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M27: Not a Comet

Чт, Август 29, 2019 - 8:30

While hunting for comets in the skies above 18th century France, astronomer Charles Messier diligently kept a list of the things he encountered that were definitely not comets. This is number 27 on his now famous not-a-comet list.

Messier 61 Close Up

Ср, Август 28, 2019 - 8:30

Image data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the European Southern Observatory, and small telescopes on planet Earth are combined in this magnificent portrait of face-on spiral galaxy Messier 61 (M61). A mere 55 million light-years away in..

Dark Dust and Colorful Clouds near Antares

Вт, Август 27, 2019 - 7:31

Why is the sky near Antares and Rho Ophiuchi so dusty yet colorful? The colors result from a mixture of objects and processes. Fine dust illuminated from the front by starlight produces blue reflection nebulae. Gaseous clouds..

NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Still Life

Пн, Август 26, 2019 - 8:30

Is this a painting or a photograph? In this classic celestial still life composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines near the image center. Reflecting...

Календарь наблюдателя на сентябрь 2019 года

Вс, Август 25, 2019 - 18:41

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

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 3, 2019 г.

Вс, Август 25, 2019 - 12:00

Leaving Earth

Вс, Август 25, 2019 - 7:30

What it would look like to leave planet Earth? Such an event was recorded visually in great detail by the MESSENGER spacecraft as it swung back past the Earth, eight years ago, on its way in toward the planet Mercury. Earth can be seen..

Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri

Сб, Август 24, 2019 - 8:31

Globular star cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, is some 15,000 light-years away. The cluster is packed with about 10 million stars much older than the Sun within a volume about 150 light-years in diameter.

Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri

Сб, Август 24, 2019 - 8:31

NGC 1499: The California Nebula

Пт, Август 23, 2019 - 8:31

Drifting through the Orion Arm of the spiral Milky Way Galaxy, this cosmic cloud by chance echoes the outline of California on the west coast of the United States. Our own Sun also lies within the Milky Way's Orion Arm, only about 1,500..

Астрономическая неделя с 26 августа по 1 сентября 2019 года

Пт, Август 23, 2019 - 6:15

На данной неделе 26 августа Луна (Ф= 0,19-) пройдет точку максимального склонения к северу от небесного экватора, 27 августа Луна (Ф= 0,16-)..

Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945

Чт, Август 22, 2019 - 8:31

Large spiral galaxy NGC 4945 is seen edge-on near the center of this cosmic galaxy portrait. In fact, it's almost the size of our Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 4945's own dusty disk, young blue star clusters, and pink star forming regions..