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Milky Way in Northern Spring

Пт, Апрель 19, 2019 - 7:30

A postcard from planet Earth, this springtime night skyscape looks over Alandan lake in the Alborz mountains. Taken after local midnight on April 17, the central Milky Way is rising over the region's southeast horizon. Its luminous track..

The Leo Trio

Чт, Апрель 18, 2019 - 8:30

This group is popular in the northern spring. Famous as the Leo Triplet, the three magnificent galaxies gather in one field of view. Crowd pleasers when imaged with even modest telescopes, they can be introduced individually as NGC 3628..

Messier 81

Ср, Апрель 17, 2019 - 8:30

One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful Messier 81. Also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's galaxy for its 18th century discoverer, this grand spiral can be found toward the..

In the Vicinity of the Cone Nebula

Вт, Апрель 16, 2019 - 8:30

Strange shapes and textures can be found in neighborhood of the Cone Nebula. The unusual shapes originate from fine interstellar dust reacting in complex ways with the energetic light and hot gas being expelled by the young stars.

Интеллектуально-творческий марафон “Луна-2019”

Пн, Апрель 15, 2019 - 13:14

Дистанционный конкурс "Луна-2019" – это интеллектуально-творческий марафон, посвященный 50-летию высадки человека на Луну.

Enhanced: The Dolphin Cloud on Jupiter

Пн, Апрель 15, 2019 - 8:30

Do you see the dolphin-shaped cloud on Jupiter? The cloud was visible last year during perijove 16, the sixteenth time that NASA's robotic spacecraft Juno passed near Jupiter since it arrived in mid-2016. During each perijove, Juno

Simulation: Two Black Holes Merge

Вс, Апрель 14, 2019 - 8:30

Sit back and watch two black holes merge. Inspired by the first direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015, this simulation video plays in slow motion but would take about one third of a second if run in real time.

Rigil Kentaurus and Sandqvist 169

Сб, Апрель 13, 2019 - 8:30

Rigil Kentaurus is the bright star near the top of this broad southern skyscape. Of course it's probably better known as Alpha Centauri, nearest star system to the Sun. Below it sprawls a dark nebula complex.

Дни Космоса в Екатеринбурге

Пт, Апрель 12, 2019 - 12:14

В Екатеринбурге с 12 по 19 апреля пройдут«Дни Космоса», где участников ждут бесплатные, но интересные: мастер-классы, экскурсии,..

Астрономическая неделя с 15 по 21 апреля 2019 года

Пт, Апрель 12, 2019 - 8:03

На данной неделе 15 апреля Луна (Ф= 0,78+) пройдет близ Регула, а Марс пройдет в 6 гр. к северу от Альдебарана. Меркурий всю неделю находится в..

A Cosmic Rose: The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros

Пт, Апрель 12, 2019 - 7:31

The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237, is not the only cosmic cloud of gas and dust to evoke the imagery of flowers, but it is the most famous. At the edge of a large molecular cloud in Monoceros some 5,000 light years away, the petals of this..

First Horizon Scale Image of a Black Hole

Чт, Апрель 11, 2019 - 8:30

What does a black hole look like? To find out, radio telescopes from around the Earth coordinated observations of black holes with the largest known event horizons on the sky. Alone, black holes are just black, but these monster..