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Melotte 15 inthe Heart

Пт, Февраль 10, 2017 - 7:30

Cosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805. The clouds are sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars in the nebula's newborn star cluster, Melotte 15.

Crescent Enceladus

Чт, Февраль 09, 2017 - 8:30

Peering from the shadows, the Saturn-facing hemisphere of tantalizing inner moon Enceladus poses in this Cassini spacecraft image. North is up in the dramatic scene captured last November as Cassini's camera was pointed in a nearly sunward..

The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble

Ср, Февраль 08, 2017 - 8:30

The bright clusters and nebulae of planet Earth's night sky are often named for flowers or insects. Though its wingspan covers over 3 light-years, NGC 6302 is no exception. With an estimated surface...

NGC 6357: The Lobster Nebula

Вт, Февраль 07, 2017 - 8:30

Why is the Lobster Nebula forming some of the most massive stars known? No one is yet sure. Near the more obvious Cat's Paw nebula on the upper right, the Lobster Nebula...

The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble

Пн, Февраль 06, 2017 - 8:30

What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Just a few hundred million years ago, NGC 2936, the upper of the two large galaxies shown, was likely a normal spiral galaxy -- spinning, creating stars -- and minding its own business.

Odysseus Crater on Tethys

Вс, Февраль 05, 2017 - 7:30

Some moons wouldn't survive the collision. Tethys, one of Saturn's larger moons at about 1000 kilometers in diameter, survived the collision, but today exhibits the resulting expansive impact crater Odysseus. Sometimes called...

Conjunction of Four

Сб, Февраль 04, 2017 - 8:30

On January 31, a waxing crescent Moon, brilliant Venus, and fainter Mars gathered in the fading twilight, hanging above the western horizon just after sunset on planet Earth. In this combined evening skyscape, the lovely celestial triangle..

Календарь наблюдателя на февраль 2017 года

Пт, Февраль 03, 2017 - 21:37

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

Астрономическая неделя с 6 по 12 февраля 2017 года

Пт, Февраль 03, 2017 - 20:21

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,77+) окажется в перигее (6 февраля), а Юпитер в этот день пройдет стояние с переходом от прямого движения к..

Milky Way with Airglow Australis

Пт, Февраль 03, 2017 - 8:30

Captured last April after sunset on a Chilean winter's night an exceptionally intense airglow flooded this scene. The panoramic skyscape is also filled with stars, clusters, and nebulae along the southern Milky Way including the Large and..

NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide

Чт, Февраль 02, 2017 - 8:30

An example of violence on a cosmic scale, enormous elliptical galaxy NGC 1316 lies about 75 million light-years away toward Fornax, the southern constellation of the Furnace. Investigating the startling sight, astronomers suspect the giant

Four Planets Orbiting Star HR 8799

Ср, Февраль 01, 2017 - 8:30

Does life exist outside our Solar System? To help find out, NASA has created the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) to better locate and study distant star systems that hold hope of harboring living inhabitants.