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M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2016 - 18:24

What is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy? Andromeda. In fact, our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from

NGC 6357: Stellar Wonderland

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2016 - 18:24

For reasons unknown, NGC 6357 is forming some of the most massive stars ever discovered. This complex wonderland of star formation consists of numerous filaments of dust and gas surrounding huge cavities of massive star clusters. The..

The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2016 - 18:24

Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud..

Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2016 - 18:23

Clouds of glowing hydrogen gas fill this colorful skyscape in the faint but fanciful constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn. A star forming region cataloged as NGC 2264, the complex jumble of cosmic gas and dust...

Once Upon a Solstice Eve

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2016 - 18:23

Once upon a solstice eve a little prince gazed across a frozen little planet at the edge of a large galaxy. The little planet was planet Earth of course, seen in this horizon to horizon, nadir to zenith projection, a digitally stitched

An Airplane Glory

Пт, Декабрь 30, 2016 - 18:23

Looking out the window of an airplane, you might be lucky enough to see "the glory" in the direction directly opposite the Sun. Before airplanes, the phenomenon, known to some as the heiligenschein or the Specter of the Brocken, was..

A Study of 41 Red Variables

Чт, Декабрь 29, 2016 - 16:09

Астрономическая неделя с 26 декабря 2016 года по 1 января 2017 года

Пт, Декабрь 23, 2016 - 19:42

На данной неделе Меркурий достигнет нижнего соединения с Солнцем (28 декабря), а Уран - стояния с переходом к прямому движению (29..

Астрономическая неделя с 26 декабря 2016 года по 1 января 2017 года

Пт, Декабрь 23, 2016 - 18:42

Cataclysmic and RCB Type Candidates for Identification of Three Suspected Variables

Пт, Декабрь 23, 2016 - 13:30

I report the discovery of two cataclismic variable stars as probable candidates for identification of the Luyten's variable HV 9251 (NSV 10231) and Wolfs' object AN 115.1905 (NSV 12542). I also suggest the possible RCB variability type..

Traces of the Sun

Ср, Декабрь 21, 2016 - 8:30

This year the December Solstice is today, December 21, at 10:44 UT, the first day of winter in the north and summer in the south. To celebrate, watch this amazing timelapse video tracing the Sun's apparent movement over an entire year from..