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Celestial Fireworks: Into Star Cluster Westerlund 2

Вт, Июль 04, 2017 - 8:30

What if you could go right into a cluster where stars are forming? A one-minute, time-lapse, video visualization of just this has been made with 3D computer modeling of the region surrounding the star cluster Westerlund 2, based on

The Summer Triangle over the Great Wall

Пн, Июль 03, 2017 - 8:30

Have you ever seen the Summer Triangle? The bright stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair form a large triangle on the sky that can be seen rising in the northern spring during the morning, and rising in the northern fall during the evening.

Mountains of Dust in the Carina Nebula

Вс, Июль 02, 2017 - 7:30

It's stars versus dust in the Carina Nebula and the stars are winning. More precisely, the energetic light and winds from massive newly formed stars are evaporating and dispersing the dusty stellar nurseries in which they formed.

3D Lava Falls of Mars

Сб, Июль 01, 2017 - 8:30

Get out your red/cyan glasses and gaze across lava falls of Mars. The stereo anaglyph was created by combining two images recorded by the HiRISE camera onboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The multi-level falls were...

Астрономическая неделя с 3 по 9 июля 2017 года

Сб, Июль 01, 2017 - 1:21

На данной неделе астероид (3) Юнона 3 июля вступит в противостояние с Солнцем (9,7m), и в этот же день Земля достигнет афелия орбиты на..

NGC 7814: The Little Sombrero in Pegasus

Пт, Июнь 30, 2017 - 8:30

Point your telescope toward the high flying constellation Pegasus and you can find this expanse of Milky Way stars and distant galaxies. Dominated by NGC 7814, the pretty field of view would almost be covered by a full moon.

Symbiotic R Aquarii

Чт, Июнь 29, 2017 - 8:30

A long recognized naked-eye variable star, R Aquarii is actually an interacting binary star system, two stars that seem to have a close, symbiotic relationship. About 710 light years away, it consists of a cool red giant star and hot,..

Журнал “Небосвод” за июль 2017 года

Ср, Июнь 28, 2017 - 13:46

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

Composite Messier 20 and 21

Ср, Июнь 28, 2017 - 7:30

The beautiful Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, lies about 5,000 light-years away, a colorful study in cosmic contrasts. It shares this nearly 1 degree wide field with open star cluster Messier 21 (top left).

The M81 Galaxy Group through the Integrated Flux Nebula

Вт, Июнь 27, 2017 - 8:30

Distant galaxies and nearby nebulas highlight this deep image of the M81 Group of galaxies. First and foremost in this 80-exposure mosaic is the grand design spiral galaxy M81, the largest galaxy in the image, visible on the lower right.

Artistic Impression: The Surface of TRAPPIST 1f

Пн, Июнь 26, 2017 - 8:30

If you could stand on the surface of the newly discovered Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f, what would you see? Presently, no Earthling knows for sure, but the featured illustration depicts a reasoned guess based on observational data taken..

The N44 Superbubble

Вс, Июнь 25, 2017 - 8:30

What created this gigantic hole? The vast emission nebula N44 in our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud has a large, 250 light-year hole and astronomers are trying to figure out why. One possibility is particle winds..