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Announcing Nova Carinae 2018

Вс, Март 25, 2018 - 8:30

How bright will Nova Carinae 2018 become? The new nova was discovered only last week. Although novas occur frequently throughout the universe, this nova, cataloged as ASASSN-18fv, is so unusually bright in the skies of Earth that..

NGC 602 and Beyond

Сб, Март 24, 2018 - 7:30

Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust...

Астрономическая неделя с 26 марта по 1 апреля 2018 года

Пт, Март 23, 2018 - 21:04

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,73+) пройдет перигей своей орбиты на расстоянии 369110 км от центра Земли, а 28 марта произойдет покрытие Луной (Ф=..

Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula

Пт, Март 23, 2018 - 6:30

Normally faint and elusive, the Jellyfish Nebula is caught in this alluring telescopic image. Centered in the scene it's anchored right and left by two bright stars, Mu and Eta Geminorum, at the foot of the celestial twin. The..

NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe

Чт, Март 22, 2018 - 7:30

Shiny NGC 253 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. Some call it the Silver Dollar Galaxy for its appearance in small telescopes, or just the Sculptor Galaxy for its location within the boundaries..

Camera Orion

Ср, Март 21, 2018 - 7:30

Do you recognize this constellation? Although it is one of the most recognizable star groupings on the sky, Orion's icons don't look quite as colorful to the eye as they do to a camera.

Chicagohenge: Equinox in an Aligned City

Вт, Март 20, 2018 - 6:30

Sometimes, in a way, Chicago is like a modern Stonehenge. The way is east to west, and the time is today. Today, and every equinox, the Sun will set exactly to the west, everywhere on Earth.

The Nebra Sky Disk

Пн, Март 19, 2018 - 7:30

It is considered the oldest known illustration of the night sky. But what, exactly, does it depict, and why was it made? The Nebra sky disk was found with a metal detector in 1999 by treasure hunters near Nebra, Germany, in the midst of..

Rotating Moon from LRO

Вс, Март 18, 2018 - 6:30

No one, presently, sees the Moon rotate like this. That's because the Earth's moon is tidally locked to the Earth, showing us only one side. Given modern digital technology, however, combined with many detailed images returned by the

Крабовидная туманность: вид из космоса

Сб, Март 17, 2018 - 7:30

Крабовидная туманность занесена в каталог как М1 – первый объект в знаменитом списке "не комет", составленном Шарлем Мессье.

The Crab from Space

Сб, Март 17, 2018 - 7:30

The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first object on Charles Messier's famous list of things which are not comets. In fact, the Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant, expanding debris from the death explosion of a massive star.

The Seagull and The Duck

Пт, Март 16, 2018 - 7:30

Seen as a seagull and a duck, these nebulae are not the only cosmic clouds to evoke images of flight. But both are winging their way across this broad celestial landscape, spanning almost 7 degrees across planet Earth's night sky toward..