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Edge On Galaxy NGC 5866

Ср, Март 09, 2016 - 7:30

Why is this galaxy so thin? Many disk galaxies are actually just as thin as NGC 5866, pictured above, but are not seen edge-on from our vantage point. One galaxy that is situated edge-on is our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Solar Eclipse Shoes in the Classroom

Вт, Март 08, 2016 - 8:30

The total solar eclipse of March 8/9 will be the only total eclipse in 2016. The New Moon's dark shadow traces a limited, narrow path across planet Earth for viewing the total phase, making landfall in Indonesia and mostly tracking across..

Mystery Feature Now Disappears in Titan Lake

Пн, Март 07, 2016 - 7:30

What is that changing object in a cold hydrocarbon sea of Titan? Radar images from the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn have been recording the surface of the cloud-engulfed moon Titan for years. When...

A Solar Prominence Eruption from SDO

Вс, Март 06, 2016 - 8:30

One of the most spectacular solar sights is an erupting prominence. In 2011, NASA's Sun-orbiting Solar Dynamic Observatory spacecraft imaged an impressively large prominence erupting from the surface. The dramatic explosion was captured in..

Cities at Night

Сб, Март 05, 2016 - 8:30

Looking toward the south from an altitude of 400 kilometers, this stunning snapshot from orbit finds bright lights of Tokyo and cities across central and southern Japan, planet Earth shining upward through broken clouds. The spacefaring..

Астрономическая неделя с 7 по 13 марта 2016 года

Пт, Март 04, 2016 - 13:23

На данной неделе произойдет самое зрелищное событие года - полное солнечное затмение, которое состоится 9 марта и будет наблюдаться в..

Sculptor Galaxy NGC 134

Пт, Март 04, 2016 - 8:30

NGC 134 is probably not the best known spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. Still, the tantalizing island universe is a clearly a telescopic treasure in southern skies. It shares a bright core, clumpy...

Moons and Jupiter

Чт, Март 03, 2016 - 7:30

Some of the Solar System's largest moons rose together on February 23. On that night, a twilight pairing of a waning gibbous Moon and Jupiter was captured in this sharp telescopic field of view.

Unusual Clouds over Hong Kong

Ср, Март 02, 2016 - 8:30

What's that in the sky? Earlier this month, in the sky high above Hong Kong, China, not just one unusual type of cloud appeared -- but two. In the foreground was a long lenticular cloud, a cloud that forms near mountains from..

NGC 3310: A Starburst Spiral Galaxy

Вт, Март 01, 2016 - 8:30

The party is still going on in spiral galaxy NGC 3310. Roughly 100 million years ago, NGC 3310 likely collided with a smaller galaxy causing the large spiral galaxy to light up with a tremendous burst of star formation.

Julius Caesar and Leap Days

Пн, Февраль 29, 2016 - 8:30

Today, February 29th, is a leap day - a relatively rare occurrence. In 46 BC, Julius Caesar, featured here in a self-decreed minted coin, created a calendar system that added one leap day every four years.

IC 1848: The Soul Nebula

Вс, Февраль 28, 2016 - 8:30

Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of..