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Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph

Сб, Декабрь 30, 2017 - 8:30

Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this stereo scene from Taurus-Littrow valley on the Moon! The color anaglyph features a detailed 3D view of Apollo 17's Lunar Rover in the foreground -- behind it lies the Lunar Module and

Астрономическая неделя с 1 по 7 января 2018 года

Пт, Декабрь 29, 2017 - 22:05

На данной неделе в первый день нового года Луна (Ф= 1,0) достигнет перигея своей орбиты на расстоянии 356567км (самая большая Луна в году) от..

Novae in 2015 - 2017: Official Announcement of GCVS Names

Пт, Декабрь 29, 2017 - 15:36

GCVS names are announced for 20 galactic Novae discovered in 2015 - 2017.

M78 Wide Field

Пт, Декабрь 29, 2017 - 7:30

Interstellar dust clouds and glowing nebulae abound in the fertile constellation of Orion. One of the brightest, M78, is centered in this colorful, wide field view, covering an area north of Orion's belt. At a distance of about 1,500..

Recycling Cassiopeia A

Чт, Декабрь 28, 2017 - 7:30

Massive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives. Collapsing from vast cosmic clouds, their nuclear furnaces ignite and create heavy elements in their cores. After a few million years, the enriched material is blasted back..

The Horsehead Nebula

Ср, Декабрь 27, 2017 - 7:33

One of the most identifiable nebulae in the sky, the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, is part of a large, dark, molecular cloud. Also known as Barnard 33, the unusual shape was first discovered on a photographic plate in the late 1800s.

New Variable Stars III

Вт, Декабрь 26, 2017 - 15:05

Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

Вт, Декабрь 26, 2017 - 8:30

Galaxies are fascinating not only for what is visible, but for what is invisible. Grand spiral galaxy NGC 1232, captured in detail by one of the Very Large Telescopes, is a good example.

Variable Stars in Cygnus Discovered with Kourovka Planet Search. Part III: Pulsating variables of De

Пн, Декабрь 25, 2017 - 13:00

Fireball in the Arctic

Пн, Декабрь 25, 2017 - 8:30

Something very bright suddenly lit up the arctic -- what was it? The original idea was to take a series of aurora images that could be made into a time-lapse video. But when night suddenly turned into day, the astrophotographer quickly..

SpaceX Rocket Launch Plume over California

Вс, Декабрь 24, 2017 - 7:30

What's happened to the sky? On Friday, the photogenic launch plume from a SpaceX rocket launch created quite a spectacle over parts of southern California and Arizona. Looking at times like a giant...

Phaethon s Brood

Сб, Декабрь 23, 2017 - 7:30

Based on its well-measured orbit, 3200 Phaethon (sounds like FAY-eh-thon) is recognized as the source of the meteroid stream responsible for the annual Geminid meteor shower. Even though most meteor showers' parents are comets, 3200 Phaethon..