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The Lagoon Nebula in High Definition

Ср, Декабрь 14, 2016 - 8:30

Stars are battling gas and dust in the Lagoon Nebula but the photographers are winning. Also known as M8, this photogenic nebula is visible even without binoculars towards the constellation of Sagittarius. The energetic processes of star..

Meteors over Four Girl Mountains

Вт, Декабрь 13, 2016 - 7:30

On some nights it rains meteors. Peaking over the next two nights, asteroid dust is expected to rain down on Earth during the annual Geminids meteor shower. This year, unfortunately, fainter Geminids will be harder to see because of..

Over Saturns Turbulent North Pole

Пн, Декабрь 12, 2016 - 8:30

The Cassini spacecraft's Grand Finale at Saturn has begun. The Grand Finale will allow Cassini to explore Saturn and some of Saturn's moons and rings in unprecedented detail. The first phase started...

The Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi

Вс, Декабрь 11, 2016 - 7:30

What created the strange spiral structure on the left? No one is sure, although it is likely related to a star in a binary star system entering the planetary nebula phase, when its outer atmosphere is ejected.

The Lunar X

Сб, Декабрь 10, 2016 - 8:30

The striking X appearing in this lunarscape is easily visible in binoculars or a small telescope. Yet, not too many have seen it. The catch is this lunar X is fleeting, only apparent in the hours before the Moon's first quarter phase.

Астрономическая неделя с 12 по 18 декбаря 2016 года

Пт, Декабрь 09, 2016 - 21:36

На данной неделе Луна пройдет перигей орбиты (12 декабря), 13 декабря максимума действия достигнет метеорный поток Геминиды (ZHR= 120) из..

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Пт, Декабрь 09, 2016 - 8:30

South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, irradiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from..

Whirlpool with Comets

Чт, Декабрь 08, 2016 - 8:30

Not a comet, bright spiral galaxy Messier 51 is popularly known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. Just off the handle of the Big Dipper in northern skies, you can spot it at the upper left in this image from December 1st. The pretty 4 by 2.5 degree..

NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole

Ср, Декабрь 07, 2016 - 7:30

What's happening at the center of elliptical galaxy NGC 4696? There, long tendrils of gas and dust have been imaged in great detail as shown by this recently released image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Aurora over Jupiters South Pole from Juno

Вт, Декабрь 06, 2016 - 8:30

Why is there a glowing oval over Jupiter's South Pole? Aurora. Near the closest part of its first pass near Jupiter in August, NASA's robotic spacecraft Juno captured this dramatic infrared image of a bright auroral ring.

Lightning over Colorado

Пн, Декабрь 05, 2016 - 8:30

Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? Join the crowd. Oddly, nobody knows exactly how lightning is produced. What is known is that charges slowly separate in some clouds causing rapid electrical discharges (lightning), but..

Official Star Names for Orion

Вс, Декабрь 04, 2016 - 7:30

Familiar stars in Orion and constellations across the sky now have official names. Over the past year, the International Astronomical Union, the only body officially tasked with naming stars, approved names already in common use for