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Vela Supernova Remnant Mosaic

Чт, Январь 10, 2019 - 8:30

The plane of our Milky Way Galaxy runs through this complex and beautiful skyscape. Seen toward colorful stars near the northwestern edge of the constellation Vela (the Sails), the 16 degree wide, 200 frame...

Quadrantids

Ср, Январь 09, 2019 - 8:30

Named for a forgotten constellation, the Quadrantid Meteor Shower is an annual event for planet Earth's northern hemisphere skygazers It usually peaks briefly in the cold, early morning hours of January 4. The shower's radiant on the sky..

Квадрантиды

Ср, Январь 09, 2019 - 7:30

Метеорный поток Квадрантиды, в имени которого сохранилось название забытого созвездия – ежегодное явление для любителей созерцать..

HESS Telescopes Explore the High Energy Sky

Вт, Январь 08, 2019 - 8:30

They may look like modern mechanical dinosaurs but they are enormous swiveling eyes that watch the sky. The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) Observatory is composed of four 12-meter reflecting-mirror telescopes surrounding a larger..

Stars, Meteors, and a Comet in Taurus

Пн, Январь 07, 2019 - 8:30

This was an unusual night to look in the direction of the Bull. The constellation Taurus is always well known for hosting two bright star clusters -- the Pleaides, visible on the right, and the comparatively diffuse Hyades, visible on..

A Laser Strike at the Galactic Center

Вс, Январь 06, 2019 - 9:30

Why are these people shooting a powerful laser into the center of our Galaxy? Fortunately, this is not meant to be the first step in a Galactic war. Rather, astronomers at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) site in Chile are trying to..

Полное лунное затмение 21 января 2019 года.

Сб, Январь 05, 2019 - 20:16

21 января 2019 года у жителей западных регионах России появится возможность наблюдать полное лунное затмение с максимальной

Yutu 2 on the Farside

Сб, Январь 05, 2019 - 8:30

On January 3, the Chinese Chang'e-4 spacecraft made the first successful landing on the Moon's farside. Taken by a camera on board the lander, this image is from the landing site inside Von Karman crater.

Астрономическая неделя с 7 по 13 января 2019 года

Пт, Январь 04, 2019 - 10:03

Поздравляем с новым 2019 годом и Рождеством Христовым и желаем ясного неба, успешных наблюдений, новых открытий и новых знаний о..

Ultima Thule Rotation Gif

Пт, Январь 04, 2019 - 8:30

Ultima Thule is the most distant world explored by a spacecraft from Earth. In the dim light 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, the New Horizons spacecraft captured these two frames 38 minutes apart as it sped toward the Kuiper belt world..

Ultima and Thule

Чт, Январь 03, 2019 - 7:30

On January 1 New Horizons encountered the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule. Some 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, Ultima Thule is the most distant world ever explored by a spacecraft from Earth.

The Orion Nebula in Infrared from WISE

Ср, Январь 02, 2019 - 9:30

The Great Nebula in Orion is an intriguing place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion. But this image, an illusory-color four-panel mosaic taken...