule. A world of the Kuiper belt 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, the nickname Ultima Thule (catalog designation 2014 MU69) fittingly..

New Horizons at Ultima Thule

Сб, Декабрь 29, 2018 - 7:30

When we celebrate the start of 2019, on January 1 the New Horizons spacecraft will flyby Ultima Thule. A world of the Kuiper belt 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, the nickname Ultima Thule (catalog designation 2014 MU69) fittingly..

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

Пт, Декабрь 28, 2018 - 8:30

Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied

Астрономическая неделя с 31 декабря 2018 года по 6 января 2019 года

Пт, Декабрь 28, 2018 - 7:37

Поздравляем любителей астрономии с наступающим 2019 годом и желаем ясного неба, успешных наблюдений, новых открытий и новых знаний о..

The Great Carina Nebula

Чт, Декабрь 27, 2018 - 8:30

A jewel of the southern sky, the Great Carina Nebula, also known as NGC 3372, spans over 300 light-years, one of our galaxy's largest star forming regions. Like the smaller, more northerly Great...

The X-Ray Source 1RXS J051439.2—021615 is a Flare K Dwarf

Ср, Декабрь 26, 2018 - 13:28

We obtained a spectrum and UBVRI photometry of the star associated with the X-ray source 1RXS J051439.2-021615 that experienced a rapid optical flare on 25 January 2018 (ATel No. 11250). We classified the spectrum as K2V - K5V. The Halpha..

Novae in 2018: Official Announcement of GCVS Names

Ср, Декабрь 26, 2018 - 13:05

GCVS names are announced for 14 galactic Novae discovered in 2018.

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

Ср, Декабрь 26, 2018 - 8:30

Why is the Lobster Nebula forming some of the most massive stars known? No one is yet sure. Cataloged as NGC 6357, the Lobster Nebula houses the open star cluster Pismis 24 near its center -- a home to unusually bright and massive stars.

M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

Вт, Декабрь 25, 2018 - 8:30

Majestic on a truly cosmic scale, M100 is appropriately known as a grand design spiral galaxy. It is a large galaxy of over 100 billion stars with well-defined spiral arms that is similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered

Пн, Декабрь 24, 2018 - 8:30

"Oh my God! Look at that picture over there! Here's the Earth coming up. Wow is that pretty!" Soon after that pronouncement, 50 years ago today, one of the most famous images ever taken was snapped from the orbit of the Moon.

Earthrise: A Video Reconstruction

Вс, Декабрь 23, 2018 - 8:30

About 12 seconds into this video, something unusual happens. The Earth begins to rise. Never seen by humans before, the rise of the Earth over the limb of the Moon occurred 50 years ago tomorrow and surprised and amazed the crew of

A Cold December Night

Сб, Декабрь 22, 2018 - 8:30

They say Orion always comes up sideways, and he does seem to on this cold December night. The bright stars of the familiar northern winter constellation lie just above the snowy tree tops surrounding a cozy cottage near the town of Ustupky..