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Annular Eclipse After Sunrise

Чт, Март 02, 2017 - 7:30

From northern Patagonia, morning skies were clear and blue on Sunday, February 26. This sweeping composite scene, overlooking Hermoso Valle, Facundo, Chubut, Argentina, follows the Sun after sunrise, capturing an annular solar eclipse.

A Solar Eclipse with a Beaded Ring of Fire

Ср, Март 01, 2017 - 8:30

What kind of eclipse is this? On Sunday, visible in parts of Earth's southern hemisphere, the Moon blocked part of the Sun during a partial solar eclipse. In some locations, though, the effect was a rare type of partial eclipse called an..

A White Oval Cloud on Jupiter from Juno

Вт, Февраль 28, 2017 - 8:30

This storm cloud on Jupiter is almost as large as the Earth. Known as a white oval, the swirling cloud is a high pressure system equivalent to an Earthly anticyclone. The cloud is one of a "string of pearls" ovals south of

Four Quasar Images Surround a Galaxy Lens

Пн, Февраль 27, 2017 - 8:30

An odd thing about the group of lights near the center is that four of them are the same distant quasar. This is because the foreground galaxy -- in the center of the quasar images and the featured image -- is acting like a choppy

A Supercell Thunderstorm Cloud Over Montana

Вс, Февраль 26, 2017 - 8:30

Is that a spaceship or a cloud? Although it may seem like an alien mothership, it's actually a impressive thunderstorm cloud called a supercell. Such colossal storm systems center on mesocyclones -- rotating updrafts that can span..

All Planets Panorama

Сб, Февраль 25, 2017 - 8:34

For 360 degrees, a view along the plane of the ecliptic is captured in this remarkable panorama, with seven planets in a starry sky. The mosaic was constructed using images taken during January 24-26, from Nacpan Beach, El Nido in Palawan,..

Журнал “Небосвод” за март 2017 года

Сб, Февраль 25, 2017 - 0:50

Очередной выпуск бесплатного электронно-печатного издания для любителей астрономии Небосвод....

Астрономическая неделя с 27 февраля по 5 марта 2017 года

Пт, Февраль 24, 2017 - 15:14

На данной неделе Марс проходит в полградуса севернее Урана, а Луна (Ф= 0,05+) - близ Венеры, Марса, Урана и кометы Энке (!), 2 марта Нептун..

NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group

Пт, Февраль 24, 2017 - 8:30

Far beyond the local group of galaxies lies NGC 3621, some 22 million light-years away. Found in the multi-headed southern constellation Hydra, the winding spiral arms of this gorgeous island universe are loaded with luminous blue star..

Seven Worlds for TRAPPIST 1

Чт, Февраль 23, 2017 - 7:30

Seven worlds orbit the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, a mere 40 light-years away. In May 2016 astronomers using the Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST) announced the discovery of three planets in the TRAPPIST-1..

Аннотации основных статей журнала «Земля и Вселенная» № 1, 2017

Ср, Февраль 22, 2017 - 17:34

Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn

Ср, Февраль 22, 2017 - 8:30

What's happening to the rings of Saturn? Nothing much, just a little moon making waves. The moon is 8-kilometer Daphnis and it is making waves in the Keeler Gap of Saturn's rings using just its gravity -- as it bobs up and down,..