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Календарь наблюдателя на апрель 2017 года

Сб, Март 04, 2017 - 14:47

Очередной выпуск ежемесячника, освещающего астрономические явления и небесные тела, доступные для наблюдений..

Still Life with Reflecting Dust

Сб, Март 04, 2017 - 8:30

In this beautiful celestial still life composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170 shines at the upper left. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a compact red emission..

Астрономическая неделя с 06 по 12 марта 2017 года

Пт, Март 03, 2017 - 19:00

На данной неделе Меркурий пройдет верхнее соединение с Солнцем (6 марта), а Луна (Ф= 0,67+) достигнет (7 марта) максимального склонения (+18,9..

Sivan 2 to M31

Пт, Март 03, 2017 - 7:30

From within the boundaries of the constellation Cassiopeia (left) to Andromeda (right), this telescopic mosaic spans over 10 degrees in planet Earth's skies. The celestial scene is constructed of panels that are part of a high-resolution..

Annular Eclipse After Sunrise

Чт, Март 02, 2017 - 7:30

From northern Patagonia, morning skies were clear and blue on Sunday, February 26. This sweeping composite scene, overlooking Hermoso Valle, Facundo, Chubut, Argentina, follows the Sun after sunrise, capturing an annular solar eclipse.

A Solar Eclipse with a Beaded Ring of Fire

Ср, Март 01, 2017 - 8:30

What kind of eclipse is this? On Sunday, visible in parts of Earth's southern hemisphere, the Moon blocked part of the Sun during a partial solar eclipse. In some locations, though, the effect was a rare type of partial eclipse called an..

A White Oval Cloud on Jupiter from Juno

Вт, Февраль 28, 2017 - 8:30

This storm cloud on Jupiter is almost as large as the Earth. Known as a white oval, the swirling cloud is a high pressure system equivalent to an Earthly anticyclone. The cloud is one of a "string of pearls" ovals south of

Four Quasar Images Surround a Galaxy Lens

Пн, Февраль 27, 2017 - 8:30

An odd thing about the group of lights near the center is that four of them are the same distant quasar. This is because the foreground galaxy -- in the center of the quasar images and the featured image -- is acting like a choppy

A Supercell Thunderstorm Cloud Over Montana

Вс, Февраль 26, 2017 - 8:30

Is that a spaceship or a cloud? Although it may seem like an alien mothership, it's actually a impressive thunderstorm cloud called a supercell. Such colossal storm systems center on mesocyclones -- rotating updrafts that can span..

All Planets Panorama

Сб, Февраль 25, 2017 - 8:34

For 360 degrees, a view along the plane of the ecliptic is captured in this remarkable panorama, with seven planets in a starry sky. The mosaic was constructed using images taken during January 24-26, from Nacpan Beach, El Nido in Palawan,..