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The Heart and Soul Nebulas

Ср, Ноябрь 16, 2016 - 8:30

Is the heart and soul of our Galaxy located in Cassiopeia? Possibly not, but that is where two bright emission nebulas nicknamed Heart and Soul can be found. The Heart Nebula, officially dubbed IC 1805 and visible in the..

Cold Weather Delayed over North America

Вт, Ноябрь 15, 2016 - 8:30

Why is it so warm in northern North America? Usually during this time of year -- mid-November -- temperatures average as much as 30 degrees colder. Europe is not seeing a similar warming. One factor appears to be an unusually large and..

Supermoon and Space Station

Пн, Ноябрь 14, 2016 - 8:31

What are those specks in front of the Moon? They are silhouettes of the International Space Station (ISS). Using careful planning and split-second timing, a meticulous lunar photographer captured ten images of the ISS passing in..

Supermoon and Space Station

Пн, Ноябрь 14, 2016 - 8:31

Календарь наблюдателя на январь 2017 года

Вс, Ноябрь 13, 2016 - 16:33

Календарь наблюдателя поздравляет читателей с наступающим 2017 годом и желает ясного неба, успешных наблюдений, новых открытий и..

Super Moon vs Micro Moon

Вс, Ноябрь 13, 2016 - 8:30

What is so super about tomorrow's supermoon? Tomorrow, a full moon will occur that appears slightly larger and brighter than usual. The reason is that the Moon's fully illuminated phase occurs within a short time from perigee - when the..

NGC 891 vs Abell 347

Сб, Ноябрь 12, 2016 - 8:30

Galaxies abound in this well-chosen field of view that spans about 1 degree on the sky toward the northern constellation Andromeda. At top right is large spiral galaxy NGC 891, 100 thousand light-years across and seen almost exactly edge-on.

Астрономическая неделя с 14 по 20 ноября 2017 года (СУПЕРЛУНИЕ!)

Пт, Ноябрь 11, 2016 - 18:46

На данной неделе полнолуние 14 ноября совпадает с перигеем Луны. Это довольно частое явление, но в этот раз это будет действительно..

NGC 7822 in Cepheus

Пт, Ноябрь 11, 2016 - 8:30

Hot, young stars and cosmic pillars of gas and dust seem to crowd into NGC 7822. At the edge of a giant molecular cloud toward the northern constellation Cepheus, the glowing star forming region lies about 3,000 light-years away. Within..

Great Rift Near the Center of the Milky Way

Чт, Ноябрь 10, 2016 - 8:30

Over 100 telescopic image panels in this stunning vertical mosaic span about 50 degrees across the night sky. They follow part of the Great Rift, the dark river of dust and molecular gas that stretches along the plane of our Milky Way..

M63: The Sunflower Galaxy from Hubble

Ср, Ноябрь 09, 2016 - 7:30

One of the bright spiral galaxies visible in the north sky is M63, the Sunflower Galaxy. M63, also catalogued as NGC 5055, can be found with a small telescope toward the constellation of Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici).

The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

Вт, Ноябрь 08, 2016 - 8:30

It is the largest and most complex star forming region in the entire galactic neighborhood. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy orbiting our Milky Way galaxy, the region's spidery appearance is responsible for..