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Laguna Starry Sky

Сб, Январь 27, 2018 - 8:30

Staring toward the heavens, one of the many lagunas in the Atacama Desert salt flat calmly reflects a starry night sky near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, planet Earth. Cosmic rifts of dust, star clouds, and nebulae of the central Milky Way..

Астрономическая неделя с 29 января по 4 февраля 2018 года

Пт, Январь 26, 2018 - 21:30

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,93+) пройдет максимальное склонении к северу от небесного экватора, а близ полнолуния достигнет перигея своей..

Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge

Пт, Январь 26, 2018 - 8:30

On sol 1943 of its journey of exploration across the surface of Mars, the Curiosity Rover recorded this selfie at the south rim of Vera Rubin Ridge. Of course a sol is a Martian solar day, about 40 minutes longer than an Earth day.

Cartwheel of Fortune

Чт, Январь 25, 2018 - 8:30

By chance, a collision of two galaxies has created a surprisingly recognizable shape on a cosmic scale, The Cartwheel Galaxy. The Cartwheel is part of a group of galaxies about 500 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor.

Головастики в IC 410

Ср, Январь 24, 2018 - 8:30

На этом телескопическом изображении показана крупным планом слабая эмиссионная туманность IC 410. Ниже и левее центра на ней..

The Tadpoles of IC 410

Ср, Январь 24, 2018 - 8:30

This telescopic close-up shows off the otherwise faint emission nebula IC 410. It also features two remarkable inhabitants of the cosmic pond of gas and dust below and left of center, the tadpoles of IC 410. Partly obscured by foreground..

Ribbons and Pearls of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398

Вт, Январь 23, 2018 - 8:30

Why do some spiral galaxies have a ring around the center? Spiral galaxy NGC 1398 not only has a ring of pearly stars, gas and dust around its center, but a bar of stars and gas across its center, and spiral arms that appear like..

An Immersive Visualization of the Galactic Center

Пн, Январь 22, 2018 - 7:30

What if you could look out from the center of our Galaxy -- what might you see? Two scientifically-determined possibilities are shown in the featured video, an immersive 360-degree view which allows you to look around in every direction.

The Upper Michigan Blizzard of 1938

Вс, Январь 21, 2018 - 7:30

Yes, but can your blizzard do this? In Upper Michigan's Storm of the Century in 1938, some snow drifts reached the level of utility poles. Nearly a meter of new and unexpected snow fell over two days in a storm that started 80 years ago..

Old Moon in the New Moon s Arms

Сб, Январь 20, 2018 - 8:30

Also known as the Moon's "ashen glow" or the "Old Moon in the New Moon's arms", earthshine is earthlight reflected from the Moon's night side. This stunning image of earthshine from a young crescent moon was taken from Las Campanas..