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The Big Corona

Ср, Сентябрь 20, 2017 - 7:30

Most photographs don't adequately portray the magnificence of the Sun's corona. Seeing the corona first-hand during a total solar eclipse is unparalleled. The human eye can adapt to see coronal features and extent that average..

Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Exploded Star

Вт, Сентябрь 19, 2017 - 8:30

Wisps like this are all that remain visible of a Milky Way star. About 7,000 years ago that star exploded in a supernova leaving the Veil Nebula. At the time, the expanding cloud was likely as bright as a crescent Moon, remaining

Orion above Easter Island

Пн, Сентябрь 18, 2017 - 8:30

Why were the statues on Easter Island built? No one is sure. What is sure is that over 800 large stone statues exist there. The Easter Island statues, stand, on the average, over twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as..

Дни открытых дверей на Звенигородской обсерватории ИНАСАН 7 и 8 октября 2017 г.

Вс, Сентябрь 17, 2017 - 22:01

7 и 8 октября 2017 г. на Звенигородской обсерватории Института Астрономии РАН пройдут дни открытых дверей. Начала сеансов в 12, 16 и 20..

Bright Spiral Galaxy M81

Вс, Сентябрь 17, 2017 - 8:30

One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful M81. This grand spiral galaxy can be found toward the northern constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major).

Cassini s Final Image

Сб, Сентябрь 16, 2017 - 7:30

As planned, the Cassini spacecraft impacted the upper atmosphere of Saturn on September 15, after a 13 year long exploration of the Saturnian System. With spacecraft thrusters firing until the end, its atmospheric entry followed an..

Астрономическая неделя с 18 по 24 сентября 2017 года

Пт, Сентябрь 15, 2017 - 19:44

На данной неделе произойдет редкое астрономическое событие. В один день Луной (имеющей вид тонкого серпа) покроются поочередно четыре..

100 Steps Forward

Пт, Сентябрь 15, 2017 - 8:30

A beautiful conjunction of Venus and Moon, human, sand, and Milky Way is depicted in this night skyscape from planet Earth. The scene is a panorama of 6 photos taken in a moment near the end of a journey.

Flare Well AR2673

Чт, Сентябрь 14, 2017 - 8:30

Almost out of view from our fair planet, rotating around the Sun's western edge giant active region AR2673 lashed out with another intense solar flare followed by a large coronal mass ejection on September 10.

NGC 6334: The Cats Paw Nebula

Ср, Сентябрь 13, 2017 - 8:30

Nebulas are perhaps as famous for being identified with familiar shapes as perhaps cats are for getting into trouble. Still, no known cat could have created the vast Cat's Paw Nebula visible in Scorpius.

A Total Solar Eclipse Close Up in Real Time

Вт, Сентябрь 12, 2017 - 7:30

How would you feel if the Sun disappeared? Many eclipse watchers across the USA surprised themselves with the awe that they felt and the exclamations that they made as the Sun momentarily disappeared behind the Moon.

Cassini Approaches Saturn

Пн, Сентябрь 11, 2017 - 7:30

What would it look like to approach Saturn in a spaceship? One doesn't have to just imagine -- the Cassini spacecraft did just this in 2004, recording thousands of images along the way, and hundreds of thousands more since entering orbit.