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Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka

Чт, Ноябрь 23, 2017 - 8:30

Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka, are the bright bluish stars from east to west (lower right to upper left) along the diagonal in this cosmic vista. Otherwise known as the Belt of Orion, these three blue supergiant stars are hotter and much..

APOD: 2017 November 22 Oumuamua: Interstellar Asteroid

Ср, Ноябрь 22, 2017 - 8:30

Nothing like it has ever been seen before. The unusual space rock 'Oumuamua is so intriguing mainly because it is the first asteroid ever detected from outside our Solar System -- although likely many more are to follow given modern..

Big Dipper over Pyramid Mountain

Вт, Ноябрь 21, 2017 - 9:30

When did you first learn to identify this group of stars? Although they are familiar to many people around the world, different cultures have associated this asterism with different icons and folklore. Known...

Curiosity Rover Takes Selfie on Mars

Пн, Ноябрь 20, 2017 - 8:30

Yes, but have you ever taken a selfie on Mars? The Curiosity rover on Mars has. This selfie was compiled from many smaller images -- which is why the mechanical arm holding the camera is not visible.

NGC 7822: Stars and Dust Pillars in Infrared

Вс, Ноябрь 19, 2017 - 7:30

Young stars themselves are clearing out their nursery in NGC 7822. Within the nebula, bright edges and complex dust sculptures dominate this detailed skyscape taken in infrared light by NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)..

Friday the Moon Smiled

Сб, Ноябрь 18, 2017 - 7:30

Friday, an old Moon smiled for early morning risers. Its waning sunlit crescent is captured in this atmospheric scene from clear skies near Bursa, Turkey, planet Earth. In the subtle twilight hues nearby celestial lights are Jupiter (top)..

Астрономическая неделя с 20 по 26 ноября 2017 года

Пт, Ноябрь 17, 2017 - 20:16

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,05+) пройдет близ Сатурна. 21 ноября наступит максимум действия метеорного потока альфа-Моноцеротиды (ZHR= 5) из..

Major Fireball Meteor

Пт, Ноябрь 17, 2017 - 8:30

The sky glows with soft pinkish colors of fading twilight in this serendipitous mountaintop vista. Taken in subfreezing temperatures, the thoughtfully composed photo shows snowy, rugged peaks seen from a mountain pass on November 14.

The Tarantula Nebula

Чт, Ноябрь 16, 2017 - 8:30

The Tarantula Nebula is more than a thousand light-years in diameter, a giant star forming region within nearby satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 180 thousand light-years away. The largest, most violent star...

NGC 7789: Caroline’s Rose

Ср, Ноябрь 15, 2017 - 7:30

Found among the rich starfields of the Milky Way, star cluster NGC 7789 lies about 8,000 light-years away toward the constellation Cassiopeia. A late 18th century deep sky discovery of astronomer Caroline Lucretia Herschel, the cluster is..

The Pleiades Deep and Dusty

Вт, Ноябрь 14, 2017 - 8:30

The well-known Pleiades star cluster is slowly destroying part of a passing cloud of gas and dust. The Pleiades is the brightest open cluster of stars on Earth's sky and can be seen from almost any northerly location with the unaided..

Comet Machholz Approaches the Sun

Пн, Ноябрь 13, 2017 - 8:30

Why is Comet Maccholz so depleted of carbon-containing chemicals? Comet 96P/Machholz's original fame derives from its getting closer to the Sun than any other short period comet -- half as close as Mercury -- and doing so every five..