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Wide Field View of Great American Eclipse

Ср, Январь 30, 2019 - 7:30

Only in the fleeting darkness of a total solar eclipse is the light of the solar corona easily visible. Normally overwhelmed by the bright solar disk, the expansive corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, is an alluring sight.

Ultima Thule from New Horizons

Вт, Январь 29, 2019 - 7:30

How do distant asteroids differ from those near the Sun? To help find out, NASA sent the robotic New Horizons spacecraft past the classical Kuiper belt object 2014 MU69, nicknamed Ultima Thule, the farthest asteroid yet visited by a..

The Long Gas Tail of Spiral Galaxy D100

Пн, Январь 28, 2019 - 8:30

Why is there long red streak attached to this galaxy? The streak is made mostly of glowing hydrogen that has been systematically stripped away as the galaxy moved through the ambient hot gas in a cluster of galaxies. Specifically, the..

From the Northern to the Southern Cross

Вс, Январь 27, 2019 - 8:30

There is a road that connects the Northern to the Southern Cross but you have to be at the right place and time to see it. The road, as pictured here, is actually...

The Umbra of Earth

Сб, Январь 26, 2019 - 8:30

The dark, inner shadow of planet Earth is called the umbra. Shaped like a cone extending into space, it has a circular cross section most easily seen during a lunar eclipse. For example...

Moon Struck

Пт, Январь 25, 2019 - 8:30

Craters produced by ancient impacts on the airless Moon have long been a familiar sight. But only since the 1990s have observers began to regularly record and study optical flashes on the lunar surface, likely explosions resulting from..

Астрономическая неделя с 28 января по 3 февраля 2019 года

Пт, Январь 25, 2019 - 6:30

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда T Водолея достигнет максимума блеска (6,5m), а Меркурий 30 января пройдет верхнее..

Matterhorn, Moon, and Meteor

Чт, Январь 24, 2019 - 8:30

Fans of planet Earth probably recognize the Matterhorn in the foreground of this night skyscape. Famed in mountaineering history, the 4,478 meter Alpine mountain stands next to the totally eclipsed Moon. In spite...

Orion over the Austrian Alps

Ср, Январь 23, 2019 - 7:30

Do you recognize this constellation? Through the icicles and past the mountains is Orion, one of the most identifiable star groupings on the sky and an icon familiar to humanity for over 30,000 years.

Журнал “Небосвод” за февраль 2019 года

Вт, Январь 22, 2019 - 15:43

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей астрономии..

Lunar Eclipse over Cologne Cathedral

Вт, Январь 22, 2019 - 8:30

Why would a bright full Moon suddenly become dark? Because it entered the shadow of the Earth. That's what happened Sunday night as the Moon underwent a total lunar eclipse. Dubbed by some...