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AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula

Вс, Февраль 25, 2018 - 7:30

Why is AE Aurigae called the flaming star? For one reason, the surrounding nebula IC 405 is named the Flaming Star Nebula because the region seems to harbor smoke, even though nothing is on fire, including interior star AE Aurigae.

Facing NGC 6946

Сб, Февраль 24, 2018 - 7:30

From our vantage point in the Milky Way Galaxy, we see NGC 6946 face-on. The big, beautiful spiral galaxy is located just 10 million light-years away, behind a veil of foreground dust and stars in the high and far-off constellation of..

Астрономическая неделя с 26 февраля по 4 марта 2018 года

Пт, Февраль 23, 2018 - 18:42

На данной неделе максимума блеска достигает долгопериодическая переменная звезда V Змееносца (6,5m) и RR Стрельца (6m). 27 февраля Луна (Ф=..

Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar Orbit

Пт, Февраль 23, 2018 - 8:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this awesome stereo view of another world. The scene was recorded by Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan on December 11, 1972, one orbit before descending to land on the Moon.

Календарь наблюдателя на март 2018 года

Чт, Февраль 22, 2018 - 18:32

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

When Roses Aren t Red

Чт, Февраль 22, 2018 - 7:30

Not all roses are red of course, but they can still be very pretty. Likewise, the beautiful Rosette Nebula and other star forming regions are often shown in astronomical images with a predominately red hue, in part because the dominant..

Jupiter in Infrared from Hubble

Ср, Февраль 21, 2018 - 7:30

Jupiter looks a bit different in infrared light. To better understand Jupiter's cloud motions and to help NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft understand the Hubble Space Telescope is being directed to regularly image the entire Jovian giant.

A Partial Solar Eclipse over Buenos Aires

Вт, Февраль 20, 2018 - 8:30

What's happened to top of the Sun? Last week, parts of Earth's southern hemisphere were treated to a partial solar eclipse, where the Moon blocks out part of the Sun. The featured image was taken toward the end of the eclipse from the..

Частное солнечное затмение в Антарктике

Пн, Февраль 19, 2018 - 10:19

15 февраля произошло частное солнечное затмение, которое можно было наблюдать из Антарктиды и Южной Америки. Эту фотографию..

Galaxy Formation in a Magnetic Universe

Пн, Февраль 19, 2018 - 8:30

How did we get here? We know that we live on a planet orbiting a star orbiting a galaxy, but how did all of this form? To understand details better, astrophysicists upgraded the famous Illustris Simulation into IllustrisTNG -- now the..

LL Ori and the Orion Nebula

Вс, Февраль 18, 2018 - 8:30

Stars can make waves in the Orion Nebula's sea of gas and dust. This esthetic close-up of cosmic clouds and stellar winds features LL Orionis, interacting with the Orion Nebula flow. Adrift...

Manhattan Skylines

Сб, Февраль 17, 2018 - 8:30

City lights shine along the upper east side of Manahattan in this dramatic urban night skyscape from February 13. Composed from a series of digital exposures, the monochrome image is reminiscent of the time when sensitive black and white film..