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A Beautiful Trifid

Пт, Октябрь 20, 2017 - 8:30

The beautiful Trifid Nebula is a cosmic study in contrasts. Also known as M20, it lies about 5,000 light-years away toward the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. A star forming region in the plane...

M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy

Чт, Октябрь 19, 2017 - 7:30

Find the Big Dipper and follow the handle away from the dipper's bowl until you get to the last bright star. Then, just slide your telescope a little south and west and you'll come upon this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the 51st..

Stars and Dust in Corona Australis

Ср, Октябрь 18, 2017 - 8:30

Blue dust clouds and young, energetic stars inhabit this telescopic vista, less than 500 light-years away toward the northern boundary of Corona Australis, the Southern Crown. The dust clouds effectively block light from more distant..

A Photometric Study of GSC 01374-01131, a HADS Variable Star with an Eclipsing Component

Вт, Октябрь 17, 2017 - 16:20

We present the results of our new observations of GSC 01374-01131, a recently discovered high-amplitude delta Scuti (HADS) star for which, in 2013, we detected an eclipsing component of the light curve in the Catalina Surveys data. We..

Haumea of the Outer Solar System

Вт, Октябрь 17, 2017 - 7:30

One of the strangest objects in the outer Solar System has recently been found to have a ring. The object, named Haumea, is the fifth designated dwarf planet after Pluto, Ceres, Eris, and Makemake. Haumea's oblong shape

GW170817: A Spectacular Multiradiation Merger Event Detected

Пн, Октябрь 16, 2017 - 19:30

Both gravitational and electromagnetic radiations have been detected in rapid succession for an explosive merging event for the first time. Data from the outburst fit well with a spectacular binary neutron-star death-spiral. The explosive..

On the Origin of Gold

Вс, Октябрь 15, 2017 - 8:30

Where did the gold in your jewelry originate? No one is completely sure. The relative average abundance in our Solar System appears higher than can be made in the early universe, in stars, and even in typical supernova explosions.

All Sky Steve

Сб, Октябрь 14, 2017 - 8:30

Familiar green and red tinted auroral emission floods the sky along the northern (top) horizon in this fish-eye panorama projection from September 27. On the mild, clear evening the Milky Way tracks through the zenith of a southern Alberta..

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 октября 2017 года

Пт, Октябрь 13, 2017 - 19:00

На данной неделе долгопериодическая переменная звезда V Волопаса близ максимума блеска (6m), 17 октября Луна (Ф= 0,05-) проходит близ Марса,..

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 октября 2017 года

Пт, Октябрь 13, 2017 - 19:00

Вниманию школьников, занимающихся астрономией, учителей астрономии и руководителей астрономических к

Пт, Октябрь 13, 2017 - 12:15

Первое информационное сообщение В дни зимних школьных каникул Фонд «Траектория», ГАИШ МГУ и Астрономическое общество проводят..

Under the Galaxy

Пт, Октябрь 13, 2017 - 8:30

The Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, stands above the southern horizon in this telephoto view from Las Campanas Observatory, planet Earth. In the dark September skies of the Chilean Atacama desert, the small..