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Астрономическая неделя с 12 по 18 августа 2019 года

Пт, Август 09, 2019 - 5:53

На данной неделе 12 августа долгопериодическая переменная звезда S Северной Короны достигнет максимума блеска (6m), а метеорный поток..

Curiosity at Teal Ridge

Чт, Август 08, 2019 - 8:30

Part of a 360 degree panorama, this view looks out from the Mars rover Curiosity's current location on the Red Planet dubbed Teal Ridge. The mosaicked scene was captured by the rover's Mastcam on Earth calendar date June 18, 2019.

Jupiter Engulfed and the Milky Way

Ср, Август 07, 2019 - 8:31

This is a good month to see Jupiter. To find our Solar System's largest planet in your sky, look toward the southeast just after sunset -- Jupiter should be the brightest object in that part of the sky.

The Local Void in the Nearby Universe

Вт, Август 06, 2019 - 8:30

What does our region of the Universe look like? Since galaxies are so spread out over the sky, and since our Milky Way Galaxy blocks part of the distant sky, it has been hard to tell.

A Total Solar Eclipse Reflected

Пн, Август 05, 2019 - 8:31

If you saw a total solar eclipse, would you do a double-take? One astrophotographer did just that -- but it took a lake and a bit of planning. Realizing that the eclipse would...

Rumors of a Dark Universe

Вс, Август 04, 2019 - 8:30

Twenty-one years ago results were first presented indicating that most of the energy in our universe is not in stars or galaxies but is tied to space itself. In the language of cosmologists, a large cosmological constant -- dark energy --..

Mimas in Saturnlight

Сб, Август 03, 2019 - 8:30

Peering from the shadows, the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Mimas lies in near darkness alongside a dramatic sunlit crescent. The mosaic was captured near the Cassini spacecraft's final close approach on January 30, 2017. Cassini's camera..

Chamaeleon II Dark Cloud

Пт, Август 02, 2019 - 8:30

A small constellation hiding near the south celestial pole, The Chamaeleon boasts no bright stars. Stars are forming within its constellation boundaries though, in a complex of dark, dusty molecular clouds. Some 500 light-years...

Астрономическая неделя с 5 по 11 августа 2019 года

Пт, Август 02, 2019 - 7:26

На данной неделе 6 августа Луна (Ф= 0,32+) пройдет севернее Спики, 8 августа долгопериодическая переменная звезда RT Стрельца достигнет..

Elements in the Aftermath

Чт, Август 01, 2019 - 8:30

Massive stars spend their brief lives furiously burning nuclear fuel. Through fusion at extreme temperatures and densities surrounding the stellar core, nuclei of light elements ike Hydrogen and Helium are combined to heavier elements like