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Bright Meteor, Starry Sky

Чт, Август 19, 2021 - 7:30

Plowing through Earth's atmosphere at 60 kilometers per second, this bright perseid meteor streaks along a starry Milky Way. Captured in dark Portugal skies on August 12, it moves right to left through the frame.

Rings Around the Ring Nebula

Ср, Август 18, 2021 - 8:30

The Ring Nebula (M57), is more complicated than it appears through a small telescope. The easily visible central ring is about one light-year across, but this remarkably deep exposure - a collaborative effort combining data from three..

Календарь наблюдателя на сентябрь 2021 года

Вт, Август 17, 2021 - 18:10

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника, освещающего астрономические явления и небесные тела, доступные для..

M57: The Ring Nebula from Hubble

Вт, Август 17, 2021 - 8:30

Except for the rings of Saturn, the Ring Nebula (M57) is probably the most famous celestial circle. Its classic appearance is understood to be due to our own perspective, though. The recent mapping...

Perseid Meteor, Red Sprites, and Nova RS Oph

Пн, Август 16, 2021 - 7:30

This was an unusual sky. It wasn't unusual because of the central band the Milky Way Galaxy, visible along the image left. Most dark skies show part of the Milky Way. It wasn't unusual because of the bright meteor visible on the..

Perseid Rain

Вс, Август 15, 2021 - 8:30

Comet dust rained down on planet Earth last week, streaking through dark skies in the annual Perseid meteor shower. The featured picture is a composite of many images taken from the same location over the peak night of the Perseids.

Island Universe, Cosmic Sand

Сб, Август 14, 2021 - 8:30

Stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy are scattered through this eye-catching field of view. From the early hours after midnight on August 13, the 30 second exposure of the night sky over Busko-Zdroj, Poland records the colorful and bright trail..

A Perfect Spiral

Пт, Август 13, 2021 - 8:30

If not perfect then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe of about 100 billion stars, 32 million light-years away toward the constellation Pisces, M74 presents a gorgeous face-on view.

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 августа 2021 года

Пт, Август 13, 2021 - 8:18

На данной неделе 17 августа произойдет покрытие на 6 секунд звезды омега Рыб 3,9m астероидом Геометрия (376) при видимости на севере России

A Beautiful Trifid

Чт, Август 12, 2021 - 8:30

The beautiful Trifid Nebula is a cosmic study in contrasts. Also known as M20, it lies about 5,000 light-years away toward the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. A star forming region in the plane...

Mammatus Clouds over Saskatchewan

Ср, Август 11, 2021 - 7:30

When do cloud bottoms appear like bubbles? Normally, cloud bottoms are flat. This is because moist warm air that rises and cools will condense into water droplets at a specific temperature, which usually corresponds to a very specific..