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The Suns Spectrum with its Missing Colors

Ср, Сентябрь 26, 2018 - 8:30

It is still not known why the Sun's light is missing some colors. Here are all the visible colors of the Sun, produced by passing the Sun's light through a prism-like device.

Highlights of the North Autumn Sky

Вт, Сентябрь 25, 2018 - 8:30

What can you see in the night sky this season? The featured graphic gives a few highlights for Earth's northern hemisphere. Viewed as a clock face centered at the bottom, early (northern) autumn sky events fan out toward the left, while late..

Rover 1A Hops on Asteroid Ryugu

Пн, Сентябрь 24, 2018 - 8:30

Two small robots have begun hopping around the surface of asteroid Ryugu. The rovers, each the size of a small frying pan, move around the low gravity of kilometer-sized 162173 Ryugu by hopping, staying aloft for about 15 minutes and

Equinox: Analemma over the Callanish Stones

Вс, Сентябрь 23, 2018 - 8:30

Does the Sun return to the same spot on the sky every day at the same time? No. A more visual answer to that question is an analemma, a composite image taken from the same spot at the same time over the course of a year.

Window Seat over Hudson Bay

Сб, Сентябрь 22, 2018 - 8:30

On the August 18 night flight from San Francisco to Zurich, a window seat offered this tantalizing view when curtains of light draped a colorful glow across the sky over Hudson Bay. Constructed...

Дни Открытых Дверей на Звенигородской обсерватории ИНАСАН 6 и 7 октября 2018 г.

Пт, Сентябрь 21, 2018 - 13:40

6 и 7 октября 2018 г. на Звенигородской обсерватории Института Астрономии РАН дни открытых дверей. Начала сеансов в 12, 16 и 20 ч. В 12..

Irregular Galaxy NGC 55

Пт, Сентябрь 21, 2018 - 7:30

Irregular galaxy NGC 55 is thought to be similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). But while the LMC is about 180,000 light-years away and is a well known satellite of our own Milky Way Galaxy, NGC 55 is more like 6 million light-years

Астрономическая неделя с 24 по 30 сентября 2018 года

Пт, Сентябрь 21, 2018 - 7:19

На данной неделе долгопериодические переменные звезды R Гончих Псов и R Стрельца достигают максимума блеска (6,5m), 26 сентября произойдет..

Stars and Dust in Corona Australis

Чт, Сентябрь 20, 2018 - 8:31

Cosmic dust clouds and young, energetic stars inhabit this telescopic vista, less than 500 light-years away toward the northern boundary of Corona Australis, the Southern Crown. The dust clouds effectively block light from more distant..

Cocoon Nebula Deep Field

Ср, Сентябрь 19, 2018 - 8:30

Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of stars. The cosmic Cocoon on the upper right also punctuates a long trail of obscuring interstellar dust clouds to its left. Cataloged...

Salt Pepper and Ice

Вт, Сентябрь 18, 2018 - 8:30

There's a "camera" comet now moving across the sky. Just a bit too dim to see with the unaided eye, Comet 21P / Giacobini-Zinner has developed a long tail that makes it a good sight for binoculars and sensitive cameras.

Cosmic Collision Forges Galactic Ring

Пн, Сентябрь 17, 2018 - 8:30

How could a galaxy become shaped like a ring? The rim of the blue galaxy pictured on the right is an immense ring-like structure 150,000 light years in diameter composed of newly formed, extremely bright, massive stars.