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Little Planet Aurora

Сб, Ноябрь 25, 2023 - 8:30

Immersed in an eerie greenish light, this rugged little planet appears to be home to stunning water falls and an impossibly tall mountain. It's planet Earth of course. On the night of November 9 the nadir-centered 360 degree mosaic was

Period Changes in the Ultracompact Binary ZTF J213056.71+442046.5

Пт, Ноябрь 24, 2023 - 15:12

We performed the O-C analysis of period variations of the ultracompact binary system ZTF J213056.71+442046.5, a potentially detectable source of mHz gravitational waves for planned space laser interferometers. We combined our..

Stereo Jupiter near Opposition

Пт, Ноябрь 24, 2023 - 7:30

Jupiter looks sharp in these two rooftop telescope images. Both were captured on November 17 from Singapore, planet Earth, about two weeks after Jupiter's 2023 opposition. Climbing high in midnight skies the giant planet was a mere 33.4..

Along the Taurus Molecular Cloud

Чт, Ноябрь 23, 2023 - 7:30

The cosmic brush of star formation composed this interstellar canvas of emission, dust, and dark nebulae. A 5 degree wide telescopic mosaic, it frames a region found north of bright star Aldebaran on the sky, at an inner wall of the local..

IC 342: Hidden Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Ср, Ноябрь 22, 2023 - 8:30

Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is a mere 10 million light-years distant in the long-necked, northern constellation Camelopardalis. A sprawling island universe, IC 342 would otherwise...

APOD: 2023 November 21 Б Flemings Triangular Wisp

Вт, Ноябрь 21, 2023 - 8:30

These chaotic and tangled filaments of shocked, glowing gas are spread across planet Earth's sky toward the constellation of Cygnus as part of the Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova remnant, an expanding cloud born of..

Астрономическая неделя с 27 ноября по 3 декабря 2023 года

Пн, Ноябрь 20, 2023 - 11:35

На данной неделе 27 ноября произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф= 1,0) звезд Плеяд (Альциона) при видимости на юге Африки, а 28 ноября Луна при полной..

APOD: 2023 November 20 Б The Horsehead Nebula

Пн, Ноябрь 20, 2023 - 7:30

Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud..

APOD: 2023 November 19 Б Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun

Вс, Ноябрь 19, 2023 - 7:30

That's no sunspot. It's the International Space Station (ISS) caught passing in front of the Sun. Sunspots, individually, have a dark central umbra, a lighter surrounding penumbra, and no Dragon capsules attached.

Planet Earth from Orion

Сб, Ноябрь 18, 2023 - 8:30

One year ago a Space Launch System rocket left planet Earth on November 16, 2022 at 1:47am EST carrying the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I mission, the first integrated test of NASAБs deep space exploration systems.

Nightlights in Qeqertaq

Пт, Ноябрь 17, 2023 - 8:30

Light pollution is usually not a problem in Qeqertaq. In western Greenland the remote coastal village boasted a population of 114 in 2020. Lights still shine in its dark skies though. During planet Earth's recent intense geomagnetic..

Daytime Moon Meets Morning Star

Чт, Ноябрь 16, 2023 - 7:30

Venus now appears as Earth's brilliant morning star, shining above the southeastern horizon before dawn. For early morning risers, the silvery celestial beacon rose predawn in a close pairing with a waning crescent Moon on Thursday, November..