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Full Moon in Mountain Shadow

Пт, Октябрь 21, 2016 - 8:30

On October 15, standing near the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea and looking away from a gorgeous sunset produced this magnificent snapshot of a Full Moon rising within the volcanic mountain's shadow. An alignment across the Solar System is..

The Tulip in the Swan

Чт, Октябрь 20, 2016 - 8:30

Framing a bright emission region this telescopic view looks out along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the nebula rich constellation Cygnus the Swan. Popularly called the Tulip Nebula, the glowing cloud of interstellar gas and dust..

M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster

Ср, Октябрь 19, 2016 - 8:30

Have you ever seen the Pleiades star cluster? Even if you have, you probably have never seen it as dusty as this. Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the bright stars of the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars even from..

The Antlia Cluster of Galaxies

Вт, Октябрь 18, 2016 - 8:30

Galaxies dot the sky in this impressively wide and deep image of the Antlia Cluster. The third closest cluster of galaxies to Earth after Virgo and Fornax, the Antlia cluster is known for its compactness and its high fraction of

An Atlas V Rocket Launches OSIRIS REx

Пн, Октябрь 17, 2016 - 8:30

Have you ever seen a rocket launched into the Solar System? Last month a large Atlas V rocket blasted off from Launch Complex 41 in Florida carrying the ORISIX-REx spacecraft. This robotic spacecraft will attempt to land on Asteroid..

Cylindrical Mountains on Venus

Вс, Октябрь 16, 2016 - 8:30

What could cause a huge cylindrical mountain to rise from the surface of Venus? Such features that occur on Venus are known as coronas. Pictured here in the foreground is 500-kilometer wide Atete Corona found in a region of Venus known as..

Календарь наблюдателя на декабрь 2016 года

Сб, Октябрь 15, 2016 - 20:26

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника Календарь наблюдателя расскажет об основных явлениях..

Gemini Observatory North

Сб, Октябрь 15, 2016 - 8:30

It does look like a flying saucer, but this technologically advanced structure is not here to deliver the wise extraterrestrial from the scifi classic movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. It is here to advance our knowledge of the Universe..

Астрономическая неделя с 17 по 23 октября 2016 года

Пт, Октябрь 14, 2016 - 19:31

На данной неделе Луна пройдет перигей своей орбиты, произойдет покрытие Луной звезды Альдебаран при видимости в Северной Америке и..

Herschel s Orion

Пт, Октябрь 14, 2016 - 8:30

This dramatic image peers within M42, the Orion Nebula, the closest large star-forming region. Using data at infrared wavelengths from the Herschel Space Observatory, the false-color composite explores the natal cosmic cloud a mere 1,500..

Galaxies from the Altiplano

Чт, Октябрь 13, 2016 - 7:30

The central bulge of our Milky Way Galaxy rises over the northern Chilean Atacama altiplano in this postcard from planet Earth. At an altitude of 4500 meters, the strange beauty of the desolate landscape could almost belong to another world..

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Ср, Октябрь 12, 2016 - 8:30

Does this Moon look a little different to you? Although shown in spectacular detail, the full face of Earth's most familiar satellite appears slightly darker than usual, in particular on the upper left, because it is undergoing a penumbral..