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Wolf Lundmark Melotte

Пт, Май 19, 2017 - 7:30

Named for the three astronomers instrumental in its discovery and identification, Wolf - Lundmark - Melotte (WLM) is a lonely dwarf galaxy. Seen toward the mostly southern constellation Cetus, about 3 million light-years from the Milky..

Simeis 147: Supernova Remnant

Чт, Май 18, 2017 - 8:30

It's easy to get lost following intricate filaments in this detailed image of faint supernova remnant Simeis 147. Also cataloged as Sharpless 2-240 it goes by the popular nickname, the Spaghetti Nebula. Seen toward the boundary of the..

Galaxy Group Hickson 90

Ср, Май 17, 2017 - 8:30

Scanning the skies for galaxies, Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson and colleagues identified some 100 compact groups of galaxies, now appropriately called Hickson Compact Groups (HCGs). This sharp Hubble image shows one such galaxy group,..

Gemini Stars Pollux and Castor

Вт, Май 16, 2017 - 8:30

Who are the twins of Gemini? It terms of astronomical objects, the famous constellation is dominated by two bright stars: Pollux (left) and Castor (right). Pictured, the two stars stand out because they are so bright, so close..

Lightning Storm Moves Across the USA

Пн, Май 15, 2017 - 8:30

Watch a huge lightning storm move across the eastern USA. The huge storm caused much damage and unfortunately some loss of life for people in its path. Seen from space, the lightning is seen as momentary flashes in the featured time-lapse..

Ganymede: The Largest Moon

Вс, Май 14, 2017 - 8:30

What does the largest moon in the Solar System look like? Jupiter's moon Ganymede, larger than even Mercury and Pluto, has an icy surface speckled with bright young craters overlying a mixture of older, darker, more cratered terrain..

Planet Aurora

Сб, Май 13, 2017 - 8:30

What bizarre alien planet is this? It's planet Earth of course, seen from the International Space Station through the shimmering glow of aurorae. About 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth, the orbiting station is itself within the..

Астрономическая неделя с 15 по 21 мая 2017 года

Пт, Май 12, 2017 - 22:50

На данной неделе Меркурий достигнет самой худшей в году по видимости в средних и северных широтах страны утренней (западной) элонгации..

M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Пт, Май 12, 2017 - 8:30

In 1716, English astronomer Edmond Halley noted, "This is but a little Patch, but it shews itself to the naked Eye, when the Sky is serene and the Moon absent." Of course...

The Multiwavelength Crab

Чт, Май 11, 2017 - 8:30

The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first object on Charles Messier's famous list of things which are not comets. In fact, the Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant, expanding debris from massive star's death explosion, witnessed..

UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from Hubble

Ср, Май 10, 2017 - 8:30

What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Although details remain uncertain, it surely has to do with an ongoing battle with its smaller galactic neighbor. The featured galaxy is labelled UGC 1810 by itself, but together with its