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The Whirlpool Galaxy and Beyond

Вт, Сентябрь 06, 2016 - 8:30

Follow the handle of the Big Dipper away from the dipper's bowl, until you get to the handle's last bright star. Then, just slide your telescope a little south and west and you might find this stunning pair of interacting galaxies, the..

Spiral Meteor through the Heart Nebula

Пн, Сентябрь 05, 2016 - 7:30

What is this meteor doing? Dynamically, the unusually short and asymmetric train may indicate that the sand-sized grain at the center of the glow is momentarily spinning as it ablates, causing its path to be slightly spiral.

Spiral Meteor through the Heart Nebula

Пн, Сентябрь 05, 2016 - 7:30

What is this meteor doing? Dynamically, the unusually short and asymmetric train may indicate that the sand-sized grain at the center of the glow is momentarily spinning as it ablates, causing its path to be slightly spiral.

Io over Jupiter from Voyager 1

Вс, Сентябрь 04, 2016 - 8:30

Back in 1979, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter and its moons. The images in this mosaic, featuring the moon Io against a background of gas giant Jupiter's diffuse swirling cloud bands, were recorded by Voyager's camera from a..

Reunion Island Eclipse

Сб, Сентябрь 03, 2016 - 7:30

The New Moon's dark shadow crossed planet Earth on September 1. In silhouette the Moon didn't quite cover the Sun though, creating an an annular solar eclipse. The shadow's narrow central path was about 100 kilometers wide at maximum..

Астрономическая неделя с 5 по 11 сентября 2016 года

Пт, Сентябрь 02, 2016 - 23:39

На данной неделе Луна (Ф= 0,25) пройдет апогей орбиты и достигнет фазы первой четверти. 9 сентября будет иметь место максимум действия..

Little Planet Astro Camp

Пт, Сентябрь 02, 2016 - 7:30

Day and night on this little planet look a lot like day and night on planet Earth. In fact, the images used to construct the little planet projection, a digitally warped and stitched mosaic covering 360x180 degrees, were taken during day and..

Light at the End of the Road

Чт, Сентябрь 01, 2016 - 8:30

The bright light at the end of this country road is actually a remarkably close conjunction of two planets. After sunset on August 27 brilliant Venus and Jupiter almost appear as a single celestial beacon in the night skyscape taken near..

Light at the End of the Road

Чт, Сентябрь 01, 2016 - 8:30

The bright light at the end of this country road is actually a remarkably close conjunction of two planets. After sunset on August 27 brilliant Venus and Jupiter almost appear as a single celestial beacon in the night skyscape taken near..

Annular Solar Eclipse over New Mexico

Ср, Август 31, 2016 - 8:30

What is this person doing? In 2012 an annular eclipse of the Sun was visible over a narrow path that crossed the northern Pacific Ocean and several western US states. In an annular solar...

Aurora over Icelandic Fault

Вт, Август 30, 2016 - 8:30

Admire the beauty but fear the beast. The beauty is the aurora overhead, here taking the form of great green spiral, seen between picturesque clouds with the bright Moon to the side and stars in the background. The beast is the wave..

Aurora over Icelandic Fault

Вт, Август 30, 2016 - 7:30

Admire the beauty but fear the beast. The beauty is the aurora overhead, here taking the form of great green spiral, seen between picturesque clouds with the bright Moon to the side and stars in the background. The beast is the wave..