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Sunset Analemma

Пт, Июнь 21, 2019 - 8:31

Today, the solstice is at 15:54 Universal Time, the Sun reaching the northernmost declination in its yearly journey through planet Earth's sky. A June solstice marks the astronomical beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and..

Астрономическая неделя с 24 по 30 июня 2019 года

Пт, Июнь 21, 2019 - 8:15

На данной неделе 24 июня Луна (Ф= 0,63-) пройдет близ Нептуна, долгопериодическая переменная звезда W Лиры достигнет максимума блеска (6,5m). 25..

A View Toward M106

Чт, Июнь 20, 2019 - 8:30

Big, bright, beautiful spiral, Messier 106 dominates this cosmic vista. The nearly two degree wide telescopic field of view looks toward the well-trained constellation Canes Venatici, near the handle of the Big Dipper. Also...

Our Galaxys Magnetic Center

Ср, Июнь 19, 2019 - 8:30

What's the magnetic field like in the center of our Milky Way Galaxy? To help find out, NASA's SOFIA -- an observatory flying in a modified 747 -- imaged the central region with...

Земляничная Луна над храмом Посейдона

Вт, Июнь 18, 2019 - 8:30

Видели ли вы в прошлую ночь полную Луну? Если нет, то этой ночью почти полная Луна будет почти так же хороша. Полная Луна всегда..

Strawberry Moon over the Temple of Poseidon

Вт, Июнь 18, 2019 - 8:30

Did you see the full moon last night? If not, tonight's nearly full moon should be almost as good. Because full moons are opposite the Sun, they are visible in the sky when the Sun is not -- which should be nearly all night..

Milky Way over Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent

Пн, Июнь 17, 2019 - 8:30

To see the feathered serpent descend the Mayan pyramid requires exquisite timing. You must visit El Castillo -- in Mexico's YucatАn Peninsula -- near an equinox. Then, during the late afternoon if the sky is clear, the..

Unusual Mountain Ahuna Mons on Asteroid Ceres

Вс, Июнь 16, 2019 - 8:30

What created this unusual mountain? There is a new theory. Ahuna Mons is the largest mountain on the largest known asteroid in our Solar System, Ceres, which orbits our Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Unusual Mountain Ahuna Mons on Asteroid Ceres

Вс, Июнь 16, 2019 - 8:30

Stereo Helene

Сб, Июнь 15, 2019 - 7:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and float next to Helene, small, icy moon of Saturn. Appropriately named, Helene is one of four known Trojan moons, so called because it orbits at a Lagrange point. A Lagrange point is a gravitationally..

Астрономическая неделя с 17 по 23 июня 2019 года

Пт, Июнь 14, 2019 - 8:31

На данной неделе 18 июня Меркурий пройдет в 0,2 гр. севернее Марса, 19 июня произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 0,97-) Сатурна при видимости в Африке,..

NGC 4676: The Mighty Mice

Пт, Июнь 14, 2019 - 8:30

These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart. Known as The Mice because they have such long tails, each large spiral galaxy has actually passed through the other. Their long tails are drawn out by strong gravitational tides..