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Milky Way in Moonlight

Сб, Апрель 23, 2016 - 8:30

A waning crescent moon, early morning twilight, and Al Hamra's city lights on the horizon can't hide the central Milky Way in this skyscape from planet Earth. Captured in a single exposure...

Календарь наблюдателя на май 2016 года

Сб, Апрель 23, 2016 - 5:09

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

Астрономическая неделя с 25 апреля по 1 мая 2016 года

Пт, Апрель 22, 2016 - 18:30

На данной неделе Меркурий проходит точку стояния с переходом к попятному движению, долгопериодические переменные звезды R AND, SS VIR и RR..

Blown by the wind from a massive star, this interstellar apparition has a surprisingly familiar shape. Cataloged as NGC 7635, it is also known simply as The Bubble Nebula. Although it looks delicate, the 7 light-year diameter bubble offers..

The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy

Чт, Апрель 21, 2016 - 8:30

Comet C/2014 S2 (PanSTARRS) poses for a Messier moment in this telescopic snapshot from April 18. In fact it shares the 1.5 degree wide field-of-view with two well-known entries in the 18th century comet-hunting astronomer's famous catalog.

Galaxy Einstein Ring

Ср, Апрель 20, 2016 - 8:30

Can one galaxy hide behind another? Not in the case of SDP.81. Here the foreground galaxy, shown in blue in an image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, acts like a huge gravitational...

Andromeda Rising over Colombia

Вт, Апрель 19, 2016 - 8:30

Whats that rising over the hill? A galaxy. Never having seen a galaxy themselves, three friends of an industrious astrophotographer experienced an exhilarating night sky firsthand that featured not only the band of our Milky Way galaxy..

The International Space Station over Earth

Пн, Апрель 18, 2016 - 7:30

The International Space Station is the largest object ever constructed by humans in space. The station perimeter extends over roughly the area of a football field, although only a small fraction of this is composed of modules habitable by..

Asperatus Clouds Over New Zealand

Вс, Апрель 17, 2016 - 7:30

What kind of clouds are these? Although their cause is presently unknown, such unusual atmospheric structures, as menacing as they might seem, do not appear to be harbingers of meteorological doom. Known informally...

Heliopause Electrostatic Rapid Transit System

Сб, Апрель 16, 2016 - 8:30

Want to take a fast trip to the edge of the Solar System? Consider a ride on a Heliopause Electrostatic Rapid Transit System (HERTS). The concept is currently being tested and it might take only 10 to 15 years to make the trip of over..