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Юрию Николаевичу Ефремову – 80 лет

Чт, Май 04, 2017 - 15:40

11 мая 2017 года исполняется 80 лет Юрию Николаевичу Ефремову - выдающемуся российскому астроному, доктору физико-математических наук,..

The Perseus Cluster Waves

Чт, Май 04, 2017 - 8:30

The cosmic swirl and slosh of giant waves in an enormous reservoir of glowing hot gas are traced in this enhanced X-ray image from the Chandra Observatory. The frame spans over 1 million light-years across the center of the nearby Perseus..

NGC 3628: The Hamburger Galaxy

Ср, Май 03, 2017 - 7:30

No, hamburgers are not this big. What is pictured is a sharp telescopic views of a magnificent edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 3628 show a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this deep galactic portrait puts some..

Approach above Sunset

Вт, Май 02, 2017 - 8:30

There it is! The Cygnus supply ship was a welcome sight to the astronauts on the International Space Station just over a week ago. Launched three days before on a United Launch Alliance Atlas...

Cooling Neutron Star

Пн, Май 01, 2017 - 8:30

The bright source near the center is a neutron star, the incredibly dense, collapsed remains of a massive stellar core. Surrounding it is supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), a comfortable 11,000 light-years away. Light from the

Журнал “Небосвод” за май 2017 года

Вс, Апрель 30, 2017 - 21:53

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей астрономии Небосвод....

Cassini Looks Out from Saturn

Вс, Апрель 30, 2017 - 8:30

This is what Saturn looks like from inside the rings. Last week, for the first time, NASA directed the Cassini spacecraft to swoop between Saturn and its rings. During the dive, the robotic spacecraft took hundreds of images showing

Arches of Spring

Сб, Апрель 29, 2017 - 7:30

Two luminous arches stretched across the dome of the sky on this northern spring night. After sunset on March 29, the mountain view panorama was captured in 57 exposures from Chopok peak in central Slovakia at an altitude of about 2,000..

Астрономическая неделя с 1 по 7 мая 2017 года

Пт, Апрель 28, 2017 - 20:25

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда R Льва достигнет максимума блеска (5m). 2 мая Меркурий меняет движение с попятного..

Exploring the Antennae

Пт, Апрель 28, 2017 - 8:30

Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus, two large galaxies are colliding. Stars in the two galaxies, cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, very rarely collide in the course of the ponderous cataclysm that

Lyrids in Southern Skies

Чт, Апрель 27, 2017 - 7:30

Earth's annual Lyrid meteor shower peaked before dawn on April 22nd, as our fair planet plowed through dust from the tail of long-period comet Thatcher. Seen from the high, dark, and dry Atacama desert a waning crescent Moon and brilliant..

Mt. Etna Lava Plume

Ср, Апрель 26, 2017 - 7:30

Mt. Etna has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years. Located in Sicily, Italy, the volcano produces lava fountains over one kilometer high. Mt. Etna is not only one of the most active...