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Phases of the Moon

Сб, Март 10, 2018 - 8:30

Look at the Moon every night and its visible sunlit portion gradually changes. In phases progressing from New Moon to Full Moon to New Moon again, a lunar cycle or lunation is completed in about 29.5 days.

Астрономическая неделя с 12 по 18 марта 2018 года

Пт, Март 09, 2018 - 18:07

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,1-) пройдет нисходящий узел своей орбиты, а Меркурий достигнет максимальной вечерней (восточной) элонгации 18..

Horsehead: A Wider View

Пт, Март 09, 2018 - 7:30

Combined image data from the massive, ground-based VISTA telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope was used to create this wide perspective of the interstellar landscape surrounding the famous Horsehead Nebula. Captured at near-infrared..

Cyclones at Jupiter s North Pole

Чт, Март 08, 2018 - 8:30

Juno's Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper data was used to construct this stunning view of cyclones at Jupiter's North Pole. Measuring the thermal emission from Jovian cloud tops, the infrared the observations are not restricted to the

Arcs, Jets, and Shocks near NGC 1999

Ср, Март 07, 2018 - 8:30

This tantalizing array of nebulas and stars can be found about two degrees south of the famous star-forming Orion Nebula. The region abounds with energetic young stars producing jets and outflows that push through the surrounding material..

Colorful Airglow Bands Surround Milky Way

Вт, Март 06, 2018 - 8:30

Why would the sky glow like a giant repeating rainbow? Airglow. Now air glows all of the time, but it is usually hard to see. A disturbance however -- like an approaching storm -- may cause noticeable rippling in the Earth's..

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in Light and Sound

Пн, Март 05, 2018 - 8:30

Have you heard about the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field? Either way, you've likely not heard about it like this -- please run your pointer over the featured image and listen! The Hubble Ultra-Deep Field (HUDF)...

Календарь наблюдателя на апрель 2018 года

Вс, Март 04, 2018 - 18:32

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

Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus

Вс, Март 04, 2018 - 7:30

Sometimes the sky above can become quite a show. In early September of 2010, for example, the Moon and Venus converged, creating quite a sight by itself for sky enthusiasts around the globe. From some locations, though, the sky was..

Southwest Mare Fecunditatis

Сб, Март 03, 2018 - 7:30

Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders journeyed from Earth to the Moon and back again in December of 1968. From lunar orbit, their view of craters in southwest Mare Fecunditatis is featured in this stereo anaglyph, best experienced..

Астрономическая неделя с 5 по 11 марта 2018 года

Пт, Март 02, 2018 - 20:54

На данной неделе максимума блеска достигает долгопериодическая переменная звезда W Андромеды (6,5m), 7 марта пройдет Луна (Ф= 0,7-) близ..

Alborz Mountain Star Trails

Пт, Март 02, 2018 - 8:30

Colourful star trails arc through the night in this wide-angle mountain and skyscape. From a rotating planet, the digitally added consecutive exposures were made with a camera fixed to a tripod and looking south, over northern Iran's Alborz..