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A Dark Winter Sky over MonfragЭe National Park in Spain

Вт, Март 14, 2017 - 7:30

You, too, can see a night sky like this. That is because MonfragЭe National Park in Spain, where this composite image was created, has recently had its night sky officially protected from potential future light pollution.

Saturns Moon Pan from Cassini

Пн, Март 13, 2017 - 7:30

Why does Saturn's moon Pan look so odd? Images taken last week from the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn have resolved the moon in unprecedented detail. The surprising images reveal a moon that looks something like a walnut..

At the Heart of Orion

Вс, Март 12, 2017 - 8:30

Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of the Orion Nebula, are four hot, massive stars known as the Trapezium. Tightly gathered within a region about 1.5 light-years in radius, they dominate the core of the dense..

Reflections on vdB 31

Сб, Март 11, 2017 - 8:30

Riding high in the constellation of Auriga, beautiful, blue vdB 31 is the 31st object in Sidney van den Bergh's 1966 catalog of reflection nebulae. It shares this well-composed celestial still life with dark, obscuring clouds recorded in

Астрономическая неделя с 13 по 19 марта 2017 года

Пт, Март 10, 2017 - 21:36

На данной неделе наступит период двойной (вечерней и утренней) видимости Венеры, южный метеорный поток гамма-Нормиды достигнет..

Galaxy Cluster Abell 2666

Пт, Март 10, 2017 - 8:30

The galaxies of Abell 2666 lie far beyond the Milky Way, some 340 million light-years distant toward the high flying constellation Pegasus. Framed in this sharp telescopic image, the pretty cluster galaxies are gathered behind scattered,..

Centaurus A

Чт, Март 09, 2017 - 7:30

Only 11 million light-years away, Centaurus A is the closest active galaxy to planet Earth. Spanning over 60,000 light-years, the peculiar elliptical galaxy also known as NGC 5128, is featured in this sharp telescopic view.

Dust, Gas, and Stars in the Orion Nebula

Ср, Март 08, 2017 - 8:31

The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, filaments of dark dust and glowing gas surround hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar

Дни открытых дверей на Звенигородской обсерватории ИНАСАН 1 и 2 апреля 2017 г.

Вт, Март 07, 2017 - 22:00

1 и 2 апреля 2017 г. на Звенигородской обсерватории Института Астрономии РАН пройдут дни открытых дверей. Начала сеансов в 12, 16 и 20..

UGC 12591: The Fastest Rotating Galaxy Known

Вт, Март 07, 2017 - 7:30

Why does this galaxy spin so fast? To start, even identifying which type of galaxy UGC 12591 is difficult -- it has dark dust lanes like a spiral galaxy but a large diffuse bulge of stars like a lenticular.

Colorful Aurora over Iceland

Пн, Март 06, 2017 - 8:32

You don't always see a scene this beautiful when you hike to an ancient volcano -- you have to be lucky. When the astrophotographer realized that aurora were visible two-weeks ago, he made a night-time run for the top of the caldera to see..

The Mysterious Rings of Supernova 1987A

Вс, Март 05, 2017 - 7:30

What's causing those odd rings in supernova 1987A? Thirty years ago, in 1987, the brightest supernova in recent history was seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud. At the center of the featured picture is an object central to the remains..