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The Climber and the Eclipse

Ср, Сентябрь 06, 2017 - 8:30

What should you do if your rock climbing picture is photobombed by a total eclipse of the Sun? Rejoice -- because your planning paid off. After months of considering different venues, and a week...

Europa and Jupiter from Voyager 1

Вт, Сентябрь 05, 2017 - 7:31

What are those spots on Jupiter? Largest and furthest, just right of center, is the Great Red Spot -- a huge storm system that has been raging on Jupiter possibly since Giovanni Cassini's likely notation of it 352 years ago. It..

Saturns Rings from the Inside Out

Пн, Сентябрь 04, 2017 - 8:31

What do Saturn's rings look like from Saturn? Images from the robotic spacecraft Cassini are providing humanity with this unprecedented vantage point as it nears the completion of its mission. Previous to Cassini's Grand Finale..

A Waterspout in Florida

Вс, Сентябрь 03, 2017 - 8:30

What's happening over the water? Pictured here is one of the better images yet recorded of a waterspout, a type of tornado that occurs over water. Waterspouts are spinning columns of rising moist air that typically form over warm..

Астрономический календарь-справочник

Сб, Сентябрь 02, 2017 - 17:22

Календарь составлен целенаправленно для печатного варианта в виде книги, которую всегда можно иметь при себе, и используя которую..

Milky Way Voyager

Сб, Сентябрь 02, 2017 - 8:30

Launched in 1977 on a tour of the outer planets of the Solar System, Voyager 1 and 2 have become the longest operating and most distant spacecraft from Earth. Nearly 16 light-hours from...

Солнечные затмения в России и СНГ в 2018 - 2033 годах

Пт, Сентябрь 01, 2017 - 23:25

Период с 2018 по 2033 годы выбран, т.к. он достаточно интересен в отношении солнечных затмений, видимых с территории России и стран..

Астрономическая неделя с 4 по 10 сентября 2017 года

Пт, Сентябрь 01, 2017 - 14:43

На данной неделе (весьма насыщенной явлениями) 4 сентября Меркурий достигнет стояния с переходом к прямому движению (близ Марса), а Луна..

A First Glimpse of the Great American Eclipse

Пт, Сентябрь 01, 2017 - 8:30

Making landfall in Oregon, the Moon's dark umbral shadow toured the United States on August 21. Those gathered along its coast to coast path were witness to a total eclipse of the Sun, possibly the most widely shared celestial event in..

Lunar View, Solar Eclipse

Чт, Август 31, 2017 - 7:30

Orbiting above the lunar nearside on August 21, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter turned to look back on a bright, Full Earth. As anticipated its Narrow Angle Camera scanned this sharp view of our fair...

Panoramic Eclipse Composite with Star Trails

Ср, Август 30, 2017 - 8:30

What was happening in the sky during last week's total solar eclipse? This featured little-planet, all-sky, double time-lapse, digitally-fused composite captured celestial action during both night and day from a single location.

Saturn in Blue and Gold

Вт, Август 29, 2017 - 8:30

Why is Saturn partly blue? The featured picture of Saturn approximates what a human would see if hovering close to the giant ringed world. The image was taken in 2006 March by the robot Cassini spacecraft now orbiting