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The Orion Nebula in Infrared from WISE

Ср, Январь 02, 2019 - 9:30

The Great Nebula in Orion is an intriguing place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion. But this image, an illusory-color four-panel mosaic taken...

The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared

Вт, Январь 01, 2019 - 8:30

This floating ring is the size of a galaxy. In fact, it is a galaxy -- or at least part of one: the photogenic Sombrero Galaxy, one of the largest galaxies in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies.

The Witch Head Nebula

Пн, Декабрь 31, 2018 - 8:30

Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble .... maybe Macbeth should have consulted the Witch Head Nebula. A frighteningly shaped reflection nebula, this cosmic crone is about 800 light-years away though. Its..

The Galaxy Tree

Вс, Декабрь 30, 2018 - 8:30

First came the trees. In the town of Salamanca, Spain, the photographer noticed how distinctive a grove of oak trees looked after being pruned. Next came the galaxy. The photographer stayed up until 2 am, waiting until the

Investigation and New Light Elements of 15 Variable Stars

Сб, Декабрь 29, 2018 - 14:08

New Horizons at Ultima Thule

Сб, Декабрь 29, 2018 - 7:30

When we celebrate the start of 2019, on January 1 the New Horizons spacecraft will flyby Ultima Thule. A world of the Kuiper belt 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, the nickname Ultima Thule (catalog designation 2014 MU69) fittingly..

New Horizons at Ultima Thule

Сб, Декабрь 29, 2018 - 7:30

NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe

Пт, Декабрь 28, 2018 - 8:30

Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied

Астрономическая неделя с 31 декабря 2018 года по 6 января 2019 года

Пт, Декабрь 28, 2018 - 7:37

Поздравляем любителей астрономии с наступающим 2019 годом и желаем ясного неба, успешных наблюдений, новых открытий и новых знаний о..

The Great Carina Nebula

Чт, Декабрь 27, 2018 - 8:30

A jewel of the southern sky, the Great Carina Nebula, also known as NGC 3372, spans over 300 light-years, one of our galaxy's largest star forming regions. Like the smaller, more northerly Great...

The X-Ray Source 1RXS J051439.2—021615 is a Flare K Dwarf

Ср, Декабрь 26, 2018 - 13:28

We obtained a spectrum and UBVRI photometry of the star associated with the X-ray source 1RXS J051439.2-021615 that experienced a rapid optical flare on 25 January 2018 (ATel No. 11250). We classified the spectrum as K2V - K5V. The Halpha..