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Milky Way and Planets Near Opposition

Сб, Май 21, 2016 - 7:30

In this early May night skyscape, a mountain road near Bursa, Turkey seems to lead toward bright planets Mars and Saturn and the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, a direction nearly opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky.

Астрономическая неделя с 23 по 29 мая 2016 года

Пт, Май 20, 2016 - 14:45

На данной неделе (спокойной в астрономическом отношении) Марс почти достигнет минимального расстояния до Земли 0,503 а.е. или 75,29 млн...

3D Mercury Transit

Пт, Май 20, 2016 - 8:30

On May 9, innermost planet Mercury crossed IN FRONT of the Sun. Though pictures project the event in only two dimensions, a remarkable three dimensional perspective on the transit is possible by free viewing this stereo pair.

The Surface of Europa

Чт, Май 19, 2016 - 7:30

An enhanced-color view, this image covers a 350 by 750 kilometer swath across the surface of Jupiter's tantalizing moon Europa. The close-up combines high-resolution image data with lower resolution color data from observations made in 1998..

Halo from Atacama

Ср, Май 18, 2016 - 8:30

Influenced by the strong Pacific El Nino, cloudy skies have more often come to Chile's high Atacama Desert this season, despite its reputation as an astronomer's paradise. Located...

Календарь наблюдателя на июнь 2016 года

Вт, Май 17, 2016 - 22:53

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

The Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared

Вт, Май 17, 2016 - 8:30

The Great Nebula in Orion is a colorful place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion. Long exposure, multi-wavelength images like this, however, show the Orion Nebula to be a busy..

Clouds of the Carina Nebula

Пн, Май 16, 2016 - 8:30

What forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula? The dark ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust so thick they have become opaque. In comparison, however, these clouds are typically much..

Milky Way Over Quiver Tree Forest

Вс, Май 15, 2016 - 7:30

In front of a famous background of stars and galaxies lies some of Earth's more unusual trees. Known as quiver trees, they are actually succulent aloe plants that can grow to tree-like proportions. The quiver tree name is derived from..

Falcon 9 and Milky Way

Сб, Май 14, 2016 - 8:30

On May 6, the after midnight launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lit up dark skies over Merritt Island, planet Earth. Its second stage bound for Earth orbit, the rocket's arc seems to be on course for the center of the Milky Way in this..

Астрономическая неделя с 16 по 22 мая 2016 года

Пт, Май 13, 2016 - 12:47

На данной неделе (22 мая) Марс вступит в противостояние с Солнцем. Это ожидаемое событие в среде любителей астрономии, и сведения о нем..

ISS and Mercury Too

Пт, Май 13, 2016 - 8:30

Transits of Mercury are relatively rare. Monday's leisurely 7.5 hour long event was only the 2nd of 14 Mercury transits in the 21st century. If you're willing to travel, transits of the International Space Station can be more frequent..